360 Vegas Review: Hugo's Cellar @4 Queens

The Four Queens isn't exactly where you would think of when you think of an evening of fine dining on Fremont St. Never heard of Hugo's Cellar? Don’t be surprised. It’s literally in the basement of the property.  It’s probably the best place to eat at 4 Queens but the fact that I had to use the word says something but that isn’t saying much in a place with only 3 places to eat and one is a coffee shop.

It’s described as one of those places that capture the “old school ambiance” of high end dining in Vegas.  Each woman receives a rose, the sommelier visits each table to help find the perfect wine to pair with your meal and even the salad is prepared table side, a la cart.  Charm, wit and customer service served in small portions are all apart of the dining experience at Hugo’s Cellar.  In a word, romantic.

Rating

Mark & Keren - 3/5 

E-217: Grief Pizza

Random Vegas

The Lucky Dragon hotel and Casino opening this December is actually connected to the Allure condo tower, the largest residential tower in Vegas at 41 stories. The reason, the developer behind the Allure project is also the guy behind Lucky Dragon. The idea came to him after the housing market crashed and he was unable to build the 2^nd Allure tower he originally planned to build.

Twitpic of the week

While no version of the show was actually good it’s kitsch is what made it alluring.  In a misguided attempt to sex up that concept, the Sirens of TI publicly aborted a few times a night for a decade.  Today, Phil Ruffin has created something of a knickknack display of Treasure Island past with it’s stationary ships and apartment complex water fountains.  It’s unclear if this is a result of lowered expectations but all things considered, it’s a reasonable tribute to Vegas past. Kind of like a Neon Museum on the strip for faux ships.  We had dueling photos to choose from representing this tribute and we went with @Hollywood31’s daytime version.

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360 Vegas Review: Du-Par's @Golden Gate Spring 2016

It’s basically a coffee shop & old-timey diner.  How good could it be?  Well, it’s been at the Golden Gate on Fremont St since 1959 and was kind of the first California based concept restaurant to come to Vegas.  It brought the famous shrimp cocktail to downtown and blew people’s minds with how good it was, the price and the presentation.  But more than anything, Du-Par’s is known for it’s pancakes, often referred to as the “Best Pancakes in America”.  With such a dubious claim in a city known for having the best of the best when it comes to food…challenge accepted.

Rating

Mark & Keren – 4/5

Alastair – 4.5/5

Correction per listener Chris Hall (Thanks)

Du-Par's has only been at Golden Gate since spring of 2010.  Prior to that, it was called Bay City Diner.  The shrimp cocktail used to come from a deli counter in the casino.  Right at the end of the bar there was a live piano player (mostly played Sinatra/Gershwin/etc..) and right past the piano was the deli.  Once the Stevens brothers bought in and started making changes, they brought in Du-Par's, got rid of the deli, and moved the shrimp cocktail over there.