prime rib

It’s been typecast as a condiment, a once-a-year flourish for shrimp cocktail or prime rib, when it could be so much more.

The Sun wrote that year that the hotel also offered “$2 beers, $7 prime rib dinners and $25 shows” to guests who wanted a taste of old Las Vegas.

He and his team cook rib-eyes, swordfish steaks, prime rib dinners, lamb chops, fried chicken, generous shrimp cocktails and more — most of which have been served there for decades — plus monthly specials that Zamacona creates under the guidance of the head chef of the entire property, Jacqui Burns.

Big Sur is OK, but I can’t think of a single hotel there with either a casino or a prime rib buffet.

Expect spareribs, fried chicken, prime rib and more, and look for the likes of Donald, Daisy, Clarabelle, Goofy and Pluto in new adventure-inspired outfits.