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A connoisseur's guide to finding the finest cheap eats in Sin City; Lark Ellen Gould expertly hunts down the finest affordable food Las Vegas has to offer.

Dining in Las Vegas can bring you to your knees. With 16 Michelin-starred restaurants and casinos with enough cash to round up the best chefs in the world - all with full metal fantasy kitchens and dining rooms that literally float over the neon - it can be difficult for a visitor to indulge in a celebratory meal for two for under four digits.

The good news is it is still possible to find the venerable dollar hot dog, even the $3 steak and eggs special in this city that built its rep on “the deal.” Here are the top ten dining bargains to be had in Vegas for under $10.

Mr. Lucky’s Gambler’s Special, Hard Rock Hotel

This is one of Sin City’s primo segretos. And you won’t find it on the menu. Mr. Lucky’s is Hard Rock’s 24-hour café. It’s got the walk-up counter and the comfy booths. The space is open and airy and the walls have the telltale remnants from rock star lives hanging in glass. But best of all it has the “Gambler’s Special.” It’s a bit of a wink-wink, low voice order you have to request. It comes with steak prepared to order, three shrimps, veggie dish of the day or potato, and a salad. The price is all about lucky sevens, any hour of the day, for $7.77.

‘Wichcraft at MGM Grand

This is Craftsteak’s Tom Colicchio’s tour de force as a restaurant for the rest of us, providing creative sandwiches and full plate meals with artisan breads, premium cheeses and meats, and fresh, seasonal veggies for around $10. Colicchio opened Gramercy Tavern in New York in 1994, moving onto his Craft restaurants, managing to earn five James Beard Foundation Medals along the way. At ‘wichcraft find signature works such as Fried eggs with bacon, gorgonzola and frisée on ciabatta roll; Roasted Pork Loin with red cabbage, jalapenos and mustard on ciabatta roll; Sicilian Tuna with fennel, black olives and lemon on baguette; all for less than a minimum hand at the Blackjack table.

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