Best of Las Vegas Results
The Best of Las Vegas 2008…what a great tagline. I wrote this as soon as the list came out. It makes nice writing and nice press for the local Las Vegas newspaper, but it is really not all that important to us locals. Try to keep in mind my two favorite Las Vegas restaurants – Gordon Biersh and The Crown and Anchor. I need to add several others to this list, but since both of these are really close to my house…they are in this post.
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The local rag here in Las Vegas called The Las Vegas Review Journalis an “OK” paper. They are definitely right leaning and do a pretty good job on reporting the news – regardless of their political viewpoints.
Every year, like most local papers, they do an online poll for “The Best Of” in that metropolitan. The LVRJ does a descent job of this but sometimes they miss the mark completely. If you are local like me, you have your own hotspots you like to frequent. I strongly encourage anyone coming to visit Vegas or who has just moved here to read this Review Journal article.
They even do a Razzie-type thing of the Best of the Worst. This is actually really cool. In this town, the press is part of the show and when you see someones face over and over again for the same things, you know that this list was needed. Our good friend Oscar Goodman, Las Vegas’ Mayor, made the list once again, but I don’t fault him for it. He is so freaking good for this city it is amazing. I love what he has done and what he brings.
Now, on the list itself, they have some celebrity type folks that give their favorite places. This is OK, but take their information with a grain of salt. They are just one person’s opinion and some of these folks are transient in nature due to their jobs.
I was really bummed not to see my two favorite pubs in Vegas. One is a chain and you have all heard of it – Gordon Biersch. I have been to almost every GB in the nation and this one takes the cake. This one is not like any of the others. If you are a local, or a visitor, go see Kala and Billy “The A-Team” on Wednesday or Thursday nights. They are the absolute BEST in town. They have the most amazing Southwestern Egg Rolls. Enjoy a Heff with lemon or skip it and go straight for their flagship beer, Marzen. Can’t go wrong with any of em.
The other is a genuine British Pub that made the list some time ago – The Crown and Anchor. This place is rough around the edges – just like a British Pub ought to be. They have all the soccer (or football everywhere else) matches and have genuine English food. They make some of the best Yorkshire Pudding around. Enjoy your favorite beer (Guinness, Bass or Boddington’s for me), take in a football match, and maybe even try some of the famous Snake Bite. Great stuff. And yes, if you are Brit coming to town, you will feel right at home. Almost every British native in town ends up here at some point during the week.
On all of the other stuff on their list, you can’t go wrong with it. There is always something to do in Vegas. From world-class clubbing on The Strip, to outdoor activities, to top-notch shows for every genre – this place never sleeps and you can get pretty much anything you want here, literally.
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