PCP - 360 POV: Casino E-8

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In this installment, we continue our analysis of Martin Scorsese's movie Casino by analyzing the scenes showcaseing Andy's Warning to Ace and the view of Fremont St from the restaurant at Plaza.

360 Vegas POV: Casino E-5

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In this installment, we continue our analysis of Martin Scorsese's movie Casino by analyzing the view from Ace's Penthouse at night

360 Vegas Review: Bazaar Meat @SLS Spring 2016

When the fabled Sahara casino closed its doors on May 16^th 2011, many were sceptical as to whether new life would be breathed into this grande dame of the strip. Fast forward to August 23^rd 2014 and SLS, a shiny white concept of ‘LA in the desert’, was born kicking and screaming into the world. Replete with Olympic mascot lookalike Sam, the shiny silver cyclops welcomed the non-existent foot traffic to the property. Would SLS succeed? Or would it be buzzed off stage faster than Tony Snyder at an America’s got talent audition.

The jewel in the dining crown at SLS was ‘James Beard Award-winning chef’ Jose Andres’ Bazaar Meat. Already a known quantity in Las Vegas through his presence at The Cosmopolitan with Jaleo, e and China Poblano, expectations were high. Fortunately, whilst the rest of SLS seemed to struggle with stores, restaurants and casino layouts coming and going, Bazaar Meat built a solid and growing reputation.

After reading a glowing recommendation in a magazine (but not listening to the constant verbal love fest that Alastair has been having with the place), Keren finally decided to head out to the wasteland of north strip to discover the truth for herself

Rating (scale of 1-5)

Keren & Alastair – 5/5

360 Vegas Review: Giada's @Cromwell Spring 2016

Okay, she’s hot.  No one is going to argue that.  She is also Italian so the odds of her being batshit crazy is also pretty probable.  All those things aside, this women couldn’t have gotten famous as a chef if she wasn’t actually good at it to begin with; right.  Well this is her first restaurant ever anywhere so if you want first hand knowledge, here's your chance

Giada’s is Cromwell’s only dining option and it is brilliantly located on the 2^nd floor, basically in the same spot the famous Barbary Coast/Bill’s cascading neon signage formerly resided.  As has become the newest fade in Vegas, that this show can’t encourage enough, it offers outdoor dining, right on the strip…well, elevated above the strip.

The restaurant is described as Italian cuisine with refreshing California influences.  To encourage perfect pronunciation, the menu phonetically spells out how to pronounce bastardized words like Spaghetti and Rigatoni. But let’s not focus on the pretentious and let's get to the food.

Rating (scale of 1-5) 

Mark & Keren – 5/5 

Alastair – 4.5/5

360 Vegas Review: YardHouse @LINQ Promenade Spring 2014

Vegas is all about unique experiences and YardHouse is no exception. Great food, an epic beer selection and a choice location to take in the majesty of the High Roller observation wheel in LINQ's promenade. At first glance you may think this is just another gastropub and you'd be right but this is one of the good ones. 

Two stories with a 2nd floor, outdoor patio, located at the eastern most part of the promenade at LINQ, YardHouse has, what is known as, a prime location. If you only experience one dining establishment in the LINQ promenade, it needs to be YardHouse.  In fact we felt so highly about it, that we feature it as the kick off even to 360 Vegas Vacation 2.

Rating

Mark & Keren - 4/5

Alistair - 3.5/5

360 Vegas Reviews: Lemongrass @Aria Spring 2014

Thai food has a reputation for being some of the hottest cuisine on the planet, Asian food with a kick.  The concept has always intrigued but as with most new foods, the vast collection of things featured in their dishes intimidated. 

Enter Keren, Vegas, Aria and Lemongrass, the perfect storm to inspire food experimentation.  It’s also the only Thai restaurant on the Vegas strip so clearly the options are limited.  Prepare to have your senses stimulated as Thai food is an art form.  It’s dishes feature at least 3 of the 5 of taste senses; sour, sweet, salty, bitter and spicy, in each dish with a grand plan to visit them all making a harmonious finish.

Rating

Mark and Keren - 1/5

360 Origins: Raising Las Vegas

So many of us dream of moving to Las Vegas.  What would life be like living in my favorite place in the world? Will I run myself broke from gambling all the time?  Will I drink myself to death.  While most of us will never know, we have someone in our community who was brave enough to do it…oh and has kids

Kid Friendly Vegas

The Strip

Tix for locals

Mandalay Bay Shark Reef 

Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden & Volcano

Adventuresome @Circus Circus

Marvel S.T.A.T.I.O.N. experience at TI

Fremont St

Container Park

Mob Museum    

Off Strip

Discovery Children’s Museum

Natural History Museum 

Springs Preserve

Smith Center (children theater series)

Cowabunga Bay 

Wet & Wild

Tahiti Village Resort   

Kids Quest 

Las Vegas Drive-In

Bonnie Springs

Lake Mead

Red Rock

Mount Charleston Ski Resort

Greek Festival