Vegas and Food

Apr 16, 2008

Vegas offers

Here's the offers we just received.

Caesars Palace: Father's Day shopping extravaganza
Includes $300 gift certificate, 3 complimentary nights at your choice of hotels

Planet Hollywood:
2 complimentary weekday nights, $50 in promotional gaming chips or slot credits, $50 in dining credits to select restaurants, 2 complimentary passes to the Spa by Mandara, a Planet Hollywood plush robe

Palace Station:
Free rooms on weekdays in May and June

Palace Station: $30,000 Memorial Day daily slot tournament, May 23-25
Includes 3 free nights

Stratosphere: $40,000 Safari slot tournament, May 29-31 (Grand Prize $10,000)
Includes 3 complimentary nights, free continental breakfast

Palazzo: Shrine of the Oracle video poker tournament, June 22-24
Includes 3 complimentary nights

Ben & Jerry free cone day, April 29, 12pm-8pm

Visit website for more info:
www.benjerry.com

Apr 14, 2008

Baskin Robbins 31 Cents Scoop Night - April 30

"31 Cents Scoop Night" at Baskin-Robbins.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 5-10pm

Visit their website for more info.
www.baskinrobbins.com

Apr 13, 2008

Vegas offers

vegas offers

Here's the offers we just received.

Palace Station: $10,000 School Daze slot tournament
Includes 3 free nights

Green Valley Ranch: $50,000 slot tournament May 24-25
Includes free nights

Mirage: Camp Iwannawinbig $120,000 slot tournament June 5-7 (1st place $25,000)
Includes complimentary accommodations for 3 nights & a welcome gift

Bally's: Video poker tournament June 23-26 (1st place $7,500)
Includes 3 complimentary nights at your choice of Total Rewards hotels

Apr 12, 2008

Chunju Han il Kwan - Koreatown, Los Angeles

los angeles

Chunju Han il Kwan (or Chun Ju Han il Kwan) in December 2007. Located in a small shopping center in Koreatown. We had a hard time finding this place, because the restaurant name is written in Korean. There is no English, also there are a couple other Korean restaurants in the same shopping center, so if you are going this place, make sure you search a picture of the restaurant before you go.

When we were here, it was packed with Korean customers. Only a couple of waitresses speaks English. Food was great. What I was surprised by was only less than 3 minutes after we got our banchan we got all our food.

Lots of delicious banchan

marinated bean sprouts

Japchae

broccoli

oyster or squid or something like that.

kimchi

egg

tiny fish

pickles

BBQ beef (bulgogi), $11.30

red bean rice

spicy mixed casserole with Spam, sausage & noodles, (Budae jjigae) $25

We never had this casserole before. Who's gonna put Spam and hot dogs and instant ramen together in a soup? There was also Korean mochi in it. We loved it.

My menu and my husband's menu prices were different. One casserole price says $23.10, the other one says $22.20. But our check says $25. I don't get it.

Some of their other dinner menu items

ChunJu Han Il Kwan
3450 W. 6th St. #106
Los Angeles, CA 90020

213-480-1799

http://www.yelp.com/biz/chunju-han-il-kwan-los-angeles

Apr 11, 2008

Our Dinner - KFC

Our dinner yesterday. This was only my second time at KFC. Yes, just second time. Does that sound crazy to you? Well, that's one of the reasons that I can stay healthy and my husband does not. My first time KFC was about 7 years ago.

My thoughts about KFC are they are expensive and unhealthy (I guess everybody knows about that). That tiny hot wings are $3.49? That really really small chicken strips are $3.49? I know, everybody loves KFC, but not it's for me. After eating 2 pieces of strips, 5 wings, and a snacker sandwich, I started feeling so fat and unhealthy.

We had this $5 coupon which we won on an online sweepstakes.

KFC snacker, 99 cents

Really small

Hot wings 6pc, $3.49

Chicken strips (3pc), $3.49
I was so shocked how small they are.

close-up of chicken strips

breast and wings with mashed potato, coleslaw, and biscuit, $5.49

www.kfc.com

Apr 8, 2008

Grand Lux Cafe - The Palazzo

The Palazzo

Grand Lux cafe at The Palazzo. It was around 9 p.m. and crowded. Service was OK, but the food was disappointing. Of course, if you compare to other 24-hour cafes, this place is much better. Huge portions.

Bread

Crab cakes with spicy mustard sauce, $11.95

Duck potstickers, $7.95. "Duck breast, shiitake mushrooms and crispy vegetables in a spicy hoisin sauce. Steamed then sauteed until crisp."

We had duck the day before at Wing Lei at Wynn, and because the duck at Wing Lei was so good this duck potsticker tasted awful to me. I didn't like it at all.

Mediterranean Mahi Mahi, $22.95. "Crusted fresh mahi mahi with roasted tomato, artichoke, capers, basil, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Served over mashed potatoes."

New Orleans beignets, $7.50

There were 7 or 8 big beignets. The yellow sauce in the picture was really good. It tasted like custard in a "Beard Papa" puff pastry.