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Circus Circus - The Steak House
2008-11-12 12:48:00
The Steak House at Circus Circus. I read so many reviews saying this place is great. Unfortunately, we were a little disappointed. The service was great. But they didn't cook our meat correct. First, they messed up mine and my husband's steak for how we wanted them to be cooked. I said well done and he said medium well, and they did the opposite. The second time, his steak was right, but mine wasn't, so I returned it again, and the third time, finally I got my steak. Because of this, our potato and vegetables were cold. I've never returned food this many times.Bananas Foster was excellent. Really good after heavy steak.Dinner includes bread, vegetable and your choice of black bean soup or house salad, garlic mashed potatoes, baked potato or rice pilaf.Black bean soupSaladtopping for baked potatoRibeye $44Petite filet (filet mignon) $37Bananas Foster $7menuRating: 3 / 5Repeat: Maybe(702) 794-3767http://www.circuscircus.com/dinin g/the_steakhouse.aspx

Bellagio Labor Day Weekend Gourmet Buffet 2008
2008-11-10 10:04:00
Labor Day weekend was really busy in Las Vegas. We had RFL at Bellagio and we were planning to go to Olives, but we didn't have a reservation and it was all sold out for this day, so we changed our plans and went to this buffet. We had a line pass, so we got in about 5 minutes, but if you don't you'll have to wait a couple hours. The line was the longest I have ever seen for the Bellagio buffet. This special buffet was $39.95 a person. But I'm not sure what's different from regular buffet, maybe they had A LITTLE bit more food, but it looked almost the same. CLICK HERE for Nov. 2006 buffetCLICK HERE for 2006CLICK HERE for dessert in 2004CLICK HERE for 2004Bellagio buffet usually has Beef Wellington.Sushi was AWFUL. I was so surprised they were serving this low-quality sushi, as there were so many Asians here. Rice was mashed, and octopus or something was super hard, and hijiki had no taste. All I can remember is the sushi was sucky.Pizza and calzoneIf you know where the buff...
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Silverton Casino - Seasons Buffet 2008
2008-11-08 13:04:00
Seasons Buffet at the Silverton Casino in July, 2008 . This was the lunch buffet and about $10 a person.We got here 15-30 minutes before they closed (I think they close between lunch and dinner). And I don't know if that's the reason, but there was only one waitress, also there were nobody at the carving station area. Service was awful, every time we asked for drinks, we had to wait over 5 minutes. I don't think they were actually making the water or Coke so I don't know why it took so long.I ordered orange juice, but it didn't taste like orange juice. It tasted like medicine or fake. I also ordered coffee, and it came in a big mug with lipstick marks and coffee stains on it. Ice cream tasted like medicine also. Dessert was cheap buffet quality, and Chinese food was awful.Overall, the food was awful, there were flying bugs, dirty dishes, and bad service. I don't recommend. You should just go to Sundance Grill Cafe.Rating: 1 / 5Repeat: NOhttp://www.silvertoncasino.com/categor. ..
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Homemade Diced Chicken with Cashew Nuts
2008-11-07 07:23:00
We like to cook Chinese food when we want something very quick and easy. This is one of the recipes: easy and delicious homemade chicken with cashews. You can buy the cookbook HERE. We love this series of cookbooks. Always works.Diced Chicken with Cashew Nuts (Serving: for 2)300g (10 2/3 oz) chicken meat100g (3 1/2 oz) fried cashew nuts100g (3 1/2 oz) green pepperMixture A: 1 Tbsp. water 1/2 Tbsp. each soy sauce, corn starchMixture B:5 sections green onion 6 slices gingerMixture C: 1 Tbsp. each water, soy sauce 1/2 Tbsp. each cooking wine, corn starch 1 tsp. sesame oil 1/8 tsp. pepper1. Cut chicken into 1.5 x 1.5cm dices, marinate with A for 30 minutes. Discard the seeds and dice green pepper.2. Heat the wok, add 2 cups of oil; heat to 248F (120C). Soak chicken in hot oil and lift out to drain. Keep 1 Tbsp. oil in the wok, stir fry B until fragrant, then add in green pepper to fry. Fi...

Red Mango frozen yogurt
2008-11-06 08:49:00
Frozen Yogurt at Red Mango . To me, the taste is just like any other frozen yogurt. I can't tell the difference of frozen yogurt. But one thing that is different about this "Red Mango" is that they have mochi for topping. We liked the mochi topping a lot. This is the regular frozen yogurt with mochi topping. big air pocketThis is the green tea frozen yogurt with blackberry.Regular frozen yogurt with raspberries, blackberries, and mango, $5.The mango was really hard and it wasn't sweet yet. And another big air pocketRating: 3.5 / 5Repeat: Yeshttp://www.redmangousa.com/
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Cafe St.Louis - Paris hotel
2008-11-04 11:39:00
Le Cafe Ile St. Louis at Paris hotel, Las Vegas. I don't know what happened to this place, but when we ate here, in July, the food was awful, and the service was terrible. We just couldn't believe how everything sucked. After we were seated, we didn't get a waiter for 30 minutes, yup, 30 minutes not even water, and we couldn't place our order. Finally we received free bread and it wasn't so good.My husband ordered fish & chips, and I ordered La Parisien, "one of the most famous sandwiches in Paris", but my sandwich really sucked. The bread was awful, actually the free bread we got was better than this, so I made a mini sandwich with a left over roll. After making one mini roll, I still had half of the sandwich left, so I just ate ham.While we were waiting to get the waiter, we saw Chinese customers eating Chinese food next to us, so we asked the waiter, and we found out that they have a secret menu for Asians. But we also saw that these Chinese people were spitting out ...
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Vegas offers
2008-11-04 07:46:00
Here's the offers we just received.Imperial Palace:2 complimentary nights, 2 tickets and pre-show meet & greet passes to The Lost Trailers Sahara: New Years Eve Celebration3 nights, an exclusive dinner party with food, open bar, music and dancingClub Grazie:Complimentary nights, $25 in free playTreasure Island: New Years CelebrationIncludes formal dinner, party, complimentary accommodationsTreasure Island:3 complimentary nights, 2 complimentary meals at the buffet, $100 gas rebateBinion's: $7,500 Candy Cane Lane Slot Tournament, Dec.12-14Includes 3 complimentary nights, a special Candy Cane Lane breakfast buffet, a Candy Cane Lane giftThe Orleans: Cowboy Up! Slot Tournament, Dec.4-6Includes 3 complimentary nights, afternoon cake & champagne awards presentation
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Bellagio conservatory, July 2008
2008-11-01 10:53:00
Bellagio conservatory in July 2008 . Amazing. They made this mini Bellagio just like the real one, including the fountain show. CLICK HERE for Oct. 2007.CLICK HERE for Aug. 2007.

Jazmin's Bakery - Newhall, CA
2008-10-31 07:37:00
Jazmin's Bakery / Panaderia in newhall, CA. I guess the owner is Mexican, since this place sells not only cakes, donuts and pastries, but also tamales, quesadillas, ojos, bolillos, etc. I don't know much about this area, but there are some Mexican supermarkets and restaurants around here, so maybe you can get good homemade tamales and other Mexican food at this bakery.Hard to believe that I can actually get a donut ball for 10 cents in 2008. That's a really good deal.None of the cakes had name tags, so I don't know their names. The taste was OK, for $2.50. donuts 10 cents each, 30 cents totalTiramisu $2.50 $2.50 I don't remember if the pink part was raspberry or strawberry.$2.50 I think the yellow part was custard, and the white part was cream or something.Rating: 3.5 / 5Repeat: YesJazmin's24330 San Fernando Rd.Newhall, CA 91321(661) 799-2915

Vegas offers
2008-10-29 07:50:00
Four Queens: New Year's package3 complimentary nights, 2 tickets to the VIP New Year's Eve Party at Canyon Club, 2 tickets to the Fremont Street New Year's Eve party, 2 tickets to the New Year's Day Breakfast at Binion's Ranch SteakhouseTreasure Island:3 complimentary nights, $200 free play, $100 food and beverage creditSahara:3 complimentary nights, $50 dining credit, 2 Fuego show tickets, $50 free play a dayGolden Nugget:3 complimentary nights, $150 ($300 on selected days) free playCaesars Palace:2 complimentary nights, leather jacket Monte Carlo:2 complimentary nights and tickets to Jonas Brothers
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Sushi Go 55 - Little Tokyo, CA
2008-10-27 21:44:00
Sushi Go 55 in Little Tokyo , Los Angeles. It's located inside the same shopping mall with Mitsuwa. The food was fresh, and tasty, also not so expensive. Service was good, food arrived quickly. You'll get abetter deal at lunch time, so go for lunch.Tako-su (vinegared octopus) $6Albacore $4.50, Egg $3.50, Yellowtail$5.50, Eel $4.50Look how thick and fresh it isShiitake Ebishinjyo age $6Fresh shiitake mushroom with minced shrimp served tempura styleIt was a pretty small serving and a little greasy, but I loved the flavor.salt for shiitakeSome of the dinner menuRating: 5 / 5Repeat: Yeshttp://www.sushigo55.com/Sushi Go 55333 S. Alameda Street #317Los Angeles, CA 90013(213) 687-0777Mon-Fri: Lunch: 11:15am - 2:15pm, Dinner: 5:30pm - 10:00pmSat and Sun: Lunch: 11:30am - 2:30pm, Dinner: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
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Izumiya - Hizen Nagasakiya Nagasaki Castella
2008-10-25 11:52:00
Izumiya Hizen Nagasaki ya Nagasaki Castella (sponge cake). When I saw this at Mitsuwa, I just had to get it. Because it says it's actually made in Nagasaki, Japan. I can get this without flying to Japan. It's a really soft sponge cake, a little sweet, but not like American yellow cake. Very elegant and melting in my mouth. Really good with tea. This castella was just so good. It was worth paying $4.49. There were 3 flavors, this one was honey, they also had green tea and ... I forgot the other one.$4.49 at MitsuwaRating: 5 / 5Repeat: Yeshttp://www.n-izumiya.com/

Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill fast food
2008-10-23 14:08:00
We had a free fish taco coupon so we got food at Rubio's. This was my first time trying Rubio's.My opinion is it's too expensive for the quality of the food. Their famous fish taco really sucked. I had one bite and felt so sick. That fish tasted horrible, just like some of the other fast food frozen fish. I thought the portobello and avocado combo was kinda weird, although I didn't eat the avocado since I don't like them. It was kinda messy. Don't order this portobello while you are on a date. Anyway, if there's El Taco Llama near where you live, that's 100 times better than this nasty fast food. Enchilada Plate $5.29"Corn tortilla enchiladas covered with fire-roasted enchilada sauce, melted jack and cheddar cheese, sour cream, and salsa fresca. Served with black beans, rice and chips."World Famous Fish taco $2.09"Rubio's original Baja-style fish taco since 1983. Crispy beer-battered fish, shredded cabbage, mild salsa and our tangy white sauce."Grilled Portobello $3.29"Co...
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Vegas offers
2008-10-23 03:50:00
Here's the offers we just received.Monte Carlo: Reveal New Year's Eve 2009Includes 3 complimentary nights, welcome gift, 3x Point Play or $300 in promo chipsMonte Carlo:3 nights in a suite, $250 in Monte Carlo Bucks, 3x Point PlayNew York New York:3 complimentary nights, 20% off at three NY NY restaurants, $100 in free playGolden Nugget: $40,000 Passport to the Gold Buckle slot tournament, Dec.1-3Includes 3 nights, $50 in slot play, $100 food & beverageCaesars Palace: Holiday Shopping Extravaganza, Dec.19-213 free nights, $100 gift certificateFlamingo:3 complimentary nights, 2 tickets to the Kuh Ledesma/Vina Morales concertFlamingo: New Year's Celebration3 complimentary nights, $25 commemorative New Year's Eve chipSilverton: $15,000 Gobble up the Cash slot tournamentIncludes 3 nights, $100 in free play, $25 dining credit, 2 free tickets to the Commodores concertHarrah's: $60,000 Packin' Aces Invitational Poker TournamentIncludes 3 free nights, $25 Total Rewards Discover Ca...
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Caesars Palace - Roman Tower Hotel Room
2008-10-21 00:03:00
Roman Tower hotel room at Caesars Palace . This is the older tower and this room didn't have a bathroom door. If you are staying by yourself, it would be fine, but not for us. Luckily, we were staying somewhere else too. Looks like some of the Roman Tower rooms don't have bathroom doors, so if you care about that, make sure they have it. Other than that, the room was fine. Of course, the Augustus Tower is much nicer and bigger.There were red "disco" type of lightsshampoo, conditioner, body lotion, shower gel, soapsshoe mitten, sewing kit, vanity pack, shower caphttp://www.caesarspalace.com
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Bourbon Every Burger chocolate snack
2008-10-20 04:24:00
Bourbon Every Burger chocolate snack. The bun is a biscuit, with semisweet chocolate and cream in between. 2 packs (8 pieces each). It's pretty and I loved it. I couldn't stop eating. $1.48 at Marukai supermarketComparing the size with a coffee bean.Rating: 5 / 5Repeat: Yeshttp://www.bourbon.co.jp/catalog/categ ories
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Homemade blueberry muffins
2008-10-18 07:25:00
So we made blueberry muffins. We used a recipe on the Daisy sour cream website and the reason is because we had sour cream and we wanted to use it. We didn't have time to go through all our cookbooks to find muffin recipes. 2 1/2 cups flour 2/3 cup sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 cup Daisy Brand Sour Cream 1/4 cup milk 1/2 cup melted butter 2 beaten eggs 1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries not thawed 1/4 cup cold butter 1/2 cup quick oatmeal 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons cinnamon Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Batter: Beat 2 cups flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, sour cream, milk, 1/2 cup melted butter, and eggs until thoroughly mixed. Fold in blueberries. Pour into muffin tins. Crumb Top...
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El Taco Llama
2008-10-17 04:39:00
El Taco Llama, Mexican fast food in the Valley area. Another one of the Mexican places with food that I can eat. I usually don't like Mexican food and I can't eat it, but this one I can. It was actually very good. One taco for $1.25 with lots of meat in it, much better than Del Taco or Taco Bell. Taco $1.25 x 2Burrito $4.25Rating: 4 / 5Repeat: Yes8709 Corbin Ave.Northridge, CA 91324(818) 885-591824374 San Fernando Rd.Newhall, CA 91321(661) 255-7035Van Nuys Blvd # 109Van Nuys,CA 91402(818) 997-9252

Vegas offers
2008-10-16 08:43:00
Here's the offers we just received.Palace Station: $20,000 Lucky 7s Fall Slot TournamentIncludes 3 free nightsFour Queens: National Finals Rodeo, Dec. 4-13Includes 3 complimentary nights, 2 complimentary NFR tickets to one performanceStratosphere:3 complimentary nights, $200 holiday cash, $100 food and beveragePalms:3 complimentary nights, $100 in free playHilton: $15,000 Charity Toy Drive Slot Tournament ($99 entry fee, 1st place $4,000)Includes 3 nights, awards banquet
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The Palazzo - Cut
2008-10-14 10:02:00
Wolfgang Puck's "Cut" at the Palazzo. It's a very popular place, we had a reservation, but still ended up waiting over 30 minutes. The waiting part always sucks, but we got a booth, great service and the food was delicious. So we were pretty happy with this place.We both loved our appetizer: "crab and shrimp Louis". I ordered the kurobuta pork chop. It was huge, probably like 2 pounds, we shared, of course. It was sooooo soft. I basically don't like pork, EXCEPT bacon and kurobuta. I know, it sounds strange. Since this is Wolfgang's restaurant, I figured I could probably get really good kurobuta pork, and it was good. Very flavorful, and I can just keep going eating, never get sick of that taste.My husband ordered the turbot, because he never had it before, and Gordon Ramsay always uses this fish to make his fish dishes. He loved it, but I wasn't crazy about it. Maybe just because I don't like to eat cooked white fish and, to me, it was kinda no taste.Even though we were so ...

Vegas offers
2008-10-13 03:26:00
Here's the offers we just received.Caesars Palace:3 complimentary nights, $200 cashCaesars Palace:2 complimentary nightsTreasure Island: TV Giveaway, Dec.11-21Includes 3 complimentary nightsStratosphere: New Year's Eve Countdown to 2009Includes up to 3 complimentary nights, New Year's Eve party with dinner, dancing and party favors, display of fireworks, complimentary photo, special giftTotal Rewards:Imperial Palace: $15,000 Jingle Bingo PartyIncludes 3 complimentary nights, 2 bingo tickets, $50 Total Rewards Discover cardRio: $35,000 December video poker tournamentIncludes 3 complimentary nights, $50 Total Rewards Discover cardHarrah's: $60,000 Deck the Halls with cash poker tournamentIncludes 3 complimentary nights, $50 Total Rewards Discover card
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Frances - Little Tokyo
2008-10-11 13:42:00
Frances bakery in Little Tokyo . Very Japanese-style cakes. All fine, but because most of them are made with kinda the same sponge cakes I started getting bored with the flavors. Or maybe my choice wasn't good? Still, if I'm in the neighborhood, I don't mind to come here and try some other cakes.Domino $3.25Mango Passion $3.25Mont Blanc around $4.50Green Tea Red Beans $4.25My least favoriteRating: 3.8 / 5Repeat: YesFrances Bakery & Coffee404 E. 2nd St.Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 680-4899Mon-Fri 7:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Sat 8:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
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Payard Patisserie & Bistro - Caesars Palace, June 2008
2008-10-10 07:55:00
One of our favorite places to eat, Payard at Caesars Palace . Part of the reason we really like this place is because everything is homemade, no pre-made instant stuff. They used to have a dessert tasting menu for dinner or something like that, but they don't have it anymore. I ordered eggs benedict and it was sooo good. The best eggs benedict I ever had, although I don't know how many times I've had it before. What I remember is I had crab benedict at MGM cafe and it was awful and it cost the same price. My husband ordered the nicoise salad, because he always wanted have a nicoise salad and they had it. He loved it. We also ordered soup of the day, it was rich and creamy but too heavy for me.CLICK HERE for pics from early 2008 .CLICK HERE for pics from 2007.*Join JBF Award Winner François Payard at Caesars Palace?s Payard Pâtisserie & Bistro for a hands-on demonstration of some of the most decadent and delicious desserts featured in his latest book, "Chocolate Epiphany: Exce...
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Vegas offers
2008-10-10 07:44:00
Here's the offers we received recently.Caesars Palace:2 complimentary tickets to Garth Brooks, 3 complimentary nightsRiviera:2 free nights, $200 gas rebate, $25 food credit, 2 free show ticketsMirage:3 complimentary nights, $300 in free play, $50 in Mirage RewardsMain Street Station / California: Play & Win Blazing Slot Event3 complimentary nights, $99 in free spinsGreen Valley Ranch: $50,000 slot tournament, Oct.31-Nov.2Includes 2 free nights, Halloween partyRio: World Series of Poker Ultimate Experience, Nov.7-11Includes 4 complimentary nightsThe Orleans: 2008 End of the Year Bash slot tournament, Dec.19-21Includes 3 complimentary nights, awards banquet
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Cream Pan - Tustin, CA
2008-10-09 07:44:00
I finally found my favorite bakery in California. Probably my personal best bakery around Los Angeles. Every single item I bought was excellent. You could easily find the same taste of this bakery in Japan, but it's so hard to find here in America. The only problem is that they close at 4pm and it's located in O.C. We got here a little before 2pm and already more than half of their items were gone, also the bread I wanted was sold out.Everything is pretty reasonably priced compared to other bakeries with this quality. The ciabatta bread kinda looked bad to me, but when we sliced it, it looked pretty good. We made panini or something, and it was very good.Prices I wrote might be mixed up.bread $2It's good itself, but when I toasted it and put on butter, it was REALLY good.blueberry danish $2croissant $1.60sweet potato $1.50azuki cream pan $2.70ciabatta $2Rating: 5 / 5Repeat: Yeshttp://creampan.net/index.htmlCream Pan602 El Camino RealTustin, CA 92780(714) 665-82397am to 4pmClos...

Sundance Grill - Silverton casino
2008-10-07 08:57:00
Sundance Grill at Silverton casino. The food and service, both fine. It's not fine-dining food, it's more like food you make at home. The shrimp scampi had so many big shrimps. You don't get this many shrimps at restaurants on the Strip.breadFried Calamari, $7.95Shrimp Scampi, $14.95Some of the menuRating: 3 / 5Repeat: Yeshttp://www.silvertoncasino.com/categor ies/Open 24 hours
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Dunkin' Donuts 99 cents small latte and pumpkin latte
2008-10-06 07:34:00
Dunkin' Donuts has small lattes for 99 cents, weekdays 2-5pm. Dunkin? Donuts also has a Pumpkin Latte . Try with a freshly made Pumpkin Muffin and Pumpkin Donut.https://www.dunkindonuts.com
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KFC Japan has new limited-time menus
2008-10-03 11:22:00
Japanese fast food places always have unusual menus. KFC just released these new limited-time-only items. This yuzu chicken really makes me hungry and I really wanna try!This is spicy Yuzu chicken. 1 piece 260 yen, it's about $2.50 or so.http://www.kfc.co.jp/menu/detail/index .cgi?pid=OR_campaign_72Yuzu + fried chicken. That sounds very Japanese to me.233kcal, 15.4g fatThis is the chargrilled chicken sandwich with teriyaki sauce. It's 350 yen.http://www.kfc.co.jp/menu/detail/inde x.cgi?pid=OR_campaign_73360kcal, 18.4g fathttp://www.kfc.co.jp
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Vegas offers
2008-10-03 08:55:00
Golden Nugget:3 complimentary nights, $300 Macy's gift card or $200 cashBellagio: Birthday offerIncludes 3 complimentary nights, $200 in free play, complimentary lunch for two at SensiCaesars Palace: Comedy Festival offerIncludes 2 complimentary tickets to any two comedy shows, 3 complimentary nights
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Bellagio Ragtop Riches slot tournament, July 2008
2008-10-02 06:10:00
Ragtop Riches slot tournament at Bellagio. Prizes were 3 expensive cars, plus cash. Every tournament session had buffet-style food. And as always the slot tournament food at Bellagio is better than Bellagio buffet. The best part is that it's all free.Fresh made-to-order omlet. You choose the ingredients, including crab meat!For coffee / teaMake-your-own potato skins
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