Food at the Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas, while attending National Finals Rodeo

mmm-yoso!!! is a blog about food that Kirk, ed (from Yuma), Cathy and a few others eat and experience.   You too get to vicariously enjoy our meals.  Hope you enjoy this episode about a couple of days in Cathy's life.

Hi.  I do this every year.  Two Girls driving from San Diego to Vegas, so we we can watch the lovely, athletic cowboys compete in the National Finals Rodeo, as we have for many  many many years now.  

This year, we stayed at the Red Rock Casino Hotel, a bit West of The Strip, near Summerlin. 

  

The hotel is a bit more "modern"  in decor than its "sister" Spa Hotel  but nice and feels safe for a single female traveler.

 

 

The linens and interior decor are of much higher quality than you get at regular hotels.  

Down quilts and pillows and 500 thread count sheets...the 42 inch flat screen.

As well as the 13 inch tv over the bath tub.

 

ANYHOW, for reasons we won't go into right now, Ms. T could not eat any meals with me and since she drove, I was stuck with "hotel food" for the two day duration of my stay.  I walked the whole place, comparing prices.                   

        


  The Bowling Alley area (Red Rock Lanes) had the best prices, but not a huge selection.  (Burgers, chili, fries, combinations thereof and whole pizzas.)

The Sports Book area had a chalkboard special of 8 Buffalo wings for $5, so I got those to take to my room.  Good, nothing extraordinary.

I did manage to get what I wanted for breakfast the next day by getting room service.  The European breakfast, with lots of tasty fresh fruit (the blueberries were wonderful!), some Brie and three different cured meats (salami, ham and roast beef), two croissants (which did not taste as though they were baked in house, as they seemed to be at Green Valley Ranch in prior years), fresh coffee, real cream and grapefruit juice (served in that hourglass pitcher you see top right of the tray).  $24 plus tip, tax and a room service fee...

  

 There are pools here, not open because of the weather.

Supposedly the restaurant by the water is even better.  If I come back in the summer, I'll let you know. 

 

We went to the Rodeo, Day 5 (of 10) and during the Opening ceremonies, this lovely long maned and tailed horse accompanied our flag.

The cowboys saluted the attendees.   

 

Quite a few records were broken.

It was one of the better NFR nights I have attended. 

When we got back, I was hungry and had planned my meal.  I had scoured the menus of all the restaurants in the hotel and the 24 hour Grand Cafe had what I wanted.

This Tuscan salad, made with roasted chicken, thick crispy applewood smoked bacon, shaved Parmesan Reggiano, topped with a mustard vinaigrette and served with a hot baguette.

This set me back $12 and was so worth it.  There was roasted chicken served only on two other places on any menus in this building,everyplace else had 'grilled chicken breast" on their menus and I figured this would be fresher and tastier and it was. 

I awoke early Tuesday morning to this view of the red rocks outside my window but had enough time to run down to the Grand Cafe for an almond bear claw and coffee (~$5)

 

This pastry was fresh made and filled with marzipan and *really* good.

Then we drove back to San Diego and the real world.

But we have tickets for next year's Rodeo already ordered.

Red Rock Casino Hotel

11011 Charleston Las Vegas website

Comments

[Carol]

Woohoo, rodeo time!!! I've got a craving for some wings. Sounds like you gals have a good trip again this year.

[Tammy]

Rodeo seems very interesting. I don't know anything about it but one day I will try to go to one. By the way, I tried the Bridgeford rolls and the pecan/coconut yams and they were awesome! I can't get enough baked yam. I'm going to try out the garlic beef next!

[Gwen]

Probably just a typo, Cathy, but Red Rock is in Summerlin. ;)

[Cathy]

We had a great trip, Carol. Attended Day 5, which had a lot of records broken. It was nice, warm and a great vacation for me.
Hi Tammy- I sent you a note so glad you tried the recipes. SImple, and tasty!
I just corrected it, Gwen...I guess I was looking at ed's Somerton post when I was writing mine...or something. Thanks for the catch. Hope you are doing well. Do they even sell snow shovels out there?

[Gwen]

Cathy...I kinda thought you were thinking about Ed's post. ;) Snow here was no biggie, IMHO. *L*

[toisan]

I went to Red Rock for the first time last week. Had a quick dinner at Salt Lick and played penny slots. What a nice place. Then we went back to the Cal, where we were staying. Gotta love the Cal with all the aunties talking story while playing Wheel of Fortune!

[Cathy]

I was looking at ed's title on the blog when I typed mine up, Gwen..
Glad you liked Red Rock, Toisan. I wanted to try one of the fancier places, like Salt Lick, but not as a single female diner. Some casino incidents can fill the non-fiction section of the library. It is surreal. Play Black Jack next time...odds are better.