Ice cream is always a must whenever we travel, and while in Las Vegas we visited Scoop LV.
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| Cinnamon Toast Crunch |
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| Nutella Banana |
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| Banana Smores |
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| That Creamy Mango One with Boba |
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| That One with Lots of OREOs |
Chubby's Diner is a popular spot for local faves. They have a pretty extensive menu to satisfy all sorts of cravings.
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| Corn Dog Bites |
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| Oxtail Spring Rolls |
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| Pork Chops |
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| Traditional Loco Moco |
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| Keiki Saimin |
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One of the first suggestions one of my kids gave for our trip to Las Vegas was Play Playground at the Luxor, which is an amusement venue for kids of all ages (after 7pm only 21+ are allowed as there is a bar on site). There are 20 different activities that you can play with a Play Pass, as well as a few activities that don't cost a thing.
We bought a Family Pass, which is good for 4 people (2 must be children under 18), and added on another person, which was cheaper than buying 5 individual tickets. Each pass came with 195 credits (games are typically 15 credits each, and you do have the opportunity to reload your pass with more credits for a fee).
You need to sign a waiver in order to get your actual pass, which you can attach to the lanyard you're given when you check in. You swipe at the various game stations to play, and you rack up points with most activities.
Games included:
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Poker Parkour (make it across a beam without getting knocked off) |
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| Bulls Eye (put on a Velcro suit and jump onto a target) |
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| Word Up (see how many words you can make from random letters) |
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| Frolic (memory game where you step on squares) |
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| Perfect Popper (match shapes onto a board) |
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| Move It (follow commands) |
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| Rolla Derby |
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| Bounce House |
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| "Lite Brite" Board |
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| Balloon Room |
The website states it takes an average of 90 minutes to go through all the activities, but we spent over 2 hours there. Play Playground was a lot of fun for the entire family!
Play Playground |
We did take-out from Ikkyu Ramen in Waikoloa.
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| Chicken Katsu Curry Rice |
I had the Chicken Katsu Curry Rice. It was a very generous portion, and the katsu itself was pretty good.
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| Gyoza |
The Gyoza was tasty.
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| Mini Gomoku Ramen |
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| Spicy Beef Ramen |
Ikkyu was quite busy - it seemed like a very popular spot in Waikoloa.
There is another location in Kailua-Kona as well!
Ikkyu Ramen
68-1820 Waikoloa Rd C306
Waikoloa Village, HI 96738
We ate breakfast at Rí Rá Irish Pub in the Mandalay Bay one morning.
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| Breakfast Boxty |
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| All Day Irish Breakfast |
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| Cinnamon Battered Brioche |
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| Breakfast Skillet |
The Breakfast Skillet had eggs, ham, onions, potatoes, and cheese. All the components together made for a filling breakfast, but I thought it could've been seasoned better.
It's a really large restaurant and we had no problems getting in for breakfast. |
Our room wasn't ready yet, so we took the 90-minute drive from Las Vegas to the Area 51 Alien Center just to check it out and kill some time.
It's really just a huge convenience store with all sorts of alien-related merchandise.
They do serve snacks and drinks, but there is also a diner in the back, as well as restrooms.
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We didn't see anything peculiar on the drive, but I can imagine how eerie it is if you were to drive around the area at night!
It can be a challenge to find a reasonably priced restaurant with a large enough menu to accommodate a 10 person family with kids with picky palates. On top of that, we like restaurants with ample parking.
TsuruTonTan is located in the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center and opens daily at 11:30am. They offer their happy hour prices until 5:30pm. They also offer monthly specials as well as kama'aina deals. My husband was most impressed with their January $3 draft Sapporo special.
We ordered a variety of dishes and most of us had their in-house daily made fresh udon which was excellent. Service was also great. We all had a great meal and I think this may be our go to in the future!
