Best Diners in Blue Diamond

"In-N-Out is a burger place that hasn't strayed far from its roots as a basic drive-thru hamburger restaurant. The succinct menu is all about the burgers--you won't find chicken sandwiches or salads at In-N-Out. You also won't see the "secret" menu that In-N-Out devotees find so exciting: options like "protein style," with the patty wrapped in lettuce, or the most popular choice, "animal style," with pickles, extra spread, and grilled onions."

"This West Coast favorite is the one burger joint to cross off your bucket list. While the double-double cheeseburger is a guaranteed hit, tap into the secret menu: Get your burger Animal Style and even your fries, which includes special sauce, grilled onions and gooey melted cheese. It’s a three-way tie with the chocolate, vanilla and strawberry shake so choose wisely… or all three."

"The final spot on my list of 14 of the best cheap eats in Las Vegas goes to In-N-Out Burger. Sure this is a fast food chain, but how could I leave it out. While you can find locations across the Las Vegas Valley, my favorite In-N-Out Burger location in Las Vegas is at The LINQ Promenade."

"Of all of the restaurants available in Las Vegas, Chef Kenny’s has some of the most unique vegan items on their menu. Dishes such as Chilean Sea Bass, Curry Duck, and Veggie Geese all are present but in 100% vegan form. The menu is rather extensive but there are also rotating specials such as the medium-rare steak roll which is made out of Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burger."

"Dining at an all-vegan sushi restaurant in any city used to be out of the question. However, vegan sushi is gaining popularity, and celebrated Chef Kenny Chye brings a diverse sushi menu to his Chef Kenny’s Asian Vegan. It serves up totally plant-based sushi that’s among the best you can find anywhere."

"The Henry, in the Cosmopolitan, is where to go when a late night in the city has crept its way into the morning. The Henry offers late night/early evening dining. Their hours are 10 pm – 2 pm, Monday-Wednesday, and 11 pm – 2 pm from Thursday – Sunday."

"If you’re in the mood for big plates of home-cooked goodness, drive out to Henderson and visit the Omelet House. Their menu features seasonal favorites like zucchini strips and pumpkin bread, as well as hearty home fries, and of course their world-famous omelets. Locals love it for its low prices while visitors delight in the hometown atmosphere and friendly service."

"We promised at least one ice cream treat on this list, and the Titanic Sundae at Carmine’s is the ice cream sundae of sundaes. Starting with a layer of chocolate torte, the sundae gets topped with six hearty scoops of ice cream, then decorated with a healthy dose of hot fudge, cherries, wafer cookies, and whipped cream. Mind you, if you’re not coming just for the Titanic Sundae, this means you’ve probably already got a belly of pasta in you at this NYC-style Italian joint."

"Carmine’s is a favorite for Italian, family-style dining in Las Vegas. Carmine’s offers an extensive menu of pasta, steak, seafood, chicken, appetizers, sides, and dessert, and all served family-style for you to share with your favorite people. The menu highlights the very best of cuisine from the southern regions of Italy."

"Finishing our amazing helicopter tour, we headed back to the hotel and had a quick dinner at Umami Burger. This is one of our favorite spots for burgers and fries when visiting the Mainland U.S. If you haven’t tried it before, definitely grab a bite, it’s a must!"

"A five-block pedestrian mall, between Main St and N Las Vegas Blvd, topped by an arched steel canopy and filled with computer-controlled lights, the Fremont Street Experience has brought life back Downtown. Every evening, the canopy is transformed by light-and-sound shows enhanced by 550,000 watts of wraparound sound and a larger-than-life screen lit up by 12.5-million synchronized LEDs. Soar through the air on ziplines strung underneath the canopy from Slotzilla, a 12-story, slot-machine-themed platform. Gaudy, yes. Weird, yes. Busy: always."

"This glitzy feast for the eyes and ears takes place hourly after dark on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. Projected on a canopy 90 feet above the pedestrian mall and stretching for five blocks between Main Street and Las Vegas Boulevard, this light and sound show has rotating themes, from aliens to patriotism, and includes a tribute to the rock band Queen. Fremont Street Experience"

"It's a big surprise for many visitors to often-glitzy and frequently licentious Las Vegas, but Southern Nevada has deep roots in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a faith with a definitively conservative culture. Faithful from Utah set up camp along a spring-fed creek in the 1850s. Although it was abandoned within a couple of years, today's visitors can get an idea of the hard-scrabble Mojave Desert life that early pioneers faced at this restoration."

"Las Vegas was once a small stop on a mail service trail between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. In 1855, the Mormon Church settled in this area and built a permanent structure. The oldest non-Indian structures in Southern Nevada, these adobe buildings, such as the beige and red house portion, are also the oldest historic buildings standing here today."

"Before Las Vegas was Las Vegas, it was a scraggly stretch of land where nothing grew and no one lived. It wasn’t until June 14, 1855 that European settlers stumbled on the place and decided to raise a town from the dirt. These folks were Mormons, and they built the Old Mormon Fort."