Restaurants that have since entered the realm of legend, alongside the hotels that exist only on postcards. Later on, surf-and-turf specials, two-buck steak dinners, prime rib buffets and 99-cent shrimp cocktails would be the extent of Vegas food marketing-and, indeed, those things are still available. One of the best known publicity photos from the bygone era shows a showgirl frying two eggs on the blistering Strip in the height of summer. Yet Vegas has always marketed its food, as much to draw attention to itself as to establish its inherent difference from the rest of America. No one came to Vegas to dine, unless it was comped, and then only to pass the time before getting back to those other tables. The history of this desert playground is one of cheap rooms, cheap food and all-night stints at the craps tables. Let’s face it, Vegas is not a town built on foie gras. The 50 Best Casino Restaurants in Las VegasĮditorial Staff | Posted on Ap| By Adam Fine
