Xanadu meets Bizarro World in the Peppermill dining room.

If you’re headed to Las Vegas this week for the International Builders Show, as I am, and you’re on the lookout for a dining option that is neither a buffet nor an offshoot of a NY or LA hotspot, hop in a cab and proceed directly to the Peppermill. Part diner, part cocktail lounge, it’s a 100% Sin City original, from the vaguely psychedelic, Planet Pandora-inspired décor of the dining room to the “romantic flaming pool” of the Fireside Lounge. Chow down on a tasty chicken quesadilla and banana split (c’mon, indulge–it’s Vegas, baby!), then slip next door to quaff an atomic-strength Mai Tai on one of the Fireside’s signature fuschia sunken sectionals. What’s not to like? And that’s not all: rumor has it The Killers, Vegas’ beloved, glam-rocking local sons, frequent the place when they’re in town. So who knows…if Lady Luck is in the house, your next Peppermill Burger may be accompanied by a side of…well, Mr. Brightside.

Both the pool and the drinks are aflame at Peppermill's Fireside Lounge.