Ellis Island Casino

It took me nearly four years of living here before I actually set foot inside Ellis Island Casino & Brewery at 4178 Koval Lane. Why did I wait so long??? This is where many of the casino employees on the Strip come to relax. It’s got pretty much everything you could want: great ribs, award-winning pizza, one of the very best 24-hour restaurants in the city, voted several years running the Best of Las Vegas for karaoke, Leroy’s Sportsbook, loose slots, cheap table games, friendly staff, clean restrooms, lots of parking, and the Las Vegas Review Journal’s 2006 Staff Pick for best slot club.

But wait! There’s more!!! The microbrews are only a buck for a 16oz glass, 24/7. The steak special with baked potato and green beans, large salad, and dinner rolls for just $4.99, 24/7, is the best deal in town. Period. The shrimp scampi special for $5.99 rates a close second, 24/7. Or splurge for the prime rib dinner at $8.99, including a beer, 24/7. Breakfast is served 24/7, too. Cash your paycheck here, 24/7, and you don’t need to stand in long lines. Even the background music they pipe in is good. And specials are going on all the time, for holidays, Mexican night, Italian night, 5X points on Fridays, The Big Game, March Madness, NBA Palyoffs, Monday Night Football (when chicken wings at the bar are just 10 cents each), and more, more, more, 24/7. It’s one big happy hour, day in and day out.

Ellis Island. Write it down. Check it out.