We heard about the Arts District area of Las Vegas from several people and were told the BBQ was fantastic. Intrigued, we made plans to go explore the area now that the temperatures were more comfortable in the evenings (90s instead of the 110s!). We found ourselves comparing it to the early days of Magnolia Street in Fort Worth. There were a few restaurants and breweries that were nice looking in between run down shops and decrepit buildings. There were some folks wandering the streets we were a bit wary of, but otherwise felt safe. We ended up finding a parking spot off the main drag (south Main Street) right by the Elvis Wedding Chapel. We were tempted to go into the cheesy looking chapel to renew our wedding vows, but decided we would pass. As we took pictures, a wedding party emerged from the chapel complete with a Elvis impersonator. Around the corner from the chapel, we found the object of our search, the Soulbelly BBQ restaurant. David had heard that they served central Texas style BBQ. Since we were feeling a bit home sick after 3 months in Las Vegas, we decided to give it a try. We were not disappointed. They served the best BBQ we have ever had outside the Texas Hill Country. It was so good we went back a week later to enjoy it again. Following a wonderful meal, we walked the Arts District and checked out an antique mall and looked in the windows of a few other stores. It was starting to get dark and a few homeless drug addicted looking folks started to come out on the street and we decided it was time to leave.
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| Elvis Wedding Chapel |
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| The Elvis Wedding Chapel Sign |
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| SoulBelly BBQ Restaurant |
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| The smoking pit |
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