Bouchon and Nobu are the only ones that have ever really impressed me, but I'm a lot more concerned about the food than the atmosphere and shit like that. Bally's is my buffet of choice if I'm not looking for something great. Perfect balance of price and not awful food that gets along well with a mild hangover, although Wynn buffet is clearly the best if price is no object.

Lee

OK, Delmonicos is on the list. I've heard too many great things about it.

I've been to that Noodle place in Venetian right next to the Sports Book several times and it is good.

Glad I got the responses on Ellis Island.

Didn't know about Wynn's Buffet but I'm not typically a buffet person. I don't eat huge meals and don't need that much variety in one meal.

Always love good Mexican and they closed that place in Rio so I'll def try the one at Palms. The one in Venetian is decent but not great.

Also heard good things about Nobu so I'll likely try there too.

And of course...I STILL have never tried In N Out so I'm gonna try to make it there...again.

EDIT: Also tried AquaKnox in Venetian and it was good.

Go to the Gaylord Indian restaurant (srsly I am not making up the name) in the Rio and get the chilean sea bass and chicken curry.

Diego at the MGM is the best mexican food in LV. Order the braised goat and tableside guacamole.

Red 8 at the Wynn is pretty solid chinese food.

Nine fine Irishmen in the NY NY is the worst food I have ever had.

The Sahara does real good greasy breakfast food at their cafe.

My Olive Garden Story

I have worked in health care my whole life.
About 12 years ago I left a very stressful job where I was making about 45K a year and decided to take some time off between jobs.

I came up with this bright idea that I would waitress since it was something I had never done before and wanted the experience.

I responded to an ad in the paper for the Olive Garden that was about 20 miles from my house.."no experience needed".

About 20 people were hired and we had to train for 5 hours a day, 5 days a week for 4 weeks ...the training was brutal..we had to learn every item on the menu, every ingredient in each dish, the differences between every wine they had, the differences between every sauce they used, which at that time was about 10 of them.

We had to learn about safety in the kitchen and how to clean the kitchen (even though it was not our job)...you could eat off the floor at the one I worked at and every item that came out of the kitchen was tested for temperature before being served.

Every day we had to have our uniforms inspected literally by a guy they brought in just to do the training..he would fix our hair, our tie, our shirts etc .

Only 3 of us ended up staying through the training. I am pretty sure the only reason I was hired was because I was tall and you had to be able to lift the biggest tray ever known to man above your head with your arm outstretched all the way up filled with several plates of food and soup.

All this to get 3 tables during the lunch crowd where everyone ordered the soup and salad and tipped accordingly. I would come home every day and empty my pockets with change and some dollars and I think earned about $15 a day.

I quit after 2 weeks
Hardest job I have ever had ..

Their food might suck but I can tell you first hand that the length they go to to make sure the kitchen is clean and the food is cooked properly is probably better than most other places we all eat at.

Plus I realized that I really didn't like people all that much and being in that industry you sort of have to fake liking everyone...even the asshole who gets 7 refills on his soup and bread and leaves you a $2.00 tip...

Top of the World at the Strat was fabulous. Took the ex there and was very impressed with each course, the service, and the view.