If you’re planning a trip to Vegas, whether for next year’s Super Bowl, this fall’s Grand Prix, or just taking advantage of Frontier Airlines’ GoWild! Summer Pass like I did, here’s what I think is worth the cash - or not.

And big names don’t necessarily equal big value. Unfortunately, high-roller prices are the rule. Award-winning dumplings? Check out the food court at Resorts World, the $4.3 billion new development north of the Strip. Want Nashville hot chicken? Head to Hattie B’s inside the Cosmopolitan. Hospitality queen Martha Stewart gave her name to the Bedford, designed to look like a replica of her 1925 farmhouse. But if you’re not careful, much of it can leave you cash-strapped and still kind of hungry.Īlong the Strip, I found familiar names like D.C.’s own beloved celebrity chef José Andrés, who operates multiple restaurants in the city, and Marylander Bryan Voltaggio. Vegas is home to every cuisine you can imagine.

The house wins when you’re dining out in casinos, too. Last week, after eating dinner at a restaurant inside a Las Vegas casino, I inserted $5 into a slot machine, fumbled around pressing buttons as its bright lights flashed, and watched the bill disappear forever. There’s a saying in casinos that the house always wins.

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