Frugally Vegas: Las Vegas dining

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We recently reported a Palms Bistro Buffet price reduction. Recently, three other off - Strip Vegas casino groups have reduced their standard buffet price levels. These prices are all in effect / valid through at least the end of February,2011. The following are the four recently discounted buffets ( with links ) and associated breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffet prices as of this writing. Be aware that some of the buffet links do not reflect some of the price reductions; we've provided phone numbers for each location for visitors / patrons to call for price verification. Patrons should be prepared to present their respective location player's club cards to obtain these buffet prices ( free to join all player's clubs).

Palms Bistro Buffet Prices are $5.99, $7.99, and $13.99. Phone 702-953-7679 .

Station Casinos Feast Buffets The applicable Station Casinos here include Palace, Boulder, Texas, Sunset, Santa Fe, Green Valley Ranch, and Aliante Stations buffet locales. Prices are $4.99, $6.99, and $8.99 (exceptions are Green Valley and Aliante dinner buffets, which are $11.99 at both locations). Phone 800-634-3101 .

Terrible's Buffet prices here are $3.99, $6.99, and $8.99. Phone 877-773-4596 .

South Point Garden Buffet Prices are $5.95, $8.95, and $12.95. Phone 866-796-7111.

Stay tuned...more Vegas buffets might enter this buffet price war.

Cheers...
Chuck60

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Best Las Vegas graveyard dining specials

Flamingo Las Vegas, home of *The Burger Joint which offers some cheap graveyard specials on the Strip; image courtesy Lasvegasvegas.com commons license

Las Vegas is obviously a 24/7 town. There are multiple casino cafes / coffee shops that cater to late night patrons (partiers and shift - change laborers ) by offering traditional graveyard dining specials. The majority of these late night spots are located off - Strip (a few listed exceptions) and many of the offered specials involve discounted breakfast - oriented meals. Vegas visitors can be encouraged to discover that there are still numerous late - night specials that can be had for under five bucks per person.

The following are our picks for specific locations with the best graveyard specials. The grand majority of these specials are available between 11pm and 7am, and some of the special's pricing are dependent on player's club membership (all are free to join). Patrons at most of these locales must be 21 years of age due to their close proximities to casinos.

Ellis Island - Scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, with choice of bacon or sausage all for $3.99 (served between 11pm and 6am). This location also offers New York steak and eggs (11pm to 11am) with potatoes and toast for $4.99.

Mr Lucky's 24-7 at Hard Rock 8oz New York steak and eggs, hash browns, and toast for $4.99 between midnight and noon. They also serve a Burger Basket with fries for $3.99 (midnight to noon).

South Point Coronado Cafe This cafe offers multiple late night (midnight to 6am) specials for unbelievable prices. Biscuits and gravy for $1.45; eggs, hash browns, choice of bacon or sausage, and toast for $2.45; pancake sandwich with fried egg and ham for $2.45; ham steak and eggs, hash browns, and toast for $2.95; half - pound cheeseburger and fries for $2.95; 7oz New York steak and eggs, hash browns, and toast for only $3.45.

California's Market Street Cafe This downtown area cafe is noted for it's late night (11pm - 9am) specials in Vegas. These include chicken strips and fries ($3.95); 2 eggs, 2 pancakes, and choice of bacon or sausage for $3.25; 2 eggs with hash browns and toast for $1.99; oxtail soup for $2.95.

Orleans Courtyard Cafe Hours for these specials are Monday - Thursdays from midnight - 6am. Specials include biscuits and gravy for $2.49; Eggs with bacon or sausage, hash browns, and toast for $3.49; ham and egg pancake sandwich for $3.49; bone-in ham steak and eggs for $4.49; 7oz New York steak and eggs, hash browns, and toast for $4.49.

Arizona Charlie's Decatur Sourdough Cafe All specials run from midnight - 7am and are cheapest with players club cards. Includes a Breakfast Skillet with bacon or sausage and toast or biscuit and gravy for $2.99; steak or ham and eggs for $3.99.

Bill's Gamblin Hall - Victorian Room This Vegas Strip location offers a graveyard (midnight - 8am) Steak and Eggs special for $5.99.

Flamingo Burger Joint Located inside the historic Flamingo on the Strip, the *Burger Joint offers these specials from midnight - 6am. Includes a burger and fries for $2; a steak and eggs breakfast for $5.99; and eggs, bacon or sausage, hash browns, and toast for 99 cents!

Harrah's Cafe at Harrah's Representing another Strip location on our list, Harrah's Cafe offers a steak and eggs special for $5.89 from midnight - 6am.

Cannery Casinos Group The Cannery Casinos in Vegas include The Cannery, Eastside Cannery, and Rampart ( in Summerlin) , all of which offer great late night dining specials.

-- The Victory Cafe at The Cannery offers T-bone steak with hash browns and toast for $4.99; buffalo chicken finger burritos for $3.99; and two eggs, bacon or sausage, hash browns, and toast for $1.99. Hours at Victory's Cafe are midnight - 7am (Sun - Thursdays) and 2am to 7am on Fri & Sat.
-- Snaps at Eastside Cannery offers ham steak and eggs with hash browns and toast for $2.99; 2 pancakes,and two strips of bacon or breakfast sausage for $1.99; 2 eggs with hash browns, toast, and bacon or sausage for $3.75. Hours are 11pm to 7am.
-- The Promenade Cafe at Rampart offers steak and eggs with hash browns and toast for $3.21; 2 eggs,2 bacon strips,2 sausages, and 2 pancakes for $2.21; biscuits and gravy for $2.21; 2 pancake breakfast for $2.21. Great deals, if you're staying there or don't mind the trip to Summerlin.

*Kady's Coffee Shop at the Riviera on the North Strip offers unlimited pancakes and coffee for $4.99 and a ham, steak, eggs, hash browns, and toast breakfast for $6.99. Hours here are Friday and Saturday only from 10pm - 6am.

Marilyn's Cafe at Tuscany Casino offers ever-changing late night specials and from experience the prices and food are quite good. Currently they're offering biscuits and gravy or a steak and eggs breakfast for only $3.99 each. Hours are from midnight to 5am.

The above are our picks for the best current graveyard specials in Las Vegas. Three other locations that offer great late night deals include Terrible's Bouganvillea Cafe, Jerry's Famous Coffee Shop , and Four Queen's Magnolia Verandas Cafe downtown. Again, check all links and individual locales through link contacts to verify Las Vegas ever - changing specifics / pricing.

Cheers...
Chuck60

* Article update : Both The Burger Joint at Flamingo and Kady's Coffee Shop at the Riviera are now closed.

Ten best steak specials in Las Vegas****

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For budget - minded Vegas visitors who crave a steak or steak combo meal, here's our picks. These mainstay Vegas steak specials are all wallet - friendly and of decent quality. Most of these are at off - Strip locales, with some available 24 hrs and some falling into the late-night / graveyard special category. Visitors are encouraged to sign up for free players club memberships to obtain the best dining discounts at casino - hotel restaurants.

$7.95 10 - ounce steak special at Ellis Island . Includes potato, bread, green beans, and a beer; truly a Vegas favorite. This deal isn't on the menu...just request it from your server any time of day.

$7.77 Gambler's Special at Mr Lucky's 24/7 at the Hard Rock . Includes a 6 - ounce sirloin, grilled shrimp, choice of potato or broccoli, and a salad. It's not on the menu so request it from your server, around the clock.

$9.99 Choice of T-bone or New York steak dinner and a beer at Terrible's Bougainvillea Cafe. Another off - menu special..ask the server 24 hours a day. We've eaten at this small budget cafe many times and fully recommend it.

$7.85 Surf and Turf special at Jerry's Famous Coffee Shop at Jerry's Nugget Casino. Special includes New York steak, pan-fried shrimp, coice of potato, soup or salad, and garlic or French bread; available 24/7.

$9.99 Porterhouse ( 14 oz) steak special at Arizona Charlie's Sourdough Cafe . Ask the server for this special.

$11.99 Steak and Lobster special at the Fremont's Tony Roma's restaurant. This special is only offered from 9 - 11 pm.

$12.99 T-bone (16oz) steak dinner at the Orleans' Courtyard Cafe. Special is available 24 hours..just ask for it.

$12.99*** Kady's Coffee Shop T-bone steak special at the Riviera. This is a late night special available Saturday - Thursdays 10pm - 6 am.

$14.99 Surf and Turf special at Silverton's Sundance Grill . Includes steak, shrimp, soup or salad, vegetables, and more. Available 24/7.

$12.49 16oz Porterhouse steak special at Suncoast's Cafe Siena . Choice of potato and salad, served daily 11am - 11 pm.

For more detailed listings of Vegas steakhouses without regard to costs, check these listings from the Las Vegas Advisor and 10Best. As we've repeated many times before, check the contact links / restaurants to confirm specials and pricing ; things change often in Vegas.

Cheers...
Chuck60

*** The special at Kady's Coffee shop is no longer available...Kady's has closed
**** Refer to this link for updated info regarding Las Vegas best steak specials.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Palms Bistro Buffet offers bargain pricing

Palms Casino Las Vegas ; image courtesy The celliststarlet under Wiki Commons public domain license

The Bistro Buffet at the Palms has reduced prices to bargain levels through February 2011. Prices are $5.99 (breakfast), $7.99 (lunch), and $13.99 (dinner).

These reduced prices represent significant savings over previous costs. Access the above link or phone 702 - 953 - 7679 for complete details. Great deal!

Cheers...
Chuck60

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Mostly Useless (and approximate) Las Vegas Facts

1. Number of Las Vegas citizens 500,000

2. Number of Clark County residents 1,500,000

3. Year first casino licensed 1931

4. Number of slot machines in Vegas 200,000

5. Number of annual Vegas visitors 40,000,000 (and dropping)

6. Number of licensed gambling entities 1700

7. Hours per day average visitor gambles 4

8. Annual state gaming revenue 9 billion (and dropping)

9. Average gambling budget per trip 560 (and dropping)

10. Mean price per acre in valley 161,000.00

11. Price per acre on the Strip 11,000,000.00

12. Number of hotel rooms 137,000 +

13. Number of pillowcases washed at MGM daily 15,000

14. Number of doors at MGM 18,000

15. Annual no. toilet paper rolls used at Bally's 1 million

16. Lucky The Clown marquee sign at Circus Circus has

1232 fluorescent bulbs, 14,498 incandescent bulbs, and

3/4 mile of neon tubing light (no wonder they're replacing

it!)

17. In good times, Excalibur goes through over 44,000

Cornish game hens, 15 thousand pounds of hamburger

meat, and 4200 pounds of prime rib monthly

18. Caesar's Palace has used 2 million plus maraschino

cherries, 11 thousand ounces of caviar, 2 million ounces

of tomato juice, and close to 600 thousand ounces of

vodka yearly (bloody mary winner?)

19. Mandalay Bay has 5,300 palm trees and their wave pool

has a capacity of 1,640,270 gallons of water

20. Average nightly room rate 119.00 (and dropping)

21. Average number of Vegas weddings per day 300+

22. Number of golf courses 37

23. Miles of neon tubing on the Strip and Downtown 15,000

24. State's nationwide rank in gold production 1st

25. Cost of Nevada marriage license 35.00

26. Average cost of filing for divorce 450.00

27. Average length of stay for visitors 3.7 days

28. Number of hosted conventions annually 3750

29. The electric bill to operate the Luxor pyramid beam is

approximately 55.00 per hour.

30. Las Vegas has 17 of the world's 20 largest hotels

"WHERE'S MY WALLET , ETHEL!? "

Just a cautionary tip when in Vegas.. there are active

pickpockets all over town. I experienced this first-hand

and came within 10 seconds of losing my cash stash last July

while visiting one of those upper end joints on the strip.

I was gambling significantly at a video poker machine, unabashedly slipping C-notes in them. Somebody had been

observing my wagering behavior. I was happily winning at the time and my cautionary tendencies regarding my bankroll

money went south and out the window.

A lady approached me from behind as I played and was all aglow with my run of good luck. She initiated a conversation about nothing and anything . I was concentrating on proper VP strategy and responding to her comments with a lot of "yeah-yeahs". I was fortunate enough to get ahead on the machine again and I cashed out. I had a satchel (I normally never gamble under those conditions) with me that had assorted trip stuff in it. The satchel presence and the relatively high denomination coin-in amount collectively screamed " please rob me!" I placed my wallet in the satchel along with the machine cash-out tickets and proceeded to reconnect with my family and head to our room.

I had developed a sense of cautionary unease as I mulled over the contact with the effusively talkative woman at the VP machine. My senses told me that something about that encounter was skewed, although at the time I didn't know what it was and I wasn't bleeding profusely..yet. My group then proceeded to meander through a very crowded slot machine aisle and some other 6th, 7th, or 8th sense that vaguely detected an impersonal yet succinct encroachment into my personal space kicked in. Instinctively, I immediately dug into the satchel to locate my wallet and it was gone. I then immediately turned around and backtracked about ten feet (a matter of maybe 3 seconds, tops) as my endogenous adrenaline kicked in. I'm not sure that my hair wasn't on fire briefly.

I then spotted my wallet (and life) in a woman's hand who was playing a slot machine. I walked straight at her and demanded it post-haste in a tone that screamed seriousness. I immediately grabbed the wallet and called for security. The woman claimed she picked it up off the floor and so did the man (her accomplice) behind her, both vowing that they were planning to remit it to the security desk. My svelte ass they were.

This team of thieves including the woman who was all goony-googoo at the VP machine were pros. I have to claim part of the blame for the openly careless manner I had displayed with my money. They were held by security and the eye-in-the-sky tapes were to be reviewed.

The good thing is I didn't lose a cent because my peripheral senses kicked in immediately and they didn't have time to bury the evidence ( perhaps they weren't the best of pros?). Take heed folks..these people are everywhere in Vegas. Know where your cash is at all times; take precautions to protect it, don't flaunt it around carelessly as I did, and if you sense something is awry while gambling trust your instincts.

Distractions from one member of a team of thieves is a common MO. Store your gambling session monies in a front pants pocket or in one of those god-awful front-loaded fanny packs (pride be damned). The lesson I learned here after several years of Vegas gambling experiences turned out to be one of the most valuable for me personally.

Cheers..

Chuck60