"0"^^ . . . "2014-12-20T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . "I came here this summer and to be quite honest, I read the reviews and knew exactly what to expect. Because of this I wasn't at all disappointed. \n\nWhen you walk into the restaurant, it's fairly laid back and it's open in the front so you can look out over the casino floor. That being said, a restaurant like this, with this type of layout, in this particular casino, will never, let me repeat in case you read that wrong, NEVER be a 5 star gourmet experience. If you are coming to this place looking for that, you will be horrendously disappointed, and if you do so after reading this review, then it's ya own damn fault. ;)\n\nWhat you CAN expect from this place is exactly what it sounds like. \n\nFirst off, it's called Big Al's. Not Alfredo's or Fredrico's or anything of the fancy sort; it's called Big friggin' Al's. Which means, (you guessed it!) casual. Casual atmosphere, casual noise level, casual service, and is geared toward casual patrons. \n\nSecondly, it is an Oyster Bar, so what, you may ask, did I find myself enjoying soooo much that I gave this place 4 stars? OYSTERS PEOPLE!!! OYSTERRRRRSSSSSSAAAAH! \n\nTheir oysters are affordable, plump, fresh, and just overall awesome. And I've had some nasty slimy oysters in my short time, believe you me! The other thing I tried was one of the bloody maryish oyster shooters and an actual bloody Mary. Make sure if you order a mixed drink to stir it up; they put the ingredients in so it looks nice (for a casual place) but you have to stir it up to blend everything. \n\nAs far as the other food, (my best friend got the Alfredo), def sub par but not at all what I came for. \n\n\n4 stars because the oysters for which it's named were just what I wanted, exactly what I came for, and enourmously affordable. But not 5 because it is a restaurant and it wouldn't kill them for the other food to be better, but again, not what I came for so counting very little toward the weight of this review. So if you don't like oysters, I don't recommend this place, but again, if that's the case, don't go to an Oyster Bar lol. ;)"^^ . . "4"^^ . "1"^^ .