Cosmopolitan – Wicked Spoon: No longer serving breakfast or lunch. All-day weekday brunch is now offered Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. for $45. All-day weekend brunch is now Sat. and Sun. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. for $52 instead of $49.
Continue reading Buffet Update – October 2023
In July, we ran a list of the most expensive steakhouses in the U.S., five of which are in Las Vegas. One of those is Jean Georges Steakhouse at Aria, which was fifth on the list at $140 per person. So what’s it like? We got a chance to find out last month when a well-healed friend from New York City came to town and invited us out.
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For our review of the Palms lobster buffet, we arrived a little after 1 p.m. ahead of the 2 o’clock opening, walked right up to the cash register, and paid to get in. Once we had our receipt, we didn’t need to hang around; we could’ve been last on line and we still would’ve gotten in for the first seating.
Continue reading Lobster Buffet — Move up the Timetable
Crossroads (“Where vegans, flexitarians, meat eaters, and omnivores cross paths”) opened in L.A. in 2013. In May 2022, Crossroads launched its third location at Resorts World to much fanfare, being the first and only vegan fine-dining restaurant on the Strip.
Hobbling back onto the Web today, MGM Resorts International offered a limited version of its normal Internet service. You can do research for your next MGM stay but you can’t book it directly or access MGM Rewards, as of 10 a.m. Our man in Atlantic City confirms that, at noon, he found Borgata‘s reservation system to still be defunct. Borgata was able to contact customers to inform them that four promotional events were being postponed. During yesterday’s edition of State of Nevada, someone identifying themselves as an MGM employee called into say that direct deposits of worker paychecks (due Wednesday) were two days overdue and if there was further delay there would also be “trouble.” (A walkout?) Either CEO Bill Hornbuckle or one of his lieutenants evidently was listening, as Hornbuckle contacted the local dead tree of record to say that paychecks would be issued today. As of lunchtime nobody has made a liar of him. (Speaking of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, it duly tried to spin the crash of Las Vegas Grand Prix hotel rates as nothing much.)
Continue reading MGM limping back; Atlantic City follies; Wall Street Jottings
Here’s a new bar bonus in an unlikely place.
On Mondays at El Dorado Cantina (8349 W. Sunset), there’s a play-$20-get-$20 at the bar. Why is that unlikely? Because El Dorado is a restaurant, part of a trio of El Dorados; its predecessors are located adjacent to the Sapphire gentlemen’s club and in the Tivoli shopping district. The Sunset El Dorado is different, however, as it was formerly a bar called No Regrets and the bar area has been retained with the restaurant added on.
Continue reading El Dorado Cantina — Two Bonuses and Good FoodLast month, we wrote about the $2-per-oyster happy hour in the Proper Eats food hall at Aria. At the conclusion of that review, we lamented the rising price of oysters, even in specials (what happened to the $1-oyster specials that were ubiquitous not so long ago?), and said we’d look around.
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Reviewed in the August 2017 Las Vegas Advisor
We finally did it.
We ordered — and ate—the sautéed grasshoppers (chapulines in Spanish, since they come from certain areas of Mexico) at El Dorado Cantina. That’s what we’re about here, folks. We do it, so you don’t have to.
Continue reading El Dorado Cantina — Chapulines? Meh
Bellagio – The Buffet at Bellagio: Italian Grill Night dinner on Wednesday is completely removed. No dinner buffet on Thursday either. Dinner is Friday
Circus Circus – Circus Buffet: Until further notice, no buffet on Monday. Brunch is now Fri-Sun, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. for $30.99. Dinner is Fri & Sat, 4:30-10 p.m. for $32.99. Dinner is no longer served on Sunday.
Continue reading Buffet Update – September 2023On August 14, sports betting legends Billy Baxter, Jack Franzi, Jackie Gaughan, Bob Martin, Roxy Roxborough, Scotty Schettler, Jimmy Vaccaro, Billy Walters, Charles McNeil, and Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal were inducted into the Sports Gambling Hall of Fame at Circa.
Located in an enclave inside one of the world’s two largest sports books, the HoF honors bookmakers and bettors who have notably transformed the sports betting industry.
Continue reading Sports Gambling Hall of Fame Launched at Circa