Someone wrote: : I would like some recommendations for restaurants in Las Vegas. I'm : particularly interested in mexican, italian, seafood, spanish and buffet : restaurants. Any info would be greatly appreciated. I recommend the visiting the Tillerman. The cuisine is American- very high quality. It's a "don't miss" when I go Vegas. JR [email removed] [email removed]
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CARMEN C. wrote: > > I would like some recommendations for restaurants in Las Vegas. I'm > particularly interested in mexican, italian, seafood, spanish and buffet > restaurants. Any info would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks! For the buffets, don't miss thones in Caesar's Palace and Mirage. IMHO, skip Circus Circus, Excalibur, and generally anything that's below $5.00 for lunch. I still believe the standard rule apply: you get what you pay for. Once (a couple of month ago) I had Paella and the best custard-like bread pudding in Mirage for dinner, and banana foster in Caesars Palace for brunch. Both places charge a bit more ($10 for lunch), but it is worth every penny. As for steaks, Ruth Chris's Steak House is usually a sure bet; their beef are always USDA Prime, and for a chain restaurant it is excellent in quality. As for prime rib the restaurant (I don't remember the name) in Excalibur is very good. The prime rib is brought to you in a heated cart that the carving chef pushes along. Their creamed spinach and mashed potatoes (with some lumps to show that it didn't come from a box of flakes) is very good, and the portion of the prime rib is huge. The French onion soup is also very good. Jim ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- James Shih What I say has nothing to do with the university -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM. References: Nntp-Posting-Host: wgros2.watson.ibm.com Organization: IBM T.J. Watson Research X-Newsreader: IBM NewsReader/2 v1.02 CARMEN C. wrote: >I would like some recommendations for restaurants in Las Vegas. I'm >particularly interested in mexican, italian, seafood, spanish and buffet >restaurants. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Mark Miller, who owns Red Sage in DC and Coyote Cafe in New Mexico (?) recenty only a Coyote Cafe in Las Vegas adjacent to the new MGM Grand. There are apparently two places, a formal restraurant and a less expensive cafe. I definitely intend to check them out when I am in town in May... there's also a relatively new Spago (Wolfgang Puck) at the shopping "mall" next to Caesar's. -- Bill [email removed]
The buffet at the Rio was a big surprise. Although we went at breakfast, it seems they have a wide variety of ethnic foods available during dinner--chinese, mexican, american, etc. If the food is anything like the breakfast, GO!! The service is also the friendliest I've found in LV. Someone wrote: Someone wrote: : : I would like some recommendations for restaurants in Las Vegas. I'm : : particularly interested in mexican, italian, seafood, spanish and buffet : : restaurants. Any info would be greatly appreciated. : I recommend the visiting the Tillerman. The cuisine is American- very : high quality. It's a "don't miss" when I go Vegas. : JR [email removed] [email removed]
I've been to Vegas 4 times in the last 5 years, but always stayed near the strip. Besides the standard buffets (which you can get sick of very quickly), there was a very good restaurant located at the old Holiday Casino (I think it's called Harrah's now, I'm not sure) located right beside the Imperial Palace. The restaurant is called Joe's Bayou and features a relaxed atomosphere for cajun and southern food. The sampler plate is large and consists of frog legs, chicken, catfish, ribs, along with corn bread and the other standard dinner things. It is a very reasonably priced place (<$20 with drink) Try the Swamp Water, a mixed sour type drink. The Golden Nugget downtown has a good buffet, including Sushi.
Followups: rec.food.cooking,rec.food.restaurants X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Xref: alexander.INS.CWRU.Edu rec.food.cooking:403101 rec.food.restaurants:37537 Someone wrote: : What are people's favorite restaurants these days? It would be fun to : hear what's happening in restaurants around the world! What was a : memorable dish? Did you try a new wine? This is a more appropriate discussion for the rec.food.restaurants group so I am adding that group to followups. My vote for one of the best restaurants I have been to is Emeril Lagasse's Nola. Everything about that restaurant is first rate and the prices are reasonable. About an hour from where I live, there's Menz's family restaurant in Rio Grande, NJ just west of Wildwood where I vacation for at least one week every summer. This place is absolutely huge and its always crowded during the summer. People who don't get reservations have been known to wait for two or three hours to eat dinner there! The food is all home made and tasty, but not ostentatious. Unfortunately, when Mr. Menz who founded the restaurant about 50 or so years ago passed away a few years ago, his children, who took over the place, decided to keep the restaurant open only during the summer season instead of year-round.
Well I've recently posted mine : L'augerge Francois in Great Falls Va (sweetbreads to die for) La Citronelle in DC (foie gras was fabulous and sweetbreads again) I usually order something that I rarely cook at home. As for wine we go for a medium priced (most are way over priced). Usually a California Chardonnay of some type. Last one was a Sterling Vineyards I think. Nice and crisp. :-)
>> : What are people's favorite restaurants these days? It would be fun to >> : hear what's happening in restaurants around the world! What was a >> : memorable dish? Did you try a new wine? oh my what a thread, Bangkok, Egypt, Mexico, DC.. what an international bunch! What can I say? I had fabulous indian food in London, alas, I seemed to miss the really outstanding spots in Paris, I did have some wonderfully memorable food in Ireland, and I absolutely have to comment on Las Consuelas in Puerto Vallarta where I had chicken in rose petal sauce. Incredible. margie
Stan H. wrote: >This is a more appropriate discussion for the rec.food.restaurants group >so I am adding that group to followups. My vote for one of the best >restaurants I have been to is Emeril Lagasse's Nola. Everything about that >restaurant is first rate and the prices are reasonable. > >About an hour from where I live, there's Menz's family restaurant in Rio >Grande, NJ just west of Wildwood where I vacation for at least one week >every summer. This place is absolutely huge and its always crowded during >the summer. People who don't get reservations have been known to wait for >two or three hours to eat dinner there! The food is all home made and >tasty, but not ostentatious. <snip> >This message was written by Stan Horwitz. Las Mananitas in Quernevaca, Mexico [just out Mexico City]. Been there off and on over 30 yrs. In a Hacienda with internal courtyard/garden. Wonderful - European/US or Mexican cuisine. Class Act. The Oriental Hotel in Bangkok - any of their eateries, patio bar, dining room[s]. To Kill for. The prices in the above are not *reasonable* Closer to home, too many Italian, Chinese and beef place to mention without suffering guilt. Harry Demidavicius
Harry D. wrote: > Stan H. wrote: > > >This is a more appropriate discussion for the rec.food.restaurants group > >so I am adding that group to followups. My vote for one of the best > Las Mananitas in Quernevaca, Mexico [just out Mexico City]. Been there off and on over 30 yrs. In a > Hacienda with internal courtyard/garden. Wonderful - European/US or Mexican cuisine. Class Act. > > The Oriental Hotel in Bangkok - any of their eateries, patio bar, dining room[s]. To Kill for. > > The prices in the above are not *reasonable* My favorite restaurant in the whole world is the Restaurant Tutankhamun in Luxor, Egypt. Absolutely the most incredible food. The first time I ate there, my friend and I ate there every night for 11 nights straight until we left Luxor, it was so good. Chef Mahmoud learned how to cook (and speak excellent French) by working in several five star hotels in Luxor and abroad. Then he returned to his home village to open his own restaurant, where he serves food that is much, much better and much cheaper than anything you are going to get in a five star hotel. His signature dish is curry chicken with apples and bananas. His masterful and subtle use of spices is unsurpassed .He has comment books bursting with such comments as best food I had in Luxor, best food I have eaten in Egypt, best food I have eaten in my life (I agree with that). When I first ate there it looked like a really ramshackle place where you would never expect such food. But he remodled about four years ago and the appearance improved. But even with a Nile view from your table, it isn't a place to go for the atmosphere, but strictly for the food. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Oh well, in just a couple weeks I will be able to satisfy the craving... Nicole
Harry D. wrote:
> The Oriental Hotel in Bangkok - any of their eateries, patio bar, dining room[s]. To Kill for.
I'll second that! A delightful dining experience.
Another great feed can be had at 'Gaylord' in the Banglampoo district of Bangkok. Indian foods prepared to perfection!
"Lotus Blossom Room" (for a Chinese dinner) off Jalan Pudu Rd in Kuala Lumpur is also great, and not expensive at all.
In Singapore's Newton Circus, try the Chili Prawns at 'Ng Hue' for the finest seafood.
Steve
Osaka, JapanMargie wrote: > > >> : What are people's favorite restaurants these days? It would be fun to > >> : hear what's happening in restaurants around the world! What was a > >> : memorable dish? Did you try a new wine? > > Can't really speak for today, but back when I was in the AF The restaurant at the Roma Hotel on Chung Shan Pei Lu in T'aibei served what they said was Kobi beef. Don't know, but it was great. The restaurant in the Stone House Hotel and Min Ch'uan Tung Lu served a great hot pot. I also had one of those rotating bars. In Germany there was an Argentinan Steak House off the Ku Damm in Berlin that served great steaks with breads and herb butter that were to kill for. In Morbach there was Manni's Schnell Imbiss where you could get great schnitzles. There was also the Gastehaus zur Krone where Ali, a Moroccan married to a wonderful German woman made a great couscous. On the wharf n Monterey Ca., Rappa's did great things with salmon in season, Angelo's made great spaghetti and meatballs, while Neptune's Table (I think it was) made great steaks. There was also a little cafe on one of the main streets that made a burger on a French roll with garlic mayo that was great for the morning after. Locally, I'm told (haven't eaten there myself) that Paco's down the street makes the best Mexican (or Tex-Mex) food in San Angelo.
>> Someone wrote: >> : What are people's favorite restaurants these days? It would be fun to >> : hear what's happening in restaurants around the world! What was a >> : memorable dish? Did you try a new wine? I think i missed the original post As anyone who knows me knows..... my fave restaurant in the world is Palomino in Minneapolis, but mostly because i get to eat there once a week for free!!!!! After that comes "Linguini and Bob" with their lemon mashed potatoes; the Loring Cafe for their overpriced sunday champaign brunches. i eat out all the time but when i think about it i realize i eat alot of crap. I have an hour everyday for lunch and so i usually eat out just to get out of the office but nothing terribly spectacular. Heather Jesus saves lives -- then redeems them for valuable prizes
NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 17:46:23 EST Xref: alexander.INS.CWRU.Edu rec.food.cooking:404467 rec.food.restaurants:37609 South City Kitchen. Atlanta Scallops with Stone ground grits and gravy..outstanding or The Chart House. Savannah Ga. The prime rib is the best I've ever had. James S. Byrne
Zack's on Hawthorne in Brisbane, Australia. Best chefs, great staff, amazing food. All within walking distance, makes for a great night! tania From [email removed] Tue Mar 10 11:50:22 EST 1998 Article: 30279 of ba.food
Bighead wrote: > > I'll be in Las Vegas this weekend. > > Can anybody recommend any good restaurants? Hi Bighead, I always eat a the Holy Cow brewpub, right across the street from the Sahara. Best Jamacian jerked chicken I've ever eaten, and the walleye pike covers the whole plate. No lines, open 24 hrs, and the best microbrewed beer for miles. If you go during the day, be sure to say hello to brewmaster Dan! jim remove the .hangover to reply
Bighead wrote: >I'll be in Las Vegas this weekend. > >Can anybody recommend any good restaurants? Port Tack. Great food, reasonable prices. BlackBeard Submarines once, Submarines twice... Former recipient of the 'Gurnard Good Deal'
Bighead wrote: > > I'll be in Las Vegas this weekend. > > Can anybody recommend any good restaurants? Hey Bighead, If you make it over to NYNY, their little Mexican restaurant is a great place for lunch. I can't remember the name of it, but it's in the part with all the little food shops (behind the casino). Yummmm!
Our favorite restaurants in LV are Emeril's and Coyote Cafe( the restaurant, not the casual spot). Both are in MGM. California Pizza Kitchen (Mirage) is good for lunch or a light dinner. I like Spago, my husband doesn't. We haven't eaten there, but our 27-year-old son highly recommends Fog City Diner. You also might want to post your question at alt.vacation.las-vegas. Jamie (remove XXXs to e-mail) Bighead wrote: > I'll be in Las Vegas this weekend. > > Can anybody recommend any good restaurants?
Someone wrote: >Bighead wrote: > >>I'll be in Las Vegas this weekend. >> >>Can anybody recommend any good restaurants? > Best breakfast is the buffet at the Tropicana. For a lot more money is the Champagne brunch at Balleys. You won't have any problem finding good food in LV. Ed [email removed] http://pages.cthome.net/edhome
>>I'll be in Las Vegas this weekend. >> >>Can anybody recommend any good restaurants? One of our fav restaurants is Chicago Joes. We discovered it many years ago from a bell hop at one of the hotels. It is not in the best of neighborhoods but it is really good italian food. Ask the concierge or bell captain.
Someone wrote: > I'll be in Las Vegas this weekend. > > Can anybody recommend any good restaurants? Last trip out we ate at the Palace Court at Caesars and it was very expensive - paid a lot for ambiance and service ($195 for two). We also ate at the Garlic Cafe and it was wonderful and reasonable and great service ($50 for two). Lastly we ate the buffet at the Golden Nugget and it too was great ($25 for two).
Karin W. wrote: > > Bighead wrote: > > > > I'll be in Las Vegas this weekend. > > > > Can anybody recommend any good restaurants? > > Hey Bighead, > If you make it over to NYNY, their little Mexican restaurant is a great > place for lunch. I can't remember the name of it, but it's in the part > with all the little food shops (behind the casino). Yummmm! > -- The name of the restaurant is Gonzales y Gonzales. I used to be a bartender at Gallagher's Steakhouse in the NYNY. Gallagher's is owned by the same restaurant company that owns Gonzales. To be honest, if you want good mexican food, go to Chevy's. Also, The Fog City Diner rocks. If you hit the NYNY eat at Gallagher's. The filet mignon is like buttah. And tell the chef you heard about the place from the internet (he's my fiancee). > ______________________________________________________ > Karin Weber remove "biteme" to reply > > I have an educaction that would pail in comparison to your intellect.
Jamie wrote: > > Our favorite restaurants in LV are Emeril's and Coyote Cafe( the > restaurant, not the casual spot). Both are in MGM. California Pizza > Kitchen (Mirage) is good for lunch or a light dinner. I like Spago, my > husband doesn't. We haven't eaten there, but our 27-year-old son highly > recommends Fog City Diner. You also might want to post your question at Emril's has THE best banana cream pie I have ever tasted, just don't tel my Grandma I said that. ;) And if you decide to go to the Diner, get the Chocolate Chili Tart.
Bighead wrote: >I'll be in Las Vegas this weekend. > >Can anybody recommend any good restaurants? > The Napa Restaurant at the Rio is unbelievable for high end type dining
Bighead wrote: > > I'll be in Las Vegas this weekend. > > Can anybody recommend any good restaurants? Sorry I didn't get to this in time, but: The Crown & Anchor Pub on the north side of Tropicana, west of Eastern The Macaroni Grill Crocodile Cafe (in Henderson) and, of course: **** In 'N' Out Burger **** Great fast food burgers & fries, 4 or 5 locationss in LV.
Don't forget The Golden Nugget for the dinner buffet!
Someone wrote: > Postrio, Rosewood and Coyote Cafe are also very good. > > -Terrance I just got back from Las Vegas and had a few good meals. Coyote Cafe is very good for southwestern cuisine. Wolfgang Puck just opened Chinois, elegant Asian-California cuisine. He also has a Spago in the same hotel/casino (Caesar's). The Rio has a good restaurant called Fiore, which serves well-prepared Meditteranean cuisine. I had a decent lunch at Cozymel's, slightly creative Mexican cuisine but certainly not the advertised "seafood-grill". I am not aware that there is a Postrio in Las Vegas, maybe someone will correct me if I am wrong. There is good food to be had in Las Vegas, but the prices are not always proportional to the quality so beware. Enjoy, Jay
Pam J. wrote: > > Jerry R. wrote: > > > The Macaroni Grill > > These have been showing up all over the TC. What kinda menu; do they > have a theme or gimmick? "Standard" Italian fare. The food is tasty. I like the fact that they give you olive oil for dipping the focaccia...they'll give you freshly crushed garlic & (cheap, but tasty) balsamic vinegar, too.