Calling All Gamblers to Ameristar Casino

I have been to casinos all over the world from Germany to Wisconsin to Nevada to California and many others. While in Kansas City, Missouri we stayed the night at the Ameristar and got to experience all of the hype around this casino and I have to admit, I really enjoyed my time staying here and would return here in the future.

Location

The Ameristar Hotel and Casino is located at 3200 North Ameristar Drive in Kansas City, Missouri. The casino advertises that they offer the newest and most popular slot machine games.

Atmosphere

The atmosphere of the hotel is very elegant and filled with earth toned colored furnishings and curtains. Large pieces of artworks from paintings to glass plates decorate the lobby. I was very impressed walking into the hotel.

Restaurants

No matter what you are looking for to eat, you are sure to find it within the hotel. As we checked in the gentleman at the front desk was telling us everything the hotel had to offer. I laughed and told him I think it would be easier to tell us what you don’t have. He laughed and said the only things we don’t have is a weight room or a pool.

Each restaurant offered you a different and unique selection of food and drinks depending on what you are looking for.

Amerisports Brew Pub- This was our favorite hangout. This area seats up to 300 people and was designed to resemble a converted old World foundry complete with brick walls and leaded windows. They feature a 52 screen audiovisual system that broadcasts more sporting events at one time than any other sports bar in the Midwest. It was a very fun atmosphere.

Examples of Menu items: Classic Reuben, Nachos, Four Cheese Pizza, Buffalo wings, Southwestern Patty Melt, Philly cheese steak

Examples of beer on tap: Hard Ball Dark, Half Court Light, Knock Out Blonde and a few others

Hours: Mon-Thurs from 4pm-11pm, Fri-Sat from 11am-1am and Sundays from 11am-10pm

Prices: $4-$24

Arthur Bryant’s- This was a small restaurant off to the side of the casino that is famous for great tasting BBQ.

Examples of Menu Items: Beef Brisket Sandwiches, Basket of Ribs,

Hours: Sun-Thurs from 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat from 11am-1am

Price: $5-$11

DeliLUX- The perfect place for a quick pick me up snack as you are gambling. They are located out on the casino floor.

Examples of Menu Items: Ying Yang fried rice, Smoked Ham and cheese, Polish Sausage, Roast duck box rice, gyro, tuna salad, nachos with chili

Hours: 11am-5am daily

Price: $2-$10

Falcon Bakery- The best breakfast spot in the casino! The atmosphere was similar to a large café with black and white checkered floors with a mixture of booths and tables to sit at.

Examples of Menu Items: Oatmeal, full stack of pancakes, Players Breakfast complete with 2 eggs, bacon and toast, Belgian Waffles, a variety of omelettes

Hours: 7am-11am daily

Price: $3-$13

Food Court- The place to go for all you fast food lovers out there. The food court consisted of Burger King and Sbarro Italian Eatery.

Examples of Menu Items: hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, chicken nuggets, shakes, a variety of pizzas, Baked Ziti, Lasagna

Hours: Mon-Thurs from 11am-12am, Fri-Sun from 11am-2am

Price: $2-$8

Great Plains Cattle Company- This was a very intimate restaurant to eat at with cozy fireplaces and came in at my second favorite restaurant of the casino for a more laid back romantic dining experience. The atmosphere was unique with weathered crossbeams from old barn timber with large wagon wheel chandeliers hanging from the high arched ceilings.

Menu items included: Shrimp Cocktail, Campfire shrimp, Cedar plank roast salmon, lobster tail, King crab legs, prime rib, cajun pasta.

Hours: Wednesday and Thursdays from 5pm-10pm, Fridays from 5pm-11pm, Saturdays from 4pm-11pm and on Sundays from 5pm-10pm

Price: $6-$40 with Crab legs and lobster set at current market price.

Horizons Buffet- We just glanced in here and did not get a chance to eat here. But it was a large café style setting with tables and chairs with quite a few different stations filled with food.

Hours: Lunch buffet was served Monday through Fridays from 11am-3pm, Champagne Brunch on Saturday and Sundays from 9am-3pm and dinner buffets are served Monday through Sunday 4pm-10pm

Friday buffets have Crab legs

Saturday and Sunday buffets have Prime Rib and shrimp

Price: $12.50-$25 depending on what day you went

Pearls Oyster Bar- This was a small restaurant off to the side of the casino that offered a few tables or bar stools to sit at and eat. They lured you in with a large tank in front of the entry area that was filled with live Crab!

Menu items included: A variety of oysters, seafood and chicken gumbo, seafood salad, calamari, clam chowder, blackened catfish, fried lobster tail, blackened sea scallops, combination seafood boil

Hours: Mon-Thurs from 4pm-11pm, Fri-Sat from 11am-1am and Sundays from 11am-10pm

Price: $5-$35

Review of the Casino

The casino was basically located in the center of everything. The casino itself had 2 stories and was complete with 59 table games and over 2,800 slots. Many of the slot machines were ones that I didn’t recognize because they were so new, and trust me I go to casinos a lot. We were winning back and forth, but didn’t win a lot but didn’t lose a lot, which is ok. At least it let us play for awhile before losing the money we stuck in the machines. The best part is that the casino is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Overall

Staying at the Ameristar made you feel as if you were staying in a small city inside and everything you could think of was within walking distance for food and shopping. No matter what you wanted they offered. It was truly an amazing place to stay. We do plan on going back in the near future! I would highly recommend this casino to all you gamblers out there.


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