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| - This is probably one of your better bets for a late, late night meal on the strip. Many of the 24 hour coffee shops in the casinos either stink or will have very long waits. Many casinos are trying to cut costs. For example, Bally's coffee shop is not longer 24 hours. That means the cafe at Paris is supposed to serve not only Paris, but also Bally's (they are connected by a shopping area). Imperial Palace closed down their coffee shop and now their late night options are Ginseng 3 or the really overpriced Burger Palace. Ginseng 3 is a bit off the beaten path so there usually isn't too much of a wait. I think we had to go up 2 or 3 escalators to get to it. We wouldn't even have know about it if we hadn't seen the advertisement at the monorail station (I'm sure the marketing guys will be glad to know their sign worked).
Ginseng 3 is pretty much like the standard 24 hour tofu houses one finds in K-towns all over. They do throw in some other stuff like Chinese food, a sushi menu, and if you want some late night Korean BBQ they will bring a small grill to your table. The prices are really high though, but that is to be expected given its location. I think I paid $17 for a soft tofu meal, which is about $7 more than it costs here in Southern California. Still, I'd take it over the $12 burger and fries at Burger Palace any day. The server did not ask how I wanted the tofu and it ended up being spicier than I like.
I think we liked this place more than we should have because we were in good moods being in Las Vegas, had a few drinks, were starving, and felt lucky to finally find a place were we could be seated right away (everywhere else was at least a 1 hour wait). This is definitely a place you go when you have no other choice. The food isn't bad. It is pretty good actually, but the prices bring down their rating score.
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