Filed under: Events | Tags: Big Badass Burrito, Burrito, city, Cityspoon, Closing, Coupons, deals, employment, Event, Hotel, Las Vegas, Man Vs. Food, NASCAR Cafe, Nostalgic, Old Vegas, spoon, The Sahara
It’s official today at 1:40pm Sahara closed it’s doors today. 20 minutes ahead of schedule. It’s a sad day when workers are hugging and saying their “goodbyes” and “good lucks.” The last guests checked out at noon. Sahara was also put on the map from the Rat Pack and Sinatra. It had so much nostalgia of Old Vegas. They even have a street named after it.
Man Vs Food had the Nascar Cafe with the 2 foot burrito. Adam takes on one of Sin City’s wildest food creations: The Big Badass Burrito at the NASCAR Cafe. This monster is loaded with beef, vegetables, nacho cheese, and topped with scoops of sour cream and guacamole.
I didn’t frequent the Sahara, but I remember being 10 years old and the old Sahara being my first trip to Vegas, that’s where my family and I stayed. My uncle would get wicked deals from it. My cousins and I would get quarters to play video games, and once in a while we snuck a quarter into a machine to gamble. Then we’d do the touristy walk around and eat thing. We would end up back at the room renting a movie till us kids passed out and the aunts, uncles and parents would sneak off to feed the Vegas economy.
Yes folks the Sahara is no longer open for business. The end.
Filed under: CitySpoon | Tags: ABC, city, Cityspoon, Coupons, deals, Event, Fatherhood, Joseph Simmons, Las Vegas, Lavo, MTV, Palazzo, Rev Run, Run DMC, Run's House, spoon
It’s tricky…Joseph Simmons aka DJ Run aka Rev Run transformed from rapper to a minister and reality TV star. The Run-D.M.C. member shared his inspiring words of wisdom to Las Vegans May 14th and 15th at Central Christian Church. He spoke to old and new fans about his journey to entering fatherhood and becoming the grandfather of hip hop,from getting high to finding God and sharing his positive healthy newfound family life on the hit reality series Run’s House on MTV. The show was originally set to air on ABC until P. Diddy called with a better offer with MTV. Rev Run was skeptical because he wanted to the show to be family oriented, however, it could still accomplish that on MTV. He wanted to show the public the possibilities of reaping the benefits from living a virtuous lifestyle.
Simmons also spoke about the struggles in his own personal life, including the passing of his daughter in 2006 and the adoption of his youngest daughter Miley, now three years old, which he said was one of the best decisions he has ever made.
With over 2 million followers on twitter, Rev Run tweeted about finishing speaking at 5 services Sunday and will perform at Lavo nightclub inside the Palazzo on Wednesday the 18th. With the energy and comical relief Rev Run expressed in the church, it can only be imagined what he can do in a nightclub. Nonetheless, the rapper turned Reverend still knows how to get down.
Filed under: Deals | Tags: Atlantis, Caesar's Palace, cheap, circus, city, Cityspoon, coupon, deals, family, Fountain, fountains at Bellagio, free shows, Fremont St, fun, Las Vegas, lions, show, Sirens at TI, spoon, The Rio, the spoon theroy, TI, Treasure Island, Vegas
Over the last few years Las Vegas has gone through so many changes. Celebrity Chefs have come in to open restaurants; Jose Andres, Bobby Flay, Mario Batali, etc. Even high end shopping has expanded with places like Barney’s, Jimmy Choo, Tiffany’s, etc. One of the biggest changes is bringing Broadway shows into town. We lined the strip with The Phantom of The Opera, The Lion King, Jersey Boys. But we have a tip for you for some free shows when you come into town! Yep free is a deal!
Sure it’s not Cirque or Les Miserable, but it’s free and it’s fun.
The Fall of Atlantis Fountain Show
3570 Las Vegas Blvd S
866.227.5938
www.caesarspalace.com
Located in the Forum Shops at Caesar’s Palace. They have lifelike animatronic figures who are fighting it out to who gets to rule Atlantis. Is it fire or ice going to be dominant? You decide…Other than that, there’s a cool 50,000 gallon saltwater aquarium there with over 100 species of fish and plants.
The Festival Fountain Show
3570 Las Vegas Blvd S
866.227.5938
www.caesarspalace.com
An animated show of Roman Gods starring Bacchus, Apollo, Venus, and Plato. It’s almost a Three’s Company sitcom, that plays every hour on the hour 7 days a week.
The Fountains at Bellagio
3600 Las Vegas Blvd S
702.693.7111
www.bellagio.com
If you’re visiting Bellagio or cruising by. You definitely want to catch the Fountains. You can watch the fountains dance and shoot water hundreds of feet into the air to the sounds of Sinatra, symphonies, or songs like Nessun Dorma
It’s a beautiful site. Great date place to walk hand and hand, feel all warm and fuzzy romanticlike. Shows are usually every half hour starting in the early afternoon and every 15 minutes 7pm to midnight. Subject to change during high winds.
Sirens of TI
2200 Las Vegas Blvd S
702.894.7111
http://www.treasureisland.com
The Sirens is located outside TI, it’s like this Electronica high seas adventure that happens nightly. They sing and dance and they’re scantily clad women and washboard ab master seamen that put on a show usually 6pm, 8pm, and 10pm. It’s not America’s Best Dance Crew, but it’s fun to see and F-R-E-E! Who doesn’t like that deal?
World’s Largest Permanent Circus at Circus – Circus
2880 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702.734.0410
800.634.3450
Further down the strip in Circus Circus there high above the casino floor, the World’s Largest Permanent Circus performers do death-defying stunts every half-hour between 11 a.m. and midnight.
Acts include jugglers, unicyclists, trapeze artists and acrobats, oh my! Each act lasts about 10 minutes.
When you walk through the casino, follow the signs toward the midway – Otherwise you will be stuck joining the Circus and it could be dangerous.
The midway features Carnie games of more than 200 games of skill and chance; In the evening, the rotating “Horse-A-Round” bar featured in the movie “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” is definitely a must see if you’re a big Hunter S Thompson Fan
Masquerade in the Sky
Rio Hotel
3700 W Flamingo Rd
866.746.7671
www.riolasvegas.com
At the Rio there’s a huge stage with floating “Floats” overhead with dancers, singers, and people who like to chuck beads at you. No you don’t have to take your top off. It’s family friendly. But it’s a smaller version replica of Carnival or Mardi Gras….So where’s the kingcake?
Freemont Street Experience
425 Fremont St
702.678.5600
www.vegasexperience.com
If you’re up to it, a short cab ride downtown, or even if you’re driving…it’s where old Las Vegas is. A place to get cheap drinks, cheap food, and fun times. Freemont Street Experience is a covered area with Ziplining, free concerts on weekends and an awesome lightshow above. It plays accordingly with the song they blast nightly on a 500,000 watt sound system and 12.5 million lights. It usually starts every night from 8pm to midnight on an hourly basis. Yes I said Ziplining. It’s cool and new and fun! I did see some people get stuck once. It was pretty funny!
The Lion Habitat
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
702.891.7777
To honor the lion and help safeguard its preservation for future generations, MGM Grand Hotel and Casino has created a one-of-a-kind Lion Habitat as a showcase for public education and appreciation for this majestic creature of nature. The lion has been a part of the MGM heritage for many years, beginning with the legendary Leo, whose roars have welcomed generations of moviegoers to epics of the silver screen. The Lion Habitat is open daily from 11am-7pm. It’s pretty cool to see them close up and laying there. Sometimes I just wanna see them go crazy! But it doesn’t happen that often. It’s free and a must go!
Filed under: CitySpoon | Tags: BBQBoy, chopped, city, Costco, Curbside Cafe, dinner, food, Food Trucks, foodies, grill, H & H BBQ, Las Vegas, Local businesses, Lulu's, lunch, meals, Metro Pizza, parking lots, reality, Snow Cones, spoon, sweet bunz, The Great American Food Truck Race
In 2010 came the vehicular culinary extravaganza which changed the culinary world of Vegas. It’s funny because all these other cities are already ahead of us with these amazing trucks. This brings us to the topic of the day. With shows like “Chopped” or “Hell’s Kitchen,” even the “The Great American Truck Race” reminds us that this is the time for the “Foodie” or self proclaimed “Foodies.” These food trucks that are popping up all over the Vegas Valley are out and ready to cash in on this glorious concept!
For instance, on April 2, 2011 there was a Food Truck event with some of the local big boys like Slidin Thru, the LBS Patty Wagon, the snow cone ppl, plus some new ones like BBQ Boy and Sweet Bunz, Lulu’s , Curbside Cafe.
What made this cool was there were a lot of people there. It was like 200 an hour from just watching. It was nice to see droves of locals come out and support the local businesses. Even though there were some corp guys there, its the mom and pops that make it worth it.
It was cool because BBQBoy was the first Filipino Truck out. There was actual taco trucks there…OH Yea H & H BBQ was ridiculously off the hook! You need to check out the bohemeth they came with….one of the biggest smokers I’ve ever seen. It just gave me an idea to do our own CitySpoon sanctioned event with the trucks even from other cities….It would be amazing! Check out the video here!
Yes this is my cheesey attempt on Videography…but hey I tried!
How rad is it to have that many people show up and all that good food go out! With so much to try I hope people will come out and support more. Watch out big guys! Because the little guys are putting up a fight!
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