Vegas restaurant recs

[pantsparty]

I can't believe I'm posting this given how many times I've been there. LOL.

H and I are going to be there next weekend and he wants to eat at a nice steakhouse-ish place. I suggested Craftsteak but he thinks with the fight it's probably going to be nuts at the MGM. We should probably make reservations...uh...yesterday. We're staying at the Elara (the condo tower behind Planet Hollywood) but are willing to cab it anywhere.

starlily @misoangry farmvillelover sewpinkgal

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I really like StripSteak at Mandalay Bay.  We've been a number of times, and I deemed it worthy of a birthday celebration once.  Aside from the steak, the sides are fantastic.  And...you get complimentary duck fat fries!  Hopefully, this is still true today.

More recently, I had a pretty good meal at Old Homestead at Caesars, but it was pretty expensive (more than I would personally want to spend on steak).  I was glad we were comped.  LOL.

If you're up for an old-school feel and don't mind going downtown to the Golden Nugget, Vic & Anthony's was kind of awesome for that eating-in-the-darkness with dark wood all around and tuxedoed servers feel.  We had a great time there.

[pantsparty]

Apr 21, 2015 17:53:50 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

And I am BEYOND JEALOUS that you guys had a room there prior to knowing about the fight. I would've sold that room to a high bidder so quick.

my people will be all over that city that night, btw. lol.

GO PAQ!!

K booked a room THE MINUTE he heard rumors about the fight. We really lucked out! I'm so excited.

Of course we're not going to the fight itself (goddamn tickets aren't even on sale, WTF MGM) because we're not Obama rich, but hopefully we'll see the close circuit fight somewhere.

I'm going to be screaming, "SWEEP THE LEG, PACMAN!" at the screen the entire time. LOL.

[killercupcake]

Stripsteak
Bazaar Meat
Cleo
Prime Steakhouse
The Fix
Jean Georges
Holstein's
EAT in downtown
There's a Mexican food place at The Container Park that is good
Perch, also downtown at Container Park

[killercupcake]

Also, if you want to see the fight, go to a property the MGM owns. They're blacking it out at all non-MGM properties.

[pantsparty]

Apr 21, 2015 17:53:53 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

I really like StripSteak at Mandalay Bay.  We've been a number of times, and I deemed it worthy of a birthday celebration once.  Aside from the steak, the sides are fantastic.  And...you get complimentary duck fat fries!  Hopefully, this is still true today.

More recently, I had a pretty good meal at Old Homestead at Caesars, but it was pretty expensive (more than I would personally want to spend on steak).  I was glad we were comped.  LOL.

If you're up for an old-school feel and don't mind going downtown to the Golden Nugget, Vic & Anthony's was kind of awesome for that eating-in-the-darkness with dark wood all around and tuxedoed servers feel.  We had a great time there.

I read this as old-school feel-up, which is probably also a possibility in old Vegas. Ha ha!

ETA: I'm drooling at your StripSteak pics. I'm hungry.

[killercupcake]

Oh! And go see the Riviera one more time. Lol. It closes on the 4th.

Tip your bartender.

[pantsparty]

Apr 21, 2015 18:01:46 GMT -5 killercupcake said:

Also, if you want to see the fight, go to a property the MGM owns. They're blacking it out at all non-MGM properties.

I am actually pissed about this whole ticket situation. I read an article that tickets may never be sold, and it has to do with the camps reserving tickets, which means only the super rich / well connected are getting into this fight. Not that we could have afforded it, but we did get tickets to see the De La Hoya v Mayweather fight, and those were on sale months in advance. Less than 2 weeks until the fight, and MGM's site still says tickets aren't for sale, for the fight OR closed circuit. Just a giant clusterfuck and a big, greedy FUCK YOU to boxing fans.

[sewpinkgal]

Carnevino! Best on the Strip in my (and H's) opinion!

[killercupcake]

Apr 21, 2015 18:07:00 GMT -5 pantsparty said:

Apr 21, 2015 18:01:46 GMT -5 killercupcake said:

Also, if you want to see the fight, go to a property the MGM owns. They're blacking it out at all non-MGM properties.

I am actually pissed about this whole ticket situation. I read an article that tickets may never be sold, and it has to do with the camps reserving tickets, which means only the super rich / well connected are getting into this fight. Not that we could have afforded it, but we did get tickets to see the De La Hoya v Mayweather fight, and those were on sale months in advance. Less than 2 weeks until the fight, and MGM's site still says tickets aren't for sale, for the fight OR closed circuit. Just a giant clusterfuck and a big, greedy FUCK YOU to boxing fans.

Oh, the greed is super strong. When they announced they were only going to show it at MGM properties, I was like damn. Downtown is fucked, as are all the other properties. As if they're not taking in enough money every year.

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Smith & Wolensky

[Kristinmo]

If you don't mind a chain the Ruth's Chris is nice. It's on the second floor of Harrah's, strip side so the views are fun.

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Apr 21, 2015 18:14:33 GMT -5 sewpinkgal said:

Carnevino! Best on the Strip in my (and H's) opinion!

Ah, yes, I agree that Carnevino is excellent.

For some reason, I always have it in my head as "Italian" instead of "steak," but it is STEAK-FILLED.

[sewpinkgal]

Apr 21, 2015 18:28:07 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

Apr 21, 2015 18:14:33 GMT -5 sewpinkgal said:

Carnevino! Best on the Strip in my (and H's) opinion!

Ah, yes, I agree that Carnevino is excellent.

For some reason, I always have it in my head as "Italian" instead of "steak," but it is STEAK-FILLED.

We love steak, but having pasta and other Italian stuff as sides instead of your usual french or American offerings, is a huge draw for us. And, you know, the steak itself is just amazing!

[auberge]

I've heard good things about Carnevino and Craftsteak.

We are going the second weekend in May. So excited!

[leahmel]

Thanks for this post. I am getting married at Mandalay Bay on THE NIGHT of the fight. (booked way before it was announced) and need to get some more reservations in. It should be pretty crazy!

[abs]

We went last month and had excellent meals at Delminicos and Bobby Flay's restaurant in Caesar's (blanking on the name). For breakfast Mon Ami Gabi and Bouchon are really good!