Red Mosquito

washing machine wrote:

Mickey wrote:

washing machine wrote:The saddest meal I’ve ever had was at the Fat Burger near MGM.

Pretty easy to get taken for a ride on the strip. Fat burger was a local chain--the owner's son went to Columbia and then came back to Vegas to start a DSA chapter before being unceremoniously removed from his position for trying to block a sit-in at Dean Heller's office and then later that month the Fat Burger at Green Valley Ranch tried to break up a unionization drive.

I just meant that the hard lighting and the lack of hospitality skills on display during a Fat Burger graveyard shift makes you second guess not using that last twenty in your pocket on one more roulette spin at Sahara.

The Sahara closed almost a decade ago so I've never had that problem.

Wow. It’s been a while.

How about Excalibur? That one still around?

Mickey wrote:

doug rr wrote:its the only thing i look forward to in vegas other than a bar seat at the double down saloon

Noooo not the double down. You go for punk rock bingo?

didn't know they had bingo..only sat at the dark bar and drank whiskey and played some pool

washing machine wrote:How about Excalibur? That one still around?

Yeah but I suspect its days are numbered. The "family theme" casino trend is more or less giving way to the ultra-lux party experience.

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:

doug rr wrote:its the only thing i look forward to in vegas other than a bar seat at the double down saloon

Noooo not the double down. You go for punk rock bingo?

didn't know they had bingo..only sat at the dark bar and drank whiskey and played some pool

Oh don't go, it's awful. We always preferred Stakeout on Maryland or Rum Runner on Tropicana for dingy local bars.

Gotta say, as much as I love Vegas I do not miss smelling like cigarettes every time we went out.

Mickey wrote:

washing machine wrote:How about Excalibur? That one still around?

Yeah but I suspect its days are numbered. The "family theme" casino trend is more or less giving way to the ultra-lux party experience.

How about that one Italian restaurant that does free house wine and bottomless spaghetti?

Mickey wrote:

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:

doug rr wrote:its the only thing i look forward to in vegas other than a bar seat at the double down saloon

Noooo not the double down. You go for punk rock bingo?

didn't know they had bingo..only sat at the dark bar and drank whiskey and played some pool

Oh don't go, it's awful. We always preferred Stakeout on Maryland or Rum Runner on Tropicana for dingy local bars.

I've had many whiskeys downtown at the griffin as well

Go to Tacos & Beer in Vegas. Good selection of both

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Go to Tacos & Beer in Vegas. Good selection of both

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:

doug rr wrote:its the only thing i look forward to in vegas other than a bar seat at the double down saloon

Noooo not the double down. You go for punk rock bingo?

didn't know they had bingo..only sat at the dark bar and drank whiskey and played some pool

Oh don't go, it's awful. We always preferred Stakeout on Maryland or Rum Runner on Tropicana for dingy local bars.

I've had many whiskeys downtown at the griffin as well

For my money the El Cortez lobby bar is the best place to drink downtown.

Mickey wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Go to Tacos & Beer in Vegas. Good selection of both

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:

doug rr wrote:its the only thing i look forward to in vegas other than a bar seat at the double down saloon

Noooo not the double down. You go for punk rock bingo?

didn't know they had bingo..only sat at the dark bar and drank whiskey and played some pool

Oh don't go, it's awful. We always preferred Stakeout on Maryland or Rum Runner on Tropicana for dingy local bars.

I've had many whiskeys downtown at the griffin as well

For my money the El Cortez lobby bar is the best place to drink downtown.

that prime rib joint in the el cortez is a spot we always try to hit up as well

doug, i'll be in new york this sunday through tuesday morning with my 11-yr old for the national show staying in the upper west side near the beacon theatre. any recommendations for dinner sunday night?

Chris_H_2 wrote:doug, i'll be in new york this sunday through tuesday morning with my 11-yr old for the national show staying in the upper west side near the beacon theatre. any recommendations for dinner sunday night?

oh, my neighborhood of 10 years..so many new places since we left 8 years ago but some good ones remain

cafe luxembourg on w 70th..classic french
shun lee on w 65th...more expensive chinese regional food but worth it
barney greengrass on amsterdam around 87th..my favorite breakfast place of all time
got to have a hot dog at grays papaya on the corner of 72nd/broadway..they won't put ketchup on it
so many others but those were regulars that still exist

walk by my old apartment on w 76th between central park and columbus

Doug’s apartment is still there. I verified it in October.

doug rr wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:doug, i'll be in new york this sunday through tuesday morning with my 11-yr old for the national show staying in the upper west side near the beacon theatre. any recommendations for dinner sunday night?

oh, my neighborhood of 10 years..so many new places since we left 8 years ago but some good ones remain

cafe luxembourg on w 70th..classic french
shun lee on w 65th...more expensive chinese regional food but worth it
barney greengrass on amsterdam around 87th..my favorite breakfast place of all time
got to have a hot dog at grays papaya on the corner of 72nd/broadway..they won't put ketchup on it
so many others but those were regulars that still exist

walk by my old apartment on w 76th between central park and columbus

this is perfect. thanks doug.

Long day of traveling, don't feel like leaving hotel tonight to look for food. Jack in the Box across the street. I haven't had an ultimate cheeseburger in forever. Hmmm.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Long day of traveling, don't feel like leaving hotel tonight to look for food. Jack in the Box across the street. I haven't had an ultimate cheeseburger in forever. Hmmm.

what neighborhood are you in? can you smell the human poop?

doug rr wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Long day of traveling, don't feel like leaving hotel tonight to look for food. Jack in the Box across the street. I haven't had an ultimate cheeseburger in forever. Hmmm.

what neighborhood are you in? can you smell the human poop?

will you be posting from seat 9B tomorrow?

I'm right near Union Square