One posh hotel reported turning down 1,200 requests for reservations - every day. Las Vegas boasts eight of the nation's master sommeliers. Wine can add one-third to the dinner tab. Las Vegas resorts, long the place for top-notch dinner shows, have seen the culinary light. The show-goers got a good meal, though they might have been jammed elbow to elbow, and dazzling entertainment.
Buffets can be fun.
One of the best, oddly placed Monday nights in the Old Mexico-themed Fiesta on Rancho Road, is the Monday night Hawaiian spread. The duo has been singing harmony for several years, migrating here from Honolulu. The fun part comes in when a grass-skirted hula dancer brings young chaps up from the dining tables to do the Hawaiian wiggle to help work off the pounds gained. Chef Salvino's menus is mainly steak, seafood and pasta. The 360-seat restaurant rotates slowly, giving diners a constantly changing panoramic view of the city from 900 feet up.