[Cyborgt800]

Well, for me, eating out is more economical, offers better variety and healthier than what I could cook at home.

[ScoopLV]

Originally Posted by jlawrence01

They are Grade A pasteurized eggs, so as to prevent salmonella poisoning that can be found on many egg shells. Most high volume food operations have used them for years after some of the issues that occurred in New York about 20 years ago.

No, they are processed, pre-mixed eggs which come out of a bag. Kind of like Eggbeaters, except on a much larger scale. Yes, we use pasteurized eggs for poached, over-easy and other "customer wants to recognize it as an egg" preparation. But if the order comes through for scrambled or an omelet, it's the egg-in-a-bag mix, being held for cold storage in a bain marie and dished out with a ladle.

[tr00th]

Wow, I didn't think this would grow this big. I figured I would post the article because Las Vegas has alot of buffets, resturaunts and fast food outlets that you some of you would eat out alot.

But seems to me, that most locals make food at home. So, if I may ask....how often do you guys eat out in a town full of choices calling your name each night?

[Buzz123]

We have always bragged that you can eat out cheaper than eating at home, but it's really a myth. Maybe if you're single and eat crappy food, but even then, I doubt it. Last night my wife and I shared a chicken sandwich with two iced teas at the sports book deli in Wynn. It cost us $25.00. It's getting as bad as New York here since the prices are geared to tourists who are used to such high prices, and no longer priced for locals.

[pommysmommy]

Originally Posted by ScoopLV

No, they are processed, pre-mixed eggs which come out of a bag. Kind of like Eggbeaters, except on a much larger scale. Yes, we use pasteurized eggs for poached, over-easy and other "customer wants to recognize it as an egg" preparation. But if the order comes through for scrambled or an omelet, it's the egg-in-a-bag mix, being held for cold storage in a bain marie and dished out with a ladle.

Hmmmm. Can I request eggs at the Bellagio for the omelet?

[Cyborgt800]

Last night my wife and I shared a chicken sandwich with two iced teas at the sports book deli in Wynn. It cost us $25.00.

Sure, hitting the tourist spots will cost you but what about a lot of the buffets that are only $10-14 per meal if you're a local?

I could go to Jack-in-the-Box for $8.00, Subway for $9.70, order pizza for as little as $15.00 delivered or I could go to Rio or Station casinos and eat a healthy variety for $10-14. $14 being the Rio for dinner.
Lets see, at the buffet I get fruit, a variety of meat, fish and vegetables...desert if I choose. Usually I eat a sweet potato to satisfy my sweet craving so no desert.

Where else could I eat two kinds of ribs, prime rib, ham, chicken, salmon, cod, sushi, crab, broccoli, corn, sweet potatoes, green beans, lasagne, spaghetti, macaroni, salad, a variety of bread, Mexican, Italian, American, Chinese and other types of food...all you can eat for that price? You certainly can't cook all of that for one person for that.

[maloyo45]

ScoopLV speaks the truth. If you are the sort of person who reads labels when grocery shopping, seeking to avoid things like high fructose corn syrup, excessive sodium, trans-fats and so on--well, it's a good thing you can't see the ingredient lists for restaurant food. Pre-processed, heat and serve foods; eggs in a bag, "fancy" pre-made desserts plated with artistic dribbles and dollops of syrups and garnished to look like somebody spent hours preparing the glorious confection. Not exactly. And this is true not just in LV, but in restaurants throughout the US.

If you don't worry much about ingredients, don't mind processed heat and serve foods, and your body can handle it then restaurants/buffets may be a good value. If not, cook and eat at home.

[pommysmommy]

Originally Posted by maloyo45

ScoopLV speaks the truth. If you are the sort of person who reads labels when grocery shopping, seeking to avoid things like high fructose corn syrup, excessive sodium, trans-fats and so on--well, it's a good thing you can't see the ingredient lists for restaurant food. Pre-processed, heat and serve foods; eggs in a bag, "fancy" pre-made desserts plated with artistic dribbles and dollops of syrups and garnished to look like somebody spent hours preparing the glorious confection. Not exactly. And this is true not just in LV, but in restaurants throughout the US.

If you don't worry much about ingredients, don't mind processed heat and serve foods, and your body can handle it then restaurants/buffets may be a good value. If not, cook and eat at home.

Yikes. I am going to print this and ask VIP services to give it to the head of Food and Beverage.

[airics]

you can also go to Pasta Cucina at Aliante and sit at the bar.... 1 Lobster Ravioli, 1 Lobster/Shrimp Canneloni, 1 salad, 1 minestrone soup, 2 glasses of wine, 1 glass of italian liquor...$43

[jlawrence01]

Originally Posted by Cyborgt800

I could go to Jack-in-the-Box for $8.00, Subway for $9.70, order pizza for as little as $15.00 delivered or I could go to Rio or Station casinos and eat a healthy variety for $10-14. $14 being the Rio for dinner.

Lets see, at the buffet I get fruit, a variety of meat, fish and vegetables...desert if I choose. Usually I eat a sweet potato to satisfy my sweet craving so no desert.

Where else could I eat two kinds of ribs, prime rib, ham, chicken, salmon, cod, sushi, crab, broccoli, corn, sweet potatoes, green beans, lasagne, spaghetti, macaroni, salad, a variety of bread, Mexican, Italian, American, Chinese and other types of food...all you can eat for that price? You certainly can't cook all of that for one person for that.

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Personally, I agree with you ... to a point. You cannot prepare a wide variety of food for one person for the price you pay at many of the locations in Las Vegas

Most of the buffets are a step up from the prepared entrees that you would buy in the local supermarkets.

The Rio is at $28 - but then I realized that locals get a 50% discount.

Most of the value meals that I have had in Las Vegas have been along the Spring Mountain corridor.