Where to start, I spend a lot of time at Red Rock because my day job is playing Poker Semi-Professionally. People ask me all the time where I play and why. I do enjoy playing all around town, I look for places with a lot of game choices, decent action and I love the Bad-Beat jackpots (although I've never hit one). Red Rock has all of these, you can get a good game with good action any day of the week. It just so happens to also be close to where I live.
I also like to mess around on the slots a little when I'm bored, tired of poker or just looking for a free drink. I've noticed the slots can run hot & cold. They also seem to run hot in sections together. There are days where no one is hitting anything and other days where everyone seems to be winning. My suggestion is if you & no one around you is winning play low limit and just take it easy. But if your machine is giving your money back almost every hand and people around you are winning, up the limit and go for broke!!
The Sushi Restaurant Hachi is pretty good but doesn't open till 5 and happy hour is only drinks. Wish they had a patio too. But T-Bones has a great patio and a great happy hour as well.
Sports book is one of the best in town, if you like to bet on sports this is the place. Unless of course you bet on UFC, because the Fertitta's own the Stations Casinos and the UFC you'll have to place your bet somewhere else. But you can always still watch the fights here for about $10.