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Protip: if I am understanding the situation correctly you are headed to a work trip to Vegas for CES and only been out there once. Keep in mind, CES under pre-covid times was completely jammed so I would expect that to be similar unless something crazy happens again. If looking for any group meals you will need to book reservations weeks in advance at any popular places. If you venture out by yourself, you might be able to eat at the bar area at many of the good spots without reservations. Tickets for entertainment will also likely sell out in advance for those dates. The good news looks to be you are staying center Strip location making it a lot easier to walk to get around and avoiding the crazy traffic and Uber wait times during CES.

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On 9/14/2022 at 1:45 PM, jimmyjazz said:

Any recs for things to do in the area?  I'm pretty sure I'm not gonna be working the convention all day for 6 days.  Hoover Dam?  (How to get there?)  Other?  No hookers, thanks.

Get an easy Uber downtown. Go to the Mob Museum and, most importantly, the Speakeasy (the bar located in the basement of the museum). Neither will disappoint you. 

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Aria update:

The buffet at Aria, a fine instance of classic Las Vegas plenitude, closed in March 2020 at the start of the pandemic. In December, Proper Eats food hall is scheduled to open in the former buffet on Aria’s second-level promenade, the Review-Journal has exclusively learned.

Proper Eats, developed by Clique Hospitality of Vegas, offers a dozen food and drink concepts (to use the industry term), mini-restaurants that range globally from breakfast to burgers, ramen to Jewish deli, Mediterranean to Korean fried chicken and beyond, in 24,000 square feet.

Alessandro Munge and his Studio Munge, known for vibrant hotel and restaurant designs, are creating a sleek and striking space for Proper Eats, one anchored by a communal bar and dining area (and, to judge by renderings, one stylish enough to be a stand-alone Strip restaurant).

Aria could simply have refreshed and reopened the buffet, but replacing it with a food hall feels more modern, more in keeping with how diners want to experience multiple cooking traditions under one roof, said Andy Masi, founder of Clique Hospitality.

“Going to a food hall is what people are more inclined to do now, rather than going to a buffet. It’s more individual dining choices with high-quality product. This is what the market is looking for.”

Aria shared with the RJ the first four purveyors to sign on for Proper Eats.

Seoul Bird presents its debut location outside London at the food hall. The restaurant, from founders Judy Joo and Andrew Hales, is built on Joo’s Korean heritage, the duo’s food trips across Korea, and renditions of Korean fried chicken.

At Proper Eats, Seoul Bird dishes include K-Tots topped with melted cheese, kimchi and hot sauce, and a signature fried chicken sandwich with signature sauce and Kewpie mayonnaise.

Wexler’s Deli, known for curing and smoking fish and meat in-house to create Jewish deli standards, is launching its first shop outside of Southern California at Proper Eats. Look for lox, cream cheese and sliced onion spilling from a bagel, or corned beef piled vertiginously for a jaw-unhinging Reuben sandwich.
From down New York City way comes Egghead, the Tao Group Hospitality supplier of breakfast sandwiches featuring eggs, cheese and accoutrements sandwiched between golden brioche buns. (Tao Group, of course, is familiar for its Vegas portfolio of restaurants, nightclubs, dayclubs and posh pool parties.)

Temaki, created by Clique Hospitality, showcases sustainably caught seafood and made-to-order sushi hand rolls and other modern sushi.

Among the other eight concepts that round out the offerings at Proper Eats are breakfast doughnuts, salads and other healthy foods, pizza, burgers, ramen and a Mediterranean spot. These purveyors were not identified.

How eats were deemed proper

Masi joined with Jason McLeod, culinary director of Proper Eats, and with Oliver Wharton, founder of A Perfect Bite hospitality, to fashion the mix at the food hall. How was that accomplished?

First, there couldn’t be overlaps with Aria, Masi said. “We’re not going to have a dumpling place — Aria has Din Tai Fung. Aria has Javier’s, so we don’t want Mexican.”

There were must-have concepts — fried chicken, an Asian option, breakfast, a deli — hence the first four vendors. And the trio drew on their experience and judgment about the choices customers want now (and going forward), Masi said.

Delray Beach Market, a food hall Clique helped launch in the Florida city in 2021, provided a learning experience and guidance, especially with what Masi called the “operational backbone: the technologies involved, the systems to use, operational know-how and how to build out the food hall.”

Clique Hospitality will operate all the restaurants at Proper Eats. The company is an old hand at providing choices to Vegas diners. Among its 10 other venues in the city are Gatsby’s Cocktail Lounge in Resorts World Las Vegas, Clique Lounge in The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Borracha Mexican Cantina in Green Valley Ranch, Hearthstone Kitchen & Cellar in Red Rock Resort, and The Still Drafts, Crafts & Eats at The Mirage.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/closed-buffet-at-aria-to-reopen-as-proper-eats-global-food-hall-2643379/

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On 9/19/2022 at 3:41 PM, Wally Pryor said:

Get an easy Uber downtown. Go to the Mob Museum and, most importantly, the Speakeasy (the bar located in the basement of the museum). Neither will disappoint you. 

Do you need reservations at Speakeasy? Taking my 24 year old kid in a few weeks and the Museum and that bar are on our list.

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1 hour ago, Lurch said:

Hate that the Aria buffet isn’t coming back. This is a mistake imo.

Different strokes for different folks, I guess. I've stayed in the Aria at least 20 times, if not more, in the last decade and never once even pondered the buffet. I read that article and thought "huh, well, I might stop by a food hall if I am hungry during off hours, I guess". 

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I did the Aria buffet a few times using comps and really liked it for what it was. One of the unique options offered was the fresh squeezed juices ordered through the server: everything from OJ to apple to watermelon etc and they would recommend different mixes.

Will reserve judgement to see the quality on this new food hall. The one at Resorts World seemed pretty cool but I’ve only been once so far.

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On 9/13/2022 at 9:17 AM, jimmyjazz said:

I'm pretty sure I don't want to know the answer to this question, but whatever:  our startup is heading to CES in early January, and we've been booked into Harrah's.

That's gonna suck, isn't it?  I wonder if we're paying by the hour.

What field is your startup?   Or, if you prefer to keep that secure: which best describes your startup:

1.  advertising, content, marketing and/or entertainment-creative communities

2.  everything else

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On 9/14/2022 at 12:18 PM, milkman said:

I'm headed out to Vegas for a convention in January.  Looking for recommendations on places to stay since my usual, Wynn, is already booked up. Not much into gambling but more drinking, eating, and shows.  My wife will be along for the trip so she will want a nice spa.  And maybe a place that is on the monorail to the convention center would be a bonus.

For reference we have stayed at the Palazzo and Wynn previously. 

I stayed at Crockfords at Resorts World last month.  It is just a ways down the street from Wynn.  They have plenty of places to eat and they do have shows.  I didn't visit the spa.  If you are heading to the convention center they have the Boring Tunnel which is an underground tunnel with Tesla's that drops you off at the convention center.

This is a really cool place as they have two other hotels besides Crockfords.  They also have a small sportsbook.

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9 hours ago, BrazilHorn said:

Any of y’all know if the minimum spend at a sportsbook includes bets? 
Seeing where you pay to reserve a seat and then there’s a min spend  (

 

Just got back home a few hours ago from 5 days out there. Anyway, I suspect it varies from book to book. I had all my action booked through the Caesar app and then watched from several places but ended up in the Yard House because wife and friends… Worked out fine as by that point I only had money on ATM v Bama. 
 

One thing I will warn about is that many of the prop bets/parlays/teasers won’t pay out on the app until hours after the last game goes final. I had to wait until 6 am today to get some of my money—and I was trying to catch a plane out at 9 am. All good but somewhat of a PIA. 

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1 hour ago, bigup2dahorns said:

WSJ article on the sports book seat $$$
 

Because of combo Horns 11am CT followed by Astros (and Bama/Tenn & Ok State/TCU) right afterwards I went ahead and booked a seat. Then because I plan to drink a decent amount I went ahead and pulled trigger on VIP. I never go to Vegas so I figured if I have to be there may as well have a good seat for the games as I will be in for the long haul

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Just a little info from the article which is behind a paywall:

For a lounge chair in the heart of the sportsbook, Caesars was asking $280 for a seat that also came with a few free drinks. For $550, fans got unlimited drinks in a VIP section.

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas required a $400 minimum spend on food and drinks to reserve a tiny high-top table for four in its sportsbook on college football Saturday and $600 on NFL Sunday. The spots sold out both days. Mirage was selling VIP seats for $258 on Saturday and $323 on Sunday, open bar included.

Prices change based on demand and, in some cases, time of purchase.

Circa has a glittering three-story sportsbook, a sports bar it calls the world’s longest and Stadium Swim, a sprawling outdoor pool complex with a giant video screen aimed at sports fans. Chairs with five free drinks started at $275 last Sunday. Reserved couches required guests to spend a minimum of $1,000 on food and drink.

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