From: anya black dupree (dlvdisc@geekbabe.com)
Date: Mon May 10 2004 - 22:08:00 CDT
>Pre-DLV Dinner/ Milano's Pizza and Pasta, Paradise at Naples
>Nice food, but this place lacked space, seating and the service seemed
>to slow progressively as more and more people arrived. [See general
>comments on food places]
I really like Milano's. We have to figure out a way to handle larger
crowds.
>Decided not to trek across town to Flex. [See general comments on bars]
I didn't either.
>Happy Hour / Hamburger Mary's, Paradise at Harmon.
>Dinner / Hamburger Mary's, Paradise at Harmon.
>Well I only got there for a happy "ten minutes" but Hamburger Mary's was
>welcome relief after the day in the car. Food and drink OK and
>reasonably priced.
I thought the food and service were quite good. I wasn't particularly
worried about the time it took.
>Lake Mead Boat Cruise / Meet at San Remo, carpool to site.
>This was kewl. Well actually it was HOT (108F when we left the boat) and
>fairly windy as well.
I enjoyed the boat tour as well.
>Happy Hour / Hard Rock CAFE , Paradise at Harmon.
>Dinner / Hard Rock CAFE , Paradise at Harmon.
>Kewl place. Good food. Ribs and Chicken Rule!
I enjoyed the Hard Rock dinner and it was well planned. Seems like they
can accomodate large groups, however if it gets much bigger, we may end
up spread throughout the room.
>Ovation, The Show / Ovation Theatre,
>I'm not entirely sure what show we saw, although by the time we got
Thsi is the "V" show that moved out of the Venetian due to the
remodeling of their showroom.
>It was a fun show, with lots of good artistes. The humour was good and
>while I had seen the masks act twice before at Showgirls of Magic, it as
>funny this time around. I guess the actual results from this act are
>always unpredictable.
I enjoyed the show, but i didn't find the theater particularly
comfortable. It's kind of hard for people in the back to see the show
when all the seats are on a flat floor.
>Dinner / Carluccio's, Tropicana and Spencer. See directions.
>
>Still subdued from too little sleep and too much to drink, this was a
>quiet affair for me. The Chicken Marsala was excellent although the
>service seemed to be slower than last year. Again maybe the group was
>overwhelming the place a bit.
I enjoyed the veal.
>After the food everyone seemed to be confused as to whether that was it
>or not. I was sort of expecting dessert or coffee but it never came.
I would have liked for their to have been dessert but being full from
the meal i wasn't too worried about it this time.
>I stayed long enough to take the group photo and I was off.
I went home after dinner.
>Garden Party / Mindy's residence
>It was hot and I was all set to don my bathing costume and relax in the
>pool but alas it was closed!
Would have been nice to have the pool open but I heard it was very cold.
>This was a real great little activity, with lots of chances to catch up
>one more time with those we'd had fun with this trip. For many it seemed
>the place where goodbyes were made.
Very true.
>Afterwards, Aiko, Yvonne, Gina and I went cross town to Makino's
>Japanese Sushi bar. Wow! What a spread! This was one of the nicest meals
>I've had for some time. This is definitely something we should look at
>for the next DLV.
I have eaten at Makino myself and it is very good. I would definitely
agree that Makino should be a meal stop at the next DLV. There is a
second branch of Makino at the Las Vegas Premium Outlets. Lunch buffet
is a very reasonable $14.95 last time i checked.
>We got Gina to the airport with plenty of time to spare before I dropped
>her rental off at Hertz. It was only as I drove in that I realised it
>wasn't my car, I wasn't in boy mode and what if..... Well nothing
>happened.
>General comments about Bars
>While I realise that Goodtimes, LVL, Flex and Freezone are known safe
>bars they are all real low class places! Goodtimes was overwhelmed by
>our group and LVL really had a flavour I'd prefer to avoid. To be honest
>I avoided these a lot this year by just not going and I got the feeling
>that a lot of previous attendees did the same.
I am in complete agreement with you. Because of this I didn't attend any
of the bar events.
>We spent a lot of time in some of the higher class places most
>noticeably Bellagio. There were no issues and we were well treated as
>any ladies should be.
I agree as well. Las Vegas has a lot of wonderful bars and lounges with
great service. I would feel much more comfortable wearing my beloved
pullover dresses at Bellagio or the Venetian or Mandalay Bay than in the
(Flex, Goodtimes LVL, etc.)
>IMHO we need to be more careful about the bars we choose, especially as
>the group grows, we seem to overwhelm some of these places. There is a
>place for them but I don't think they should dominate the schedule as
>they have this and in past years.
Amen.
>Milano's food was great but it IS TOO small for even a partial group
>appearance.
Very true.
>Apart from HRC, which too seemed a little overwhelmed by us, everything
>was a repeat of last years venues.
I agree.
>IMHO we need to look for new places that can accommodate our increasing
>size without creating undue risk and anxiety for the new comers.
I would like to try something different.
>Las Vegas now has a plethora of great eating places, many of which are
>not that expensive. Makinos, for example, averaged at $35 per person
>including a bottle of wine and drinks and tip.
We do have a lot of good places to eat. I went to the Aladdin buffet
before the "V" show. I also had lunch at Bellagio. Last year we had
about 15 people come to the Bellagio lunch, this year, only two. Maybe
it's time for a change.
>Later this year I will make some suggestions for alternative eating
>places, and despite my DNV policy I may raise my hand and host some
>upmarket eating adventures. (For those that don't know, DNV = Does Not
>Volunteer)
I look forward to your ideas. I think some upmarket eating experiences
would go well. You could probably expect small groups, but there's
nothing wrong with that.
>(Currently still in Las Vegas recovering from sleep deprivation and
>alcohol abuse!)
Thank you for the well thought out commentary. I enjoyed DLV myself very
much. Sincerely, ANYA, here in Las Vegas.
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