Las Vegas Restaurants by the Numbers
Las Vegas welcomes more than 40 million visitors each year! Some come for the nightlife, some come for the fabulous pools, and some come for the chance to strike it rich at the tables. But they all have one thing in common: they all gotta eat! Before you dig in to your next Vegas meal, here are a few stats about Vegas restaurants that are guaranteed to make your jaw drop.
$5,000: the cost of the most expensive hamburger in Vegas, which is served at the Fleur Restaurant. The Wagyu beef burger comes topped with foie gras and black truffle and is served with a bottle of 1995 Petrus, one of the finest wines in the world. Too rich for your taste? Don’t worry–Burger Brasserie serves a $777 burger topped with Maine lobster.
60,000. The number of pounds of shrimp that are devoured in Las Vegas every single day. That’s more shrimp than the rest of the country, combined, eats in the same amount of time.
500. That’s the number of items on the Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace. That includes 15 daily chef specials and more than 40 different desserts!
$10,000: the cost of the most expensive cocktail in Vegas. Dubbed The Ono (as in “oh, no look at that bar tab”), it’s made with champagne and cognac and served with a pair of sterling cufflinks and a necklace made of 18K white gold and black pearl. Find it (if you must) at XS at Encore.
20,000 calories is what you’ll consume if you take on (and finish) the Octuple Bypass Burger at Heart Attack Grill. That’s eight patties topped with all the fixin’s, including chili, plus a hospital gown that you’re asked to change into before you eat (no joke).
Editor’s Pick
Grab 12 of your closest friends and head to The Sugar Factory to tackle the King Kong sundae, which starts with 24 scoops of ice cream, then piles on caramel, hot fudge, strawberry sauce, sliced bananas, cookies, toasted marshmallows, crush waffle cones, whipped cream, candy, nuts, and giant lollipops. Oh, and sparklers (this is Vegas, after all).