the #1 rule of cafe cortez is "don't look at your food, just eat it."
the food is not only good, it's REALLY good. straight forward american fare (this would be a great place for euros to get a TRUE american experience). there are some things, in particular, that stand out:
* burgers -- especially the breakfast burger
* tuna melt
* prime rib -- uneven, but tends to be more hit than miss
* motzo ball soup -- the undisputed best in town since canter's closed ... kenny epstein owns this place ... think about the kind of soup HE would want
* hash browns
there are two soups that are the best of their kind:
beef barley (monday only)
lentil (sunday only)
with the exception of anything having to do with potatoes, stay away from the vegetables (although i really like their super-soggy corn on the cob).
the entire casino floor is like a time machine into 1965. downtown is booming, partially because of the eC's involvement with everything down there ... you better believe that sitting at the cafe cortez you're in a living museum and that entire area is just getting more and more valuable ... economics won't let it last forever ... enjoy it while you can.