During a recent visit with some family from out of town, we decided it would be fun to try Guy Fieri's Las Vegas restaurant. We are all big fans of his. I think the overall feeling of our visit is that it was worth trying once but this will not be a regular rotation location. It was our mistake for going on a Friday night on the weekend of Life Is Beautiful. Is there a worse time we could have chosen? Perhaps New Years but that just seems crazy. This was busy enough. The Linq (hotel) was not even going to let us park valet because they were booked solid. But there are a couple of elderly and handicapped members of our familial group that don't get around so well. My dad told the valet attendant that we were going to Guy's and he took care of the parking situation for us. Cool.
So we get into the casino and put in a name for the seven of us to eat at Guy's. There was a long wait because it was so busy. And there was very little seating outside of the restaurant for waiting purposes. The bar was crowded too. We got a couple of drinks and continued waiting. When we finally got called up we were taken outside to the patio area. It was hot and very loud with the adjacent Carnival Court just a few hundred feet away. It was difficult to enjoy dinner when we were sweaty and struggling to hear each other. Inside didn't seem much better. Just as crowded and loud though noticeably cooler.
For all the people who were there I was surprised at how quickly our food came out. Of course with a smaller menu such as this place has, the preparation must go quickly. Opinions on the food were decidely mixed. My aunt and I both got the onion ring burger. She enjoyed it. I thought is was over cooked. But I like my burgers pink in the middle and she likes them well done. My other aunt and my grandm split a beef dip. My grandma did not seem to enjoy it much while my aunt loved it with the spicy horse radish sauce. My dad and step mom both ordered a pulled pork sandwich which they seemed to like. Most of us had fried with our meals. The fries were intriguing. You get shoe strings, crinkle cut and waffle cut fries all in one little paper taco. The crinkle cut and waffle cut fries were my favorite because you can actually taste the potatoes. Shoe string fries are too easy to over cook. And they aren't the best for dipping in ketchup.
This place is a hopping madhouse and very Fieri-centric. There are pictures of him with celebrities everywhere. And so many different products with his name/face. The man is a marketing genious. As far as the restaurant goes, meh. I'd rather pay half as much at Red Robbin for a jucier burger and a quieter atmosphere.