Oscar's
A Near Hit
Former Mayor Oscar Goodman’s steak house doesn’t quite ‘meat’ expectations
March 1st, 2012
I recently wrote a short history of the Las Vegas steak house for the April issue of Saveur magazine in which I included a quote from former Mayor Oscar Goodman, whose moniker is on a new steak house under the dome at downtown’s revamped Plaza Hotel & Casino. “No one cares where the meat comes from,” he told me. “They want a big martini, a few broads and a nice evening.” Mr. Goodman: That thinking is behind the times, even for the downtown crowd. Read more »
Green Felt Journal
Mob Neighbors
February 23rd, 2012
If the Mob Museum proves to be a draw, expect the casinos of Fremont Street to play up this part of their history. It wouldn’t be the first time downtown has changed to meet the times, though this time it might be looking to the past to get to the future. Read more »
Valentine's Day
Eat Your Heart Out
How much do we love an amazing Valentine’s Day dinner? Vegas Seven counts the ways
February 9th, 2012
Looking to wine and dine your Schmoopie, CuddleBum or BooBear? Be a hero this Valentine’s Day by showing the one you love that you know the way to his or her heart is a lavish, multi-course prix fixe dinner. And drinks. And dessert… Here are just seven of our favorites. Read more »
Diner's Notebook
New Year treats and predictions, the other Oscar’s, and top Indian
January 19th, 2012
The coming year will bring new trends in the restaurant industry as well, according to no less a sage than John Mariani, Esquire’s scribe and blogger extraordinaire. (Read him at JohnMariani.com). He predicts that there will be several famous chefs closing their restaurants in Las Vegas during 2012—though he’s not naming names, so be warned. He goes on to say that Asian dumplings are going to be among the hottest dishes, and also that the Old Fashioned will achieve its once preeminent place in the cocktail world yet again. Furthermore, he’s banking on the locavore movement, doughnuts and Peruvian cuisine, even if he thinks that there “isn’t all that much to it.” Read more »
Diner's Notebook
Steak Oscar, another New Year and store-bought chicken that’s actually good
January 12th, 2012
Her honor, Mayor Carolyn Goodman, was on hand to bolster her husband’s newest venture, the downtown steak house Oscar’s, housed in the Plaza under its fabled dome. The concept is “Beef, Booze and Broads,” and there will be a stable of scantily clad women on hand to chat up customers. The hope is that it will help revitalize downtown. And if what I ate is an indication, things are off to a reasonable start. Read more »
Comrade Grumpy’s Peeve of the Week
Broad Street Bully
January 12th, 2012
As every self-respecting downtowner knows by now, Oscar’s Beef, Booze and Broads opened at the remodeled Plaza Hotel in December. The name of the joint was another attempt to insert the “old” Vegas into the new. Some such attempts work; this one does not. Beef, booze: fine. We all know our former mayor’s affection for a gin and a good porterhouse. But can we draw the line at “broads”? Read more »
Scene Stirs
Seven reasons to lift up a glass … to the New Year!
January 5th, 2012
A new year calls for some new haunts. Now open for your imbibing enjoyment: Mob Bar on Third Street and Ogden Avenue, Public House in the Venetian, Old Homestead in Caesars Palace, Hyde Bellagio, 1 Oak in The Mirage, Lynyrd Skynyrd in Excalibur, Bottles & Burgers in Tivoli Village and Oscar's in the Plaza. Now, who's buying? Read more »
