I've yet to have a bad experience at Johnson Ranch. I consider it my home course since I play it the most. I love trying out new courses but always come to JR on a whim or if I don't feel like driving all over the place. You can't beat the $25 price from June-August. Really. I know it's hot and all that, but that's why you get on by 7 and get off by 11. Plus, that's what the beer cart lady is for. (And they're both quite the lookers if I do say so myself. Then again it could be the heat exhaustion giving me sunstroke goggles, but I'm pretty sure they're both yummy. You're welcome). Like the other reviews said, the back 9 is awesome. Really, it's what makes it worth playing, makes it worth the drive, the price and all that. The restaurant is very tasty and the patio is a nice spot to hang out at after a game to shoot the breeze. The breakfast is great if you get there for an early tee time and to my experience, the staff (yes, all of them) are friendly, helpful, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. Stuff that in your pipe and smoke it!!

positive

Great food. But they are ALWAYS out of something. Pico de Gallo or lettuce or grilled chicken. It really slows up the line and all business in general. If you live closer to another location I would never come here. Unfortunately I live across the street.

negative

Have been to Vegas a couple of times in the past year, and each time my girlfriend and I enjoyed checking out the City Center area and all it has to offer. We bought tickets to see the Cirque Du Soleil Zarkana show at Aria. After the show we stumbled upon Five50 nestled away in a back corner on the lobby level of the hotel. The restaurant received some good reviews on Yelp, so we decided to check it out. Now Five50 is our go-to pizza spot! It is labeled as a "casual pizza experience," but the ambience of the hotel and restaurant add to its charm. As you walk into the restaurant, there is a long counter that acts as an extension of the kitchen. Here you can place to go orders for pizza and other items. There are also tables just outside the restaurant where you can stand and eat your pizza for a quicker dining experience. The restaurant has definite character and personality. A long curved wall of wooden blocks stacked on top of each other separate the diners from the rest of the hotel/casino. Behind the restaurant is the sports book room where sports junkies can get their fix and gamble on events. There is a circular bar located in the center of the restaurant, along with tv's for your viewing pleasure. The service was a little hit and miss, but overall decent. The menu offers eclectic pizza choices such as the truffle pizza (I would recommend this!), soups/salads, and pastas. The pizza is prepared fresh and cooked perfectly. Five50 offers a unique casual pizza experience with good food, and all the benefits of a Vegas establishment.

positive

Yay I AM a fan, and it was a cool surprise to find a bar dedicated to the Michigan Wolverines on game day today! Nice vibe (albeit smoky at times), a ton of maize & blue regalia and decor including a custom linoleum M lower floor and a wall-to-wall Go Blue shrine. The bartenders play the cowbell intermittently just like in the Big House. Found out that one of the veteran bartenders was singlehandedly responsible for transforming this Inn Zone location into a Michigan hang. The main projection screen could've been a bit brighter, but it didn't matter as we chose to sit at the bar where there were HD flat screens. One cannot choose the bar that their elder fellow alumni decide to hang out at. It doesn't work that way. Traditions are established, and fortunately the Inn Zone is suitably cool with the right amount of dive-y attitude. The place is windowless, but it's clean and the drinks are reasonably priced (Jameson on the rocks for $4) and the bartenders are super friendly. The corner cutout pickup window to the kitchen (which serves finger food and burgers - cash only) reminds me of a cross between two Ann Arbor classics: Backroom Pizza and Blimpy Burger. For the Yelp record: the state universities in Michigan are not created equal. 2.5-3.0GPA students go to Western Michigan, Central Michigan and Michigan State. You need at least a 3.4 to get into the University Of Michigan as long as your SATs are in the 90th percentile. 36% of U of M students come from out-of-state, compared to a measly 9% out-of-state enrollment at Michigan State. No one truly aspires to go to Michigan State, which explains why many Michigan State alumni have a chip on their shoulder. Michigan State has one of the highest acceptance rates of any state university in the country. Not to mention their campus is pretty ugly in a government-building kind of way. Poor Spartans. GO BLUE!
positive