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8 hours ago, bigup2dahorns said:

We can recommend just about any type of restaurant but the choices are all over the place. Do you want an experience at a big Strip hotel with a view or something more low key and are you mostly asking for a steak restaurant recommendation or another specific type? If you narrow that down a little bit someone on here will give you a few winning choices

Two kids under 21 so nothing casino adjacent I would think, but something special and unique )if that exists).  It's a birthday dinner for the youngest and his favorite cuisine is probably Thai, with Nashville hot chicken a close second.  My wife and I are fish and fresh vegetable types.  I'm the only one who drinks so the wine list is irrelevant. 

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Considering your answer I would think the winner could be Lotus of Siam (as mentioned above). It’s one of the best Thai restaurants in the country. Definitely make a reservation in advance it can be tough to get in at times. It’s off the Strip and not fancy. Many of us eat there every single trip to Vegas.

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15 minutes ago, bigup2dahorns said:

Considering your answer I would think the winner could be Lotus of Siam (as mentioned above). It’s one of the best Thai restaurants in the country. Definitely make a reservation in advance it can be tough to get in at times. It’s off the Strip and not fancy. Many of us eat there every single trip to Vegas.

This is the answer, if his favorite food is Thai take him here, I am one of those people that goes on every trip. 

It’s not fancy, but it’s also not hole in the wall, it would be great for a birthday dinner. 

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I asked a Vegas local friend about that Thai place, if it was the best in town. 
Here’s his reply:

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From what I hear it is…

Been wanting to try the place but I hear it takes weeks to get a reservation there…it isn’t close to where we live and we have an excellent Thai restaurant (Pin Kaow) in Henderson just a few minutes from where we live.

Kinda makes it a no brainer why we go to Pin Kaow instead…but one of these days I’ve gotta try Lotus of Siam.

 

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3 hours ago, bigup2dahorns said:

Considering your answer I would think the winner could be Lotus of Siam (as mentioned above). It’s one of the best Thai restaurants in the country. Definitely make a reservation in advance it can be tough to get in at times. It’s off the Strip and not fancy. Many of us eat there every single trip to Vegas.

Yep. Ate there the last Saturday in March. Reservation of course as it was packed. Garlic prawns, king crab fried rice, duck noodle, and drunken noodles with beef. Every trip its a must. Had brunch at Mon Ami Gabi twice, Peppermill once. STK on Friday night. Superb with talent everywhere. Wraparound suite on 65th floor facing the fountains.  LAVO was good. Capo's. Secret Pizza and In-n-Out. Always need days of water, fruit and vegetables when I get home.  

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Based on what he eventually said, yes, Lotus of Siam is a great choice. I’ve been many times and the food will not disappoint.  It also won’t cost an arm and a leg and the vibe will be good for a family including underage kids. 

That said, I don’t see it as a must every time. To each their own. We mix it in. 

With everyone I ever go with, the only two musts are a strip steakhouse, of the highest quality, and Piero’s, which is unequaled in terms of Vegas mobbed up Italian. I am pondering buying tickets for a long Vegas weekend with my wife right now just thinking about this. 

When I am with my wife only, we also always go to Le Cirque. Going with dudes would be weird. Going with a SO, it is the most certain guarantee of pussy afterwards outside of being a teenager or using Rohypnol. 

Because I always stay in Aria, I always wind up at Javier’s in an unplanned way. They have the best queso flameado on the planet. Their margaritas are also at the top of the mark. 

Anyway, for future reference to others. 

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21 hours ago, Classic Rock said:

Le Thai on Freemont is really good. Short rib Fried Rice is amazing. Its about half a block down from the El Cortez. Follow it up with a walk down Freemont Street. Kids will love it.

This is also a correct answer. Ate there last trip. Stayed at El Cortez and was hungry. Walked outside and saw it across the street. Never heard anything about it before. Wandered in and it was stupid good.

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Went a few weeks ago and saw the Eagles at the Sphere.  It was awesome.  I was burned out on the Eagles but the Sphere experience made it seem new.  We stayed at Vdara which was awesome.  It didn't have a casino but was tied to Cosmo, Bellagio and Aria.  No casino meant no huge lines for taxis, ubers or checking in or out.  We ate at Nobu and Jean George.  Both were meh.  Nobu was crazy expensive and 100% not worth it.  Jean George--had better steak at outback.  Oh well live and learn.  Was going to play Shadow Creek but my game blows and the weather was cold rainy and blowing like Bandon on a bad day.  Saved that $1500.  Put $100 on the Gators to win the natty so that worked out well.  Broke even on about everything else (isn't that what everyone says that doesn't win big).  

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33 minutes ago, Litig8r said:

Went a few weeks ago and saw the Eagles at the Sphere.  It was awesome.  I was burned out on the Eagles but the Sphere experience made it seem new.  We stayed at Vdara which was awesome.  It didn't have a casino but was tied to Cosmo, Bellagio and Aria.  No casino meant no huge lines for taxis, ubers or checking in or out.  We ate at Nobu and Jean George.  Both were meh.  Nobu was crazy expensive and 100% not worth it.  Jean George--had better steak at outback.  Oh well live and learn.  Was going to play Shadow Creek but my game blows and the weather was cold rainy and blowing like Bandon on a bad day.  Saved that $1500.  Put $100 on the Gators to win the natty so that worked out well.  Broke even on about everything else (isn't that what everyone says that doesn't win big).  

What did that $100 pay out?

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34 minutes ago, tokamak said:

Working Super Troopers GIF

Yeah, my hand was a bit shaky with the cellphone that afternoon & evening. 
But the two street chicks wanted $$ to take their pics, so I had to sneak around to another vantage point in the Gokden Nugget.

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1 hour ago, gernblansten said:

What did that $100 pay out?

$650  Should have bought earlier in the week.  I can't remember where the Gators were in the SEC tournament but pretty far along I think. 

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4 hours ago, RPM said:

This is also a correct answer. Ate there last trip. Stayed at El Cortez and was hungry. Walked outside and saw it across the street. Never heard anything about it before. Wandered in and it was stupid good.

+1   

A staple for us. Short rib fried rice and a lot more to like. 

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Firs time to Vegas in 2 years. Went a spent a day at the Bronco Off-Roadeo which was awesome. Got a suite at the Fontainebleau - hotel is meh and I won’t go back. 
 

food was meh.
 

Maybe it’s because I’m in my mid-40’s and have been going to Vegas almost twice a year since I was 13 (slowed down to mostly annually once I had kids, but I never remember the place overall being so fucking trashy. Yeah, yeah, I know walking along the strip you see all the unwashed, but even in the nicer hotels I gambled/ate in, just nasty looking people who’d I just as soon like to take a flamethrower to as if they were homeless people living in a tent city. 

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