It's your standard breakfast food, and I see no problem with that. It looks totally different from any other hotel buffet I've seen, with contemporary decor and natural light. This is another of Gold Strike's remodeled restaruants this one reopened just last summer. The bed is so cozy and the pillows are so fluffy (what is it about hotel bedding?) that I don't want to get out of bed, but breakfast is calling.ġ0 a.m. Back to the room and hit the hay.ĩ:00 a.m. The first floor gaming area is huge, and although smoking is allowed and I see a few folks lighting up, it's not bothering me. They must have an excellent ventialition system. Gold Strike Casino has renovated their second floor to be the very first smoke-free gaming floor in Tunica, so we head upstairs to check it out.įriday, 12:30 a.m. This is proof that I was actually in Tunica, and also shows bits of the first and second gaming floors.ġ1:30 p.m. There's a band playing on a stage that's also a bar, and they're surprisingly good, so I walk over to listen for a bit. The floor is pretty lively for a Thursday night, but not totally packed. At Gold Strike, you can play any number of table games (most people were playing blackjack or craps) or choose from what must be 1,000 slot machines. I'm not much of a gambler, so I enjoy a cocktail and people watch. Accompany friends to the blackjack tables. It's the little things that make a place like that worth the trip and the investment (steaks range from $38 - $45 and sides are $8).ġ0:30 p.m. The service in the Chicago Steakhouse is excellent they do things fine dining restaurants should do - impeccable wine service, folding your napkin when you leave the table, clearing crumbs along with plates. My filet is delicious and cooked perfectly to medium-rare, but in my opinion, it really needed sauce or reduction for a bit more flavor.

I like the decor - it's all the dark wood and white tablecloths you hope for from a steakhouse, but with contemporary materials and spiffy light fixtures. We order oysters to start, some raw, some Chicago-style, and my friend comments that the raw ones are some of the best he's had.ĭuring dinner, we witness the 'roman candle birthday' service (instead of a candle, it's a sparkler that shoots sparks about three feet in the air, stuck in the middle of a giant piece of cake) and everyone orders steak. Dinner time in the recently remodeled Chicago Steakhouse. Also, their menus are on iPads - fancy!Ĩ:30 p.m. Even the wine newbies (read: people who don't like wine) are very impressed. A few other folks are also here for the opening (including Choose 901 and Yelp and Paul & Angela) so it's a festive atmosphere.Ī sommelier leads us through five different wines, which are fantastic. The first Thursday of every month, they'll have either a whiskey or a wine tasting with food samplers (complimentary and open to the public). TEN 10 is Gold Strike's brand-new wine and whiskey bar and lounge. Head downstairs to the grand opening party for TEN10. Check into the room. There's valet parking, but we found a spot right in front of the hotel, so we pull right in. Our room is on the 20th floor of Gold Strike Hotel, and it's comfy and clean and wi-fi is included.Ħ:30 p.m. Once we escape the city, though, the drive is fairly quick and uneventful.Ħ:15 p.m. on a Thursday is probably not as bad traffic-wise as leaving on Friday, but it is not good. Here's the run down of my 19-hour break from reality.

There are nine big casinos in Tunica, but I chose to spend my trip at the Gold Strike specifically because - full disclosure - they invited me, but most importantly because they have three new restaurants and a few other new features, all of which I wanted to try out so I could report back to you. If you're thinking about going back, or checking it out for the first time, or if you just like looking at pictures of food, this post is for you. I figure most people who live in Memphis who want to go to Tunica have been, but like me, maybe haven't been in a while. There aren't a lot of places you can take a 19-hour vacation to from Memphis, but Tunica is one of them.

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