momopi
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Took a short weekend trip to Vegas:
* Much less traffic than pre-pandemic.
* The outlet mall at Primm is dead.
* Restaurants and stores outside of LV strip still having labor issues. The White Castle that I went to closed at 4PM because they couldn't get enough people to work night shift for $16/hr. At least the sliders were slightly greasy and tasty, not dry and overly healthy. Confirmed labor shortage issues with 2 off-strip restaurants and a Sprouts supermarket. They put a sign up "due to staffing shortages..."
* Went to several casino resorts: Mandalay Bay, New York New York, Bellagio, and Venetian. I think only Venetian did not charge for parking, all others charged parking fee.
* Although LV strip major casino resorts appear fully staffed, things are not going well behind the scenes. At New York New York I saw a homeless lady asking for money, and the security guard was sitting and playing video games on his cell phone.
* At Gallagher's Steakhouse (in NY NY) their computer point of sale system has been down and they couldn't get people to fix it. The wait staff was professional but the quality of the steak was... very inferior to the Gallagher's in New York City. Frankly, I can cook a better Stater Brothers supermarket steak on my backyard grill than their kitchen.
* At Venetian I noticed one of the fountains was turned off, and although their shopping mall was full of open stores, the number of shoppers probably equaled to store employees. Some shops were running 50% discounts. At one store the female employee stood by the doorway and called out to people walking by "hey sister! hey sister!~" The displays at Venetians are still top notch and the restaurant square by the canals still have free entertainment.
* I could not get an early reservation at Raku and ended up eating at Toridokoro Raku. The menu was a mixed bag but their Foie Gras w/Duck Meat yakitori was delicious.
* Due to time constraint we did not make it to any of the buffets, but we'll be back in LV in Dec.
* Much less traffic than pre-pandemic.
* The outlet mall at Primm is dead.
* Restaurants and stores outside of LV strip still having labor issues. The White Castle that I went to closed at 4PM because they couldn't get enough people to work night shift for $16/hr. At least the sliders were slightly greasy and tasty, not dry and overly healthy. Confirmed labor shortage issues with 2 off-strip restaurants and a Sprouts supermarket. They put a sign up "due to staffing shortages..."
* Went to several casino resorts: Mandalay Bay, New York New York, Bellagio, and Venetian. I think only Venetian did not charge for parking, all others charged parking fee.
* Although LV strip major casino resorts appear fully staffed, things are not going well behind the scenes. At New York New York I saw a homeless lady asking for money, and the security guard was sitting and playing video games on his cell phone.
* At Gallagher's Steakhouse (in NY NY) their computer point of sale system has been down and they couldn't get people to fix it. The wait staff was professional but the quality of the steak was... very inferior to the Gallagher's in New York City. Frankly, I can cook a better Stater Brothers supermarket steak on my backyard grill than their kitchen.
* At Venetian I noticed one of the fountains was turned off, and although their shopping mall was full of open stores, the number of shoppers probably equaled to store employees. Some shops were running 50% discounts. At one store the female employee stood by the doorway and called out to people walking by "hey sister! hey sister!~" The displays at Venetians are still top notch and the restaurant square by the canals still have free entertainment.
* I could not get an early reservation at Raku and ended up eating at Toridokoro Raku. The menu was a mixed bag but their Foie Gras w/Duck Meat yakitori was delicious.
* Due to time constraint we did not make it to any of the buffets, but we'll be back in LV in Dec.