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| - Okay I always loved IKEA back in New York where I grew up, so was ultra sad when we moved to Vegas and there wasn't one. Can you imagine how stalker I became when it was announced that IKEA was coming to Vegas?? Food is super cheap here (99cent breakfast, free coffee, and lunch/dinner entries range from $1-6). You get anywhere from desserts, treats, to their infamous meatballs, pasta and salmon and more. The cafeteria is always clean (yes my kids have spilled soda all over the place on more occasions than I am happy to admit, and the associates were all over that spill with mops and signs like ninjas in the night). There is a kids area with tiny tables & chairs, plus a tv console playing movies all day long. Add in a few activity centers, and my kids are entertained always while I sip some coffee with my cheesecake. You are served food on ceramic ware, beverages in glass cups, and there are silverware to dine with. I never see plastic or paper plates unless it is the weekend or something event where dishwashing is just beyond possible for them. Okay enough about my obsession with the cafeteria. Did I mention that the chilcare center downstairs is offered free of charge? You can drop off your potty-trained kids for 1 hour (or up to 1.5 hours if you are a family card member, free to sign up btw). Sometimes there is a waiting list as the area becomes filled beyond capacity, but I've never waited more than 15 minutes for my kid to get in there. There has always been a flatscreen tv playing all the latest kids movies in the lobby, equipped with small chairs for the kids to view, and couch areas for the parents to wait. Lately they started putting coloring paper and markers/crayons out there too! Okay let's move onto the shopping. Upstairs is where you'll find the displays and model rooms to get your inspiration. Although I've seen people use the tiny pencils and charts to write down where to locate their products from the warehouse, I'm more prone to just snap a picture of it on my phone. Downstairs is where you'll find the storage of all your products. Many larger pieces need to be put together by YOU tho, so be prepared for some hands-on work. Our last Billy bookcase came with an instruction manual but nothing in English, so we just followed pictures to put it together. Definitely please please Please check out the Last Chance section before heading to checkout. It is basically attached the pieces that are display items, or have been purchased and then returned, or are slightly damaged. I've found great coffee tables here ($30 or so) that were on display, as well as a couple armchairs for about $90 each. Be sure to inspect the couches for rips as most of them will have some kind of defect that is easy to patch up. I deeply support their mission for keeping as many out of the landfill as possible, and these Last Chance items are a great way to do that, as well as save some cheddar. On your way out the store, is a market & bistro area to purchase some swedish treats & groceries. Great way to pickup some frozen editions of whatever you liked from the cafeteria. I've gotten 3 packs of the swedish meatballs for $19, and also picked up the salmon and veggie medallions here. There is a self-serve candy bar, and somewhat of a concession stand right before the exit. Hotdog & soda combo for $1.50. Soft yogurt cone for $1, and you can tell the kids that it's ice cream. Awesome and delicious way to end our shopping journey! PS - it's okay if you start your IKEA adventure in the wrong direction - we usually go against the flow of traffic since we started from the cafeteria instead of the lobby like others. Just be courteous and stay on the right side. Be mindful of running over tiny humans as you pass thru the kids section.
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