Honestly, I’m not a big meat-eater and the majority of other menu items (Average entree price is $15-$20) were fish or shellfish. This is certainly not a place for the granola-eating-sometimes-vegetarian queer population. There are salads on the menu, but the vegetarian population is obviously not the Flame’s target demographic.

However, if you DO like yourselves some meat (take that as you will), this is a PERFECT place to enjoy dinner before hitting the Fremont Street experience, which is why people travel to Las Vegas. They are serious about calling themselves a steakhouse and even advertise on the menu “we cannot guarantee the tenderness of a steak ordered well done.” In other words… they like it nice and RED in the Flame.

In my welcome package from the Cabana Suites, I also received a complimentary bottle of Woodbridge wine with a dinner for two or more. That was excellent because the Cabernet Sauvignon was a perfect match both for the medium rare steak of my dinner guest and the salmon with dill cream sauce that I ordered.

Items of note on the menu:


• Rib Eye Steak (it’s huge!)


• Creamed Corn (baked in the oven)


• Sweet Potato Fries (perfectly crisp and fresh)

Approximate per guest cost for dinner:


• $25-$50 depending on whether you order lobster

Overall- this was a great find in the downtown Fremont street area and is a can’t miss gem in the Las Vegas restaurant scene.

Tenille Taggart – Gay Travel Guru Finalist

Although a blind archer couldn’t miss the Tropicana, this Cinderella of Las Vegas hotels is largely overlooked due to her more prominently known but miserly stepsisters and stepmother, winning attention solely based on uppity

names. When you see that little bit of soot has been dusted off the

Tropicana and that she’s given a change of clothes, just like beloved

Cinderella, you too will see the beauty that lies inside and out!

From the management to the bus boys, hospitality and customer service are at the height of the Tropicana’s daily agenda. The staff at this gay

friendly Las Vegas hotel has done everything for me except dry me off

after I shower, but with their dedication to customer service, I’d

imagine they would gladly do that too if I liked. Their aim is “a 4 Star

hotel with 5 Star service.”

But, the Tropicana is far too humble and meek for her own good. Which brings me to my next point, what a steal of a price to pay for such a prized

package. She offers Deluxe Rooms at a mere $59 per night. No plebian

“standard rooms” here all of them have been completely renovated to give

it a much needed face lift yet also hang on to the charming character

of one of the last classic Las Vegas Resort and Casinos.

In such an arid climate, the Best Pool in Las Vegas is a coveted title, and this year the Tropicana takes it like a drag queen takes her crown.

In addition to the number one rated pool, the highly acclaimed Nikki

Beach will be here in Spring 2011. Once Tropicana finally spreads her

legs over 4.2 acres of tropical landscape including the 15,000 square

foot beach/nightclub it is going to be a whole new Trop.

With the Mob Preview already in place, interactive entertainment technology will bring you the Las Vegas Mob Experience in December 2010. Choose

your own adventure as you make your way through the maze of rooms

containing thousands of mob artifacts and find out whether you're

“whacked” or “made.”

Vegas is renowned for their straight wedding chapels, however the Tropicana is one of the very few Las Vegas hotels that offer commitment ceremonies

for homosexual couples in their outdoor wedding chapel. We are one step

closer to making life-altering mistakes like straight people can, but

for now we can stick to getting “committed” on a whim at the Tropicana!

Hopefully by now I have shown you that the soot has been dusted off and the mundane clothes have been replaced with a sparkly new gown. Finally her

enchanting character can shine through and keep you coming back for more

at nominal prices. Of all the gay friendly hotels in Las Vegas

Tropicana alone has my 5 star rating and I promise you will love it

too!!