- The cheapest eats
on the Las Vegas Strip.
I'm Chris, this is Yellow Productions.
I do travel guides that are fun, informative, entertaining.
This video is part of my series on Las Vegas,
and in this video, I'm gonna be sharing with you
some of the cheapest places to eat on the Strip.
You know, the days of the $1 shrimp cocktail
and the $2 steak, on the Las Vegas Strip,
unfortunately are long gone.
The Strip has become quite expensive,
and you really have to hunt for cheap eats.
Well in this video, I've done the hunting for ya,
and I'm gonna break down some of the places
to get the cheapest food around.
I'm gonna share with you where you can get
the cheapest breakfast, the cheapest steak,
good deals on prime rib, really cheap hot dogs,
and of course, I'm gonna be talking about
where you can get some of the best tacos
on the Las Vegas Strip as well.
Now these prices might not seem that cheap to you,
'cause you might say, well Chris,
in the town I live in, things are way cheaper.
Well I assure you, for Las Vegas,
these prices are quite cheap.
And I won't just be talking about $2 hot dogs.
Well, in addition to talking about $2 hot dogs,
I'll also be talking about some of the cheapest
all you can eat options as well.
By the way, this is part of my Las Vegas series.
If you wanna know more about Las Vegas,
I've got a link in the description
to my entire Las Vegas playlist,
including a video I've titled
"The Best Cheap Eats in Las Vegas",
that one has more expensive eats,
that includes things like Shake Shack,
and Earl of Sandwich, that I won't cover in this video,
because most everything in this video is under $10.
And we're gonna get started
inside the Planet Hollywood Hotel.
Now while these eats aren't the cheapest on the list,
the Planet Hollywood has the most cheap eats locations
all under one roof, let's go inside
and check some of them out.
One of the cheapest breakfasts you can get
on the Las Vegas Strip is at La Salsa Cantina.
$4.79 you can get two eggs cooked any style,
your choice of bacon, ham or sausage,
hash browns and corn tortillas.
You can add a bloody Mary to that for 99 cents.
Another great option for breakfast,
you can get this one all day,
it's located just outside Planet Hollywood,
it's the PBR Rockbar and Grill.
You can get their classic breakfast for $4.95.
But perhaps the best deal of all might be
that you can get a free bull ride,
with the purchase of an entree or a drink.
Right next to the PBR Rockbar is one of my favorite places
to eat in all of Las Vegas, the Earl of Sandwich,
the world's greatest hot sandwich.
I'm not gonna talk about it in this video,
'cause I talk about it in "Best Cheap Eats in Las Vegas".
If you wanna see more about that,
find the link in the description below.
If there's a cheap eats spot that's been recommended to me
more than any other, it's this one,
the Ocean One Bar & Grill,
located across from the Rainstorm in Planet Hollywood.
This place has lunch specials, $4.99
for anything on the menu, including salmon.
They've got beers all day for $3,
and three cocktails for 10 bucks.
Dinner specials, pretty reasonable too.
You can get a 1/2 pound sirloin burger for seven bucks.
If you wanna splurge a little more,
you can get eight ounces of price rib at Cafe Hollywood
of just 14.99, it comes with all the fixin's,
including house salad, veggies, and potato.
You'll find this off the main casino floor.
For the cheapest and best tacos on the Las Vegas Strip,
visit Tacos El Gordo.
This is a chain originally from Tijuana, Mexico,
so you know it's authentic.
$2.60 will get you a taco, in a variety of meats.
Their specialty is the adobada taco,
which is a roast pork that they slice
right in front of you.
I've got two of them, so 2.60 each,
they are hot, they are moist.
It comes with the adobada, some sauce, onions.
Let's dive into one of these tasty morsels.
The burger is juicy, it's flavorful,
and a great interplay between the sauces,
the onions, and the cilantro.
You know, I often say Mexican food
doesn't travel all that well, very far from Mexico,
but these tacos travel really well here, to Las Vegas.
Super authentic, and I should know,
'cause I grew up in San Diego,
right across the border from Tijuana.
They've got a lot more items here than just tacos,
but tacos happen to be the cheapest.
That's why they're in the cheap eats video.
Now the way you order, is you find what you want,
on the sign up here,
and then you go to one of these order here signs,
so if you want carne asada, you go there.
If you want adobada and al pastor,
then you come over here.
After you have gotten all of your food,
then you're ready to pay, you come over to the cashier,
right over here, and you pay, and then you eat.
Now this seems almost too good to be true,
but at the Flamingo, they're advertising 50 cent beers
at the Bird Bar, from five to six p.m.
I'm not sure how long this one's gonna last.
For some of the cheapest hot dogs on the Strip,
stop into the Casino Royale Hotel.
In the back of the casino,
there is the $2.49 foot long hot dog.
It's a pretty good deal, because it's not just any hot dog,
it's a Nathan's Hot Dog, which are pretty tasty.
They've got a lot of other cheap eats,
including a corn dog for only $2.19.
They're open 'til one a.m. weekdays, 3 a.m. on weekends.
Casino Royale also has $3 bottles of beer,
all day, every day.
Also inside Casino Royale is location of the epic
White Castle burgers.
You can get on of their slider burgers for $1.29.
Although for my money and taste buds,
I think I'd rather go to McDonald's,
which is just right next door to Casino Royale.
The best part about this McDonald's,
it's got an escalator to take you up,
though you are gonna have to walk down,
burn off some of those extra calories.
But if you want some really good burgers,
just head a little further south on the Strip,
to the Linq Promenade,
that's where the High Roller Ferris wheel is,
to In-N-Out Burger.
Get a Double Double, that's their double cheeseburger.
You can also buy shirts and souvenirs right here
in their company store.
More on In-N-Out Burger is in my other cheap eats video.
If you're hankering more for pizza,
go right to In-N-Out Burger,
stop by the Flour & Barley Brick Oven Pizza to-go window.
You can get a slice of cheese here for $4.50.
Or if you're here during happy hour,
you can get a slice of cheese or pepperoni,
with a beer, for eight bucks.
Panda Express is always a solid option for Chinese eats.
They've got numerous locations around the Strip.
For something cheap, check out their Panda Bowl,
one item, one side, $8.20.
Never eaten before, check out the orange chicken,
and the chow mein.
If you're in a big group, and you can't decide
what cheap eats to get,
well there's a few food court options
on the Las Vegas Strip.
The first one we're gonna check out, it's this food court.
It's located in the shopping center,
right next to the M & M Store, and the giant Coke bottle,
across the street from the New York New York Hotel.
It's called The Showcase Food Court,
and to get to it, you've gotta go up an escalator
to the second floor.
Up in the food court, you'll find a Subway, for sandwhiches,
India Express for Indian food,
Sbarro's for New York pizza slices,
for about five bucks a slice,
another outpost of Panda Express,
Del Taco for Mexican food, that is open 24 hours,
but last, but not least,
there's also a location of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen,
famous for their fried chicken.
You can get a two piece combo meal,
two pieces of chicken, a side,
a biscuit, and a drink, for 8.99.
And make sure you get some of their Sweeeet Ice Tea.
So if you're a viewer from the U.S.,
you might say Chris, why are you showing
all these American chains that I already know about?
Well, not every visitor to Las Vegas is from the U.S.
To many people, they've never had some of these chains.
So if you like fried chicken sandwiches,
and you don't mind paying a few more dollars than Popeyes,
come over to Bally's.
Right in front of the Bally's entrance,
in the Grand Bizarre Shops, is this place,
Blu Ribbon Fried Chicken.
They have a really delicious fried chicken sandwich.
Their original is $9.50.
They season it with honey,
they've got the honey on the side,
they've got regular honey, wasabi honey, and chipotle honey.
So if you like it spicy, and I liked it spicy,
that chipotle honey on the sandwich, really quite delicious.
And if you just feel like a little nibble,
well you can get their smoked mac and cheese
for just five bucks.
If you're up for some more grab and go style eating,
check out Walgreens or CVS, they're two big pharmacy chains
with lots of locations along the Strip.
In addition to pharmacy items,
you'll find a mini grocery store is inside,
with lots of fresh food, pre-packaged food,
even food that you can cook back in your hotel room,
if you've got on with a kitchenette.
Maybe lesser known, but just as good as Walgreens or CVS,
is the ABC Stores.
This is a convenient store chain from Hawaii.
Inside, you'll find a refrigerator
with a bunch of fresh food.
You've got sandwiches, you got fruit, you got wraps,
you've even got fresh yogurt parfaits.
The sandwiches, the parfait, the wraps,
they're about five bucks each.
And if you're trying to pre-fuel before a night on the town,
you'll find quite a good selection
of beers, wines, and other spirits.
If you're looking for a quick breakfast
for the next morning in your room,
you'll find a reasonably fresh
pastry rack of muffins, about two bucks.
And I mentioned the ABC Store's from Hawaii,
so of course they've got King's Hawaiian dinner rolls.
And if you feel like noodles,
but can't quite make it to Chinatown,
you'll find a whole noodle rack.
Cup Noodles, 99 cents.
If you need a bottle of water, stock up here.
You can get a liter of water for a buck.
Sure beats the $6 you'll pay
in many of the hotel and casino gift shops on the Strip.
All right, so let's talk about
some all you can eat options now.
Buffets on the Las Vegas Strip are really expensive.
A great way to get some good deals on Las Vegas buffets,
check Groupon, on Groupon there's often
like two for one specials for Las Vegas buffets,
and while they'll still be expensive,
they'll be more reasonably priced then.
But if you want all you can eat,
knowing that buffets are expensive on the Strip,
you can be a little bit creative.
Here is a creative option, Buca Di Beppo,
inside of Bally's, has an all you can eat pasta special,
for what is it, 13.99,
the All You Can Eat Pasta Extravaganza.
Only at this Buca Di Beppo inside Bally's.
Now if you're really craving the buffet experience
as I mentioned before, they're all pretty expensive
on the Las Vegas Strip, the best value you're gonna get
is at the Excalibur for their all day buffet dining pass,
on weekdays, for 39.95.
You can come into this buffet all day,
and get all you can eat for an entire day.
If the buffet is not your thing,
at the Excalibur you'll also find a food court,
with a lot of inexpensive eat options,
right next to the buffet.
Oh, and if you're lookin' to get married,
the entrance to the wedding chapel
is right next to the Pizza Hut, in the food court.
As I was filming this video,
I ran into a couple of fellow explorers
from Nova Scotia, Canada, and Nathan wants to share with you
what his favorite all you can eat spot in Vegas is.
- Hi, I'm Nathan from Nova Scotia,
and for breakfast, I would highly recommend
the Gold Coast Buffet.
It's 6.99 with a Players Card, can't beat it.
I've been there four or five times over the years.
It's better now than it's ever been.
- For some of the cheapest steak near the Strip,
stop by the Ellis Island Casino.
This is two blocks off the Strip, just behind Bally's.
They have a steak special for just $7.99.
But when I've got a craving for some meat,
near the Las Vegas Strip, I head to Rollin Smoke Barbeque.
It's on the other side of the Strip,
just kinda behind the Fashion Show Mall,
maybe a block further, but you know this place is legit,
because they have a blinking red barbecue sign.
They're most known here for their barbecue brisket.
The chopped brisket sandwich is 10.99.
They've got a whole bunch of different sauces.
I like the sweet sauce.
Let's spice this up, or sweeten it up, and dive in.
It's a very moist brisket, 'cause it's chopped,
kind of the flavor goes through it.
And if you don't like sweet sauce, well,
they've got four others.
Oh, comes with a couple pickles too.
If you're coming to Rollin Smoke Barbeque,
'cause it's a couple blocks off the Strip,
and they're long blocks,
you can see the Treasure Island back there,
I'd suggest you come here in Uber,
or come here with your rental car.
Probably don't walk, in the summer it'd be too hot,
and at night, it's kinda sketchy.
But for some of the cheapest eats in all of Las Vegas,
head over to the South Point Hotel and Casino,
to the Coronado Cafe.
They've got graveyard specials,
where you can get steak and eggs for $4.95,
but you have to be here between midnight and six a.m.
You can also do some graveyard bowling for $1 a game.
Now if that steak and eggs is expensive for ya,
well, you can get hot dogs at their hot dog court for $1.25.
Well you're also gonna know you need to check out
some of my other Las Vegas videos.
You can click right here for my entire playlist,
or you'll find links in the description below.
As usual, I won't say goodbye,
because I'm gonna see you in one of these videos.