Las Vegas Online Entertainment Guide

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So many choices!

Hotels, restaurants, attractions!

Things to see, things to do, from a LOCAL point of view!

My favorite LOCAL hotel is...SUNSET STATION!...of course!

Best decor; even better then many strip hotels! Mediterranean style with
sunset skies...it is simply beautiful. The Gaudi Bar (reminiscent of famous
architect Antonio Gaudi's style) is an awesome centerpiece to a very
attractive and comfortable casino.

The buffet is very good, though not the best in town, with several food
stations and a great variety of selections.

The Capri restaurant for Italian food is so quaint and intimate with its tree
filled patio.

Rosalitas for Mexican is very nice with an old mission décor throughout.

The Sonoma Cellars Steak House is amongst the best steakhouses in Vegas.

The Sunset Café, the Sunset Stations coffee shop style restaurant is very
good! Be sure to ask about the "off-menu" specials…great deals and great food!

The Viva Salsa "snack bar" is my top choice for a quick meal. The Steak
Nachos are wonderful, piled high…very high, serves 2 easily…and the price is
remarkably low!

Club Madrid, the "hot night spot" at Sunset is very nice with great
acoustics. Disco Fever plays 'disco' hits most nights at 10pm…so you can
"dance the night away"!

Great gambling…lots of nickel VP and slots, great table games…without a doubt
my favorite spot in Vegas.

Check out Sunset Stations website at: http://www.sunsetstation.com

My favorite spot for a quick microbrew?

Barley's Brewery and Casino.
Barley's is a nice little microbrewery owned by Stations casinos.
Good gambling…though I have only lost there recently… they have good machines and good table games. The Barley's Café has very good food with a very nice salad bar. Worth a stop when traveling down Sunset Rd. Located in the Town Center at Green Valley Parkway and Sunset Rd. The town center includes an open-air patio area with several restaurants around it, and a water fountain in the middle. Kids love to jump around in the fountain, as water jets shoot streams of water into the air. A nice spot to relax and to have a drink or a snack.

Best local bar/pub?

Recently we walked into Thirstbusters on Sunset Rd. at Valley Verde (1 mile
east of Barley's, and 1 mile west of Sunset Station. They have 100's of beer
choices, and I drink very rarely, but my favorite beer is St. Pauli girl,
dark. The bar/pub has several countertop VP machines, and bar top machines,
and we seem to do pretty well on these machines. Thirstbusters is a very
clean little place with good service. Thirstbusters is in my opinion, the
best bar/pub environment at this end of town. We like it!

Boulder Station has a nice lounge called the Railhead. The Railhead always
has good music, excellent acoustics, and is a nice 'open' room. We used to
really like the Boulder Station Casino, then came Sunset!

Non-hotel restaurants we enjoy:

The Macaroni Grill on Stephanie Rd. across from Sunset Station is very good,
Excellent food, reasonable prices, great service.

Joe's Crab Shack on Sunset Rd. at Green Valley Parkway is a fun environment
with good seafood. Best for "birthday parties" and such, this is a wild
atmosphere with dancing and singing servers. Check out the great Joe's web
site at: http://www.joescrabshack.com

McCormick and Shmicks is very good for seafood. Located on E. Flamingo Rd.
about 1/2 mile east of the strip. Next door is Cozymels, a great place for
southwestern fare. Around the corner from these two, on Paradise Rd., is P.
F. Changs China Bistro. P. F. Changs is one of our favorite places for an
unusual meal in a great "eclectic" atmosphere.

My favorite buffet:

My favorite off-strip buffet is the Fiesta. The Fiesta buffet, with it's
several food stations, includes some great Cajun dishes, a 'coffee bar' for
your favorite styles of coffee, and great international selections. The
desserts are superb!

My favorite local band is "Funnesse". Appearing now at the Casbar Lounge at
the Sahara…check them out! Be sure to tell 'Crazy Ray' that "Gary" sent you!

My favorite local lounge performer is 'Earl Turner'. Earl is a great showman
and puts on a wonderfully uplifting show! Earl is currently playing evenings
at The Minstrel Lounge at the Excalibur. Earl Turner is a must see while in
Vegas!

When guests from out of town come to Vegas we take them to:

The Forum Shops at Caesar's
The Fremont St. Experience
The Venetian
The Adventure Dome at Circus Circus (if they have kids in tow).
The Lake Mead Marina (We love to feed popcorn to the hundreds of catfish and
striper begging for a morsel at the end of the dock).
The Hoover Dam…awesome!

My Favorite Mall:

The Galleria at Sunset is the newest and nicest mall in Las Vegas.

Perhaps you realize that most of our favorite spots are in Henderson, NV!
Only 8 miles from the strip, Henderson has it all. This is the reason my
family and I chose to live in Henderson (Green valley). Everything is new and
fresh and fun and exciting!

Check out Henderson during YOUR next visit to Las Vegas. You'll love it!

Henderson is my favorite place to live
I do know that living within throwing distance of Las Vegas has a great deal
to do with it.

I love the Las Vegas Valley!

While you are thinking about Las Vegas and your next trip to this incredible
place, check these out these great links:

The Vintage Vegas Postcard Museum page:
http://www.crecon.com/vintagevegas/museum.htm

Want to hear some gaming tips? Check out 'Audio Vegas' at:
http://www.audiovegas.com/audioindex.cfm?NoHome=Yes

See the Blues Bros. At the MGM Grand's rotunda lounge (at the hotel's front
entrance) 7pm nightly!

Vote for my friend "Kara" in the 'Hit the Beach' beauty contest at:
http://hitthebeach.com/mshtb/2000/allentrants.asp

Sign up for the Las Vegas Insider Viewpoint newsletter at:
http://www.insidervlv.com
Tell 'em Gary Jacobson sent ya!

The Gamblers general Store is a great place to visit in Las Vegas. For all of
your home gaming needs, including your own machines…check them out!
Check out their web page at: http://www.gamblersgeneralstore.com/

The Resort at Summerlin is scheduled to open this week!
Their web site is located at: http://www.resortatsummerlin.com

Check out this event in Reno this August: http://www.hotaugustnights.net
Tell 'em Gary from Las Vegas sent ya!

The Las Vegas Online Entertainment Guide at: http://www.lvol.com and the
http://www.A2Zlasvgas.com pages are great for all of the Vegas information
you will need for your upcoming trip to Las Vegas.
Be sure to click on the 'Banner Ads' on both pages for great products and
valuable information!

Join us at the Las Vegas Discussion Board at: http://www.lasvegastalk.com

These are a few of my favorite things…to COIN a phrase!

Las Vegas…and Henderson…have so much to offer!

What a great place to visit (and to live)!

Las Vegas is at the top of my list as THE BEST PLACE TO VISIT IN THE WORLD!

WE LOVE LAS VEGAS!

As always your questions, comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Thanks for reading and...

VIVA LAS VEGAS!…and HENDERSON!

Gary

With contacts in all facets of the hospitality, construction, entertainment, and convention industries, Gary Jacobson gives you an inside look at Las Vegas, as it was, as it is, and as it will be!!! Be sure to check back here every 2 weeks for a new column.
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