PT's Ranch — Restaurant in Spring Valley

Alright, this is how it's going to go...

As far as PT's are concerned, my opinion has always been in the neighborhood of "whatever, a bar is a bar."

This bar makes an exception and it's all because of the staff. I make an appearance here semi-regular. I prefer to go when it's slow, so I've only ever patronized on grave and early day shifts.

I must put Meghan, Madde, and Christina in the spotlight. I have always received top notch service from these pleasant women. Every. Single. Time. I never expect much. After all, it is just a bar. I like to have a few beers, get a snack, and fire it up on the machines (within my limits, of course 😉) So I'm not a snooty critic by any means. Having said that, it makes it that much more the reason why I must isolate these women and offer the highest praises to their efforts and dedications to the performances they accomplish. Every. Single. Time.

Hopefully, I'm not the only one that notices this and my written review will encourage others to point out what I have observed. They all deserve it and I hope PT's has noticed the hard work and...

The waitress was very nice and helpful. The mango beer I had was yum. And the bar tender make a great nuts-and-berries drink. The wings were good but are $2/each wing ($24 for 12 wings) so keep that in mind.

And the main reason for 3 stars instead of 4 or 5 is that the whole place just smells awful. Smoking is allowed everywhere in the whole place - though there are no being machines away from the bar, they don't have no smoking like restaurants in casinos. So even though no one was smoking when I arrived, it smelled like an ashtray. But as we were there, people started smoking and by the time we left, it was just gross. I had to shower when I got home to get the smell out of my hair before bed.

If you're a smoker, this may be fine with you. For non-smokers or people with sensitive breathing issues (my cough went crazy for the whole night like when I had covid a month ago) keep this in mind...

when i asked for a second drink (had already played over $100 that i won), aurora said my initial $15 that i put in wasn’t enough for a second drink, and that she’d already started a tab for me. can’t think of any PT’s or gaming bar that’s not where homeless people frequent that acts like this. so either she assumed i was transient (homeless) or she assumed i was poor, and either way didn’t want to serve me. well, that’s fine. i’m a former bartender, and i hope the $10 tip i was going to leave doesn’t eat too much of a hole in her pocket. thanks aurora for a...