There was recent significant improvement to the Majestic Star buffet. It is now about average versus absolutely dreadful. Still somewhat understaffed.
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----- Original Message -----
From: jackessiebabe
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Sent: 8/19/2006 8:10:21 PM
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: The El Cortez, Majestic Star & XVP - Chicago Dining
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Robert Romanyshyn <bobfpdw@...> wrote:
This thread has got me thinking since I have been playing
at EC for the past 3+ years and have not taken any cash back but use
my card for "free" breakfasts and dinners. Do the
breakfasts/dinners count against any cashback that I have
accumulated?
Yes. If you use your Jackie's Card to pay for a meal, the points
are deducted from your card. Therefore, the deducted points cannot
be used for CB.
Also, the duck machines are really getting bad. Have to
press hold twice a number of times to get them to hold. Two
machines only take almost brand-new currency since the older ones
get rejected. Out of frustration, I went over to Binions and played
FPDW for a few hours. Not the same atmosphere or friendly staff
though. 
Please, please don't complain about the very few Downtown Deuces
machines still in service. Sticky buttons and slowness aside, I
still LOVE these rapidily disappearing beauties. I fear that the EC
will use complaints of this kind as an excuse to remove them
entirely. I also enjoy the regular FP DDW machines, and am
concerned that they too, will soon be MIA.
Majestic Star ....... Just came back from a business trip
to Chicago and went to the Majestic (Gary, IN) twice to play their
NSUD machines. They have one of the worst buffets that I have ever
encountered.
I'm sorry about the horrid buffet you encountered. I know nothing
whatever about any local Chicago casinos. I do 100% of my playing
in Nevada.
I can tell you though, that Chicago has some of the best restaurants
in the world. From famous 5* restaurants to Chicago Pizza and Hot
Dogs and the glories of the neighborhood ethnic restaurants, there
is no city where you can enjoy better dining.
Yes, I have dined in NYC, New Orleans and San Francisco as well as
Paris and Rome. And, Chicago chauvinist that I may be, I do believe
this to be true.
the Chicago hotdogs especially at Portillos (sp??),
Bob
Your spelling is right on!
Come back soon for some Mid-Western hospitality, and some great
food, if not great gambling.
~Babe~
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