Golden Gate Casino New Restaurant
Golden Gate Hotel & Casino is located on Fremont Street, a pedestrian mall packed with bars and casinos.The area was nicknamed 'Glitter Gulch' for its movie-perfect Old Vegas aesthetic. Today the hotel is part of the Fremont Street Experience, a four-block stretch of hotels and casinos with a domed canopy and three stages of lively nightlife. Located in Downtown Container Park, in an open-air shopping center no more than a short walk away from Golden Gate Hotel & Casino, this local eatery takes one of the most classic foods, a hotdog, and puts a delightful gourmet spin on it.
Golden Gate has unveiled its new high limit room and guests can expect several surprises that highlight the casino’s colorful past.
Same number of blackjack tables as before (three), but quite a bit more elbow room.
While the previous high limit room had only table games, now it boasts high limit slots as well. Note: Downtown, “high limit” is relative. Several of the slots are $1 machines.
The new high limit room (specifically, the slot machine area) integrates space previously devoted to the casino’s cashier cage. The cage has been relocated closer to the hotel’s registration desk.
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But the games aren’t necessarily the most interesting aspect of Golden Gate’s new high limit room. That distinction belongs to several hidden gems guests are invited to discover during their visit.
For starters, there’s an unmarked door with an inconspicuous knob which serves as a sort of portal back in time.
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Coincidentally, Inconspicuous Knobs was the name of our band in high school.
Behind the door is a section of the original brickwork of the Hotel Nevada, predecessor of the Golden Gate.
Hotel Nevada opened in 1906. The address: 1 Fremont Street.
When it was built, Hotel Nevada was the only concrete hotel in southern Nevada.
Another charming surprise awaits nearby, tucked away in a hidden corner of the high limit room.
There’s an eye-catching photo op, a floor-to-ceiling “flapper,” but that’s not the surprise.
Fun fact: When the hotel opened, rooms cost $1 per day.
Next to the flapper, make sure to check out a fountain from the earliest days of the hotel.
It’s estimated the fountain was added in 1909.
It took hundreds of hours to painstakingly put these ceramic tiles into place. Then again, what the hell else did they have to do in 1909?
It’s unknown if the fountain was used for drinking, or if it was merely decorative, but it’s an utterly unique Las Vegas curiosity.
As you explore the Golden Gate’s high limit room, take special note of the archways.
Arches utilize rigid, curved members to support loads. Architecture is hot.
The archways, too, are a nod to the casino’s history. Work crews realized early on the arches were an integral part of the building’s structural integrity.
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at two of the arches before the build-out.
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The arches inspired the design of the doorways—practically and aesthetically—between the table games area and slot machine area.
If you’re a dude, you have to love dark wood. It’s the law.
Golden Gate’s new high limit room won us over immediately, not only because of its clever throwbacks, but because some of our favorite old-school Top Dollar reel slots were relocated from the main casino floor.
Hint: Never take the first offer!
The high limit room’s dark wood is very appealing, and the space manages to feel private while providing “windows” into the lively casino.
We especially like this framed window that looks out into the dice pit.
You can call it “craps,” but the cool kids call it “dice.”
Another benefit of the new high limit room is it’s a good 30 decibels quieter than the main casino.
There are more surprises to come at Golden Gate.
The casino recently expanded into the former La Bayou casino, and another expansion took up the space previously occupied by Du-Par’s restaurant.
Next on the agenda at Golden Gate is a new sports book.
The casino is making the most of its tiny footprint, and remains one of our favorite places to play (and drink) in downtown Las Vegas.
Kudos to the Golden Gate for finding a way to provide shiny new things while giving a hat tip to history.
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Downtown’s Golden Gate has revealed an expansion that nearly doubles the size of its casino floor, including the addition of about 100 new slot machines.
Golden Gate’s expansion encompasses the space formerly occupied by the La Bayou casino and an alley. You’ll want to see our “before” photos of the construction, of course.
Three’s nothing quite like that new slot machine smell.
The centerpiece of the multi-million dollar expansion is a 24-foot tall fountain of TVs around a spiral chandelier.
The TV fountain is made all the more dramatic by 468 mirrors lining a arced wall that frames the decorative piece. Yes, we asked. And, yes, we know we have issues.
The tower of televisions sits just inside a brand new entrance to the Golden Gate.
The Golden Gate’s expansion includes a new loyalty club desk.
The loyalty desk was previously tucked away near the hotel’s registration desk. Now, it’s front and center. By the way, 1906 is the year the hotel opened, originally as Hotel Nevada. Technically, the Miller Hotel. Long story.
The previous loyalty club desk has vanished through some kind of Las Vegas magic.
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Golden Gate’s interior design was done by Dez Motif, the architecture by Moser Architecture Studio.
The Golden Gate took the opportunity during its expansion to entirely replace and upgrade its sound system throughout the existing casino.
A good deal of the expansion won’t be readily visible to guests. On the casino’s second floor, a new beer distribution room is a sight to behold.
Golden Gate’s new beer chilling room distributes suds to the casino’s Prohibition Bar, as well as the casino’s outdoor bars, now with the help of gravity.
Still in the works is an upgraded outdoor bar, One Bar. When completed, the bar will be 20 feet longer. Translation: More slushy drinks for us.
While the new casino area at Golden Gate made its debut on Aug. 25, 2017, the expansion’s official opening takes place Sep. 1, 2017, with the requisite hoopla.
Golden Gate has done a great job of creating a new space that feels modern (so many TVs), but which stays true to its old-school roots (dark wood and marble).
When you check it out, let us know what you think. We’ll be at the end of Prohibition Bar, not noticing the dancing dealers. At all.