I have a few key items that you may find helpful. My husband I came here last evening to see comedian Jim Gaffigan. If you can tolerate crowds, high prices and iffy service you will enjoy the spectacle and it is the only game in town with that Vegas glam feel, adjust your expectations to less than Vegas payouts and spendy drinks, but enjoy the ride!

All in all, the MGM is a pretty fantastic amusement park that is open 24/7. Fish is a beautiful space and the outside bar will be rocking in the spring, hopefully the staff will up their game to match the food and atmosphere.

It was better, but we tried to pace our meal Spanish style and all our food still came out at once, we had to ask 4 times to get someone to tell us which oysters were which( we never did find out) and waited 10 minutes for the promised house oyster sauces that should have come with the bivalves. Another dining spot is Fish by Jose Andres.

Oh and everything is a la carte so add that to the cost of your steak. We had to send ours back 2 times, actually hunting it down the second time, while the rest of our table finished their meal. Want to grab a porterhouse steak at Voltaggio Brothers, hope you are really hungry and not too picky about how you want your steak cooked. If you are a gambler and used to Vegas style free drinks, it is not happening here, prepare to shell out $20 per drink. However, on closer inspection the blush is off the rose. You almost forget you are in PG county because you are so blinded by the stunning architectural design and sparkly newness of this destination location. There is everything from first rate concerts, shows, highend dining and gambling to special events, movies, Starbucks, casual dining, shopping and over the top people watching. This behemoth casino, hotel and attraction mall is mind blowing. There is nothing like the new MGM Grand anywhere else on the East Coast.

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