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| - I've been to the Mandalay Convention Center many times as an exhibitor or attendee - mostly for computer related conventions. I would say this for me is the "average" Convention Center - as its part of a hotel structure - and not a completely separate entity.
For the smaller shows, there are various banquet halls, which are partitioned off with fabric lined aluminum doors. For the larger shows, where it can take up the entire south hall - yes, the space is quite large, talking over several hundred thousand square feet. The most recent tradeshow I attended took up both North, and South Halls, along with several banquet halls. It's one hell of a show where that much space can be rented out.
The catering staff (that wear the Mandalay Bay uniforms) make quick work to ensure that there is massive amounts of premium drip coffee in the reserves, along with assortments premium cookies, chips, fruits, and sodas. One thing with any tradeshow is there has to be plenty of coffee.
With regards to food - I would give it 2 stars. The food court has food similar to a regular shopping mall - usually stuff that shouldn't be eaten at on a regular basis, such as pizza, tacos, burgers, barbeque, stuff that is supposed to resemble salad, American Chinese Food.
Basically food that is pre-processed and replicated with fat, sodium, then frozen, nuked, and kept warmed for your convenience. Oh, it costs a lot of money, and expect to be standing for a while to get your food. The food court is quite a walk for some away from the Convention Center, almost ten minutes of a brisk walk for busy shows, and considering how far it is, I would suggest walking a few minutes further into the shopping area of the Mandalay Bay. There's a small Mexican grill, the Border Grill, which I would recommend looking at to try to get away from the Convention Attendees or staffers.
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