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| - "LUCKY" is what you'll have to be if you walk away from Mr. Lucky's 24-7 with a pleasant dining experience. Here's why. I've lived here in Las Vegas for 13 years and dined at Mr. Lucky's 24-7 numerous times, mostly after my guests asked about it and/or to take advantage of the dinner specials (e.g.: the "off the menu" $7.77 steak & shrimp dinner). Sounds like a great special, right? Well, THAT'S where the experience always derails at Mr. Lucky's. First, the wait staff tends to greet you and treat you like they're doing YOU the favor of taking your order; they ALWAYS seem to have chips on their shoulders, which dampens the whole tone of being in the hip surrounds of the Hard Rock Casino/Hotel. Second, they don't tell you that you have to order other items with the off the menu specials, like drinks, and it can get a little testy when THAT shoe drops. Finally, especially with the $7.77 steak & shrimp deal, while the shrimp are usually just OK (often overcooked and spongy), the steak has ALWAYS BEEN AWFUL! Every time I've purchased this meal, hoping it would be satisfying, the steak was a grisly, chewy, over-cooked shoe-sole slab of meat that tasted awful. It has NEVER been a pleasant experience! In fact, you'd be lucky to consume more meat than fat, gristle, bone or other un-chewable portion of the low-grade steaks they serve. It's as if the "chef" deliberately asks for the worst shoe-leather grade beef from his purveyors to make this meal. Shameful! Here's a tip--go down the street to the Ellis Island Casino and Brewery (on Paradise and Flamingo), where for $9.99 you can get a delicious higher grade steak meal with steak, potato and salad AND a choice of freshly brewed beer or root beer (both which are brewed right there on the premises)! The ambiance is a big step down from the "hip" Hard Rock, but the you WILL walk away thinking "WOW! That was a really good meal!" SO, SKIP MR. LUCKY'S and head to ELLIS ISLAND JUST DOWN THE ROAD! You'll get much more Lucky there. . .
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