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back from vegas
pros and cons.
1) buffet; the BEST one is still at Caesar's Bacchanal Buffet.
They dessert buffet is still the biggest and newly renovated and fucking awesome.. Awesome ice cream buffet
Wicked spoon was shit and Bellagio's buffet looked aged and honestly looked like uncle willy's setting. Seriously, Bellagio had a soft serve ice cream machine exactly like uncle willy.
Aria's looks super new, refreshed but their choices just ain't there.
all in all; sushi is the indicator. none of them had sashimi which is ok but only Caesar had nigiri (salmon and tuna), bellagio had tuna poke but that's it. Aria's california roll were rectangular...not even circular.
2) There is a secret pizza joint at Cosmo, 3rd floor. 5.50 each slice but their white pizza was awesome cheese + garlic pizza. so so so good. Hidden on 3rd floor, go ask around.
3) Ask for turn down service each night to get free water is a given and not a huge deal, and asking for late check out is also not uncommon. what i do suggest is to SAVE your hotel key card when you check out. If your flight is at 10 PM, you can always check out at 1 PM, and still use their pool until 6 PM for a quick nap at the pool.
4) every mofo taxi driver now ask u if u want to take the strip. they honestly don't mind, it's easy money for them and they get paid more, but they always ask now. apparently people THINK they get ripped off it they take the highway for a further route but much shorter travel time
5) chinese food is hard to come by and sometimes a bowl of good rice is what you want.
a) aria lemon grass ain't bad... of course the wonton soup or bowl of soup seems way out of priced but a good stir fry is 19 bucks which is on par with even in Van.
b) 1 ramen joint at monte carlo, 1 chinese joint also but didn't even try
c) best chinese #9 type is still at Bellagio... across from Jasmine (chinese fine dining)
6) Lotus to Siam is still epic. Watch Anthony B's episode. It's as good as they say it is. Their Garlic shrimp is also very very good.
7) Buffet. if you go during the easter / xmas season, then prepared to get raped.
59.99 for the nice places. but since it's holidays, it's 69.99. Add on 30% conversion, you are now literally getting ass raped for 100 bucks a buffet
8) shopping is still epic at Caesar, North premium outlet and also Fashion show. Of course, if you're pimp, then Crystal mall is beside Aria and you can pick up a Harry W's watch....
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