Circus Circus
Dishing
Hot Dog Sliders at Rock & Rita’s
July 7th, 2011
This restaurant and bar celebrates great American food, and this dish is the perfect example. The four mini hot dogs come in every way possible: classic, chili dog, the Blazin’ Cheese Dog topped with Butt Burnin’ Blaze Sauce and the Dirty Dog topped with sliced tomatoes, onions, sweet relish and banana peppers. Read more »
Seven Questions
Jason Egan
The man behind Circus Circus’ Fright Dome talks about scaring jaded kids, the lasting appeal of chainsaws and the coolest ways to die
October 28th, 2010
Haunted houses lose their luster in the light of day. There are no chainsaw-wielding maniacs to jump from behind dark corners or flashing strobe lights to disorient me as Fright Dome mastermind Jason Egan guides me on a sneak peak at the eighth installment of his Circus Circus-based Halloween attraction. It is at night when they come alive. Under the cover of darkness, Egan’s blood-crazed zombies and demented clowns are reminders of why I tend to stay away from haunted houses—they’re supposed to scare you. Read more »
Green Felt Journal
Welcome to the 13th Floor
October 21st, 2010
About this time every year, theme parks around the country get a monthlong reprieve from the off-season as they re-theme themselves for Halloween. No one wants to float down a lazy river in October, but being chased by zombies through a maze is another story. Locally, Circus Circus is making the most of scare season with two attractions that promise to terrify patrons. Read more »
Dishing
Hot Dog Sliders at Rock & Rita’s
September 23rd, 2010
This restaurant and bar celebrates great American food, and this dish is the perfect example. The four mini hot dogs come in every way possible: Classic Dog, Chili Dog, The Blazin’ Cheese Dog topped with Butt Burnin’ Blaze Sauce and the Dirty Dog with sliced tomatoes, onions, sweet relish, and banana peppers. Read more »
Society
Drink and a Show
August 26th, 2010
Rock & Rita’s at Circus Circus hosted “Flair for the Cure” on Aug. 18. Co-sponsored by the American Cancer Society’s Young Professionals Against Cancer and some of the world’s top flair bartenders, the event raised $6,387. Nearly a dozen bartenders took the stage to flip, spin and juggle while creating their fantasy drinks, which were then auctioned off, with other treasures, for the charity. Read more »
Event
Flair Play
Style still counts in bartending, as the revived Nations challenge proves
August 12th, 2010
On Aug. 16, 50 internationally ranked flair bartenders will go tin-to-tin for $25,000 as new arrival Rock & Rita’s revives the Nations International Flair Challenge from its one-year, recession-induced hiatus. Yes, flair is still going strong, despite the long rift over the merits of this flamboyant bartending style. Mixologists and cocktailians curl their lips at the mere mention of those on other side. No one understands this chasm better than Ken Hall, who, along with colleagues such as Tobin Ellis of BarMagic of Las Vegas, has spent his career straddling that chasm. The six-time world flair champion bartends and develops cocktails for Light Group, but he also has been successfully running flair bartending competitions since 1993. Read more »
