A variety of styles for Christmas dinner can be found at area casinos. There are choices aplenty, from multi-course meals to get-what-you-want buffets.
The Green Papaya has won accolades in newspaper polls for being one of the area's best vegan-vegetarian restaurants and loyal fans for its authentic Thai food.
With an atmosphere inspired by the "City of Romance" - Paris - it's tough not to feel at least a little on the sexy side when you dine at Roxy in the Eldorado Hotel Casino.
There's barbecue like when dad puts on his "kiss-the-cook" apron and fires up the grill in the backyard, and then there's the fine art of barbecue, the kind with special regional sauces...
Eight years ago, after having a contest to decide on a name for the restaurant they had just bought, Judy and Sid Ashton came up with one of their own instead.
Ready to face the challenges of being new restaurant owners, Sunny and Becky Nguyen bought the popular downtown Reno Vietnamese restaurant Pho 777 in July 2006.
Set apart from the hustle and bustle of the casino's main gaming areas, the Pasta Shoppe is the kind of quiet hideaway where diners can just relax and enjoy the food, he said.
When patrons come to the Coffee Shop at the Gold Dust West Casino in Carson City, they are treated like they are friends, says assistant manager Sandy Wages.