...Seems to be divided into two categories: really awful cheap food, and fairly nice insanely expensive food. To be fair, eating a vegetarian diet anywhere in the middle of America is always a difficult undertaking, but this trip made me wish I had brought my own provisions with me.
The first night, I had nachos made with cheese whiz. The second night, at a different restaurant in the same casino, I ordered a taco salad, which turned out to be those same cheez whiz nachos, now atop a bed of iceburg lettuce.
The next night I was convinced to go to the casino buffet, which turned out to be a Ponderosa on steroids. The salad bar portion consisted of iceburg lettuce, cucumbers, and anemic tomatoes, to be topped with six dressings and cheese. By this point, I was so desperate for real vegetables, I seriously considered pulling out the raw kale garnish under the ham and nibbling on it.
We did go to one nice chinese restaurant, which allowed me to have a tearful reunion with crunchy vegetables who still remembered where their vitamins were. And the picture attached shows the highlight of my gustatory experience in Las Vegas, when I ate the best darn lemon sorbet I've had in recent memory (two of those three cones are mine).
Round the menu out with daily cheese danishes and espresso for breakfast, and you're talking about a cholesterol level that hit the heavens. We came home and ate salads for a week, and now I'm feeling much better, thank you very much
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Wow, I had visions of those disgusting salads. They are the nightmare of all non-meat eaters. I think I wouldn't have shared your restraint, and gone ahead and eaten the kale garnish.
This reminds me I've not done a foodie entry in a while though!
As I am eating whatever comes in handy these days while I am trying to pull together my dissertation proposal, I had to laugh at the variations on the nachos with cheese whiz story. I feel your pain of desperation in the search for veggies that have veggie pride. In pre-processed Indian food, there is not such thing as veggie pride.
methinks you were somewhat hamstrung by only eating at your hotel/on the strip. There are delightful cheap eats most anywhere if you look off the beaten path. Of course- you had certain non-food related priorities for this trip, but the next time a google search for a local food blog could do wonders!
Stef, I'm sure right. I remain convinced that there must be terrific, affordable food in Vegas. I guess this will teach me to always do research before a vacation.
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