LAS VEGAS RESTAURANT REVIEW: ZABB (THAI)
Let me cut to the chase and get to the point: I loved this place!
Thai restaurants in Las Vegas have become a Bhat a block (that’s a lazy wordplay on “dime a dozen”). Most are decent. Many are good. A few are great.
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WHO GETS THE CREDIT?
Here’s a photo I took yesterday of a massive apartment building under construction here in Las Vegas.
All over our city, we see similar projects being built. Dozens of buildings with thousands of new units are rising from the desert valley. Moreover, a record number of single-family homes have been constructed this year all over the city. We’re experiencing a building boom. [see footnote below]
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I woke up this morning and wrote this article in remembrance of the Tropicana for casinos.com. The famous now defunct casino will be imploded tonight on what’s known as the graveyard shift. How appropriate.
When it comes to Las Vegas and history, not much remains of the grid of famous boulevards and their original landmark locations that continue to blur the increasingly impersonal and dehumanizing latticework of where we live, work, and play.
The Hacienda — gone.
The Aladdin — gone.
The Sands — gone.
The Desert Inn — gone.
Now, those names are just congested streets.
And late tonight, the Tropicana too shall bite the dust, its crashing fall taking our memories along with it to be carried away by the wind.
Thanks to casinos.com for the platform to remember and share. And thanks to the Tropicana for serving as the host of so many memories.
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RESTAURANT REVIEW: SMOKIN T’S BBQ & BAR (LAS VEGAS)
I’m not sure what happened. This spot near the corner of Flamingo and Fort Apache used to be a Dickey’s barbecue joint. But it was renamed recently and many changes were made. However, the decor inside is much the same as before (there’s Oakland Raiders photos all over walls). So, I’m not sure what’s going on other than the old saying “just win, baby” remains a laughably bad joke on the fans. [Note: See updated info below]
I wasn’t a big fan of the old Dickey’s at this location, but the barbecue was always serviceable. Nothing fancy, but a good lunch spot. Decent value for the money. That was then. This is now.
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PART 1: PETER LUGER (SHORT REVIEW)
Easily, an all-time Top-10 classic steakhouse experience tonight at Peter Luger’s at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. I dined at the PL Brooklyn-Williamsburg location many years ago and this dinner tonight does that flagship restaurant honors.
With Scott Wilson and Warren Dombowsky, both in town visiting from Vancouver (pictured above).
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