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| - Vegas StrEATs... I am truly disappointed in this sub par attempt to add a sense of community and hip vibe to downtown Las Vegas. As a local who is excited about the revitalization efforts downtown my first, and last experience at StrEATs has almost taken away that excitement completely!! Surly this can not be the vision that Tony Hsieh and his group have for downtown Las Vegas... is it?!
I came to StrEATs with my wife, 2 kids and my 14 year old sons friend, eager and excited to experience this event for the first time. As soon as we arrived it had the feeling of a carnival/circus!! We were immediately taken back by the fence that corralled everyone who entered the venue. It became obvious that this was not going to be like the street festivals found in Chicago, Boston, L.A., even Phoenix! We were then hassled, err... hustled by a carnival, freak- side show dunk tank guy that was charging money to dunk some poor girl into a cess pool of water! Still having an open mind we walked the confined venue trying to connect with it in some way. Unfortunately, one of the biggest reasons for our immediate disconnect was the DJ that was blasting club tunes from the top of the "TopShop bus." This is downtown Las Vegas!!!!! Freemont Street!!! Vintage, Rat Pack era Vegas, NOT the Strip!!!!! Save that clubbing music for the clubs on the strip, do not insult the history of that area with a barrage of club tunes reminiscent of a Jersey Shore episode! Speaking of Jersey Shore, the clubbing music unfortunately attracted the type of cheesy people you would find at a Tijuana discotec on Revolution Street. Additionally, we had to muddle through crowds of degenerates from the seedy side of Las Vegas that came out to hassle you and blow cigarette and Budweiser laden breath all over you... disgusting! As for the food trucks... we didn't even bother eating there! First, the prices are INSANE! Last time I checked food trucks were supposed to be economical, at least they were supposed to be cheaper than dining at a traditional brick and mortar restaurant... this was not the case at StrEATs. The prices, coupled with the trashiness that the nauseating club music attracted and the carnival type environment that was invoked on us made us come to the conclusion that this was totally not what we were expecting. Instead we opted for a meal at a restaurant back in the friendly confines of our suburban Summerlin home.
We are so disappointed!! I hate to say it but I hope StrEATs goes away OR completely gets revamped. Instead of a tiny, confined area to host this event, open it up to include more StrEETs so that it can then be called a "street festival." Look at the city of Chicago to see how they do their festivals. After all, the month of June in that city is "festival month" so I'd say they have some experience in setting these things up. Also, get rid of the DJ and club music!! Have live acts that go there and play vintage, Vegas tunes to bring back that Rat Pack feel that everyone loves!! That is what defined downtown for so long and what everyone wants to see come back. It would be so much more appropriate to have a DJ play those tunes than to have a DJ spin annoying club tracks! This in turn will attract the hipster, yuppies and young educated and older sophisticated folks that will ultimately support the revitalization efforts downtown!
Until then, I will not be returning to Vegas StrEATs... it was a complete let down and utter disappointment for us all!!
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