Rik'Shaw

This excellent restaurant features traditional Cantonese entrees served in an elegant but casual dining room. The tables are lit by candle and there are crystal chandeliers hanging overhead, but the attire is informal. The menus are shaped like fans and they offer numerous combination dinners at a reasonable price. Dinner only.

Ristorante Italiano

Classic Italian specialties are offered in a lovely dining room featuring a simulated starlit sky.  It looks like a quaint trattoria. This restaurant is a Las Vegas institution for locals, as Ristorante Italiano has been here for over a decade. The dishes are all fantastic and it can be very romantic. Open Friday through Tuesday, 5:30 pm to 11 pm.

Kristopher's Steakhouse

This superb steakhouse has a tropically themed dining room that overlooks the Riviera's lovely pool. Designed with a Mediterranean motif, Kristopher's offers terrific steaks and seafood. The grilled dishes are quite good and the daily specials are usually reliable.   Complete fixed-price dinners are also available. Dinner served daily from 5:30pm to 11 pm.

Mardi Gras Food Court

The Riviera's  Mardi Gras Food Court is one of the best food courts in Las Vegas. There are numerous vendors in the facility that is very pretty. There are white canvas umbrella tables and the entire dining area is clean and attractive. One added benefit is that the video arcade is located right next store. You can have a cup of coffee and calculate your losses while the kids run off and play. Open daily to midnight.

Vendors in the Mardi Gras Food Court  include:

Burger King, Kabalen, Panda Express, Pizza Hut, TCBY, Dragon Sushi, Taco Riko, and Riksson Cafe Express.