Jimmy’s Jammin’ Jambalaya
Whether you’re a Parrothead or a city dweller, a visit to Margaritaville on your Vegas vacation will transport you to a beachy retreat. The entire restaurant at Flamingo embraces a laid-back island vibe, with grottoes, piers, and sand bidding you welcome. Inside, you’ll find seven bars and plenty of casual seating, with some booths nestled into boats complete with fishing poles, lines stretched to the water, and a seaplane overhead.
The staff here is super friendly and happy to offer suggestions for the perfect beverage to start out your meal. Margaritaville is justly famous for its margarita selection, and the Perfect Margarita is the classic, with Margaritaville gold and silver tequilas, triple sec, orange Curaçao and lime juice served on the rocks. The Who’s to Blame is simple and very tasty, with Margaritaville gold tequila, triple sec and house margarita mix—it’s a lot of frozen fun (OK, it does come on the rocks if you want). But there are plenty of other fabulous margaritas here, like the blueberry pomegranate margarita, with Margaritaville silver tequila and Cointreau, orange liqueur and blueberry-pomegranate purée. Or indulge in Margaritaville’s famous Boat Drinks. Each of those is given a tongue-in-cheek tag, like the 5 O’Clock Somewhere, concocted of Margaritaville silver rum, Paradise Passion fruit tequila, Cruzan Hurricane Proof rum, orange and pineapple juices, sweet and sour and a little grenadine.
Don’t sip too quickly or the volcano eruption might startle you. This classic Margaritaville attraction was upgraded to a computer-enhanced show that makes lava flow over bar and table.
Blueberry pomegranate margarita
If you order a drink, you almost gotta get an appetizer, and the signature Volcano nachos are it. This enormous plate comes piled with corn tortilla chips, chili, shredded cheeses and queso-style cheese sauce—it’s the restaurant’s best-selling food item, and it’s big enough to feed your friends, your family, and any random strangers you might have invited along. If you need variety, try the appetizer trio, with hand-battered chicken tenders, Caribbean chicken egg rolls and spinach and artichoke dip. Can’t go wrong there.
Seafood dishes are big here (no surprise), and The Landshark Fish & Chips satisfies with hand-battered fish and fries; fish tacos serve up Landshark tempura-battered fish in flour shells, with guac, mango pico de gallo and grilled habanero cream sauce, for a real kick; and crispy coconut shrimp with pineapple dipping sauce. Jimmy’s Jammin’ Jambalaya cooks up shrimp, Andouille sausage and chicken in a spicy broth.
You can grab a burger instead, and the cheddar BBQ burger is a solid choice, with mild cheddar cheese, applewood-smoked bacon and a housemade barbecue aioli. Sub in a veggie burger for a vegetarian option—that aioli really elevates every bite. Going light? Grab a Southwest chicken salad for a flavor bomb of grilled chicken, black beans, fire-roasted corn and avocado along with other veggies, and a housemade sauce. That margarita you ordered earlier will come in handy to mellow out any spice.
Dessert? Too full, you say? Nonsense. The key lime pie here delivers a citrusy mouthful that is delightful!
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