5 Dollar Cafe — Restaurant in Las Vegas

The Only Thing Worth Five Dollars Was My Regret

If you're wondering whether to try the 5 Dollar Cafe at 2200 S Las Vegas Blvd, let me save you the trouble: DON'T.

Walking in, I was immediately hit with a smell that can only be described as a mix of cigarettes, stale fryer oil, and broken dreams. The atmosphere alone had me questioning my life choices.

Then came the “meal.” Served on paper plates and paper cups, which felt less like casual dining and more like an underfunded school field trip. The coffee was so bland, I half expected it to apologize for existing. The toast? Cold. The eggs? Meh. The sausage patty? Straight out of a McDonald’s breakfast bag. (No, seriously)

Ironically, the only thing that tasted decent were the home fries and they cost extra! I guess even disappointment comes à la carte here.

The only redeeming factor was the friendly staff. Truly kind people stuck in a tragic breakfast purgatory.

In summary: DON'T EAT HERE. Las Vegas has better places to grab breakfast. I should have just gone to McDonald's where at least my expectations are curbed. Don't waste your appetite or your five bucks on this sad, sad café. I truly have no idea how this restaurant has 4 stars average....

I've lived within 300 yards of this place for a year and have been passing by regularly for going on 4 years since it's a block away from our favorite staycation location- Sahara Las Vegas. I finally had breakfast here and I've gotta say the food was GREAT. After almost 30 years in San Diego, you get used to having your breakfast burrito made a certain way from your favorite taco shop. Until now, I have been unimpressed with taco shops here in Vegas. I still am, I guess, since this place is not a taco shop- which makes their execution of a darn near perfect breakfast burrito even more impressive. Fresh ingredients, massive in size and plenty of Salsa Verde on the side. Staff was friendly and efficient, The place is clean. Food was delicious. Only downside was the usual suspects that gather around outside the entrance either asking for a cigarettes, getting loaded, or participating in activities that will eventually kill them or find them in jail eventually. More recently there has been a security guard posted out front who has definitely made a positive impact in those folks relocating. I Will...

I’m writing this right after leaving this restaurant. We ordered and got our food fast and every thing was decent on that end. My friend got up to use the restroom and had to ask for a key to get into the restroom. She thought there was a sign in front of the women’s restroom saying it out of use so she tried to use the key to get into the men’s restroom. Another customer came up to her and told her she can’t use the men’s restroom because she’s a woman and she tried to explain that the women’s was out of order and just needed to pee. The customer pushed and tried to get the key out of her hand. She went up to the security guard and told him that the man pushed her and was keeping her from using the restroom and the security guard told her that he doesn’t make the rules and if she needed to use the bathroom she can walk across the street. She had us leave and was crying outside so I went back in to try to talk to a manager or owner. I spoke with another worker who told me if one restroom was out of order she can use the mens but did nothing besides that, didn’t talk to the security guard...