Teacher on Break (Yes, they do let us out) Vegas Day 2
June 5th
My husband and brother decided to join a poker tournament at the Excalibur, so they had to be there at 7:00 a.m. I took the opportunity to stay in bed and then take the kids to the pool. The Tahiti Village has a main pool with a zero entry beach area. It also has a lazy river with plenty of tubes which is my favorite. I’ve been impressed that every time we’ve been to the pool there are plenty of lounge chairs and many of them are in the shade (vital for Vegas).
When the losers finally showed up (well, maybe Tom made it in the top ten out of 40 which was pretty good considering last time he tried one of these tournaments he was the first one out), we left for lunch. Across the street from where we are staying are the Las Vegas Premium Outlets. We ate at the food court to keep it light since we had a food tour booked for 5:30. Bailey and I stayed to do a little shopping after lunch.
The big event of the day was our food tour on Fremont Street. We met at Container Park which is part of the revitalization project for that part of town. It is made completely of shipping containers and highlights all local businesses. Our tour guide, Shaun was from Buzz Food Tours. It was his first time leading a tour on his own and he did a great job.
After a quick tour of the park, we stopped at Cheffini’s and Pinches Tacos. We were served the Cheffini dog and Mexican street corn and Agua Fresca. My favorite thing on this stop was some type of milk with cinnamon in it that the kids were served.
We also stopped at Jojo’s Jerky for a taste of the different sauces they sell. My favorite was the Caribbean jerk. All of their meats come from grass fed beef from Colorado which is a fun fact. And yes, there are fish swimming beneath the counter.
Following the jerky tasting, we strolled down Fremont Street and even found Dottie’s slipper.
Our next stop was at Project BBQ, but before I comment on it, I need to talk about the Heart Attack Grill. I don’t have pictures, but I need to give my two cents. It was started by someone trying to make a statement about obesity, but it serves food items that make people obese! When you eat there, you have to wear a hospital gown and you are served by nurses. If you weigh yourself on the giant scale outside and weigh more than 350 pounds, you eat for free. I understand that the silliness of the whole thing might draw attention to the issues in our society, but you’re still serving the sickening food. On to Project BBQ.
Project BBQ is a food truck in the middle of Fremont Street and is considered the best BBQ in Vegas. We had chicken BBQ sandwich and project chips. Very tasty. Keep in mind on this tour, all of our portions were pretty small. This is a good thing because you’re full by the end.
We were given markers to write on the wall at this stop. Tom was very sweet.
Our next stop was the Main Street Station Hotel and Casino to look at some of the amazing antiques they have and to see a portion of the Berlin Wall behind the urinals in the men’s bathroom. It’s now behind plexiglass to avoid the staining. Then, we crossed a bridge to go to the California Hotel and Casino to Aloha Specialties for Spam Musubi (sorry, no pictures).
Pizza Rock is supposed to have some of the best pizza in Las Vegas. Apparently, the owner competed in Italy and had to be escorted off the stage after he won because the Italians weren’t happy that an American won the pizza making prize. We had purple potato, pancetta, feta, rosemary, and pesto pizza. Yum!
The last stop on the food tour was at a place called Fiddlestix where we had an Irish Breakfast milkshake (there was even bacon on top!). In the Gold Spike, they have many LARGE games. You can play giant chess, corn hole, or even beer pong. Shaun told us that they filmed a season of MTV’s The Real World there, so maybe this was their back yard. The kids and I played corn hole and drank our milkshakes on the lawn furniture.
Great second day!! I’m looking forward to tomorrow.
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