EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on July 1, 2024. The phrase “Est. 1958” appears prominently on the Golden Steer Steakhouse’s sign, its menu, its website, and all its marketing materials. Don’t believe everything you read — especially on restaurant signs. (Image: Golden Steer/Facebook) The Golden Steer is shown shortly after opening in 1962, not 1958. Its address was 308 W. San Francisco St., the original name of Sahara Avenue, which wasn’t changed until February 1962. (Image: Golden Steer) The year is important to the eatery’s mystique since it lays claim to having been popular with the Rat Pack in its heyday. The Golden Steer has booths available that it named after Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Joey Bishop. And it claims they correspond to the booths where the members of The Summit (as they referred to themselves at the time, never the…Â Read More
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