Q: positive

A: I HAVE to say "yay" to this Sugar Factory. It is located across from AMC theaters on the first floor of Town Square Mall! (1) It's way way cheaper than the Strip one. (2) It's more accessible and easier to park close to. (3) Probably one of the most interesting Happy Hours It is just as comfortable to be seated outside as it is inside. Also, it isn't crowded on the inside and the staff is really nice and sweet! Note that the food isn't crazy delicious, but they always have amazing presentation. I had the red velvet sundae ice cream. It was just vanilla ice cream with red velvet syrup. And a little bit of red velvet cake pieces. It was really a sad dessert that just needs to be called vanilla ice cream and sold for 7 dollars! A lot of the food is good, but isn't worth what it costs! There is also a bit of candy in this store, too, and gelato!! My advice to you: Enjoy those drinks at Happy Hour and have a fun night :)

Q: positive

A: We stopped for dinner at this place after checking out the Fremont Street Experience, and we were pretty happy with the food. Both of my girls ordered pancakes for dinner and they were pretty good, in particular the blueberry pancakes. They are huge, the size of a regular dinner plate, so of course none of them could finish their portion (I had anticipated this, so I dined on their leftovers). My husband had the ribeye dinner ($14, I think) and he enjoyed the soup (a liquidy jambalaya) that came with it. The ribeye wasn't as thick I'd like it, but it was perfectly cooked medium rare and it had a great flavor. The mashed potatoes were also good. Service was very friendly and efficient. In all, it was a great dining experience - made better by the fact that we got a coupon for $10 of bonus play when signing up for a players' card and we won $24 on the poker machines - which paid for most of the dinner. The only minus was the fact that the restaurant is open to the casino floor below and therefore the smoke flows right in. Still, I'd go again. Make sure to get a players' card first, as there are many specials for cardholders.

Q: positive

A: Super delicious Chinese takeout. The eggplant melted in my mouth and the Thai cucumber salad was so fresh and flavorful. Please open an NELA outpost stat!

Q: negative

A:
I hate to write a negative review of a place so critically acclaimed, but Twist was a colossal FAIL for us. We went there based on the extremely high recommendation posted on uhockey's blog. The hotel itself is very cool. It's dark and the bar had spectacular floor to ceiling windows on each side. The restaurant was completely empty on a Tuesday night which was a bad sign. We opted for the "Spirit" tasting menu with wine pairings. Only 2 of the courses were really good (the scallop with pumpkin soup and the venision). The remainder were either not memorable or literally downright inedible. Things tending to be on the extreme cold or bitter side (or both). The "Iichiko" course was downright disgusting. When we all complained to the waiters about it they laughed at us (as if the joke was on us). Even if you don't believe the negative reviews and want to try Twist anyway, be away that this place is uber-expensive. 2 tasting menus with wines (and not even the fancy wines) is about $750! This was over double what it cost us to eat at far better and fancy restaurants in Vegas. Overall, Twist is extremely overrated and disappointing.