Elite Event At Hard Rock: Find Your Inner Rockstar

Unilocal brought the RAWK to the Hard Rock! \m/​\m/​
So many outfits with Paolo and Anthony’s definitely being the most memorable for me although there were some other really great ones. Flipping through the pics on Flickr is a must if you haven’t already.
We hadn’t been to this Hard Rock Café location and we were really impressed how nice it was. The third floor gives you a cool view of the strip and the venue setup looks awesome for concerts too.
Food and drinks were abundant and the servers were all super friendly and personable. Standouts for food included the sliders, egg rolls and veggie kabobs. We tried at least one of each beverage and liked them all.
Total blast. Was great catching up with the elites along with meeting some new ones!

All I can say is, the Las Vegas Elite know how to throwdown when it comes to partying like a Rockstar! Everything from the music, the people, the food, and even the vibe from all the guest was amazing. I find myself very lucky that the one weekend I went to Las Vegas all the way from Texas, there was a Unilocal Elite event. WOOOO!
Misti, I owe a special thank you for being so welcoming and making my very first Elite event amazing. My +1 and I had a great time and met some really cool people. The food and drinks were absolutely satisfying and I had a favorite from each category.
For the nibblers, the Grilled Vegetables Skewers were so amazing that if I were ever to become a vegan, I would cook that baby everyday! Everything from the fresh vegetables to the drizzle of sauce on top was brilliantly executed with flavor. As for the drinks, the Strawberry Lemonade was amazing — not too sweet and not too sour. It had a great balance of alcohol which made me forget it was an alcoholic beverage!
The music was entertaining and the wait staff was so friendly that it felt like they were fellow Unilocalers. I might add as well that the servers were also very knowledgeable about the food, quite impressive! Hard Rock Café was a perfect place to accomodate the style and taste of the Unilocal Elite!
From what I saw, besides the food, I think everyone really enjoyed the raffle. I mean we’re in Vegas, everyone hopes and thinks we have a chance of winning something big. Unfortunately, I was not one of the lucky ones. Finally, one of my favorite things about the Unilocal event were the goodies! The small Unilocal pins are so clever, trendy, and cool — what a great gift! On top of that, the white glasses were definitely Rockstar material.
Overall, a great and smooth event where the itinerary went as planned! Las Vegas and Unilocal make an awesome combination!

This event was great! It was my first event in Las Vegas and I was not disappointed! The drinks were excellent. I loved the Bloody Mary and the Strawberry lemonade.
The food was also great and just kept comin! The cheeseburger sliders were almost too big to be called sliders, but hey I’m no complaining! The burger was actually cooked medium rare which was infinitely impressive to me, and it was topped with delicious avocado and onion strings.
The pulled pork sliders were tasty and moist, the veggie kebabs were delicious with some kind of vinegar dressing, there were spring rolls, chicken tenders with a tasty sauce. It was all great, and I can’t get over the generous quantity.
Lastly I’d like to thank the whole staff because they were amazing and fun and friendly. I learned several of their names and they returned the favor. They even let us pick songs and music videos! It was awesome! Kudos all around!

Big shout out to Hard Rock for spoiling us with the grub and booze.
First prize for grub goes to the perfectly seasoned Veggie Skewers.
First prize for the booze goes to the Vodka/​Diet I ordered. Those other drinks were entirely too sweet for me.
It was cool to meet some different Unilocalers. I hope you guys don’t think I look like a space age street walker all the time (only on Fridays).
At least this time I not only found my team, but actually participated in the scavenger hunt. This is growth.
Even though there were no midgets, mud wrestling or bum fights I will still chalk it up as a pretty awesome event!!! Thanks Misty!

What an amazing event. You Vegas Elites sure know how to throw down!
I had so much fun and I’ve never seen Elites get more into the spirit of things. All of your outfits were so cool and I have such mad love and respect for you guys now!
One of the biggest standouts of the evening was the level of service from the Hard Rock staff. You guys were spectacular. I swear, I had a new drink or food tray pop up in front of me every couple of minutes. And of course, thanks for all the help during the scavenger hunt!
Food/​Drink Favs:
Signature Bacon & Cheddar Sliders Sliders — These were done really well. The patty was juicy with the right amount of pink, and the pickle and tomato garnish on top was a really nice touch.
I really didn’t like the bun on either of the sliders, but my group came back for lunch on Sunday after the event (yay Unilocal coupon!). My friend got the full-​sized burger, and enjoyed the bun much more.
Grilled Vegetable Skewers — Loved that they provided a vegetarian option, and it was a nice to have a healthier alternative to all the amazing but heavy appetizers.
Santa Fe Spring Rolls — I think I ate like 3 of these. So gooood.
Platinum Bloody Marys — Did you guys know that I was coming? How did you know that I LOVE Bloody Marys? These were awesome. A little low on the vodka content, but beautifully presented, with a nice little kick and double olives.
Rest of the drinks — I had sips here and there, and each drink was so pretty with nice garnishes, and they all tasted amazing. Again, a bit low on the alcohol content, but definitely something that everyone could enjoy on a summery vegas day.
There were tons of swag everywhere, and you can be sure that I’ll be rocking those Unilocal sunglasses in sunny California.
A huge thanks to Misti Y and all the other Vegas Elite staff for being so welcoming, and providing such a great experience! I can’t wait to join you guys again! And of course, mad props to the Hard Rock Café for the great food, drinks, and ammmaazzzinnnggggg service!

A major highlight from our Vegas trip! I checked Unilocal and was super excited to see that there would be a Unilocal event on the day I landed from NY-​extra sweetness!
We got to Hard Rock (complimentary parking) and entered the spot-​super spacious place with plenty of food and drinks to go around! I’m in love with fruity drinks, and absolutely loved the hurricanes and strawberry lemonade-​delicious ‘n dangerous! Haha. The servers were everywhere, feeding us their sliders ‘n veggie wraps-​nomm!
I loved taking pics at the front with those inflatable guitars as well-​gotta party it up like a rockstar! Beautiful outfits to those who dressed up. This was definitely one of the few events where I got to talk to a bunch of people-​Yelp helped out with their scavenger hunt (go team U2!!). I also got a pair of the amazing Unilocal shades (sportin’ the look at beaches and clubs now) AND I won the last raffle! Hollaaaaaa.
Misti it was so great meeting you and we all want to travel to Vegas again for more events: P Absolutely LOVED it! Oh, and a shout out to Daryl for being an AWESOME server-​AND for remembering us when we went back on Sunday to eat at Hard Rock! Unilocal also gave us 50% off our meal to dine in, two of our guys won $ 10 gift certificates (as the winners of the scavenger hunt), AND we all got vouchers on the way home. WOW.

One Night Only
Walking through Paradise City dressed like rockstars, no one seemed to pay us much mind. Well, considering we had some heavy cosplay competition (Mr. and Mrs. Mouse, Bumblebee, Sponge Bob, et al), I supposed our outfits were pretty tame. Regardless, once we were Welcome (d) to the Jungle, we were treated like rock gods.
The ever so clever Misti Y came up with another great mixer to get us to meet new Unilocalers: find your bandmates then go on a scavenger hunt for rock memorabilia. Good times, but it went by too quickly. Oh well, Live and Let Die.
The HRC staff had drinks and food waiting for us immediately upon arrival and it didn’t stop coming. Though there were only two bartenders, they did a fantastic job of filling orders, yet still having enough composure to chat and joke around. The food servers were great and always seemed to show up at the right times. Matt was awesome asking for playlist requests and Greg gave me a mini-​tour of the joint, showing me just how great of a venue this third floor can be (tried to wait for Cornmeal, but ran out of Patience).
HRC and Unilocal treated us like rockstars and we all got to play the part, even if for one night only.

«Walk This Way» to the «Stairway to ( Unilocal) Heaven».
I had a lot of fun wigging and rocking out with Unilocalizzles. The little bites were decent but the surprising standout were the veggie skewers. I tried all the drinks, but most were too sweet for me. The bartenders and appetizer staff were very friendly and courteous.
My team, the Foo Fighters, got 3^rd place and got shot glasses. We were hoping for a win since we figured to take a tour of the memorabilia since itll definitely be something to do with the hunt.
We were just hanging out for a while, but Cornmeal was a late show so most people went home or out somewhere else.
Overall, a good night.

Fun party, great theme, super duper venue, delicious booze and noms, and fantastically fun scavenger hunt! Good job, everybody!
Bonus: best part was watching all those people in overalls come in for the bluegrass show following our party!

It was fun just getting ready for the event with my girls and our matching 80’s outfits. We hit some traffic and got there 30 mins late but the party was going strong! The drinks were amazing! Hurricane, Punch and Lemonade were my favs. The pulled pork and cheeseburgers were the best! Had a great time scavenging for clues and mingling. Thanks Mysti and the Unilocal crew as well as the amazing Hard Rock staff!

«I’m gonna trade this life for fortune and fame, I’d even cut my hair and change my name, Cause we all just wanna be big rock stars!» Unilocalers really took advantage of the idea and it was fun to see every ones Rockin looks! I loved it ! I tried to revive my inner Madonna circa 1983… I felt like a preteen again too bad I couldn’t find my black jelly bracelets!
I thought I should come here semi full… but boy was I wrong! The Hard Rock Café has been one of the most generous sponsors that I’ve experienced at a Unilocal event. The food and drinks kept coming nonstop throughout the event! I had a slider that has some guacamole in it. I ate many veggie skewers… those were addicting! The breaded chicken was yummy and I also tried their spring rolls. The drinks were just how I like them Sweet! Their Hurricane «Rocked me like a Hurricane» so I only had one. It had a little too much alcohol for me. The Passion Berry Punch was so good ! It was like drinking juice! Then I saw the Platinum Bloody Mary… I hardly get to drink those because they are salty but I couldn’t resist it! I had one sip and It made me say out loud «mmm delicious». I could only drink half of it because I hate getting drunk. I thought I was on my way to being a little too drunk when I thought I lost my purse and I freaked out for a moment. It was hanging on my arm all along!
I was a part of Team Cold Play .woot woot ! We didn’t win the scavenger hunt but it was fun to meet new people ! We almost had all of the answers but those other teams were just so darn fast!
I really enjoyed this event because I got to talk to more people then usual and everyone was awesome ! The food and drinks were yummy and I love costume parties! Thanks to Misti and The Hard Rock Café for a rockin good time!

Thought I was never gonna get there. First, as usual, I confused Hard Rock and Planet Hollywood. So when the valet guy at PH said he had no knowledge of any Unilocal event, I had an «aha» moment and realized I was in the wrong place. Then I drove to Paradise, to the Hard Rock Hotel. Foiled again. By the time I got to HRC, the party was in full swing, and the sliders set aside for me by my very attentive Rock Star husband (he of the phony felt mohawk) were cold. No problem — the wait staff was incredible, making sure I got fresh, hot ones, bringing me a new drink, and coming over with most of the passed appetizers that I’d missed.
Everything was outstanding — the food, the service, the venue, and the special Unilocal activities that make a CMYE so much fun. Of course it helped that my team — Led Zeppelin — won the Treasure Hunt (thanks, teammates and staff!).
After the party ended at 8 we sat around talking with Jen and Danna, waiting for Cornmeal to start playing. Waited, and waited some more. We finally left. I’d come to Hard Rock straight from a grueling tryout for Who Wants to be a Millionaire at the Gold Coast, and was tired. (Nope, made it through the first two cuts, but not the final, so you won’t see me on the show, winning a cool mil and buying everyone drinks at the next Unilocal event).
Misti, thanks for putting together such a fun and classy event. I also thank Hard Rock for being so generous with their terrific drinks and delicious, overflowing bounty of food, along with 5-​star service.
My Mr Rock Star, Herb, was so thrilled that the pic I took of him in his getup made him look 20 years younger that he didn’t take it off for two hours after we got home

Another stellar event. HRC was a terrific host and their third floor provided a fantastic venue for the Unilocal Elite to unleash their inner rockstar. It was great to see everyone in their rockin’ outfits.
And true to form, Misti/​Bentern set up a great way for the Unilocalers to mix and mingle. By giving each of us a song name from various bands, we were encouraged to seek out other Unilocalers with the same band in order to form our scavenger hunt teams. Genius!
I’ll admit. I wasn’t really into the scavenger hunt itself. But it looked like everyone was having a great time. Then again, it’s hard not to have a great time when the HRC is hooking you up with some delicious fluids. I don’t drink a lot of Bloody Marys, but the ones I had last night were mouthwatering – just the right amount of spice. I like to tell myself that I’m drinking healthy.
On the food front, there were plenty of platters to go around. The only one I didn’t really enjoy (surprisingly) was the pulled pork slider. Everything else was great, though.
Overall, yet another fantastic night out with my fellow Unilocalers.
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Find your innner rockstar for sure!
First of all thank you thank to Hard Rock and Misti!!! The event was so much fun!!! They treated us like VIP they had free parking for us an escort to show us which way to the event and then we were inside the 3^rd story in the Hard Rock Café on the Strip.
Everyone was dressed up and looking fly; we were all rocking out to the fab music with music videos. The staff was so nice and very helpful and made us feel very welcome.
The food was delicious my favorite was the eggrolls and the veggie skewers. The passon drink was my favorite a bit on the sweeter side :) I met some new Unilocal Elite friends and there +1 and Unilocalers! Shout out to Nikki and Karen! My friend Sam (my +1 and Unilocaler) had a blast with you!
Our team «Radiohead» sadly didn’t win the scavenger hunt but when had fun trying :) They had a raffle ticket drawing and the prizes for that were awesome. A couple of my friends won some gift cards which was great.
The majority of our group stuck around for the perfomance of Cornmeal it was a blue grass twang they were fun but a late arrival. It was so funny the majority of the crowd were wearing bunny ears I laughed out loud before I saw the band and the lady on the fiddle was wearing them so then it made sense. She was an amazing fiddler!!! Talk about great talent! You go girl!!! All in all we totally rocked the Hard Rock!!! A big thanks to everyone!!!

There’s something really wrong with me.
I never seem to have an easy time getting to these events. Last night’s instance was somehow misreading the invite, and going to Hard Rock CASINO as opposed to Hard Rock CAFE, so that was an unexpected side trip that yet turned out okay.
While not as rock outey as some of the other Unilocalers, I still showed my «Flight of the Conchords» love via T-​Shirt, and they rock, so I was covered. The food was great (most notably the sliders), the drinks were well flowing, the staff was super nice and fun to talk to (every good bartender needs to be able to hang out for a quick conversation, and these guys excelled), and I was able to meet some new people.
During a little down time, I was able to explore their mini museum of rock memorabilia, and to credit, they have some fantastic pieces in there. I enjoyed just wandering around by myself reading all of the backstories of each costume and item, and that turned out to be a highlight for me. Too bad none of that discovery helped me with the scavenger hunt. I blanked on more of the questions that I would have cared to admit.
The raffle came and went, and we were supposed to see some corn-​themed band of some sort, but we waited… and waited… As the hours passed, all I could think was that I was missing my «Friday Action Block» with back to back episodes of «Matlock» and «Murder She Wrote». I’m practicing on being old and crotchety, and I guess I’m going to have to yell at double the clouds in the sky today to regain my traction for it. It’s like a workout, man. You can’t just fall off the horse.
Still, hanging out with everyone was fun, the upper level view from the Café was excellent, and despite our lack of corny entertainment, it was an excellent night overall.
And I did find some entertainment after all. As I left the venue, the bike police were giving the outside Woody and Buzz Lightyear characters tickets, proving that, no matter how famous you are, you can’t escape the long arm of the law. Especially the bike kind. Because they are faster than the ones without bikes.

Mahalo once again to Misti, Bobby, and Bentern for another great Elite event at HRC!!!
The turnout for this event wasn’t as big as other Elite events, but it was
still a great time!
As always, Unilocal Las Vegans and even out-​of-​town Unilocalers get together and mix and mingle, and what a cool venue to do so at. Shout-​outs to Sarah Jane W., Patrick D., and Heather H.-Awesome to finally meet you all in person, as well as all the familiar faces that make up THE BEST Unilocal COMMUNITY EVER!(anybody wanna argue about that???)
Youtube sensation The Sexy Sax Man, Ray Charles, and Ruffio from Hook was also on hand to enjoy the festivities!(AKA Paolo D., Tien N., and Anthony M.)
We all recieved the «Rockstar Treatment» and were able to enjoy the following:
DRINKS–
Hard Rock Signature Hurricane
Platinum Bloody Mary
Strawberry Lemonade
Passion Berry Punch
EATS–
Southwestern Style Spring Rolls
Grilled Veggie Kabobs
BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders
HRC Chicken Fingers
Mini Cheeseburger Sliders
Our team for the scavenger hunt was the Rolling Stones, and although we didn’t roll on to victory, it was a blast! The lounging areas were nice as well, with touch-​screen interactive tables where you could play the piano, assemble jigsaw puzzles, play the match game, and view various HRC items and videos too. We were also invited to stay afterwards for a concert by Cornbread, Cornmeal, or Corn Flakes???(one of those anyway…) But after waiting for over half an hour, Unilocalers bailed little by little, and unfortunately we didn’t see them perform. Guess they were on «Rockstar Time».
Congrats to the Scavenger Hunt and Raffle winners, and a GREAT BIG MAHALO to the Team at Hard Rock Café for going above and beyond our expectations on the floor, in the kitchen, and behind the bar, and sending us home with All-​Access Passes and a discount card on our next visit to HRC… ALOHA!!!

Party like a Rockstar… Party like a Rockstar!
This was my first Unilocal «Elite» event and I truly had a blast!
I was so excited to meet lots of my fellow Unilocalers! You guys really are a blast and know how to party! I am looking forward to the next event!
Team «Journey» rocked it out! We did not win the scavenger hunt however mad props to our team Captain «Elnino» who rocked it with lots of answers for us!
Not only did I meet the Famous «Elnino». Yes I was calling him the «Notorious Elnino» and «Famous» Elnino all night, lol. I also met my girl «Jade» woo hoo mama, you rock!
Also a shout out to Savannah and Samantha, I had sooooo much fun hanging out with you gals and my bestfriend Karen last night!
Misti Misti Misti… you truly are awesome!
All of you Unilocalers rock!
The friendly and spoiling staff at Hard Rock Café really made for an awesome evening! The Bartenders were Amazing keeping those drinks coming left and right. I did get buzzed as I was guzzling those hurricanes down like kool-​aid. The strawberry drink was good as well. Yes the drinks were sweet, something I normally don’t do however they were creepers and when the party was over I was still feeling it 11 Hurricanes later.
The food served was delicious, really liked those southwestern style spring rolls, zesty pulled pork sliders veggie skewers, chicken tenders and burger sliders!
The band «Cornmeal» came on as a late performance. My group stayed til the very end and we caught a few songs. They are awesome and have an interesting following, that was fun in itself watching the audience do the «blue grass» shuffle, or at least attempt to, lol
Thank you Misti/​Yelp/​Hard Rock Café for a VERY fun night!

Unilocalers turned up in their best rock stars outfit for the Unilocal Elite Rockstars At Hard Rock event, which took place at the Hard Rock Café on the Strip (2^nd Hard Rock Café location in Las Vegas).
Unilocal Elites, including some out of town Unilocalers, were treated to appetizer treats (pulled pork sliders, mini hamburgers, egg rolls, vegetable kabobs, and chicken fingers), and signature cocktails prepared by the always fun and fabulous Hard Rock Café bar staff.
The main event of the evening was a memorabilia scavenger hunt, with the top 3 teams winning great Hard Rock Café prizes. And of course we had the raffle drawing at the end, with some lucky Unilocalers (Matthew) trading for the coveted Star Trek Convention passes!
Overall, it was a fun evening with the always fun Vegas Unilocal crew and our out of town Unilocal Elite guests.
Thank you to the friendly Hard Rock Café staff for hosting and serving us. Misti, Bobby and Ben-​tern for organizing this event!

Favorite Unilocal event to date! I loved how everyone dressed up and got in touch with their inner rockstar. And, of course, it didn’t hurt that my team won the scavenger hunt and I won a raffle prize. :)
The Hard Rock staff were awesome — very friendly. I loved that we got full-​sized cocktails and appetizers. The food and drinks definitely filled me up — and were all delicious!
And since I had yet to check out this place, it was the perfect opportunity to see all the awesomeness of this store /​café /​concert venue. Very impressive! I will definitely be keeping a watchful eye on bands that play here so I can get the full effect.
And, of course, meeting all of the Unilocalers was great. I finally got to officially meet several Unilocalers that I have followed pretty closely. And it was great meeting some of the Unilocalers that were visiting from Texas, Canada, etc.
Misti, et al really outdid themselves this time. When you combine music, food, and drinks all into one, you’ve completely captured my heart.

FTR really? or am I a dork for going home early on a Friday night? :) Eric R. was not as rock-​star-​ready as me, but I blinged it out with rhinestone star barrette, swarovski fidelity necklace, blingy bracelets, sparkly leggings, and rhinestone studded heeled sandals. Too hot for eye make-​up!
When I walked in, I recognized manager Greg from the other Hard Rock location, and he hooked me up with a nuts and berries martini… delicious! Then I proceeded to have 2 bloody marys (gave the celery away euw!) and really enjoyed them both. I tried a half eggroll (okay), veggie skewer (mmmm!) and really liked the chicken! I don’t eat a lot of fried food but that had good flavor.
My team was Guns N Roses and I was the only lady. All of the guys were great and we did our best in the scavenger hunt. Misti of course did a fabulous job and the Hard Rock Staff (especially my buddy Zo!) was awesome. Zo got me free water bottles when I needed! I also dug the blonde bartender, she was great!
I liked the music, the venue was sooo awesome and great views!!! I also met some fellow Longhorns visiting from Seattle Unilocal and Austin, caught up with old friends, met Sergio the sexy sax Internet sensation (ahem Paolo ahem) and finally met Samantha G.
I had a nice time and now I am too drunk to do anything else tonight! I love y’all!!! SYOY as a married lady next!