Yea...no. First time staying at this hotel, and likely my last. Hubby recommended we stay here during a large family gathering where everyone was staying downtown. I had never stayed downtown and they assured me that Golden Nugget was the best in Downtown. I had called ahead to request a non-smoking room with a king bed. When I checked in, they asked me if I wanted 1 or 2 beds and smoking or non-smoking. Why did I even call if it's not noted somewhere? Whatever, I told them again, and the lady said they didn't have any non-smoking rooms available with a king bed. sigh. Fine. We were only staying 1 night anyway and we were in a rush to meet up with the family. Get up to our room, put our stuff down, and leave the room. Don't get back up to the room until pretty late, so we just crash. Wake up the next morning to shower, and find...stuff in the shower. STUFF (see pic) http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/golden-nugget-hotel-and-casino-las-vegas-3?selected=kDootJ5m0u_--uaAJ1hnsQ#x4UOCGfd9n0OBlNszRzhWg http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/golden-nugget-hotel-and-casino-las-vegas-3?selected=kDootJ5m0u_--uaAJ1hnsQ#ZXVZ3-FLo0ZnrrdNM66M5g EWWW what is that? I don't know, but I'm not touching it. needless to say, I did not shower. Check-out, I tell the guy behind the counter. He gives a weak apology and says he really can't do anything about it, and would take a note down so that maybe in the future I could get an upgrade. What? Why would I want to stay there again? To be fair though, I really don't think he had much power in the situation, but bleh. Not happy.
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How have I missed this place? The last time I was paying attention it was some sort of clothing boutique. Like so many other places I've been to in Charlotte, my maiden voyage here was for the beer. And what beer it was! There are not an outrageous number of taps (something like 8 or 9, but who's counting?), but each beer that the owner had chosen was solid. I dug the atmosphere here. Some other reviewers have stated that they lighting is somewhat harsh, but it did not seem that way to me. The local art on display is nice and gives people something to look at and discuss, but the amount of art is not so overwhelming that it dominates the space. Twenty-Two is definitely a great place to mingle with friends and I'll be mingling again.
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Food was good, service poor. Service was poor, food was good??!! What's up with this place? I took my little woman out for lunch, they have a reasonable lunch menu (we had to ask). Our waitress (Amanda) was pretty attentive. We were going to order from the lunch menu but heard so much about the French Dip we ordered those and the street tacos appetizer (3 small carne asado-which were actually pretty good but $8.50?) Anyway, I digress. This place shows real good inside and out so we were hoping to get a better than average meal. In all fairness, we should have sampled two different things but we went for the French Dip. Nice bread and good portion. I don't mean to beat a dead horse unless, of course, that horse winds up on my sandwich. It was absolutely the WORST french dip I have ever had-Arby's puts it to shame. The horseradish sauce (?) was a nice touch but absent any horseradish. The au jus was flavorless just like the meat. We also had the caramel cheesecake dessert which was excellent! Some of the other entrees looked promising however, I doubt I am willing to run the risk. Looks like a fun place for Happy Hour, though!
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Unremarkable. One star for atmosphere, one more for the food. There really is nothing outstanding here and it's expensive. Perhaps upwards of $60 for a ribeye is standard these days, but to me that's a freakin' ripoff. One of my dining companions, who lived in FL for many years and had regularly been to original branch of Joe's in Miami, said this did not stack up. The claws were decently prepared and the mustard sauce for dipping was tasty, but I've been to other similar restaurants that are far better. For $100 per person, including tip with an average of one drink and a dessert split by the entire table of 6, it felt overpriced for what we received. While perhaps a few years ago, before the economy went south, it would seem that the prices being charged were symptomatic of a worthwhile premium for eating at a certain caliber of restaurant here in Las Vegas and simply having to pay the freight in order to do so, it now seems more like desperation borne of a need to squeeze every dollar out of customers in a city that has no real gravitas. Turn up the heat, Las Vegas, you can't be a world class city unless you mind the details and stop charging for the sake of charging. It's just not that cool here.
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