Problem: Had a pleasant lunch. Good burgers, fries, and onion rings.
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Problem: Have been meaning to try this place so hit them up at the Agora Art Fair. After one bite of cornbread, I had to throw it away. It tasted like a gummy glob of white flour. I've had less then stellar cornbread plenty of times, but it's usually still edible. This was not. But it was fabulous compared to the red beans and rice. They were only lukewarm when served so I neglected to have any. My dining companion was starving, so ate some anyway. Couldn't even finish the tiny 6 dollar cup of them they were so bad. Lucky me and poor him -- he got food poisoning from them. Never again.
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Problem: Stayed at Hard Rock for the first time recently, and it was the bomb.com. I'd been wanting to stay there, as it seemed fun with its rock n roll vibe. Upon checking in, the front desk clerk was super friendly. First thing she told me was she loved my hair, that I had perfect curls (no complaints there). She then upgraded us to a room in the Paradise tower without us asking. She let us know it was their most recently remodeled tower. She was also super helpful with info about restaurants and the free shuttle to the strip. The room itself was quite nice. It was on a higher floor, very modern, clean, and had a huge window. Yes, we were directly overlooking the parking garage, but the larger view was the Vegas strip, absolutely beautiful at night. The armoire cabinet was a bit scratched up, could use a touch up. But overall, everything was very clean and our bed was very comfortable. Yes, the lighting could be better. It was a bit confusing, and took us some playing around with the switches to figure out which switch worked for which lamp. I also had to do my makeup by the window, because the lighting in the bathroom was practically non-existent. The hotel could benefit from investing in brighter bulbs... During the day on the weekends, the lobby was bustling with very attractive people, many half-clothed headed to rehab pool. We were there toward the end of the season, so the lobby wasn't obnoxiously crowded. Liked their Lucky's 24 hour cafe. We stopped there one evening around 2:00 am to grab a late night snack. The food was decent, the service great, and people watching insane (saw several drunken fools, was impressed with the patience of the servers in dealing with the ridiculousness). On our last evening, we decided to gamble at the hotel so we could head up to the hotel room when we got tired. The casino itself was tiny, and there was only one cocktail waitress that was impossible to order drinks from. Eventually we headed to the circular bar in the main casino to grab drinks. This too, made for some amazing people watching. Between watching several "working girls" do their thing, and some old fool literally drunkenly fall of his bar stool, there was plenty of entertainment. Our bartender was great. A funny guy with glasses, he was attentive, and allowed me to taste one of the wines before ordering (they don't have a wine list, have a limited selection of wines at the that bar). The wine was decent. I later ordered a Patron Espresso, which they didn't have, but the manager overheard me ordering it and offered to check their other bar to see if they carried it. He took a while to come back (probably distracted with whatever shenanigans were going on), so I ordered a second glass of wine. He eventually did show up with the Patron, and offered me the drink for free. Sweet. They did have one bartender who was kind of a jerk, practically threw the matches at me when I asked for some. But thankfully, the other bartender was great and we were able to order mostly from him. I could see how this place might not be for everyone. I saw a girl puking her guts out by the taxis. On one evening, the elevator we took smelled like vomit and had a suspicious looking stain on the floor. We arrived back at our hotel around 2:30 am and the casino was packed to the brim. This is not a family friendly hotel, but frankly, I don't think Vegas is all that family friendly to begin with. (With all the sex and debauchery flying around, I would never bring my kids here if I had any...) Disappointed that the Pink Taco only has happy hour on particular days of the week. We love the Pink Taco in LA, and were looking forward to grabbing some appetizers before heading out for the evening Also, the ventilation in the rooms isn't always great. Some idiot decided to smoke outside our room, even though it was supposed to be a non-smoking room, and our entire room reeked of smoke for a while. The shuttle only rides once an hour and until 5PM, and the max passenger seating is 20 ppl. So, unless you want to cab it everywhere, I do suggest you rent a car. But, all in all, we loved it here. The scene was great, we felt we fit right in. I'll def be back.
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Problem: Stopped by today, they are out of business. The food was good, maybe too low priced? One of my favorite places, what happened? they were always pretty busy and popular. It's a sad day. :-(
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