[Fiji Hill]

There are a number of restaurants in Las Vegas that serve good food at reasonable prices. I like to eat at Cugino's Italian delicatessen over on Maryland Parkway, across from the University of Nevada. It's run by an Italian family--not Middle Easterners or East Asians, as are so many other Italian restaurants. Here, you can get authentic Sicilian food items such as tripe soup and rabe, a bitter green vegetable similar to broccoli that might not appeal to American tastes.

Capo's Ristorante & Speakeasy over on West Sahara Ave. also has good Italian food.

Tacos El Gordo on Charleston Blvd. is a Tijuana-based taqueria that specializes in soft tacos. At meal times, it is usually very crowded, mostly with Mexican-Americans. If it's too crowded, you can go to Macayo's Mexican restaurant across the street, which is said to be popular with local Mormons.

If you want plain old American food, Blueberry Hill on Decatur, over on the west side, is an old-fashioned coffee shop that offers a wide variety of American dishes. They have one or two other locations in Las Vegas. And if you find yourself on the once glamorous but now seedy Fremont Street mall, you can find tasty hot dogs at Coney Island Hot Dogs, a Detroit-based eatery.

[PGR88]

Thanks - I’ll note that.

I mean’t on and around the main strip - I guess high prices there are to be expected - its the busiest and costliest part of town.

[hal ogen]

I agree. It is like any 1 million+ city. There thousands of restaurants of all types and costs.