June 17, 1999
Access Vegas Insider Vibe – June 17, 1999
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This Issue: WCW Nitro Grill at Excalibur
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Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Scenic Southwest Tours – by plane, bus, or even helicopter! You’ve seen the glossy ads in the tourist brochures. You’ve thought about it. You come all the way to Las Vegas — why not see one of the some of the most famous landmarks in the world! Don’t by tricked by web sites & magazines that offer discount tours. Taxes, park fees, permits can almost double the price. Our prices are inclusive – no hidden charges! Best Las Vegas Tours
LAS VEGAS NEWS – of interest to tourists:
GOLDEN GATE .99 SHRIMP COCKTAIL – The Golden Gate’s infamous .99 cent
shrimp cocktail is still the same price, but it now served in martini
glasses, which appear to be half the size of the old glasses. This is the
third glass-size reduction in 6 years to maintain the longtime price of
this special but it’s still a good deal. The Golden Gate is at 1 Fremont
St. downtown and this quaint, historic hotel can be booked online (free
price / availability search) at:
TITANIC IS SUNK – Las Vegas legend Bob Stupak’s plans to build a casino
with the theme of the Titanic were sunk by the Las Vegas city council
because of objections by neighbors backing the area. He was planning to
build in on the site of his Thunderbird Hotel which is
located halfway between Fremont St. Experience and the Stratosphere on LV
Blvd. (the Strip). The area isn’t designated as a casino development district.
Now Mr. Stupak is looking to reopen the Moulin Rouge, a shuttered hotel on
Bonanza Rd. about a mile west of downtown. The Moulin Rouge was the first
racially integrated casino in Las Vegas. The Review-Journal has quoted
Stupak as saying “The attraction is, it’s 1999 and the black people need
their spots, The ones with their Cadillacs need a place to go. There’s a
need for it.”
Word is that Bob isn’t exactly on the A list with the NAACP after that
comment, but they can’t knock him for dumping 20 million into a minority
area that desperately needs it. Full story available at:
http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/May-25-Tue-1999/news/11238051.html
QUARK’S HAPPY HOUR – Trekkies (and everyone else) can enjoy Quark’s
“Intergalactic Happy Hour” featuring $4.25 crab legs and beer Monday nights
from 4-7 PM through July 26. There will be food, prizes and entertainment.
The special features 1/2 lb. of snap & eat crab legs with a bottle of
domestic beer. You can also get a bucket of beer (4 domestic bottles) for
$5. Quark’s is at the Star Trek Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton (go to
http://www.accessvegas.com/rooms/las-vegas-hotel-reservations-strip-area.htm and click on the Hilton link).
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Quick Concert Notes:
MOTLEY CRUE & SCORPIONS – These two hard rock legends play Mandalay Events
Center on August 11. Tickets are available online by going to
http://www.komp.com/komp/main.cfm?Page=Home and clicking on the
information. Don’t forget to book your hotel right there at Mandalay Bay.
Click to http://www.accessvegas.com/las-vegas-strip-hotels.htm and click on the Mandalay
Bay link.
FEATURE STORY – WCW Nitro Grill at The Excalibur Hotel
World Championship Wrestling (WCW), in their efforts to beat the World
Wrestling Federation (WWF) to town after the WWF purchase of the Debbie
Reynolds hotel on Convention Center Dr. recently opened the Nitro Grill in
the old Wild Bills Saloon & Steakhouse area of The Excalibur (second floor).
Unfortunately, the haste of getting this up and running along with the
shoe-strip budget are all too evident. For the most part, they just emptied
out the steakhouse and put up some arena-style lighting girders and a 30
foot tall TV screen which plays recent pay-per-view and other WCW wresting
events nonstop.
The problem is that the entire place still has the old look and feel. From
the bad multicolored carpet to the red, yellow, and green booths, this
place still screams EXCALIBUR in the worst sense in every category. No
wonder the steak house failed — imagine eating in a cheap mid evil Circus
Circus setting and you have this room. A photo is online at
http://www.nitrogrill.com/ngint.jpg — see for yourself.
The food has some cute names taken from the WCW wrestlers — hamburgers
like the Goldberger, Hoganburger, and Stingburger. The onion ring order is
called Wrestling Rings and the chicken fingers Broken Fingers.
I tried the Flyin’ Filet, advertised as a “10 oz. center cut filet — our
most tender steak” (see http://www.nitrogrill.com/menu_5.html ). This steak
was a standard steak dinner with baked potato, salad, and rolls with a
price tag of $15.99. The steak wasn’t bad, but if this is their absolute
most tender steak then they need to employ some of the wrestlers to jump up
and down on the meat before they cook it.
The price was a bigger issue. This isn’t New York City or Chicago. This is
Las Vegas — probably THE most value conscious destination in the world.
While most casinos aren’t practically giving away the food like they used
to, you still except a LOT of bang for the buck in casino restaurants
(whether the casino runs them or not). And to add insult to injury, this
meal is virtually identical to the Binion’s late night $3.00 steak dinner
which I find the time to enjoy 3-4 times a month.
The problem is that once you get past the halfhearted cutesy wrestling
theme, this place is really just Applebee’s on steroids, with an inflated
price to match. The same appetizers, steaks, and sandwiches that you can
find in every coffee shop in town — at a 30% surcharge. If you are a
wrestling fan, stop on by the place, pick up a t-shirt, and move on. Their
website is at http://www.nitrogrill.com
By the way, before the hate email pours in from wrestling fans, let me
point out that I have watched wrestling on and off since I was 5 years old.
In fact, I prefer the WCW over the WWF for televised wrestling. But their
restaurant is going to empty out your pockets quicker than the tables
downstairs. Hit the buffet next door. It’s not the best in town, but at
least you get what you pay for.
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All contents copyright 1999 Ted Newkirk
June 17, 1999
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