The 15 Foods You Can't Leave Vegas Without Trying (2024)

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Dirt Dog's chefs didn't choose the Hot Cheetos life; it chose them. After customers repeatedly asked for dishes with the spicy cheese puffs on them, Dirt Dog created this twist on Mexican street corn: a grilled ear covered in butter, lime mayo sauce, crushed Hot Cheetos, melted cheese, and cilantro.

Café Hollywood lists these lasagna tubes as an app, but it could easily count as a meal for two. Four deep-fried noodles stuffed with bolognese and ricotta come in each order, and they're served with the creamiest roasted garlic sauce. You can opt for tomato basil sauce instead if you're not sure what the rest of the night holds — wink, wink.

Indecisive eaters, this one's for you. A food-filled ferris wheel spins samples of the restaurant's five most popular appetizers: chicken tenders coated in Cap'n Crunch, shrimp tempura, buffalo wings, spinach and artichoke dip, and barbecue chicken tostadas.

You can't really understand what's going on here until you pull out the giant steak knife holding the tower together. When you do, two gigantic fried chicken breasts, four waffles (with bacon baked into them), and a mound of fried leeks will fall onto the plate. Hash House A Go Go drizzles a maple syrup reduction on all of that, too — because, clearly, this is a dish that doesn't hold anything back.

The cross section of Truffles N Bacon's laughably large burger (it weighs 10 pounds!) looks like the center of the earth, just layer after layer of glorious food. Only an entire French boule could serve as the bun for the two 2-pound patties topped with cheddar, jack, tots, tomatoes, jalapeños, pork belly, barbecue sauce, and ranch.

Traditional carbonara doesn't have the creaminess that mac-and-cheese offers, so Buddy Valastro combined the two. The Macaroni and Cheese Carbonara at Buddy V's Ristorante is made with smoked mozzarella and fontina, plus egg and pancetta. Don't turn your nose up at the peas: The sweet bite helps offset all of the rich cheese.

Peruvian corn kernels are larger and much chewier than American ones, and they act as the "noodle" in this mac and cheese. They're baked into a gratin, with hearts of palm and spinach. The Mac Con Queso is Chica's sleeper hit, so don't overlook the side dish.

On paper, Fieri's nachos look like any other restaurant's loaded chips. But it's how they come to the table that sets them apart. Waiters deliver them in a mini metal bin. When they slowly pull it up, corn tortilla chips piled with pulled pork, cheese sauce, jalapeños, crema, pico de gallo, and barbecue sauce spill out.

This burger is one of Fieri's favorites; so much so, that it was initially named after him: The Mayor of Flavortown Burger. Now it's just called the Pastrami Burger for the strips of smoked meat that top the beef patty.

Ramsay's signature beef dish is one of his most hyped, having earned its fame during Hell's Kitchen challenges. He serves a version at nearly every restaurant he helms, and this one's no exception. This one — a tender cut of filet mignon, covered in a mushroom paste, then wrapped in puff pastry — lives up to its reputation.

There are six breakfast pastries on the Bouchon menu, and while you can order them separately, your best bet is to spring for the sampler platter. You'll get an assortment of baked goods: The classic croissant is just as flaky as you'd expect from a French restaurant, and the sticky bun is so dense, it'll literally stick to your bones — not a bad thing, if you're drinking your way through the desert today.

Sprinkles Cupcakes sits across the promenade from Jaburritos, which inspired the spot's now-famous sushi cupcakes. They come four to an order, with shells made from fried wontons. If you're sharing, you'll have to fight over the crab and salmon cups — there's only one of each — but there are two spicy tuna versions to divvy up.

When Sid's Cafe scored its new chef, the hotel restaurant's brunch menu was completely revamped. Unsurprisingly, this giant cinnamon roll has emerged as a favorite. We recommend cutting into it like a cake, so every one in your crew can try the gooey center.

It's hard to stand out in a sea of Freakshakes and mile-high burgers, but Black Tap's spicy Korean wings manage to. The side of buttermilk-dill dressing is a welcome touch to the fiery chicken.

You'll know Dirt Dog is open when you see the line of hungry people stretching around the block. Chefs churn out more #Housedogs — a bacon-wrapped hot dog covered in cream cheese, cheddar, roasted green chiles, thousand island dressing, grilled peppers, and onions — than almost anything else.