Good Bar food, lots of beer on tap. If you're on the south side of the strip and looking for somewhere to get a couple beers and a good burger (at strip/casino prices) The Pub inside the Monte Carlo is definitely a place to check out. Also has a great look out to the Monte Carlo pool.
If there's not a game on/when the pool isn't active, the sound level is right around usual restaurant chatter, so it's easy to meet up here with friends to start our trip down the strip, or especially to City Center (A 2 minute walk to the escalators/Elevator to get to the tram).