Date Night

Buca di Beppo – Las Vegas, NV

Since today is my birthday I thought I’d kind of focus the restaurant around my favorite type of food.  I absolutely LOVE Italian Cuisine. Pasta, love it.  Bread, love it.  Sadly it loves me too and as I’m getting older I’ve noticed my metabolism getting WORSE.  Come back my 20-year-old Metabolism!  Anyway besides the point!
The first time my mom took me to Las Vegas we ate at a restaurant called Buca di Beppo.  This is served family-style, meaning, one dish will feed 2-3 people.  Heck yeah, :).

Now the first time we went, we ate at the one on 412 East Flamingo Road.  It was near the hotel we stayed at which was just a few short blocks off the strip.

Lucky for you and me there are 2 locations in Las Vegas.  We ate at the one located at the Excalibur on the Strip this particular visit.

  • Hours:
    Sun – Thurs: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
    Fri & Sat: 11 a.m. – midnight
  • Happy Hours:
    Available Daily from:
    2 p.m. – 6 p.m. & 9 p.m. – close
    $5 quick bites
    $5 cocktails & import beers
    $3 domestic beers

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Josie’s Ristorante – Scammon, KS

Saturday afternoon my hubby and I were tired of hanging around the house.  It really was too hot to do much, so we jumped in the car and headed off toward West Mineral, KS toward Big Brutus.
About a year ago or so we had a really funny conversation about this one restaurant in this one town over in Kansas somewhere having to do with 400.  Well after my hubby googled what info I could actually give him we found out it was Josie’s in Scammon, KS.

It just so happens that Scammon is 7 miles from West Mineral where Big Brutus is located.  Perfect outing!!

Welcome to Scammon, KS population 482.

Eventually I did learn that the 400 that I thought of was actually 400 Main Street.  Yey :).

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