Of course, Gilley’s was never known for the food. Good grief, how can someone actually put his (real) name on this place? How do you royally screw up good ole’ Texas barbecue, when that’s supposedly the house specialty? You’ve got one job, people. Sometimes, you don’t get what you pay for. For half that figure, a five-minute drive could have landed us instead at Rollin’ Smoke Barbecue, a heap of picnic-tables nestled on an industrial strip crammed under a busy interstate, which are the local experts at feeding the hungry for $16 a lip-smacking plate, complete with all the delicious trimmings (and no tipping required). So, subtract standard gratuity and two drinks, and the food still came out to about $35 apiece. We ordered one adult beverage each (one domestic beer and a house margarita). Mind you, we weren’t enticed by any more of the tasteless travesty plopped upon our table at Gilley’s - just famished for anything for fucks sake, even that stale hot dog down the street that sure as shit would have hit the magic spot after 90 minutes inside Gilley’s pushing my food back and forth across the plate like I was playing chess. Still, we left hungry as toothless wolves. Two of us wasted blew spent $110 (with tip). Did I mention yet that I didn’t particularly care for the place?Īllow me to elaborate, and even go on a bit of a rant. Virtually everything about Gilley’s sucked - from the utterly flavorless incarceration masquerading as the main course, to the scatterbrained service staff which can generously be described as uninformed and indifferent to every customer’s necessity and desire. If there’s a more dire dive of disappointment in this city - I’ve yet to succumb to such culinary depths. This might be the worst restaurant on The Strip - including the hot dog hustler parked out in front of Pawn Stars 24/7. If you’re on the prowl for shitty barbecue, may I respectfully suggest the ghastly catacomb of rotting animal flesh that fronts the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, better known as Gilley’s Saloon, Dance Hall, and Barbecue. Gilley’s at Treasure Island is a horrible restaurant. Restaurant Review: Gilley’s (Treasure Island - Las Vegas)

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