JOHN-O's Las Vegas (& Honolulu pg 8) Thread - General Tiki

J JOHN-O Tiki Socialite Dogtown, USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 2721	J JOHN-O Posted posted on Tue, Aug 4, 2009 5:50 PM Las Vegas Trip Report This last weekend was spent cleaning up a rental unit with some fellow friends and investors. I did have a chance to check out some new places. Here's my reviews. (Smiley, I'll catch up with you in the future. Sorry but we were making up the itinerary hour by hour. I guess that's LV for you.) Frankie's Tiki Room - This was my 2nd Vegas trip that I failed to pay a visit. I guess my TC account should be revoked over this major Tiki infraction. Sam's Town - This is where we stayed since my "high-roller" buddy gets comped here. It's primarily a locals' casino without the flash and glitz of the Strip. One of the bars has Primo beer on tap, I've never seen that before. The most interesting thing was the free Mystic Falls Show featuring animatronic Tikis, shooting fountains, and laser lights. This was better than the Bellagio water show and the TI Pirate show combined !! The casino has 20x craps odds and $3 minimums. It's too bad it was on two of the coldest craps tables I've ever experienced (over 2 nights no less). I think those dice were loaded !! Carluccio's Tivoli Gardens - This restaurant used to be owned by Liberace and is next door to his museum. I only had 10 minutes to see the museum before it closed. It's full of Liberace's furniture, cars, costumes, etc. Don't make fun of this place in front of the docents, they take it very seriously. Actually I think Liberace would make a great ironic hipster icon which would make this the coolest place in Vegas. The restaurant's interior still remains as Liberace designed it and is a wacky time machine back to the early 1970's. I didn't eat here but I'm told it's very popular with locals for its old-school Italian cuisine. Was Liberace into Tiki? I didn't see any. Dispensary Lounge - This was a hard place to spot as it faces east as you're driving east on Tropicana Blvd. One of the coolest things about Vegas is the 24-hour bars. Here you could actually live in a bar and this place is one of the classics. The whole place vibes early 1970's with its brown carpeting (!!), spinning water wheel (!!!), and "super soul sounds of the seventies" playing in the background. What's really great about this place is the hamburger. This had to be one of the tastiest burgers I've ever had and at $3.95 with fries, definitely the best value. The cocktails are pretty cheap too. There were no Tikis to be found at this place either, I checked. That's all. [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2009-08-04 17:57 ]

Las Vegas Trip Report

This last weekend was spent cleaning up a rental unit with some fellow friends and investors. I did have a chance to check out some new places. Here's my reviews. (Smiley, I'll catch up with you in the future. Sorry but we were making up the itinerary hour by hour. I guess that's LV for you.)

Frankie's Tiki Room - This was my 2nd Vegas trip that I failed to pay a visit. I guess my TC account should be revoked over this major Tiki infraction.
Sam's Town - This is where we stayed since my "high-roller" buddy gets comped here. It's primarily a locals' casino without the flash and glitz of the Strip. One of the bars has Primo beer on tap, I've never seen that before. The most interesting thing was the free Mystic Falls Show featuring animatronic Tikis, shooting fountains, and laser lights. This was better than the Bellagio water show and the TI Pirate show combined !! The casino has 20x craps odds and $3 minimums. It's too bad it was on two of the coldest craps tables I've ever experienced (over 2 nights no less). I think those dice were loaded !!
Carluccio's Tivoli Gardens - This restaurant used to be owned by Liberace and is next door to his museum. I only had 10 minutes to see the museum before it closed. It's full of Liberace's furniture, cars, costumes, etc. Don't make fun of this place in front of the docents, they take it very seriously. Actually I think Liberace would make a great ironic hipster icon which would make this the coolest place in Vegas. The restaurant's interior still remains as Liberace designed it and is a wacky time machine back to the early 1970's. I didn't eat here but I'm told it's very popular with locals for its old-school Italian cuisine. Was Liberace into Tiki? I didn't see any.

Dispensary Lounge - This was a hard place to spot as it faces east as you're driving east on Tropicana Blvd. One of the coolest things about Vegas is the 24-hour bars. Here you could actually live in a bar and this place is one of the classics. The whole place vibes early 1970's with its brown carpeting (!!), spinning water wheel (!!!), and "super soul sounds of the seventies" playing in the background. What's really great about this place is the hamburger. This had to be one of the tastiest burgers I've ever had and at $3.95 with fries, definitely the best value. The cocktails are pretty cheap too. There were no Tikis to be found at this place either, I checked.

That's all.

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2009-08-04 17:57 ]

Post #474592 by JOHN-O on Tue, Aug 4, 2009 5:50 PM