Thanks pope. I'm going to take you up on that.

1. yes

2. Depends what "old school" means, lol. Like if you want a cheaper breakfast than peppermill in a wood-paneled place that feels like you should be allowed to smoke inside (and kind of feels like people might still?), check out omelet house.

Off the eater list -- which btw i feel like is not one of the best lists from eater I've ever seen (and I tend to really think they do a great job):

Steak: Circus Circus is probably the best steak, but I'd go Hugos or Golden Steer for true old school steakhouse ambience, or Binion's only for the novelty of the elevation/view. Just seeing Michael's is on this list too. That is *so* old school that women's menus dont have prices. Prices are incredibly high. I think some of us from the LV Fine Dining thread had discussed going there just once. I can't imagine it's worth it but ymmv.

The most Vegasy of all those on your list is Piero's: great ambience, very good Italian food, Casino was filmed there. Too expensive for what it is, but I still love it.

I believe Pampelmousse closed permanently recently.

I have no idea why Kung Fu, Farm Basket, or Hush Puppy is on the list. I think i'm a chinatown connoisseur and have never been to kung fu, nor have i had it recommended. Farm Basket does make tasty chicken fingers, but there's no reason to go there. Hush Puppy is fine i guess.

I discovered Chicago Joe's a few years ago when i had an office in the arts district and walked there several times for lunch. It's in a small house, and the vibe is like 1950s Italian, somewhere my grandparents might have gone for a night out. Don't expect a Michelin star, but it's a fine neighborhood Italian joint. I crave the creamy garlic salad dressing.

Battista's Hole in the Wall is a tourist trap, and the food is gross. Hard pass.

Ferraro's is excellent. Not particularly old school, but it's a local Italian joint and very good. Good HH and I believe they have some wine bottle specials certain evenings.

Bootlegger i ate at once. It was ok i guess. Never felt the need to go back, though friends keep telling me it's good. Would snap choose Chicago Joe's or Ferraro's over Bootlegger.

Dinos is a great place to wander into, have some beers, and watch people do pretty good karaoke on stage. You've got Luv-it custard and viva las arepas (try the chicken empanadas or really any of the arepas) walkable. The Mexican seafood place (Bajamar) across the street is also well-regarded but I have not eaten there.

Lindo Michoacan is great, i don't know that it's 'old school' but it's good Mexican food

If you didn't love Peppermill, try it late night. The Fireside Lounge is a pretty good spot to go have a cocktail late.

I think I hit them all. Other options might include Capo's, which is a middling red sauce Italian joint, but it's disguised as a speakeasy, and there's a lounge singer doing the standards. Can be nice if your family will be tickled by someone crooning Sinatra. My grandmother would have loved it.

Plenty more recs in the LV Casual Dining and LV Fine Dining threads, but narrowing down what you're looking for when you say "Old School" is a good start i think.

Thanks so much for the replies. Wyman, special thanks, that's an awesome post that I will be referencing on many future Vegas trips!

Piero's sounds great; that's now my #1 choice here. Ferraro's might be the backup plan if we decide to do Sunday.

Coming into this I was thinking Golden Steer and Battista's might be my picks. I'm going to keep GS near the top of my list. Sucks to hear about Battista's, the idea of ~$35 for an entree+unlimited wine sounds like it could lead to a fun night, but I suppose you get what you pay for!

Eating at every restaurant in China town always a fantasy

Does Wynn, Bellagio and palazzo have free parking?

Ha Omelet House is a good choice, your praises it in the casual dining thread. I went because it looked like my kind of joint when I saw it on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Jerry Lewis and Jerry Seinfeld have so much chemistry and man the place was perfect.

I mean if you can stomach the endless wine (i am relatively snobby about wine so that wasn't happening) there's probably a value play there. For future (or current!) trips, dig into the casual dining and fine dining thread, and you'll find all sorts of gems.

Re: Pieros, John Curtas dislikes the place, see: http://www.eatinglv.com/2017/04/pier...ve-****-think/
My experiences don't entirely match his - for me, Piero's is about ordering a giant bone-in chicken parm or veal parm and getting drunk with friends in a place that constantly reminds you you're in Las Vegas. And, stone crab legs are expensive everywhere. But in the interest of fairness, he's a well-regarded food critic in town, and i don't want to oversell anyplace. You're definitely paying for the vibe there. And I did a $3k dinner there a couple years back with a bunch of clients (including the stone crab!) and we all thought it was good (the ample amount of wine may have helped, in fairness). But i totally understand his feedback as well.

Some real gems,

“but locating a bottle under a hundy is harder than finding a hymen in a whorehouse.”

Sam's Club has superior craps odds (IIRC 20x) than South Point (2x). In every other respect SP>Sam's. Superior food, waaay superior location.

Preserving this for posterity - the idea of Sam's Club offering craps just tickled me. #vegas

I get 30x at Trader Joe's!


Kung Fu is a generic Chinese/Thai restaurant but the chicken you get in the orange chicken, kung pao, etc. is amazing. So light and fluffy. I work near it and would order all the time if their online ordering system was much better.

Which one of you poopers is driving around with this plate?

Eric colinsworth

I'm planning a trip to go to vegas soon and I'd like to stay downtown but I usually stay at caesars properties because of my diamond card. What are the best deals for staying downtown? will my diamond card be able to get me any bonuses for a new customer like waived resort fee?

Can I take the bus from the airport to the strip ? Specifically the Wynn

Using public RTC busses you can but you have to transfer at some point. Go to Google maps and enter the airport, your destination and select the bus as the method and it will give you the routes.

There is also Bell Trans and SuperShuttle which make multiple stops along the strip.

You can also book a hotel that offers free shuttle service.

anyone know why Park MGM rooms are so cheap?

stayed there back in 2018, construction was ongoing which was a bit of a pain, but the room itself was definitely nicer than, say, the Mirage (which is hardly a dive itself)

construction now complete, so was expecting rates to rise given the room quality and mid-strip location, but booked a May 2022 trip today and could still get it cheaper than any other MGM property, including Excalibur and Luxor

is this just a hangover of a bad reputation from when the construction was ongoing, or is there something I'm missing?

I like Park MGM as well, especially those rooms with T-Mobile Arena view.

No idea why it is still so cheap. Has to be the bad reputation from former days...

Not that I would advice doing that, but the Wynn is in relatively easy walking distance from a 108 bus stop that goes to the airport.

Maybe because it’s now all non-smoking and they’re trying to entice the semi-smokers to stay there for cheap?

10-20 or 20-40 would be played with red $5 chips. The orange chips are either $10 or $20 (terrible how two denominations are so close in color) and would be either 40-80 or 80-160.

I think the $20 chips are technically yellow with green and purple while $10 is orange with (different) green and blue?

Without knowing what they're supposed to be, I'd actually call the $10 chips "rainbow" and the $20 chips "orange". No idea who came up with those chips. In the past there was a running joke about the ugly chips being used to punish limit players for their choice of game.

Google Maps is your friend. From Level Zero, the bottom level of the airport elevator, there is a direct bus (#108) to the Stratosphere for $2. This would let you out 1.6 miles north of the Wynn.

Maybe you should stay at a less expensive hotel than the Wynn if you're arriving by city bus. Or take the Bell Transit shuttle instead of a city bus.

Hey guys,

I will take my first trip to vegas soon and was thinking if there are any options to change BTC to Cash overthere?

I appreciate any kind of advice!

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I don't know if that is a complete list. I think there is something in Miracle Mile.
These aren't exactly cheap options, but it might be worth it to you.

I think I saw Resort World when it opens soon will be Bitcoin friendly.