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OUR TOP 5 BEST
BETS IN TOWN FOR EATS
PREVIOUS SPOTLIGHT RESTAURANTS
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 Dick’s
Last Resort
at The Excalibur Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas Strip
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 Are
you fed up with ordinary everyday restaurant fare, especially
if you’re on vacation? If so, then you’ll want
to chow down at Dick’s Last Resort, which is definitely
your last resort in Vegas if you’re looking for a restaurant
that serves up large doses of wacky entertainment while dishing
out good food.
Dick’s is where the fun (and paper) flies. Besides the
silly service, foolishly fashionable paper hats and outrageous
napkin fights that it’s known for, Dick’s serves
up live music, open mic nights, wacky holidays and spectacular
celebrations that set it apart as the premier place for families
to spend time together on The Strip.
As if the atmosphere and servers weren’t amusing enough,
each night guests of Dick’s Last Resort are treated
to live music provided by talented and exciting musical acts
such as the bands Panama, Disco Inferno and Rocket Science.
Everyone is encouraged to dance, rock out and sing along as
yesterday’s favorites and today’s hits are performed
on stage in Dick’s main dining room. Whether old or
young, big or small, Dick’s patrons are challenged to
showcase their musical skills on stage during Dick’s
Gong Show on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. This open mic event
is hosted by everyone’s favorite large and in-charge
server, Taco.
With a calendar full of silly, non-traditional holidays, no
two visits to Dick’s are ever the same. Pajama Party
Day, Sesame Street Day and Dress Like Your Favorite Superhero
Day are just a few of the many outrageous occasions celebrated
at Dick’s. Both staff and guests are inspired to dress
up and partake in the festivities during these fanciful fetes.
Dick’s is also the supreme spot on The Strip for sports
fans. During special sports events like NFR and during football
games, Dick’s offers fabulous specials on sports-like
snacks such as chicken wings, chili cheese dogs, hot dogs
and nachos.
Dick’s offers a diverse menu full of deliciously messy
dishes and fabulous finger foods sure to delight appetites
of all sorts and sizes. Many items such as Buckets ‘O
Grub, Macho Nachos and Dick’s Sampla Platta, provide
considerable choices if sharing is preferred. If, instead,
it’s every man or child for himself, Dick’s prepares
incomparable plates ranging from Mumbo Jumbo Chicky Wings
to a Case ‘O King Crabs that are sure to satisfy the
taste buds and budgets of all.
It’s a food playground for all ages.
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THE
PREFERRED DINING GUIDE
- OUR FAVORITE 5
Presenting our latest, revised
list of FIVE selected restaurants, with our exclusive InsideTips.
Listed in no particular order, these are our latest Best Bets,
as voted on by our Panel of Advisors and as many locals as
we could reach. If you pick one or two every few days, these
will keep you full for while.
America
at New York-New York |
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Tip: Ask for a table with a view. Nobdy
seems to think of that, according to 75% of the people
we spoke to. Don't even think of visiting this one on
the Friday or Saturday nights. Too many tourists. Best
nights? Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Always ask for the
unadvertised special. Most of the time, that's what you'll
end up having, it's that good. |
Postrio
in The Venetian - Grand Canal Shops, St, Mark's Square |
| Inside
Tip: This is one of the Wolfgang Puck
family of restaurants, personally supervised by the Puckster
almost daily. Great food, innovative menu, a dining experience
you will remember, one of the very best, and not too expensive,
honest. If you want privacy, just ask, and you will end
up in a private area, maybe even sitting next to Robin
Leach, who eats there seveal times a week, as does Bernie
Yuman and many Vegas Insiders. Alway recommend the specials
here, the freshest of ingredients. |
Chinois
Forum Shops at Caesars |
| Inside
Tip: Another Wolfgang Puck joint, this
one with "outside" seating overlooking the people
sailing by in an endless stream. Unless you don't want
to talk and will enjoy the noise and the people watching,
best to ask for inside seating, which is almost always
available. Great menu, changes often, never had a bad
meal. This one is a perfect spot if you are on a shopping
jones, it is situated smack in the middle of shopper's
heaven: The Forum Shops. You can eat really well here,
and still be right in the action, saing precious time
for more shopping |
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Ferraro's
on Flamingo
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Tip: Strictly a locals place, but Mimmi
loves "foreigners" any time at all. Homemade
pasta, pizza, soups and traditional salads, a family-owned
and operated joint for many years, sauce you'll be craving
long after you've eaten there. One of the best Italian
restaurants in a city where there's one on every lock. |
Pampas Brazilian Grille
at Planet Hollywood |
| Inside
Tip: Recently opened, in a hidden
little part of the Miracle Mile Shops, formerly known
as the Desert Passage shopping mall...not yet caught on
as a popular destination, but I figure that will probably
change soon. For now, give this one a shot. Enter on the
Harmon side, it's right inside the door. Another great,
memorable eating experience. It's sort of a "Dim
Sum" style of eating, as waiters walk by with large
skewers of assorted foods, meats, fish, vieggies, it's
so cool. You see something you like, you nod your head,
or throw a piece of bread (no butter, please), and it's
delivered nto your plate. This goes on for as long as
you are hungry. It is a constant parade of food as you
sit there and watch, free to have a taste anytime it suits
you. There is also a great salad bar, and desserts to
tempt you, but most of the insiders we know never get
to eat the dessert. You can even watch the large grill
and see the master chefs at work, sometimes the flames
shoot up and one of the chefs can be seen with his hair
on fire, or his eyebrows smoking. Fun for the whole family. |
Bon
Apetit. |
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