Where do locals REALLY eat out?

It occured to me that Las Vegas is a large city, with residential neighbourhoods big distances from The Strip. These areas must have their own restaurants that locals eat at.

In London if you want me to recommend the best restaurants around they will be spread out over a huge area. In Vegas they are confined to a very small area.

It seems to me therefore that visitors are possibly missing out on some great out-of-the-way places to eat. Maybe I%26#39;m wrong and all decent restauranteurs setting up in Vegas head where the masses are.

But I%26#39;d love to hear from locals (if you are prepared to divulge your secrets to a visitor) if there are any great neighbourhood restaurants.

Thanks.

PS - If you are paranoid and don%26#39;t want your local eatery being overrun then feel free to send me a private message. I know it goes against the idea of forums, but sometimes you%26#39;ve just got to look out for yourself!

Where do locals REALLY eat out?

I%26#39;m not a local, but my Father in law is and we just came back from a visit with him. We too enjoy the cheaper/local spots, but they do get harder to find. He lives in North Las Vegas (13 miles from strip), but most places we have gone with him tend to be chains. If you are looking for cheaper places to eat, we find that the Station hotels/casinos are good deals. We went to Palace Station on Sunday for the breakfast buffet, it is off of Sahara a couple of blocks from the strip. The buffet at the Mirage where we were staying was $23 pp, but we ate for $23 for both of us by going to Palace Station. We also like downtown for eating out. Vegas is fairly easy to navigate so sometimes it%26#39;s best just to ride around and see what you find.

Where do locals REALLY eat out?

Thanks, AMEN.

I%26#39;ve been to Vegas a bunch of times before and never ventured away from the Strip or Downtown. Now I%26#39;m planning a trip for next month and while I%26#39;m excited by a lot of Strip restaurants/buffets I want to get something different from this trip.

It%26#39;s not a cost saving thing, although in this climate that doesn%26#39;t hurt.

It%26#39;s interesting to know that it%26#39;s mainly chains. Those I can give a miss!

Hash House A Go Go!!

www.hashhouseagogo.com

If you go to Hash House, you might want to plan a doggie bag or order one meal for every two people. I have never seen such large portions.

Remember, there is always Ellis Island.

For a number of years Austins at Texas Station was the #1 rated Steakhouse by locals in the LV Review-Journal.

We tried it a couple of years ago and found it excellent, and of course more reasonably priced than those at the Strip hotels.

Ellis Island gets locals, I%26#39;ve talked to quite a few of them in there.

I understand locals come to restaurants in and around the tourist areas. Of course they do, some are going to be very good and cheap. Hash House and Ellis Island have been on my list of musts for some time now.

Maybe I%26#39;m searching for the wrong thing here, but what I%26#39;m after is the restaurants out of the tourist areas that the locals, and only the locals, go to.

Hash House IS out of the tourist area! It%26#39;s about 15-20 min. away from the Strip. Another area that locals go to that has great food is the Chinatown area, if you want Asian food. But more and more tourists are starting to go there though because it%26#39;s mentioned a lot on sites like this if you%26#39;re looking for the best and most authentic Asian food.

Locals like chain restaurants, based on the results of Best of Las Vegas and surveys of that ilk. There are some out of the way spots but I think we know about most of them. There are some great spots downtown and in offstrip casinos but I get the impression that it is really difficult to do something unique away from the strip.

Don Antionios Pizzaria, Bootleggers or the place just across from South Point I forgot the name.