Places to eat in Las Vegas...

[nous]

Re: Places to eat in Las Vegas...

I usually eat the food, even if it's not-so-good, so I can get something for my money (and so i don't have to eat again in an hour). It is more likely with the odd diet that I am on that I can't find enough compatible food at the place to fill me up. Sometimes with the more spendy places, you'll get a great piece of salmon, but it'll be really small, with a whole lot of well prepared other dishes that I can't eat (potatoes, pasta, other bready stuff, etc). Of course my diet is not their fault, but I truly appreciate the places where I have more than 1 or 2 options and the ability to be full.

If you're at a good restaurant and you explain to the waiter that you have special dietary requirements, they will usually bend over backwards to modify or substitute a dish in order to satisfy your needs. Your waiter should be more than someone who takes your order and leaves the food. Ask questions, ask for options, ask for suggestions. If the waiter can't answer right away, they'll either get the answer or have the chef come out to talk to you. (Of course, you should reward this sort of behavior with an appropriate gratuity.)

There's no reason not to get your money's worth or to leave hungry. Restaurants are way aware of various dietary restrictions and food allergies. Telling customers that you can't accommodate them is a good way to go out of business. If the restaurant is put out by your requests, it's not a place you want to frequent anyway. People get into cooking for other people because they want to share a bit of joy, because they want to make people feel good. A plate of uneaten food is a failure. They'd rather adjust for your needs than wonder why you didn't like their food.

[alt229]

Re: Places to eat in Las Vegas...

My buds and I always go to Wild Wild West after boozin it up all night. After 11pm until sometime in the late morning they have a special on their breakfast menu. It's either $.99 or $1.99 for a decent yet skunky breakfast of bacon + eggs toast and freezer hash browns. Mediocre quality but the price can't be beat and it'll fill ya up

Erin

[Mcgruff]

Re: Places to eat in Las Vegas...

Anyone know if the golden gate still does the 4.99 steak and eggs after 11 ? I seem to recall that being fairly decent, but then again I was pretty drunk.

[DaKahuna]

Re: Places to eat in Las Vegas...

If at all possible I will avoid the buffet's while in Vegas. I have a tendacy to eat everythign in sight and a buffet just encourages me to over eat. There are a number of reason for that but among the chief ones are: (1) I love food. I have a very hard time making a selection when faced with multiple options (2) I was raised to clean my plate (3) I love the taste of good food, (4) I have simple taste and can just as satisfied with a good Chipolte burrito as with a steak from Mortons and last but not least (5) after paying that much money for a meal, I simply feel obligated to eat more to make sure I get my money's worth.

Look for me at the fast food counters !!