dbrent2 0 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 im gonna have to go ahead and disagree with you on this one. but each to their own. i felt kinda silly sitting in that boat in the middle of a mall.but the mall is worth the trip! Link to post Share on other sites
doox 15 Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share Posted August 2, 2007 I've been to the Venetian and hated the layout. I remember being unable to get the hell out of there, and would hate to go back. i just got back from vegas. the pirates at t.i. wasn't that great of a show, and we had barely any room to move around in the outside heat. a fight broke out near me and my girlfriend...not cool. we did go to the excalibur tournament of kings show...got a deal at one of the 1/2 off ticket places. pretty decent show with dinner included. also worth paying $20 to take a gondola ride through the venetian. we also went to the grand canyon, but i'm assuming you're not messing with that. have fun and don't be afraid to wear sunblock. 108 degree dry heat, like it matters that it's dry when you can't breathe. have fun.The Excalibur thing is definitely an option, and as I'm a pasty white boy, I'll be bursting into flames if I spend more than an hour in the sun unprotected. Link to post Share on other sites
BrandonPL 0 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Keep 'em coming, guys. I added 2 of the links I saw to my favorites so I can check them out later, but from what I saw, they looked helpful.And Riverrgirl, you had me until I saw Celine Dione Sorry, but I'll pass.And I have a family member who's big into the Beatles, so that might be an option. I hear it's pricey, though.Love is cheaper on weeknights than weekends so try to schedule around that. Also, I actually think the seats are better if you sit back a little ways instead of the front few rows. You will better be able to see everything going on without having to stare straight up in the air for certain parts of the show. And of course the further back you are the cheaper it is.Blue man group is also a very very good show. Link to post Share on other sites
jeff_536 3 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 The Plaza at the top of the strip has a buffet that's 7.77 all the time and it's pretty good.Binions coffee shop..downstairs past the table games, has good inexpensive meals, including a prime rib all the time for under $10.lots and lots of cheap booze under the covered part of Freemont street. Get a vodka filled football. Link to post Share on other sites
dbrent2 0 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Love is cheaper on weeknights than weekends so try to schedule around that. Also, I actually think the seats are better if you sit back a little ways instead of the front few rows. You will better be able to see everything going on without having to stare straight up in the air for certain parts of the show. And of course the further back you are the cheaper it is.Blue man group is also a very very good show.true Link to post Share on other sites
grocery_mony 9 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Cheap deals down on freemont that are good are 99 cent shrimp cocktail at Golden Gate, lots of fresh shrimp with spicy/tangy cocktail sauce,1 for a good between meal snack or 2 for a cheap meal. $6.99 10oz prime rib at California is very good for the money, includes salad bar annd cheries jubbilee for dessert. If you are playing at Binions for any length of time ask for a comp and you can get a free sandwich at the deli next to the poker room, they are loaded with 1/2 lb of meat(the reuban was incredible. In n out is the best fast food burgers I have ever had and there are a few locations throughout the city, the closest 1 from the MGM is on Tropicana on the other side of the freeway that parallels the strip. Spice Market is the best buffet but thats all I can think of right now.Edit: also get drunk and hop in a taxi and tell him to bring you to a place called the Red Rooster. Link to post Share on other sites
Suited_Up 2 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 I've been to the Venetian and hated the layout. I remember being unable to get the hell out of there, and would hate to go back. Wrong! Link to post Share on other sites
BrandonPL 0 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 If you are playing at Binions for any length of time ask for a comp and you can get a free sandwich at the deli next to the poker room, they are loaded with 1/2 lb of meat(the reuban was incredible.THey don't give comps anymore like this, but if you play there for a while make sure to clock in an out on your players card. They were paying $3 an hour for poker players (although I think its $2 an hour now). Then you just go to the poker desk and have them print a comp out for you from the money on your card. Link to post Share on other sites
bull62 0 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Get a vodka filled football. Cheap deals down on freemont that are good are 99 cent shrimp cocktail at Golden Gate, lots of fresh shrimp with spicy/tangy cocktail sauce,Footballs AND shrimp cocktails at Golden Gate FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
grocery_mony 9 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Footballs AND shrimp cocktails at Golden Gate FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!last time I started drinking the footballs I lost $800 playing bj and pissed on my shoes at the urinal. Link to post Share on other sites
doox 15 Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share Posted August 2, 2007 oh, I am ALL over that shrimp deal. I actually went to see Blue Man last time, and we sat in the VERY front row. I remember walking in and wondering why there were plastic ponchos waiting on my seat. I soon found out. Link to post Share on other sites
suicideking 0 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 I would like to go to one of the Cirque de Soleil shows...KA is the nuts. Also like said, sit in the back half. A lot of stuff going on, you need a wide angle. Link to post Share on other sites
EStormOk 0 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Freemont has a seafood buffett on Tuesdays and one other day that is really good for the price. It was $15 and was pretty good. For the price it is better than most of the other seafood buffetts I have had in Las Vegas. Went to see Howie Mandell in Vegas last year, he was a riot. If he is playing check it out. Link to post Share on other sites
doox 15 Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share Posted August 2, 2007 I used to like Howie, but I think he's gotten less funny lately. I could be wrong, though.And any chance this buffet had crab legs? (please say yes) Link to post Share on other sites
EStormOk 0 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 I used to like Howie, but I think he's gotten less funny lately. I could be wrong, though.And any chance this buffet had crab legs? (please say yes)Howie was very funny. I was reluctant, but went since someone else was buying tickets. I would go again and pay for the tickets.They had crab legs but they were served chilled. I don't think you will find good crab legs on a buffett of that price. The buffett at the Rio was about twice the price and had the same type of crab legs. Link to post Share on other sites
_OutKicked_ 0 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Love is obv a must see. There are really no bad seats in the place so no need to spring for the front row. Cirq show aren't for those penny pinching but a few are worth seeing. IMO- Love > Mystere > O > La Rev (not Cirq but as close as it gets) Link to post Share on other sites
doox 15 Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share Posted August 2, 2007 I'm not so sure I like the sound of chilled crab legs, but I can bring along a lighter. Link to post Share on other sites
ObeyTheDog 0 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 My brother is here Aug 10 for a bachelor party and he was able to get LOVE tickets (rear orchestra) for $50/each. Some special link on ticketmaster. I'll see if it's still working for you and get back to you. Pretty sure it was a month ago tho, some special deal on cirque shows.As for other foodie deals, Mr. Lucky's at Hard Rock used to have a locals special for $7.77 steak and shrimp. Not on the menu, just ask for it. Speakeasy kinda thing.Whoever mentioned Ellis Island is also spot on....that place is a dive, but I've been there like 10 times and it's always a ****ing fun experience with a bunch of friends. Just crash the place, sit in a big ugly 1970s maroon colored booth, wait 90 minutes for service and refills, and enjoy cheap, but very good, breakfast at 2am. So much fun, I highly recommend it. You'll feel like you need to pack a glock when you go to the bathroom. Gooood times. Stay away from the "house brewed beer" tho. Link to post Share on other sites
ajs510 122 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Have to second (or third, or fourth) the recommendation for Ellis Island. It's a total dive but a fun place to hang out on the cheap. Plus you can count cards at blackjack and they couldn't give less of a shit. Plus there's idiot karaoke, which is always fun when you're getting hammered on the house.O'Shea's Casino is also a fun place to go. Free Guinness on tap is always good times. Link to post Share on other sites
Loismustdie 0 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 last time I started drinking the footballs I lost $800 playing bj and pissed on my shoes at the urinal. Those were my shoes, and you never paid me for that "favor". I would call you a mean name but you never know when I will need 10 bucks again, so I will hold my tongue. Link to post Share on other sites
Abbaddabba 0 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 it's so not worth it to be cheap with food in vegas.that's one of the best parts.if you dont want to eat at the better steak houses or upscale restaurants, cheesecake factory in the forum @ caesars is great, relatively inexpensive and near all the casinos you'd actually want to be in. for late night meals, there are two places.... the grand lux at venetian and the one at the wynn (dont remember the name) are your best bets, if only for the free wireless internet that is actually stable. Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey Ravioli 0 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 The breakfasts at Ellis Island are great too. My wife and I had breakfast for less then $10 together and the food was pretty good. When you go to Ellis Island there is a 7/11 right next door. That is the place to buy water, soda, etc. Its half the price of any place on the strip. When you are walking back to the strip there is a general store with a Bacardi sign on the block between Harrahs and Bills. Stop in there and get smaller bottles of rum or vodka or gin for like $5 each. Hit 7/11 and pick up some juices or sodas and get drunk cheap. Link to post Share on other sites
Huskers20 0 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Didn't read all responses so might have already been said, butThe Hard Rock, Mr. Lucky's 24/7 cafe has $7.77 steak and shrimp special, also go to Hard Rock's website, they usually have some happy hour specials listed for their other places.At Bally's at their Mexican place they have great 2-1 margaritas during happy hour.Huskers20 Link to post Share on other sites
Flushgarden 0 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Nobody has mentioned this yet...there is a place on Freemont street under the giant video screen thing. Deep fried twinkies and very cheap and very good jumbo hotdogs. The place has tables to eat at but no seats, unless you want to sit at a slot machine, but its worth it. Best cheap food find in Vegas. Its right next to that horrible strip club. The deep fried twinkies are so ****ing good. Anybody know what I'm talking about? Link to post Share on other sites
El Guapo 10 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 What I'm looking for are places that people might not know about, deals that might not get enough attention, and what-not. I'm heading out there from the 8th to the 14th, and I seem to remember hearing things about great steak dinners for like...$5 and other gems like that. Know of any great deals, things I have to see, and such? I've been there just once before, but I didn't really do a whole lot of exploring, and ate most of my meals in and around the MGM. I have yet to visit Fremont Street, and I'm thinking that a lot of hidden gems might be up there, as they'd want to go out of their way to lure tourists away from the newer casinos to the south. Obviously, these don't all have to revolve around food, so if you know of any, I'd appreciate it.and what-have-you Link to post Share on other sites
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