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I have a confession to make. I've been a lousy neighbor. At least I have been in some respects. In 2009, I ate at the Wynn Buffet upwards of a dozen times, Paris a dozen more, the Bellagio probably ten times, Aria 3 times (not bad for two weeks of existence), the Stratosphere a handful of times, and I won't even attempt to count the times I've dropped $7 in the Sahara Buffet after jumping off the Monorail and walking home. Although I have lived in slightly-off-strip neighborhoods for about five years, when I look back at my expenditures, over half of my disposable income was spent in a major Strip property or in the area surrounding Fremont Street.  I've never bought into the "I avoid tourist areas" mentality that many locals have adopted.  Instead, I have embraced said areas.  Hell, that's one of the reasons I moved here ... to avail myself of ... Read the full blog post...

"Rexville" and "dining options" are two phrases which are rarely used in the same sentence. While we do have some signature establishments such as Tiffany's, Luv-It, Pepe's, and Albo's ... for the most part, we are limited to fairly common offerings such as Carl's Jr. and Denny's. This is a shame for such an urban, inner-city neighborhood, but such is the net effect of suburban sprawl.  It is my hope, and even counter-intuitive expectation, that Las Vegas may actually reverse its pattern of honky flight.  As the outer fringes become cheaper and de-facto "low income" areas, perhaps the former-elite will begin questioning their 45 minute commute.  It's entirely possible that the central city will see a re-imagining.  If you are going to live among the riff-raff anyway, you may as well live closer to work and in a place that isn't completely infested with strip malls and lawn nazis. Dare to dream. Until such ... Read the full blog post...

Anyone who has made the drive from Southern California to Las Vegas is familiar with The Mad Greek.  Since there are billboards for this restaurant every dozen miles or so, it would be hard not to at least be superficially aware of its existence. Located in Baker, California, The Mad Greek is arguably the most popular diner between Vegas and LA.  Baker is also, inexplicably, home to the World's Largest Thermometer.  I am not kidding and I have no idea why such an attraction exists. Anyway, since I'm fairly impatient and have no desire to hang out in the middle of Tweedledick, Nowhere ... I typically zoom by this small town at the appointed interstate speed limit, and not a single mile-per-hour faster. One day about 8 years ago, however, it appeared that I was overly-optimistic with regards to the fuel efficiency of my vehicle.  I stopped in Baker to fill up my ... Read the full blog post...

If there is one universal culinary truth in Las Vegas, it is that our pizza sucks. It just flat out blows goats. As an East Coast transplant who used to enjoy good pizza on a very regular basis, this has always been hard to come to terms with.  Along with blowing goats ... a hobby I have picked up since I moved here. When I lived on the far west side of Vegas, there was a joint called "Villa Pizza" at Durango and Desert Inn which was actually pretty good -- but not good enough to keep me in that hellacious neighborhood of bored lawn nazis with whom I was constantly at odds.  I tried to organize a homeowner's uprising at one point, but all of my neighbors were so browbeaten into submission that they quivered and soiled their pants at the mere mention of the name of the HOA. It's been a very ... Read the full blog post...