Benny’s Bullpen Sports Bar & Cigar Lounge

Tucked away in the back of Binion’s is this beauty. Good BBQ at a great price and very generous portions. Sports on the TVs and local craft beers and Root Beer from Chicago Brewing Company.
The staff is fantastic. There is a $ 2 discount for using your Binion’s Card, but they gave it to all of us anyway. My waitress dubbed me «Alaska» and was super friendly. Definitely a good spot to check out if you’re on Fremont Street. If you’re in Vegas and not on Fremont Street, you need to make it down there!

Is it me or has Benny’s been converted to a non cigar friendly BBQ restaurant with no awesome deals and no hot dog stand?

Binions has a back sports bar that has a hotdog bar. We were in on a Sunday during happy hour & it was a DEAL. If you’re on Fremont & want a dog with just about anything you could want on it. This is your place. The pizza didn’t look too hot, no pun intended & I wish to God I’d been able to see past the Hot Dog Bar & gotten the fried Jalapeño’s. But hey there’s always next time right? RIGHT!

So if you find downtown and looking for a cigar smoking refuge that also serves drink and food then Bennys will be a refuge. Otherwise, it’s not really a spot I would seek out. Lots of TVs to watch some sports if you’re looking for a comfy nook for that.
The fiancé and I came here with Chris M. to hang out and smoke a cigar from Vato. I could use a snack so I went with a hotdog and the boys followed suit too. I mean, the dog is pretty standard, but good.
The unique thing is they have a bar full of various toppings to dress it up. Some of the fresh veggie options looked a little questionable, like watery tomatoes, but everything else was fine. They had a ghost pepper sauce that said «caution hot» on it, but was disappointing with no spice in the mouth and maybe a little bit of a burn going down.
They sell cigars in a cabinet on the back wall, but the funny thing was some prices were even higher than Vato which is literally across from it. They will provide you with ashtrays to have a cigar here, but we weren’t offered a light so I don’t know if they have any. You may want to get some supplies next door or bring your own.
It’s never busy, it’s fairly quiet so it’s good if you are looking for a quiet bar or a bar empty enough for your large party to take over and no one will really be there to complain.

Came here looking for good sports bar to watch a basketball game and met with the world’s worst bartender ever. Our waitress, who informed us she was not familiar with the menu, charged us for drinks that the bartender then double charged us for. When I asked him about the charges, Keith told me the waitress didn’t charge me enough so he was charging me more. When I questioned him, he became unbelievably rude and showed the worst customer service I have ever experienced. The food is from the café across the casino so not even cooked on site.
I would never recommend this place. Keith said he was the manager. Please be aware that he is not. Worst service ever.

So the bar tender was great, we hung out and had for dogs and cocktails and watched a few games trying to sober up after three hours of craps and cocktails!

Nice comfortable place on fremont to have a drink. Their drinks are reasonable and the staff was friendly. You can also get some food, but we will have to try that next time

After several months and returning the menu has changed just a bit. Still very good.
Appetizer was jalapeño bottle caps and southwestern chicken eggrolls. Both were great.
Hotdog bar will make your creative juices flow. Never have the same thing twice.

One of our most treasured hideout restaurant/​bar spots in Downtown Las Vegas. Its tucked away and great for a quiet and super cheap experience, this is where we go consistently. The food is pretty on par and normally priced. $ 2.50 Jack Daniels or Miller Light… you can’t beat that (except if you like Jäger or Jose Cuervo at the other casinos) The bartenders have always been nice and knowledgeable and there are couches and chill areas too. Great to play some cards and relax away from the hustle and bustle. I love that they kept it classic with big wooden bars and a mobster feel. My only complaint is that it’s a cigar lounge.yuck. Not used to smoking around food anymore.

We were visiting Las Vegas from Kentucky during two very important games: the Louisville vs. Kentucky men’s college basketball game and a college football bowl game for Louisville. My family keeps up with both of these teams and their sports, so it was important for us to find somewhere we could «camp» for several hours to watch both games. We were staying at the Fremont Hotel (across the street) and we’re hoping to find some place nearby. Looking on Unilocal we were prepared to take a cab to Buffalo Wild Wings across town. SO GLAD WE FOUND THIS PLACE!
My mom, brother, and I were walking around Fremont Street the night before the games and saw a sign outside Binion’s casino. It was advertising FREE SLOT PLAY to match your bar tab from Benny’s Bullpen on game day! We decided to scope the place out. It was late, so there wasn’t really anything going on inside, but the doors were open so we walked in. They had a large bar, a condiment bar for hot dogs (with probably 30 things on it at least), and the most comfortable looking couches and chairs set up to look like several small living rooms! Not to mention the sports betting area was right outside. We were sold! We went to tell my dad about this amazing place and he had only one concern: do they serve food? We knew they had hot dogs, but he wanted wings and nachos for snacking.
We went back the next day to ask about their food options. They had everything we were looking for: nachos, wings, hot dogs, cheeseburgers, salads, etc. The bar tenders were great. The food was delicious. We had food and drinks pretty much all day long (about 11:00 am to 7:00 pm) and the staff was great. My dad and brother each got to kick back in a recliner to watch the games. Needless to say, this is, in my opinion, the BEST PLACE IN VEGAS if you’re looking for a home away from home to cheer on your favorite sports teams!

Walked on in for the happy hour. The staff is fantastic and the deals are better. $ 2.50 for a SOCO or jack shot. $ 2.50 miller drafts (hate miller) among many. Plus most of it compted while playing the video poker. I am starting to love old vegas!

Meh.
I’ll throw two stars at Benny’s based solely on their customer service. John was our bartender and was/​is a very cool dude. Great conversation and went out of his way to serve us. He also stayed late so that we didn’t have to start a new check. His service saved the meal.
So, onto the meal. Deep Dish what? No, seriously, Benny… Deep dish what? Maybe you should wikipedia what deep dish means, because you have it so wrong. Way wrong. Just wrong. Bad wrong. Your-​menu-​straight-​up-​lied-​to-​me wrong. Skip-​out-​on-​a-​check kinda wrong. Well, maybe not. but you get my drift.
The «deep dish» pizza we order was 100% equivalent to the Digiorno’s pizza that’s currently sitting in my freezer. It’s rather mind-​blowing reading reviews below of people raving about the pizza. It was awful. You sad folks, you. I ate it for two reasons: I love cheese more than my mom AND I was drunk. Period. End of story. The same goes for your wings. I ordered them well-​done. I did not receive well-​done and didn’t eat them. Me… not eat wings. Dang. The sauce just didn’t work. You’re clearly working with microwaves back there. If you want to compete with the new hipster joints opening up all over Fremont, you really need to start with your kitchen. I’d sooner eat lobster at a Red Lobster before I’d plop my ass on one of your bar stools. I actually regretted passing up a hot dog stand to come and eat at your joint. And I haven’t consumed a disgusting hot dog in three years. Thankfully, our tab didn’t smack me in the face.
Other than the horrific bar grub, the atmosphere and service were fun. Very chill and, as I mentioned above, John kept it real. I’d come back to share a beer with him. cool peoples.

great little place to relax, hang out and enjoy a favorite stogie away from all the crowds and hubbub!
tried their famous Vegas burger and it was pretty darn good, they also have some resale great priced specials. They have a few craft brew beers that were enjoyable.
The bonus for me was that not only was it a pleasant break from all the other downtown activities, but the place was kept so clean and the air filtered well enough to keep it from getting smoke filled and dank which meant my girlfriend who doesn’t smoke could hang
oh and did I mention the great service, modest but quality cigar selection and you can bring in your own smokes including any you may pick up at Vato’s cigars across the way
if you don’t like big comfy leather chairs, decent food at great prices, good beer and relaxing in a quality historical Vegas legend, than you might not like it ha

Benny’s Bullpen is tucked inside of Binions. The few times I went inside of the darkly lit, atmospheric drinking hole it was empty. My buddies and I were eager to emblazon our livers with alcohol, so we were overjoyed to see a row of empty bar stools ready to be claim jumped.
Our bartender was boisterous, cocky, adorned with a sort of laissez-​faire attitude and a viper tongue. Dude was chomping at the bit to tell us about his Don Juan antics in Vegas hotels. «I’ve slept with women in practically every hotel down here,» he asserts while screwing his elbow into the bar with the weight of his chin. «Some hotel rooms, yeah, they’re smaller than others, but so are the women.»
At this point my friends are furtively flipping jalapeño beer caps into their maws while furrowing their brows. I’m trying to focus on the portly mammoth that is Prince Fielder as he slams balls out of the stratosphere in the home run derby, but the bartender keeps talking to us, cavalierly, about his carnal activities. I felt like I was listening to a romantic novel audio book.
While all of this was happening, my dowsing rod of a stomach managed to find a hot dog bar with over 30 condiments. Some of the toppings looked more wretched and soiled than others, but after a few barley pops, this condiment cart looked more fastidious and high-​end than the Wynn buffet.
All said, the beer prices, and their selection of ales from the Chicago Beer Company, was pretty top notch. The food was basically there to mop up the hops in your gullet, but it wasn’t anything special. And the bartender that we has was definitely doing Michael Fassbender in Shame cosplay. Recommended for the beer and ridiculousness.

I really liked this place … maybe it was because I was in shell-​shock from the prices on the strip … on any other day I may have been less than impressed. Still, I recommend it for anyone looking for a quick bite, a good beer selection and reasonable prices.

A Thirty Item Hot Dog Condiment Bar, no I did not stutter. Ok so the service is not the best, nor was the hot dog the best I have ever had, but I again call your attention to the Thirty Item Hot Dog Condiment Bar. Did I mention that the Hot Dog was only $ 3.50? Or the combo with a bag of chips and beer for $ 4.95. I recommend doing this at least once. Live it up, you are in Las Vegas for cryin’ out loud!

Stopped in here just for the 5.00 Nathans hot dog, draw and chips. They have a condiment bar with about 30 toppings for the dogs.
The place itself it fairly nice, kind of a old school pub feel (lots of carved wood and nice couch/​lounge areas.

After pulling up to Binions for the free parking, (12÷18÷10) we ventured inside to go get the ticket validated. Jen S. spotted the «$ 10 for a one topping 16 inch pizza and a 62oz pitcher of beer» sign. With three of us, that didn’t sound too bad.
We walked in, nobody greeted us. Nobody seated us. Nobody gave us menus. We seated ourselves at a counter height table and waited for somebody to acknowledge us. We should have just left. After about 5 minutes I finally went up to a waitress (Black girl, on the receipt she gave us, it said «Smith.») leaning over the bar watching TV and chatting with her friend and asked for menus. Her friend scampered off and said she’d leave her alone since she was on her lunch break.
Well, the pizza special isn’t good for Saturdays, according to our waitress, despite the sign that says it’s good 10 AM to 1 AM on Saturdays. Hmm… look at the picture of our receipt — we were there at 11 PM. Jen S. and Bill M. each got a beer ($ 4) and Jen S. got a dinner salad ($ 3.95) and split a personal cheese pizza with me ($ 9.95). The cheese pizza in the special is a WHOPPING $ 17.95 when it’s not on special — YIKES!
Our waitress took our drink order (Water for me!) and after we ordered the food, came by and plopped down all the silverware, condiments and napkins, on top of a plastic plate. I’m not sure putting the condiments on the eating surface of the plate is that sanitary. Hmmm…
The food took a bit to get out to us and bleh, we should have gone to what we know is good — Boston Pizza. As Jen put it, «The DiGiorno in my freezer would taste better than this.» It was awful. The crust was dusted in something on the bottom — not cornmeal, and was flat. I could see the tine marks in it. Absolutely bleh. (See pics)
I would for sure not go back. Yuck.

We were here for over five hours during day two of March Madness. Four of us started out with a few Bloody Mary and then some Irish Chips to snack on. A huge pile of fresh potato chips smothered in nacho cheese, bacon, and sour cream. Breakfast of champions, eh? Well, champion drinkers, anyway.
More friends came to meet us after about an hour. Our server tried to get us a couch, but they were all taken so she helped us move two high-​top tables together. The special was a pizza & pitcher of beer for $ 10. These were some huge, glass, old-​school pitchers too! The pizzas were decent, nothing fancy, but rest assured, they did not go to waste.
We got one pepperoni and one cheese. The server was nice and offered to put extra cheese on the cheese pizza, we politely declined, but it ended up on there anyway. (I’m sure her heart was in the right place, she was just trying to help.) Honestly, the cheese pizza does not need extra cheese!!! It was almost like glue it was so cheesy. The crust and the sauce both had better-​than-​expected flavor.
Even without doing the special, the draft beers are only $ 2. The couches would be awesome to hang out on and everyone was having a fun time. It’s a great little place, hidden in the very back Binions, to watch a game.

Fremont St. is the original, old school Vegas. First hotel, first paved street, first gambling license, this is where it all started. After visiting Sin City so many times, I’m surprised that this past weekend was my first visit to Fremont Street.
We came to check out the old casinos & the cool canopy light shows. We got thirsty & were happy to find that many casino bars here offer $ 2 Coronas & Heinekens. Good find. But the best find we made was Benny’s Bullpen. I saw a sign hanging outside the casino doors that said «16 inch pizza + 60 oz. pitcher of beer = $ 10» so of course we had to try it!
Now don’t expect gourmet cuisine or fine brewed beer. We had a pretty flat pepperoni pizza (I’d say two steps below Costco’s pizza, not great, but definitely not bad) w/​a pitcher of Fosters (your options include a one topping pizza & Fosters, Miller Light, or MGD). But for the price, it definitely hits the spot!
Places off the beaten strip definitely make Vegas affordable! I mean, for $ 10 you could buy ²⁄₃ a Jack & Coke at a club, or a whole pizza & pitcher of beer! So if you’re ever hanging out in this part of town & looking for cheap eats, definitely give this place a try!