Caesar's falls short of its promise on several fronts.

I'm making certain to review the casino separately from the Forum Shops, which was added a few years ago to Caesar's.

Forum Shops is a mall, and for those looking for a cool place to browse, it's a knockout. The sky inside the mall changes from day to night every hour or two. The FAO Schwarz is a MUST SEE, as it's the singular most impressive display of Capitalism I've ever seen. A huge whimsical Trojan horse is three stories tall and dominates the entrance, and there's eye candy EVERYWHERE. I can't begin to describe what's going on. I think if I were a kid, my brain would have exploded upon contact with this place.

However, I want to focus on the Casino itself.

If you are into the 70's glory days of Dan Tanna, lounge acts, and red carpet, check this place out on your "nostalgia tour." It's the king of the old casinos and 70's noir. Now I like red, but...

They've done updating on several fronts, and the sportsbook is cool, but that's it.

This is very important: Avoid the "Lobster Night" buffet at all costs.

This was the most horrible spectacle I've ever seen. Table after table, piled high with lobster carcasses (It was all-you-can-eat after all)! It was a scene out of a low-budget sci-fi/horror movie. Seafood buffets slightly nauseate me as it is, so my take is slanted, but it's my opinion after all right? ;) I went with the prime rib, which was actually pretty good. But 8 of us stood in line for 20 minutes, then paid $20 to be squished into a tiny table. The latter part of the meal was relegated to puppet shows with discarded lobster claws--we managed to turn it into something positive.

We also had a problem with the dance club there, which looked cool since it was on this boat inside the casino. But we didn't go due to the fact that they didn't like the way we were dressed. Hrmph.

So be it, sayonara, see ya later. Back to Treasure Island, Mirage, or any other number of places I'd rather spend an evening than Caesar's.



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