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| - After being denied access to XS Nightclub due to our collective lack of vaginas, my companions and I said "eff that noise" and decided to go off-Strip to have cocktails with the locals.
A gaggle of tragic, alcoholic, but absolutely hilarious locals.
That's who populates the Garage, a nondescript building at the back of a random shopping plaza a few miles east of the Strip.
It feels a lot like my neighborhood dive bars in San Diego, except this one has the added bonus of video slots on the counter. I guess it was an auto body shop back in the day, since there are random signs for Valvoline and other automotive stuff on the walls. The drink prices are loads better than on the Strip ($8 for a fairly large gin and soda), but not exactly cheap. My drink was on the weak side, though. I could see that the bartender only put a few drops of gin in it, but I wasn't about to start making a fuss in a unfamiliar bar in a unfamiliar city at 1am.
Also, the cigarette smoke inside is thick. There's no ventilation like in the Strip hotels. If you're from California and not used to a smoky bar, consider yourself warned.
Apparently the best time to go is the two-for-one happy hour, which runs from 11am-7pm everyday. If I'm ever back in Vegas and want to sneak away form the hotel pool for a little bit of day-drinking, I might return to the Garage. Other than that, I'll probably skip it next time.
See you around, Garage...
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