Restaurants recognize taco, vodka day

Restaurants at the Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road, will recognize Thursday as both National Taco Day and National Vodka Day. Pink Taco will offer all-you-can-eat tacos for $13 and vodka margaritas for $5, and 35 Steaks + Martinis will have Ketel One vodka martinis for $5 each. ...

El Segundo Sol in the Fashion Show mall, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, also will recognize National Taco Day Thursday, with tacos at Loco Hour prices. And on Oct. 5, El Segundo Sol continues its "Cinco de ..." series with Loco Hour pricing all day. ...

A free Ice Cream Sunday event is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Promenade linear park at 7195 Egan Crest Way in the Providence community. New or gently used books will be collected for Spread the Word Nevada. ...

Martorano's at the Rio, 3700 W. Flamingo Road, will celebrate October as National Pasta Month with weekly pasta features. The schedule: Oct. 1-7, tubetti with fresh San Marzano tomatoes, $18; Oct. 8-14, bucatini and cauliflower with pistachios and raisins, $25; Oct. 15-21, spaghetti and eggplant, $24; Oct. 22-31, hot and sweet sausage ziti, $28. ...

The monthly cask tasting at the Freakin' Frog, 4700 S. Maryland Parkway, will begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday. The event, which involves a Hochzeitsbier von 1810, Hofstettner Bier, is $45 per person; email adam@whiskyattic.com. ...

In honor of its grand opening, the Seafood Shack at the Treasure Island, 3300 Las Vegas Blvd. South, is offering two-for-one on all dinner entrees (such as fish and chips, coconut shrimp and Cajun seafood pasta) on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Oct. 8, 9 and 10. Hours are from 5 to 10 p.m. daily. ...

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Roy's Restaurants in Las Vegas, founder Roy Yamaguchi will appear at an event at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Roy's at 620 E. Flamingo Road. The restaurant will be transformed into a cocktail-party format with passed appetizers and wine, sushi and dessert stations. Tickets are $100 per person, and a portion of proceeds will go toward stem-cell cancer and regenerative-medicine research. ...

In honor of the chain's 60th anniversary, the valley's eight Fatburger outlets are planning special offers. Say "What's up Daddy-o?" on Wednesday to get a small Fatburger for $1, and say "Fat City" Oct. 10 to get a medium Fatburger for $1.75. ...

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