text: A Tall Drink of Brunette and a Bugs Bunny SpecialnnA week ago my parents sent me a birthday card Enclosed was a check and short note It is your birthday Do not behavennIll do my best Maw and PawnnI worked late that cloudy Monday of March and after work I stopped to get my Crown Vics oil changed Then I went to the bank then to the car wash and then proceeded to drive around in a funk Did not want to go home did not know where to go Was not up for The Strip was not up for one of my regular watering holes I had not told anyone it was my birthday so I was free from required appearancesnnSo I drove down windows open music off I saw Green Valley Ranch HotelCasino in the distance It had been a few years since my last visit so I decided to stop innnAfter parking on the top floor I strode through the massive doors The casino floor was pretty empty Typical for a Monday at an offstrip casino I plucked a twenty from my pocket and stuck it in a Wheel of Fortune machine No lie I sat there for over an hour on the same twenty Made it up to bucks before watching it whittle down to nothing No matter I might be a lot of things but hard up for cash was never one of themnnIt was around PM and I was hungry I kept thinking of my parents request not to behave so I decided to drop some major deniro at Hanks I walked in found a seat at the bar and stared at some NCAA basketball nnA word about Hanks It is expensive tastefully decorated sanguine Here is a look httpgreenvalleyranchsclvcomdininghanksutmsourceYELPutmmediumSOCIALutmtermGVRutmcontentGVRPROPERTIESutmcampaignGVRYELPnNot a lot of seating great wine selection pretty servers As for the latter mine was a tall drink of brunette Wondrous curves with tresses to match What a masterpiece I asked for a glass of Red Rock and looked through the menu All sorts of interesting and pricey selections nnThe decision crab cakes to start dry aged bonein NYmedium mac and cheese I gave Tall Drink my order and she moved like a swan to fill itnnIn the meantime I sipped my drink watched the games and smiled at Tall DrinknnEnter crab cakesnnKind of on the small side one with a small garden atop some yellow sauce beneath I wish they had been larger with more sauce but they were good Not too dry not too moist nnEnter steak and maccheese nnBoth were too salty in my opinionnnThe meat was correctly cooked and had good flavor But too much saltnnThe mac and cheese had a fantastic cheese taste but too much saltnnI guess people must like their food salty but I am not one of them Nevertheless I did like dipping my meat in the cheese sauce every third or fourth forkful Such an act would likely because gourmets to pass out but I do not care And despite the sodium content I did manage to temper its power with some good old black peppernnI ate every crumb and asked for a dessert menu Easy choice Bugs Bunny Special aka carrot cake What is up Doc And wow was that a big slab of decadent goodness Fine cream cheese with a nice dollop of whipped cream on the side FantasticnnI finished my beer and asked Tall Drink for the bill It was around bucks and with tip even more But I was told not to behave remembernnAnyway I paid and rose to leave but not without smiling at TD a final time I am sure she awaits my return with patient desirennAnd I shall return one day Perhaps with an even greater desire to misbehave