And the award for “Most Vegas-y Vegas Place for Business” goes to... the Vortex at the Linq. It’s a spectacular outdoor space above a huge ballroom containing a 7,000-square-foot, color-changing edifice, which looks like a tornado that froze mid-twist during a rave. The runner-up was every strip club in town.
Future You: Get tickets to the Big Blues Bender at the Plaza.
You: Why? It’s in September.
Future You: Well, they may sell out soon. And you don’t want to miss a blues fest
headlined by Buddy Guy.
You: Of all the things you could’ve come back to tell me...
Presenting The Art of the Strip Tease...
“It starts with you, your date and a jumbo shrimp cocktail. Then, a juicy New York strip, carved
tableside. Expert wine pairings. Goose-fat potatoes. And for dessert—baked Alaska, flambéed right before
your eyes.”
“Strip Tease” is Strip House’s new late-night tasting menu. Sorry?
Sushi Takashi (pictured) is a handsome-looking restaurant run by the former head chef at Tsunami. The Waterhole serves poke, sushi and other raw comestibles against a backdrop of specifically curated musical selections every night. Both places just opened in Chinatown. Related: you should go to Chinatown.
Occasionally, you require an unassuming refuge from the constant hubbub of the Strip. But you have some stipulations. Like “It must have alcoholic slushy drinks, five-rum coconut coladas and cucumber mojitos.” Also: “There should be a pewter bar with built-in video poker.” Everyone’s definition of “unassuming refuge” is different.
