They don't call it "sin city" for nothin! I've been back from Vegas for a good month now and have yet to blog about it so I figure before I do anything else this Memorial Day weekend I better get on it! Vegas was a total blast and I'm more happy now than ever that I went and that I enjoyed some great times with AC & LMO!
For all of you non Celiacs, my gluten free restaurant rundown might bore you but to you I say, use this to your benefit for tips on good "overall" places to eat!
We stayed at the super fabulous New York New York Hotel & Casino. The first restaurant we ate at was the Nine Fine Irishmen right in NYNY. GF menu, awesome tasting food, live Irish music! A wonderful welcoming experience to Vegas! I ate the Brie Stuffed Chicken Breast and it tasted great!
What better way to ring in the NFL draft on Saturday then to have lunch at the ESPN Zone, also in our hotel/casino? Not to mention that the place was crawling with testosterone! No GF menu here but I got a burger, no bun and a baked potato.
PF Chang's inside Planet Hollywood was a favorite. I've indulged in PF Chang's here in Michigan so I am very familiar with their GF menu. I got my usual Singapore Street Noodles w/sauce on the side. I would say that if you've never had PF Chang's, gluten free or not you absolutely need to!
The one and only unpleasant GF eating experience I had while I was in Vegas was on Saturday night ay the restaurant Olive's inside the Belagio. Olive's was an early choice because of the awesome atmosphere. A very positive email from the executive chef assuring us that there would be many GF options available set my comfort level pretty high. Well let's just say there were NO GF options available. Both managers on the floor knew I was frustrated and neither bothered to come over to the table to talk to us. It was awful. I ended up eating very little of this raw beef dish that our waiter, Rick, drummed up. Thanks again Rick for your efforts and sorry again for my slight rudeness. All frustrations were postponed until later the next day as I proceeded to enjoy the rest of my evening!
Sunday night, after seeing the Cirque du Soleil show Zumanity we went out with a bang for our last meal of the trip at Gallagher's Steakhouse. No GF menu here but I asked the waitress if the chef could accommodate and they did! I got the filet with a baked potato and it was so amazing!
Overall, my Vegas GF dining experiences were very good. You just have to do a little research before your trip. Make sure you know your surroundings and be aware of the types of restaurants that are going to be in close vicinity to you. You don't want to get there and be like, "duh, I don't know" and waste your whole trip trying to figure out where to eat!
Yay! Can't wait to go back!
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