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| - This is a bit of a belated review - we dined at Ellis Island last month.
The casino itself is kind of depressing. It reminded me of a Lucky Lil's (a casino/convenience store chain) that you would find in rural Montana. Or maybe a older, run down, tribal-owned casino somewhere in the Midwest. I don't know - just depressing.
The walk from Bally's was long and hellish (yes, I'm talking to you, mentally unstable guy talking loudly to yourself), but we thought we'd walk a bit to build up an appetite.
We also saw some poor bastard drive his car over an abutment right in front of one of Las Vegas' finest. He ripped up the undercarriage of his car AND got a Dewey. Daily double!
I was about ready to abort the visit when I smelled the ribs. Oh. My. God. Those ribs smelled awfully good. Unfortunately it was too cold to dine outside, so we found a table inside (which was...depressing).
The ribs were pretty much outstanding, the beer was cheap, and our party of two got out of there for $32 (includes $8 tip). Cheap. The ribs had a lot of sauce on them, much of which I was wearing for the rest of the evening.
It's worth the trip if you like cheap and good food. I don't mind lower end places --- I usually stay on Fremont, for God's sake! I just didn't care for the atmosphere here. Just me, I guess.
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