Visited 6/29/2010
Las Vegas is no longer a place with cheap eats, crazy comped or special promotion. It is now officially a high-end resort capital that wants you to pay $ for everything. All hotels now include something so called the “Resort Fee” which charging a big waping of $10~20 + tax DAILY!!.If you are a budget traveler that are here just for the shiny neon lights and paying your tribute to all the spectacular hotels. And you don’t particular enjoy the overpriced foods. Forget Denny’s or Fast food! Ellis Island will be the oasis for your budget. By the end of the meal you will feel you just experienced a Mirage phenomenon.
When you arrived to Ellis Island, which is on Koval street two blocks behind Paris and Planet Hollywood, don’t get shocked by how run down the place looks like. (beside a super 8 hotel) I am not trying to trick you. This may be the best steak experience you ever have.
Grab a sit at one of the leather sofa booth or a table. It is a typical old fashion family restaurant setting. A waiter would hand you a typical family restaurant menu which includes all sorts of items from sandwich, pasta to breakfast items. The waiter here may look intimidating but they are very friendly and sweet.
You may be tempted to order some regular items from the menu or even the 3 dollar breakfast special. But Just ignore all those and order the “Steak and Beer dinner”. (Which IS NOT on the menu, and again Yes they have it) The waiter would ask you if you want soup or salad, then choice of bake potato, mashed potato or rice. I typically go for soup + mashed potato but the salad is nice too. (The baked potato is a bit plain so i don’t recommend it). Then you will need to choose a beer that you want. Ranging from light to dark you can see the “Beer chart” on the dining table. They actually have similar taste it just the darker the beer is the stronger the taste it is. For those who absolutely don’t drink you can have root beer as well. (Why are you in Vegas?)
The beer is very tasty and smooth with a strong accent of rye taste. As you can see this is no small glass of beer.
The soup is always rich and flavorful and not over Iodized. I say it is 50x better than your typical Campbell soup. You also get a nice dinner roll to go with it.
Last but not least the Steak. I have to apologize that I already devoured well more than 1/2 of the steak before I realized i forget to take a picture. The steak is weight more than 10 oz and it is not your typical Denny’s or Sizzler’s dry up steak. It’s tender and nicely aged. The only down side is with the strong air conditioned room the huge steak gets cold quite easily. If you like your steak to be hot for a longer period you might need to order medium-rare.
Oh I haven’t mention all these are only $6.99????? Is this a Mirage or what!
Food: 26/30
Interior: 13/30
Price: under $10
Notes: Highly recommended as a late night go-to spot. Opens 24/7! Hack it is a Must go spot, your Vegas trip isn’t complete without this. After your night out in the town you need your piece of quiet here.
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