I was prepared to not like Margaritaville. I figured this was going to a formulaic theme restaurant with mediocre burgers. You typically see Margaritaville's in resort areas. This time we were at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas waiting to see an 8:00 show. Everybody was hungry and thirsty and our alternative was the Food Court.
We started off with drinks. While a margarita would have was the natural choice, I lighted on the specialty cocktails. Most were rum-based with fruit juices. I had my party face on so I went for the "It's Five O'clock Somewhere" cocktail. One aspect of the sweet party drinks is they go down easily. If you don't pace yourself, you'll find yourself face down again in Margaritaville.
Fortunately dinner came before that could happen! I had the salmon with bourbon sauce. It came with rice and a generous amount of green beans. This was a good meal. The salmon was a bit dry as they left it cooking to get the bourbon sauce to caramelize but they offset it by including a nice amount of tartare sauce. The combination worked perfectly.
By now I was both sated and buzzed. At this point, the floor show started. The show consisted of two people sort of dancing with stilts. It was cheesy but fun. We lustily sang along with the chorus then had a piece of key lime pie. Everyone left with a big grin.