This review MAY be a bit dated, but I wanted to document something from my teen years while I could still remember... December 1978 This was my first trip to Las Vegas as a gambler, an 18 year old at that. I don't know if it was lax enforcement or that I looked sufficiently mature in those pre-mullet days with my foot long pony tail, but my friend & I sat down at a Circus Circus blackjack table. Back in the day, the blackjack tables had plexiglas cigarette containers so that you could select your cancer-stick-of-choice, order a couple of drinks at a time, and bet the pre-Christmas gift cash at $2 a hand - all very adult-like. Positives memories: - That late night drive across the desert. - $2 blackjack tables. - Free unlimited cocktails (drinks of choice: tequila w/beer chasers). - Free unlimited cigarettes. Less-than-positive memories: - $180 in gambling losses - a fortune at the time! - A public *%^$#@#*^ story too outrageous to share! - That costly 84 mph speeding ticket on the way home. July 2006 That same friend was staying at the Circus Circus RV Park while I was in town. I visited him at his RV, then we headed into the hotel to get a drink. As we walked through the property, I realized that not much had changed...just as cheap & burned-out as 4 decades earlier - the casino, not ME.
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I have never been to a Hash House, but I know there are a few here in Vegas. We ended up at this one for a friends birthday dinner, only three of us. The food was amazing. Two of us shared a plate and the other a burger. Everything was delicious food wise. The one thing that irks me the most about a dining establishment is service. I understand that the M is a busy place these days and Hash House is a popular place, but service is important to me. Just because you have good food doesn't really mean a whole lot without a good service experience. The service there was awful the night I went. Somehow, the bartender who is suppose to be making drinks for all the tables and the bar was our waiter. He was funny, but he was barely there. The waiters that were all around us were on top of their tables it seemed like, but not one stopped to come get our drinks after 10 minutes of sitting there. Not until he came. Which he ended up making this awful watermelon something that he swore by. It looked nice, but tasted awful. That is just me though. It took us forever to put our drink orders in and our food orders in. It also took forever to get the check, pay, and get it back. In the meantime no one picked up our plates or even acknowledged our table the whole time. It was just him and he was never there. He was super nice and funny, just like I said, inattentive. I probably will never go back to this location, but try the other ones if I really desire their food again. The chicken and waffles on Tuesdays sound super good.
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I don't have any clue where to eat when a group of 8 is hungry in Vegas, so I opened up yelp. Even though they're not listed on the top, but boyy.. the reviews caught my attention. So here we are at Monta. Ordered Shoyu Ramen, Spicy Tonkotsu ramen, and gyoza.
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I went to Sutra last night for Raven's mid-week mixer event. I hadn't been since their grand opening party last January. Back then, I remember enjoying the sushi but thinking it was a little 'sceney' for my taste. I did enjoy it though. Not sure why it took me so long to return. Last night was so much fun. It probably helped that Yelp was the featured guest at the event so I had tons of people to talk to and tell about Yelp. In addition to Raven being amazing and the crowd being friendly, I found the staff extremely attentive. Nicki was my waitress and took amazing care of me, and the rest of the staff had her back as well. My drinks stayed full all night long thanks to the staff. A few hours into the event, my stomach started growling a bit - dinner time! I opted to go with the Chilean Sea Bass entree instead of sushi. Chilean Sea Bass is my favorite fish! Sutra's version did not disappoint. It was maybe cooked a tad too long but it was still delicious, and each bite melted in my mouth like butter... Served with sticky rice and bok choy, it was a big portion and I pretty much licked my plate clean. Although Dottsy said she didn't love the sushi rolls she ordered, I've heard it's decent from some other friends. In addition, they have half off Tuesdays for everything on the menu (double check that fact) - you can't go wrong with that! Sutra may be sceney - it's at Barcelona after all; what do you expect? I have a feeling I won't wait so long for my next visit - maybe I'll even go for Raven's event again (the 2nd Wednesday of every month). If you go to Sutra, just know it's a place to see and be 'scene.' Raven's events draw a different, more comfortable crowd. Either way, t's all about setting appropriate expectations!
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