text: Late Lunchnn Tropicana has seen better days It is one of the oldest South Strip hotels in Vegas I never consider staying in this area because the hotels are old and the crowd is more riffraff So when we found out that we had to stay in Vegas for an extra day due to a plane crash in San Francisco Airport we wanted to stay closer to McCarran than the North StripnnTo make a long story short we settled into our room for a night at Mandalay Bay after we declined the crashpad at Luxor offered to us by United Airlines My BF had to refill his prescription at Walgreens so we made our tread across the street to the Strip for Walgreens On the way back we wanted to checked out the new Tropicana which had a makeover last year We were curious about it because it was the host of Gay Weeks Las Vegas last fallnnBeach Cafe was tugged away in the back of the casino by the Tropicana bungalows next to the pool Setting is both vibrant and natural It is atmosphere is very relaxing and cozy It was slow when we arrived since it was almost pm We had to wait for a table because they did not have enough servers Service was ready and friendly as soon as we were seatednnThe menu resembles to like eats from a fine deli You will find salads sandwiches wraps and some mainsnnChicken Quesadillas the usual affair but with rotisserie chicken and melted jack Tasty with salsa and guacamole nnRoasted Pork Sandwich on grilled ciabatta with bacon apple chutney Pork loin is very flavored and the tangy apple chutney balanced the flavor well The bread is a bit dry and aioli skimpy I like they allow you the choice of fries or fruit nnApple Pie a la Mode nothing special nnPrices are decent All sandwiches and lunch mains priced under They serve brekfast all day and offers Asian menu which features the favorite items as Sweet and Sour Chicken Chow Mein and Egg RollsnnOverall not bad at all A great place to relax and have a nosh