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Established in 1979, Ricardo's, a family run restaurant, has now been serving Las Vegas for well over twenty five years. Operating on Flamingo and Decatur in the Renaissance Center West, it is just two miles away from the Las Vegas Strip.

Ricardo's has been voted Best Mexican Restaurant twenty one times by the LV Review Journal and AOL has honored Ricardo's as the City's Best Mexican too. Known for their spirit, quality and consistency, Ricardo's serves authentic and creative Mexican foods rich in the flavors of Northern Mexico and the American Southwest.

Ricardo's boasts of an enterprising team of employees who are close knit and enjoy their work. This feeling of oneness translates to exceptional service. The team of sixty five members have almost a whopping five hundred years of collective experience of having worked there. The chefs have their roots in native Mexico, enabling them to blend authentic recipes with a unique and creative flair.

Mexico has antojitos which are starters very similar to the Spanish tapas, or the Middle Eastern mezze. The word 'antojitos' literally means little cravings, and these are usually made from corn meal and then deep fried. There are also the French style crusty rolls called teleras and wheat flour based sincronizada and gringa. There are times when antojitos can be in the form of pozole or soups, while at others, they are chillies or jalapeños stuffed with different fillings.

Ricardo's also offers the popular nachos supremos, which has fresh chips topped with beans, ranchera sauce, and melted cheese, topped with onions, tomatoes, and chillies. Garnished with guacamole and sour cream, one can also add beef or chicken to make it more interesting and filling.

No Mexican meal is complete without chilies, so do sample the Colorado-tender sirloin cooked in red chili with onions, chilies and spices, or try the chili verde, diced pork cooked with onions, chilies, tomatillos, and seasonings, served in a tortilla shell with rice and beans.

How about a Mexican pizza? A large, flat flour tortilla that is made crisp and topped with melted cheddar cheese, with diced tomatoes, olives and onions sprinkled on the top. You could also request for a garnish of guacamole, sour cream and jalapenos to create a pizza just the way you like it. So go ahead, look forward to a palate and heart warming experience by enjoying the friendly service at Ricardo's; find out more about this highly original Mexican restaurant from their Website.

A few miles west of the 'strip', Blue Ox Tavern is a home away from home for Minnesotans. Providing a Midwestern ambiance, it's a different atmosphere inside during the football season - patrons applaud the Minnesota Vikings as they crush the Dallas Cowboys or, perhaps, the Kansas City Chiefs.

Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, Blue Ox is opened 24hrs a day for locals who love to drop in for a drink at the bar after a tough day's grind or a long night's gambling, and for tourists looking for a bite at the oddest of hours. A simple menu includes pub classic favourites such as chicken fingers, jumbo shrimp cocktail, mozzarella stix and breaded clam strips. For more serious endeavours, think tortilla crusted tilapia, thinly sliced roast beef lightly grilled topped with tomato and onion and served with horseradish on the side or a steak and shrimp platter.

Keeping up with the spirit of Vegas, there are locals' gaming options with a bar top video, poker, keno, blackjack and slots.