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Lindo Michoacan (p. 100):
Simple quesadillas for their tummies, strolling
mariachis to hold their interest, and strong margaritas for you (as well as
the city's top Mexican food).
Market City Caffe (see below):
Just across from the Lance Burton show
(it defines “kid friendly”; see p. 195), this reasonably priced Italian is
sophisticated enough for the grown-ups but well versed in creating plates
of spaghetti with plain butter or sauce on the side or whatever else the
little darlings demand. The waiters also seem to genuinely like children,
which always helps.
Peppermill Coffee Shop (p. 92):
With its hot pink tubes of neon light-
ing, it's weird fake cherry trees, and its funky booths, this may well be the
oddest-looking place your children ever dine. They may want to spend the
entire meal just staring at the surroundings, but a menu of American com-
fort foods will help you get them to eat.
Roxy's Diner (p. 88):
Singing waiters and diner food. Need I say more?
Firelight Buffet (p. 103):
At Sam's Town they recognize that kids of dif-
ferent ages eat differing amounts of food, so they've divided their pricing
into three tiers, all of them reasonable. For example, at lunch an adult will
pay $8, a child between the ages of 6 and 10 just $4.50, and kids 4 to 5
just $3.50. Three and under is free. Do your best to grab a seat overlook-
ing the atrium so you can watch the sound and light show as you dine.
selection of grilled dishes. I give special kudos to the intensely moist and not too
salty soy sauce chicken ($13); and the just-honeyed-enough roasted pork ($13).
And if you don't choose a noodle soup for your entrée, be sure to start your meal
with their tangy, slow-burning hot and sour soup ($3.95)—a real treat.
$$-$$$$
Las Vegas pricing makes no sense whatsoever, and that lesson will be
driven home to you when you visit the
Market City Caffe
55
9
(in the Monte
Carlo;
%
702/730-7966; www.dragonnoodleco.com; Sun-Thurs 11am-11pm,
Fri-Sat 11am-midnight; AE, DISC, MC, V),
which is at one and the same time one
of the most reasonable and most authentic Italian restaurants in town. Sure the
setting is noisy, with the unmuffled ka-ching ka-chings of the casino floor over-
whelming any music they might play; and yes the decor is Italian by way of
Cleveland (think wicker chairs, some fake trees with white Christmas lights, and
deeply yellowed walls purposely stippled to look antiqued). The food however, is
the real deal, created by Sal and Chipper Cassola with the input of two Neapolitan
