Rio Restaurants and Food

Flusher's log supplemental.

The food scene here is kind of, well, weird eclectic.

And it doesn't really suit me too well. I mean, I love Chinese, but the Chinese here is a dim sum place, which I'm not keen on. Keep the chicken's feet please, there's no meat on them, just rubbery skin.

And the Korean is 95% grill at the table style at around $60 a person and up for all you can eat - but I'm getting ahead of myself here.

So. The closest thing to a coffee shop is, I suppose, Hash House a Go Go. They of tractor wheel sized portions.

I would probably have eaten there yesterday but when I wandered by late in the day, they were already closed.

Here's what's on tap at Rio. First, the food court.

When is a food court not a food court? When it's the "Canteen Food Hall".

Continuing the trend of other major hotels in Vegas, the food hall shuns the typical corporate fast food entities, and instead features upscale entities - meaning more expensive.

Tony Luke's - maybe you know this place from Philadelphia. I've never heard of them, whereas I've heard of Gino's Steaks. Having eaten a Cheesesteak from Tony Luke's, I can tell you that it was very tasty indeed.

Then you've got the sushi outlet. I guess it's not out of place considering you can buy sushi at 7-Eleven and Publix these days.

Nothing says fast food like Ramen. So, Shogun Ramen. I dunno.

Next up, yet another burger place - and yet another outlet I've never heard of. It's a (probably) $15 burger with some sort of fake exclusive 'house aioli spread' aka mayo, ketchup and thousand island mixed. Attaboy, Attaboy burger.

Update - online reviews show that Attaboy is a one-off and offers a burger for $8 - and the reviews are good. I think I better put this on my list to try tomorrow.

Tender Crush is a take on, well, chicken tenders. It's this style, it's that style, it's New York style (do they have a Nugget style in New York)? The menu is confusing to me but the photos of chicken look mighty tasty. And again, the online reviews look positive.

And finally, you've got a burrito place. Another 'probably should try' thing - except for those horrible canteen hall seats!

As far as restaurants at Rio go, there are more than I realized, going by this list - but there are also some odd choices.

First of all, I love Mexican, but I'll be damned if I'm ever setting foot in another Guy Fieri franchise. So that ones out.

Luckley's looks like my kind of place. Situated right on the casino, it looks easy and inviting, and various walk-by sightings of the food on people's plates looked good.

What is an Indian buffet doing here? Every time I've walked by it, it's deserted. I want to try it, but not if it isn't popular. Recent online reviews are... well, let's just say I'd probably prefer the Deli to Delhi.

Smashburger is at the end of empty casino-land hell.

I might try Kang's - not keen on the all you can eat Korean BBQ when I'm by myself - but they do beef bulgogi bowl for $28 or something, and a bibimbap as well, which could be solid choices.

I have yet to spot Pho Da Nang. Where is it???! Maybe because it is closed...

As you can see, there are quite a variety of places to eat at Rio, but for some reason, not that many that really grab me.