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sh0n · 09-17-2012, 01:17 PM

Went to Vegas for a 4 night stay at MGM

Getting There:
- Flew out of bellingham airport. Get there early and park at the closest parking lot ($10 per 24 hours). The lot that is slightly further, not by much is ($9 per 24 hours)
- Rented a car from Avis ($45 all in for 24 hours at the rent-a-center which is a 5-10 minute free shuttle from airport). Well worth it IMO considering a cab ride to hotel is about $15 and you get a car to go anywhere you want.
- Did fashion mall, north outlets. Not many deals but brought a few pairs of sandals. Alot of Mainland chinese at the North Outlet there and they were shopping crazy at Coach store and others carrying and loading up the rollable suitecases.

Eats:
- Did the buffet of buffet and started at 8pm on Day 1 ending at 8pm on Day 2 (got 4 meals in)
- Went to RIO buffet (45 min wait on a Tuesday Lol) but this buffet was good. The seafood was tiny but the other dishes were well executed and stocked till the closing. Prime Rib, Lasgna here was AWESOME!!!
- Went to the Paris buffet of breakfast and all I can say is MEH. It's hard to screw up eggs and bacon. Crepes were decent though. Nothing out of the ordinary for this buffet as I find it's quite dated. TIP - arrive before 8:30am to avoid the lineup for breakfast
- Spice Market Buffet at PHO. The cashier was pretty rude here. No lineups. Food was mediocre. What I liked bout it was the Middle East Station - they had fresh grilled tandori chicken and zucchini kabobs
- BACHANNEL BUFFET at Ceasars ($10 per person up charge).
- This buffet just opened up and we went on the 2nd day. Arrived at 5:45pm and the wait was 1 hour 15 minutes long.
BUT SHIT FUCKING WORTH IT!!!!!!! Service and staff was awesome. They go out of their way to make sure you have everything and you enjoy your time.
FOOD was FUCKING AWESOME!!!!! Big crab legs, freshly shucked oysters, mussels on ice and the largest cocktail shrimp I've seen.
Roast station had a mean prime rib and awesome Lamb rack chops.
They also had scalloped truffle potatoes with real black truffles in them (very generous shavings too!!!)
Dessert station was SOOOOO good!!!

This buffet is the king of the king buffets and how Ceasar's himself would eat. This is a feast fit for a king and is better than the big players (Bellagio, Wynn, Cosmo).
One small side note is that I can forsee in half year's time the buffet food and service will not be as great, so better get there as quick as you can!

Also ate at Earls of Sandwhich @PHO - again awesome. But wasn't as good as the first time as my sandwhich (club) was kinda burnt but still good none-the-less
Wonggang Puck @ MGM - Good pizzas, pastas - decent
MGM Pool - decent pool food
Stripsteak @ MB. Awesome duck fat fries & dips, shared a 30 OZ porterhouse steak with trio mash and asparagus = DROOL. I would high recommend this place.

Visited old Downtown Las Vegas. If you haven't seen it you gotta check it out that and the Freemont street experience. They still have the coin out machines which is pretty cool. Checked out the main street station which is pretty cool cause the casino in there is very antiquey. Wanted to try the oxtail soup at the Calfiornia but they were closed for cleaning

(better luck next time)

For Gambling
- Got a quick hit at the D playing wheel of fortune slots but gambling this trip on all fronts (blackjack, slots) at other casinos was bad bad bad.
- Gambled at the following casinos: CP, Mandalay Bay, NYNY, Bellagio, Aria, MGM with no luck what-so-ever. MGM was pretty bad (probably will not gamble there again).
- I'd stay away Harrah's properties in the future cause their blackjack rules sucks shit! Best rules are at Aria IMO.

Loved gambling at MGM properties specifically Bellagio and Aria as the casinos are quite nice, good looking cocktail waitress with fast and friendly service.

Did the Pool & Lazy River @MGM and rented the tubs for a few days which was pretty awesome lazying around in the river.

All in all, came home exhausted from the Vegas trip and already looking forward to the next one.

09-17-2012, 01:17 PM	#2573
sh0n I bringith the lowerballerith Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,103 Thanked 107 Times in 60 Posts Failed 31 Times in 12 Posts	Went to Vegas for a 4 night stay at MGM Getting There: - Flew out of bellingham airport. Get there early and park at the closest parking lot ($10 per 24 hours). The lot that is slightly further, not by much is ($9 per 24 hours) - Rented a car from Avis ($45 all in for 24 hours at the rent-a-center which is a 5-10 minute free shuttle from airport). Well worth it IMO considering a cab ride to hotel is about $15 and you get a car to go anywhere you want. - Did fashion mall, north outlets. Not many deals but brought a few pairs of sandals. Alot of Mainland chinese at the North Outlet there and they were shopping crazy at Coach store and others carrying and loading up the rollable suitecases. Eats: - Did the buffet of buffet and started at 8pm on Day 1 ending at 8pm on Day 2 (got 4 meals in) - Went to RIO buffet (45 min wait on a Tuesday Lol) but this buffet was good. The seafood was tiny but the other dishes were well executed and stocked till the closing. Prime Rib, Lasgna here was AWESOME!!! - Went to the Paris buffet of breakfast and all I can say is MEH. It's hard to screw up eggs and bacon. Crepes were decent though. Nothing out of the ordinary for this buffet as I find it's quite dated. TIP - arrive before 8:30am to avoid the lineup for breakfast - Spice Market Buffet at PHO. The cashier was pretty rude here. No lineups. Food was mediocre. What I liked bout it was the Middle East Station - they had fresh grilled tandori chicken and zucchini kabobs - BACHANNEL BUFFET at Ceasars ($10 per person up charge). - This buffet just opened up and we went on the 2nd day. Arrived at 5:45pm and the wait was 1 hour 15 minutes long. BUT SHIT FUCKING WORTH IT!!!!!!! Service and staff was awesome. They go out of their way to make sure you have everything and you enjoy your time. FOOD was FUCKING AWESOME!!!!! Big crab legs, freshly shucked oysters, mussels on ice and the largest cocktail shrimp I've seen. Roast station had a mean prime rib and awesome Lamb rack chops. They also had scalloped truffle potatoes with real black truffles in them (very generous shavings too!!!) Dessert station was SOOOOO good!!! This buffet is the king of the king buffets and how Ceasar's himself would eat. This is a feast fit for a king and is better than the big players (Bellagio, Wynn, Cosmo). One small side note is that I can forsee in half year's time the buffet food and service will not be as great, so better get there as quick as you can! Also ate at Earls of Sandwhich @PHO - again awesome. But wasn't as good as the first time as my sandwhich (club) was kinda burnt but still good none-the-less Wonggang Puck @ MGM - Good pizzas, pastas - decent MGM Pool - decent pool food Stripsteak @ MB. Awesome duck fat fries & dips, shared a 30 OZ porterhouse steak with trio mash and asparagus = DROOL. I would high recommend this place. Visited old Downtown Las Vegas. If you haven't seen it you gotta check it out that and the Freemont street experience. They still have the coin out machines which is pretty cool. Checked out the main street station which is pretty cool cause the casino in there is very antiquey. Wanted to try the oxtail soup at the Calfiornia but they were closed for cleaning (better luck next time) For Gambling - Got a quick hit at the D playing wheel of fortune slots but gambling this trip on all fronts (blackjack, slots) at other casinos was bad bad bad. - Gambled at the following casinos: CP, Mandalay Bay, NYNY, Bellagio, Aria, MGM with no luck what-so-ever. MGM was pretty bad (probably will not gamble there again). - I'd stay away Harrah's properties in the future cause their blackjack rules sucks shit! Best rules are at Aria IMO. Loved gambling at MGM properties specifically Bellagio and Aria as the casinos are quite nice, good looking cocktail waitress with fast and friendly service. Did the Pool & Lazy River @MGM and rented the tubs for a few days which was pretty awesome lazying around in the river. All in all, came home exhausted from the Vegas trip and already looking forward to the next one. __________________ ATTACK Last edited by sh0n; 09-17-2012 at 02:41 PM.