La Fonda Mexican Food

3 Best Day Trips from Las Vegas | Condé Nast Traveler

"Vegas locals make it a tradition to eat at La Fonda, in the small town of Overton, on their way out of Valley of Fire State Park’s east entrance. It’s an unassuming restaurant with the kinds of gigantic portions you’d expect people might want to dig into post-hike. Think burritos and chimichangas with beer you buy by the bucket, and the fried ice cream that dominated Mexican chain restaurants in the U.S. in the 1980s. The scenery isn’t much to look at, but after a day in some of the most exciting natural surroundings in the world, you’re mostly here for the food, anyway." - Andrea Bennett