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| - Yelping is about sharing cool places. I am writing this review to share a cool restaurant in the shadow of the Las Vegas Strip that charges old school prices for good food. It is the Ellis Island Cafe in the Ellis Island Casino.
Sometimes I wonder if they call Las Vegas Boulevard the Strip because the inflated prices of the restaurants strip your wallet. Maybe I am exaggerating but the prices are high. Take the Nathan's in the Bally's food court. A fast food hot dog, medium drink, and fries is around $17. A block east of the Bally's food court Nathan's is the Ellis Island Cafe where you can have a chicken parmesain with pasta and marinara sauce dinner including cup of soup or salad plus beverage for less than $15. This was the kind of deal I appreciate when I am on the Las Vegas Strip.
Ellis Island Cafe is one of those restaurants where locals and tourists mingle. It really is a short walk along the south sidewalk of Flamingo Road from the Bally's food court doors into the Ellis Island doors. The upshot is there are a sundry of tourists sharing the full service cafe with the locals. Being a local, the restaurant is familiar. Ellis Island Cafe is the flagship of the Village Pub chain that is a popular restaurant /casino lounge chain across the valley. Although I was dining in the shadow of the Las Vegas Strip, I was truly in a Village Pub.
There were two omens that Ellis Island Cafe is a great deal. The first omen is "People love us on Yelp" and the second omen is the hour wait. Upon placing my name, the friendly woman at the podium informed me that there was an hour wait when she presented me with a beeper. I was free to roam the smoky casino or enjoy an Ellis Island draft beer at the bar. After tiring of walking the second hand smoke clogged casino, I took to waiting on one of the comfortable plush benches in the dimly lit restaurant.
If I wasn't decided on the chicken parmesain, there was so many choices to choose from. If it were any day instead of Saturday, there was a weekday special. And this was one major difference from the Village Pub. I recall the Village Pub offering a prime rib special on Saturday. Then again I could of opted for a steak special or several deals on the sprawling menu that I am sure included prime rib. Then again I could of ordered the delicious fish and chips, shrimp, or meatloaf that I have enjoyed at previous Village Pub visits.
Subsequential to the buzzer illuminating, I sat at a table in the dimly illuminated dining area. The waiter took my order. The waiter was a nice guy who volunteerily charged me for a coffee in lieu of a Coke to lower my check; however I would have liked to seen more of him. After placing the chicken parmesain on the table, if I'd seen him again I would have kindly asked for grated cheese because it does make pasta taste better. And I'd ask for a soda refill. From all my Village Pub there is usually a flaw with service. It reminds me of a Diner serving decent food at a reasonable price with a quirk in service.
For $9.99 off the Las Vegas Strip the food was a jackpot. We are talking chicken parmesain with pasta and soup for $9.99 that is a 777 a roll of the dice from the crossroads of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. This time I had a cup of cream of broccoli soup. Tasty and good! Last time I had salad with ranch dressing. Good! Both times the chicken parmesain topped with that melting cheese and delectable sauce complimented by pasta was satisfying and filling.
Just a roll of the dice away from Bally's value lives on at the Ellis Island Cafe. Thank you for taking the time to read this review. It's been a pleasure to share with you on Yelp the outstanding deals that Ellis Island Cafe offers in the shadow of the Las Vegas Strip.
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