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Plain-English guides to USDA beef grades, safe steak temperatures and the Southern Nevada Health District grade card.
Prime, Choice, Select: reading a steak menu
What Prime, Choice and Select mean on a Las Vegas steakhouse menu, how marbling decides the grade, and the USDA's safe temperatures for steak.
Updated Oct 22, 2026Read →Before you bookLas Vegas restaurant grade cards, explained
How the Southern Nevada Health District grades Las Vegas restaurants: demerit ranges for A, B and C, when a kitchen gets closed, and how to look one up.
Updated Oct 22, 2026Read →Steakhouse factsGolden Steer Las Vegas: what to know before you book
Golden Steer Steakhouse facts from its own site: 308 W Sahara Ave, opens 4:30 PM daily, smart casual dress code, steak prices, reservation and corkage rules.
Updated Nov 1, 2026Read →Steakhouse factsLas Vegas Strip steakhouses, compared on the facts
Seven Las Vegas Strip steakhouses side by side, from each venue's own site: which resort, hours, dress code and price label. Compared on facts, not ranked.
Updated Nov 1, 2026Read →Steakhouse factsOff-Strip steakhouses in Las Vegas, compared
Six Las Vegas steakhouses off the Strip, from downtown to Summerlin: addresses, hours and dress codes from each venue's own site. Compared, not ranked.
Updated Nov 1, 2026Read →Buffet factsLas Vegas buffet prices and hours, compared
Seven Las Vegas buffets, Strip and off, with prices and hours copied from each casino's own page: Bacchanal, Wynn, Bellagio, Wicked Spoon and more.
Updated Nov 1, 2026Read →BBQ factsLas Vegas barbecue, compared on the facts
Four Las Vegas barbecue spots compared on facts from their own sites: locations on and off the Strip, hours, and dress codes. No rankings, no star ratings.
Updated Nov 1, 2026Read →Butcher factsLas Vegas butcher shops, compared
Seven Las Vegas butcher shops compared from their own sites, grouped by area: what each stocks (Prime, Wagyu, dry-aged, grass-fed), where and when.
Updated Nov 1, 2026Read →Meat market factsCarnicerías, halal counters and international meat markets in Las Vegas
Las Vegas carnicerías, halal meat counters, Asian markets and Eastern European delis, with addresses, hours and specialties from each market's own site.
Updated Nov 2, 2026Read →