Any tips for living in Vegas?
 

Just moved to Vegas last month and settled in some. Now I'm looking for things to do.

Any info you have on Vegas living or visiting would be awesome!

I used to live in Las Vegas for seven years. I am not sure what kind of info do you need. You can try going to the best buffets in the casinos, but stay away from the average ones, because the food is not good. You can try City Center, and Wynn for this. Other than that, you will be probably making trips to Los Angeles, every once in a while, possibly in a rental car.

Try different grocery stores, and other retail brands, visit them all, and dont just stick to one or two. All of them have a lot to offer, and I've been using just one or two places for the entire time, and did not realize there is a lot of good products in the other ones too. I would be talking about things like Dollar Tree, in addition to 99 Cents store, places like Smart & Final (different locations have different products over there too), Costco, and so on.

As far as food / fast food, check out Samurai Sams, Del Taco is good too. Also Church's chicken, and Qdoba Mexican Grill.

Las Vegas is not a bad place, but a lot of people move out of there fast. Be careful with car mechanics, as they may try to screw you. I would search info on that on the Internet first. It is a nice place, really, one of the best cities in the USA. Other cities that I like are Boston, Washington DC, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

bring sun lotion

I've lived here since 2001...love it.
There's so much to do, if you're into doing a lot of diverse things...this is the place. Mostly depends on what you enjoy...

Welcome to Vegas!

So much do in Vegas.

Hit up Tacos El Gordo on Las Vegas Blvd or E Charleston (get the adobada tacos) for sustenance.

That's pretty much all that you need to know.

Agreed! Good advice! :thumbsup

I would spend all of my time in Vegas planning my move out of Vegas.

But that's just me...I am sure you will love it there. Good Luck

You should move somewhere else before summer gets here.

Welcome To Vegas
 

Best advice I can give is "Don't try and live like a tourist." Vegas is like sleeping next to a campfire. Chaming as hell, but you can get burned pretty bad if you aren't carefull.

I have been here since 2001 and I cant think of anyplace I would rather live.

Good luck to you.

- Archer

Hit the clubs bro.

you mist be filthy rich. vegas is vegas. you need a lot of breads to survive haha

get lots of duct tape :2 cents::2 cents: keep your money safe :)

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This is the key to living well in Las Vegas:

He who collects the most discarded beer and coke cans wins.

It's that simple - but the competition is fierce.

Only if you live on the strip (which nobody does).

There are over 2 millon residents in Vegas. It's WAY cheaper than living in California.
And fuel and food costs are about the same as when I lived in a tiny town in South Carolina. :)

I always wanted to try out a full auto once. I have heard they have a few full auto range out there.

I know Small Arms Review is in Henderson. I used to have a subscription to them until they went to a quarterly mag.

Other good food, as far as chain restaurants (you obviously have A LOT of restaurants there) is Outback Steakhouse, and Macaroni Grill.

what if he do want to live on the strip? hihi

yeah, don't :thumbsup

[QUOTE=tical;20327295]Hit up Tacos El Gordo on Las Vegas Blvd or E Charleston (get the adobada tacos) for sustenance.

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never been there :321GFY

I want to take trip to vegas one day, it is my dream

What do you like to do? It's a city like any other. Whereabouts do you live?

Lee Canyon (the local ski resort 45 minutes out of town) just opened their first quad chair yesterday. :thumbsup

The have an Outback Steakhouse AND a Macaroni Grill? I didn't realize Vegas was such a big city.

7 separate locations of Outback Steakhouse, and 3 separate locations of Macaroni Grill. It is over 2 million people there, I think.

Don't gamble.

Get a lot of antibiotics.. Chlymidia is rampant

Check out K-Mart, Smart & Final, Food 4 Less, Costco (some food that they sell is old / not good), and all other retail places (including home decoration, and things like that). Again, I used to live there, and I was going to Albertsons, for the most part. I did not go to any of the other ones, and there is a lot of good and original products there. Check out all the places, and figure out where and how you want to shop. Good liquor stores too. There is an entire wine store (like a grocery store) in Henderson too. Go to all these places, over time...

This area is nice (South Eastern, $$$ neighborhood with a lot of businesses and shops)

Lee's Discount Liquour
Total Wine
Tobacco Leaf
People from there recommend this one for cheese steaks, I've tried, they are good, the intersecting street is Alta Dr

I am not sure where you are coming from, but Wing Stop wings are very good too!

Be careful with taxi drivers also. 80% of them try to screw you, by taking a longer / unnecessary route, or driving around.

Red Rock Casino and South Point Casino and M Resort are very nice too (casinos for locals).

xanax, earplugs, air conditioning.

This ^^^ :2 cents:

And I would recommend driving around the city in a way that you dont get no tickets. It is easily doable, and it is worth it. Dont go 10 miles over the posted speed limit, and you are good! All cameras on the streets / freeways / intersections are watched / connected to police. They can do a lot these days, I think that they track license plate numbers too. Face recognition cameras, everywhere you go (all casinos, businesses, gas stations, malls, retail stores, all governement - it is all connected, I think).

Some people say that there are cameras in 95% of hotel rooms too. I would say that all the biggest casinos / casinos on the Strip have them, so be careful what you do...

Check them out too. I would not recommend as much as the other places (the ones that I've recommended before), but I would give them a try (greek salad + gyro)

And yes, dont gamble at all. I've never spent a single Cent on this, really.

Check out Lake Las Vegas area too. In general, drive around on all freeways around town, especially on the West side.

And like I said, it is not a perfect place to live. A lot of people get out fast, and go somewhere else. I've personally changed location too. It would be kind of tempting to come back (probably just visit), but I would definitely go somewhere else...

Don't gamble?

Port of Subs is very good too!
One more nice area / place to visit there
Another nice area / shopping, check out all the shopping malls too. Town Square, Fashion Show, Premium Outlets, the other ones are very good too.
Green Valley Ranch is another local casino, which is very good. This entire area - The District - is very nice, you need to check it out too. When there, go to Elephant Bar.

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I have nothing better to do right now. I am "killing time".

I would not gamble, as it is more likely to lose than win (thats the business model there, thats how they make money). I would spend the money on food, in all the places that I've mentioned here + sushi + Papa John's (could be, their pizza is kind of good).

Urban legend? If that was true somebody would have found them and had a huge scandal with huge losses to the hotels and the city etc.
Does not sound believable.

Thanks for the info, really helpful.Not dsure about Del Taco though lol but why not. If I eat fast food it's going to be popeyes or in and out, they are both insanely good and bad.

Nice! I found a sweet hole in the wall but I'll have to check this out for sure.

I just signed up to a gun club, should be fun!

The clubs are fun too, it's easy to hook up even at my age. Nuts.

There is a ton of all you can eat Sushi places which is awesome and a lot of events. I did a charity santa run that was a blast.

So far I'm really diggin it and loving the extra money I'm saving on rent and gas.