Located on the mezzanine at the California hotel & casino. Many visitors from the Hawaiian islands stay at the hotel while vacationing. Hence "808" in the store name which is Hawaii's area code. My room was being cleaned so I decided to browse around here. I was especially targeting items made in Hawaii. Many items come from other domestic places, and foreign countries. Purchased- * pineapple flavored gummy bears- very soft and great pineapple flavor * dried shrimp - which I use for Asian dishes * dried shredded cuttlefish - this is an acquired taste. Hubby loves. Pro tip: If you pay with cash you can avoid 3.9% credit card transaction fee. read more

Vegas 808 - Specialty Food Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

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Vegas 808 is for your last minute gifts if you forgot anything from Trader Joe's . Located in the California hotel and casino on the mezzanine level right next door to Lappert's ice cream . It's a fairly small snack shop although they have all kinds of good snacks and beef jerky's. Service is friendly and prices are very reasonable. Support local read more

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This small shop located in Las Vegas in the California Hotel has been selling Jerky snacks and seeds for years Thier selections aren't as many as othe seed and Jerky shops. In the area but is convenient If you're staying in the downtown area. Enjoy read more

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I always drive out to this casino to buy these li hing mui gummy bears+ other snacks from Vegas 808. I have been coming here for more than 10 years. This family owned business always has friendly staff. I met Shelle today, and I usually see the older gentleman who has always been very hospitable to me. These are my favorite gummy bears ever. I think they taste better than the ones sold in Hawaii. I also found out that they can validate parking for the structure if you spend more than $30, which is very easy to do in this store. I highly recommend checking this place out read more

Vegas 808 - Li hing mui gummy bears - Specialty Food Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

Love coming here whenever I'm in Vegas. Especially when I've moved from Hawaii Nei to Texas for several years now, it brings back some goodies that I've missed so much. There are a lot of goodies to choose from, but I love their beef jerky and the assorted chocolate gummy bears the most. Overall, pretty expensive for this local boy, but worth grabbing when in Vegas and craving for these snacks. Staff are very friendly and nice. Normal hotel parking, but it's free when validated when you purchase a minimum for $35+ or something like that. Located in the California hotel. read more

Vegas 808 - Their hours of operations are from 10am-6pm and I missed it by only 6hrs :,( - Specialty Food Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

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Every trip to Vegas I make sure to stop by and visit this shop. I love the beef jerky and all the Hawaiian snacks they offer. Very large selection of sweets, jerky and nuts. They also have some mochi treats and Japanese rice crackers. The customer service is excellent and they are very friendly. read more

Cute little shop with so much goodies to bring back home. They're located on the 2nd floor next to the ice cream shop and across the way from Aloha Specialty. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Go support them if you need some ono hawaiian goodies. read more

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that there's a shop like this in the California Hotel which is located just a stones throw from Fremont Street. So many Hawaii folks flock to this hotel so it's pretty fitting that this is here. Haha. I wouldn't have known about this place though if it wasn't for my aunty who apparently purchases their beef jerky all the time as pasalubong/omiyage for family in Hawaii. Kind of backwards I think, but if it's good, it's good I guess! Anywho, Vegas 808 is located on the 2nd floor of the California hotel right next to other shops that would make any Hawaii local feel kind of 'at home' so to speak. It's a small shop, but it's packed full with similar goodies you'd find in crack seed stores in Hawaii like various gummy candies covered in li hing mui powder, ume/lychee/pineapple chewy candy, rock salt plum, etc. There were other treats too that I don't think are as common like kiwi slices, rainer cherries, li hing mui mango sour belts, rainbow twists, etc. After reading a few of the reviews, I kind of wish I did get a pack of the beef jerky just to see what it's all about. Maybe next time. I did walk away with a big bag of white chocolate gummy bears though! I don't see it very often in stores and I'll buy it any chance I get. A bag did set me back $9, but that seems pretty standard for chocolate covered gummy bears! It was big enough to where I couldn't finish it all in one sitting and I was able to enjoy it over the course of a few days. If you're hankering for some treats to remind you of Hawaii this is the spot! Surprisingly, they also do Apple Pay :) read more

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Go see Tiger's shop Vegas 808 here at the California Hotel. Sure he is all the dried seeds or see mui you want to have. But the main reason is his delicious Lup Chong made daily here in Las Vegas. It comes in Regular or spicy. The spicy is wow tasty. They are made with 100% pork with no fillers and fat. Just about the best Lop Chong (Chinese sausage) read more

Vegas 808 - Best tasting Lop Chong - Specialty Food Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

I just love the owner of that store. He is so kind and friendly to everyone that stops by his store. I try to get something from there to continue supporting small business such as himself. Love the goodies he sell and it feels like home stepping in there. read more

Great place for " local" treats! If you're craving local treats or need something for a friend, this is the place to come!! Conveniently located on the second floor at the California Hotel, across from special Aloha Specialties Restaurant you'll find Vegas 808. Nice people great assortment! read more

Why would people from Hawaii buy Hawaiian type snacks? Answer: Omiyage! When you return home to Hawaii, the custom is to bring something back from your travels to give to family, coworkers, and friends. Vegas 808 is a very convenient store for this purpose. Hawaii locals are known for multicultural snacking. We know the best foods from almost every culture. This shop has arare, lup cheong, mochi, beef jerkey, cookies, candies, nuts, dried clams, cuttlefish, preserved veggies and fruits, etc. The variety is amazing! Credit cards are accepted and shipping is available. The service today was lacking. ..Most times it's friendly... just saying... Prices are not the best, but it's so conveniently located inside the California Hotel on the Mezzanine Level. It's a one-stop shop for every palate! Yum yum! read more

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My sister in law told me about this place that sales these awesome beef jerky, so she bought me a package specially the HOT BEEF JERKY and I gotta say it's sooooooo delicious if your ever in Vegas stop at the California Hotel Casino on the 2nd floor and grab you a few bags a variety of yummy flavors read more

Vegas 808 - Best beef jerky - Specialty Food Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

PROS +Awesome selection of beef jerky +Good hours-open fairly late +Wide variety of snacks available +Shipping services available for orders over $100 (they pack the box for you) CONS -Discontinued selling bagel chips -Items are a little pricey -Customer service not all that great I have to agree with Nathan N's review-you can get a lot of these products from Hawaii. If that's where you're visiting from, you can probably skip a trip to this store unless of course you need a beef jerky fix. That's probably the only thing I will go for the next time I'm in this area. They have a nice variety of beef jerky that comes in a couple different sizes. They also have beef jerky nuggets which I'm not particularly a fan of because it's kind of on the wet side and not as dry as traditional beef jerky. The store is convenient if you're staying downtown LV as it's located on the second floor of The California Hotel & Casino. Although they have a wide variety of snacks, I don't plan on shopping there regularly when I'm in town as I found myself automatically comparing it to Wholesale Unlimited, which is a local store in Hawaii that carries all of these snacks and even more. Wholesale Unlimited is a Vegas 808 on steroids. However, if you haven't tried any of these local Hawaii snacks, you should definitely stop by Vegas 808 because they do offer a lot of snacks you wouldn't normally find at a grocery or convenience store in Las Vegas. read more

Vegas 808 - Beef jerky assortment - Specialty Food Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

Owners are from Hawaii and I really enjoyed my first time visiting this snack shop! Love that they share popular crack seed snacks! Owners gave us extra goodies and great samples! Definitely coming back read more

Great place to get their delicious original beef jerky and teriyaki beef jerky, plus they have Asian and Hawaiian snacks to wet your whistle. We have been coming here for years. read more

We always come here whenever we're in Vegas and we always get the lup cheong. It's the best lup cheong I've ever had and I've tried a lot. This one is so flavorful and not overly oily. It's pricey but worth it. read more

Vegas 808 - Lup cheong $9.50 - Specialty Food Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

This is a convenience store specializing in Hawaiian kine and unique Chinese & Japanese treats. Vegas 808 has a long history in Las Vegas, 46 years in fact, according to the store owner, Tiger! I found a true gem thanks to other Yelper's recommendations, and I am so looking forward to tear into my haul of snacks, including jerkys, matcha green tea almonds and butter toffee nuts. It's at the top of the escalator in the Hotel California in Old Vegas (Fremont), a local Hawaiian favorite spot! read more

Vegas 808 - Hidden Gem! #haul @Vegas808 (Hotel California, Vegas) - Specialty Food Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

Other reviewers are right about the service. Additional tip is that they charge 4% if you use your credit card which is fine but there was a small signage that was not noticeable and it was not verbally stated when I asked if they take credit cards. When I mentioned that they should also verbally state it, instead of apologizing and saying that they will do that going forward, I got excuses instead. Left me with a bad vibe. Will never be going here again. All items here can be found much cheaper elsewhere. Not worth it for the bad service. read more

Customer service was meh...but that's expected in the California hotel lol! But the Local Lop Chong dried sausage from this shop is sooo delicious! read more

We recently spent $200plus dollars at the store and had these purchased items shipped to our home. One of the two boxes arrived open and damaged and clearly items were missing. The Postmaster advised we need to contact the person who sent to us and they can file a claim in our behalf. We have tried for the past two weeks to reach the store Owner, Mr Shirai, but he does not return calls yet. We love shopping at this store and spend $$$ each visit to Vegas. We also recommended this store to friends and family. However, there's a communication issue at present which we need immediate resolution. HELP YELP! read more

I don't have much to say but I really wish everything weren't so overpriced. There are a few things I'm glad to know I haven't seen back home, such as Matcha coated almonds. But if you want something a bit more unique to bring back to Hawaii, maybe try the Ethel M store next door. read more

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Stepping into the store feels a little bit like you are in Hawaii. The store is located inside Hotel California in Fremont (not in the actual strip it is away if you have never been in the Fremont area). They specialize in Hawaiian type candy, beef jerky, peanuts, and sausages. All the items are packed neatly in clear bags which is nice so you can see what you are buying. Many of the snacks are the same size bags but not the same quantity. On some of the bags I bought the candy bags had more compared to the peanuts and not much difference in the price. The candy and peanuts have longer shelf life than the beef jerky and sausages. Once you open the meat products use it right away as it goes flat after a couple days. All the prices are listed in front of the items which is great as you do not need to keep asking the workers for assistance. Not all items are affordable especially the smaller bags with the quantity count less and lighter. In one visit you can easily spend around $50 if you get a few items from each section. After having a few visits here I only buy items that I can only find here, the common peanuts and candy flavors I would buy somewhere else at half the price. Some products I have seen in the past they do not carry anymore maybe when it is not popular they discontinue those items. If you are planning to ship these packages to other states and country the candy/jerky bags are strong and durable. They will not rip apart easily and you need scissors to open them, many of the bags have a seal on top of them to help keep the freshness. The items do lasts awhile after opening them some of the peanuts I have purchased lasted for a good two months. read more

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They have only the finest jerky and fruits and are an absolute pleasure. Happy to shop here and get such great stuff!! SO ONO!!

Two words: Cinnamon Bagels. Not the soft kind. Not the toasted kind. Not even slathered in a centimeter-thick layer of cream cheese kind. These are crispy, thinly-sliced, cinnamon-sugary bagel chips. They're yummy, and Vegas 808 is probably the only place in the world you can get them. DAMN I wish my camera were working to be able to post a picture of them right now! Proof that these bagels are bomb: I brought a 10-inch tall cylinder container of them to work on Monday and today, all that's left on the bottom are crumbs. It's Wednesday. $10 a canister. Vegas 808 is located in the heart of the California Hotel, aka Little Honolulu in the city of sin. Also available in Blueberry :) read more

This is less of a review of the establishment and more about the products. The place itself is pretty dang small and isn't much to speak about. However, I stumbled upon this tiny shop after dining at Aloha Specialties. I got the Strawberry Banana Gummy Bears and they were easily the best Gummy bears I'd ever had. I'm just kicking myself for not picking another one of their dozens of flavors. Oh well, gives me something to look forward to next time! read more

After lunch nextdoor we decided to take a look. They have snacks like jerky, lui hing covered items, all kinds of flavored plums, dried fruits, a few Japanese treats (like rice cakes, dried hokkugai, hello panda), candies like malt balls, chocolate covered potato chips, gummi bears, etc. I was checking their jerky out and some of their jerky varieties are soft. The BF likes soft jerky but has trouble finding it. We got both a brisket meat variety ($7.50) in sweet& spicy and peppered. We also got chocolate covered potato chips ($7.95). All were pretty good. I don't really come to the California that often, but glad I stopped in. read more

Vegas 808 - Chocolate potato chips, jerky - Specialty Food Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

Pretty cool spot! You know this a pretty neat spot when you stop here right after eating downstairs at the Market Street Café buffet for breakfast and still be able to stock up on a crap load of snacks! It's pretty pricey but everything is so good and unique. I wanted to buy everything! This is what I bought: - Smoked salmon beef jerky. It was just okay. I thought it needed to be marinated in whatever it was marinated in a lot longer. The flavor just wasn't there. But it was ok for munching. $12.99 for a small bag. - Tropical popcorn. I haven't opened this yet but it looks so good! It's actually popcorn with tropical flavors such as lime, raspberry, coconut, watermelon, apple, etc. It looks delish though! $4.99 for a small bag. - Chocolate covered peanuts. It looks like rocks! I haven't opened this yet either but it looks so good! $5.99 for a small bag. - Vegetable chips. Pretty good! Lots of different veggies sliced and either fried or baked to crunchy goodness. Yum! I think this was either $4.99 or $6.99 for a small bag. I wanted to try the chocolate covered sunflower seeds and the pearl chocolates. I so more wanted to buy these because they were absolutely gorgeous looking. LOL. The pearls looked so real and the sunflower seeds were just beautiful! This small shop carries a ton of other snacks to like dried mangos, plums, chocolates, etc. Definitely worth checking out if you're in downtown Vegas! read more

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This place has some of the best li hing flavored things. I may not be the best to explain what li hing is for those who don't know, but it's a salty dried plum. The flavor is super exquisite. It's salty, it's sweet, and even kind of sour. It probably isn't for everyone, but it's something to try if you're up for something new. I was hooked on li hing things and ended up getting my dad more hooked on it than me! The popular ones are the li hing gummy bears, sour belts, sour patch kids, mangos, or sour patch watermelon.... honestly if you end up liking li hing you just need to choose whatever you want to eat it with. Some people even put the li hing powder on popcorn or fruit. Our current favorite is the li hing sour patch watermelon. read more

I had a short trip to Main Street for a high school reunion. No car and not enough time to venture out... had to get pick up SOME omiyage real quick. Bought some regular favorites and picked up a new product called black sesame mochi. (Sorry it mysteriously disappeared before I remembered to take a picture.) Convenience prevailed on this trip! read more

2016 Yelp 100 Review Challenge 57/100 If you're looking for Hawai'ian snacks, Asian snacks, dried fruit, jerky, something new to try, this is a great spot to check out when Downtown or at the Cal! Located in the California Hotel, across from Aloha Specialties. They have more variety and bigger bags than the Hawai'ian snacks you find at Walgreens. Our favorites are the sour belts, dried fruits, candy rings? is that what they're called?, (all flavored with li hing mui) and whatever snacks we haven't had in a while. Another reason we stop in is to buy snacks to send to family and friends on the east coast or in an area where they don't have Hawai'i snacks. Prices are reasonable for the amount you get. Will be back again! read more

Nice selection of local Hawaii items. The employee is very rude! We wanted a couple of items and all the help he offered was a some impolite remarks on what the store allows and doesn't allow. What an ass! read more

Vegas 808 - Specialty Food Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

If you're from Hawaii, you can get a lot of this stuff at home. If you're from Hawaii like me and live in Seattle, you can get some of this stuff but it's not always convenient. Located inside the California, it was a quick walk from my hotel. I wandered over in search of local food and some snacks. It's a small store that makes use of every bit of space. The goodies hanging in bags remind me of when I was a kid - brightly colored sugary popcorn, iso peanuts, beef jerky, cuttlefish, seeds, and more! It's fairly low-key. The cashier gave me time and space to "ooh" and "ahh" about things I hadn't seen/eaten in a long time. The beef jerky selection is pretty big and pretty good if meat is your thing. I grabbed a bunch of bags and kept walking up to the counter where a rather large pile began to grow. Great place to feel like a kid in a candy store - literally! Prices are a bit high but everything is expensive in the area so that's not a huge deal. read more

This place is located in the California hotel. I can't believe I almost forgot to write a review for this place. My friend just came back from Vegas and bought me half pound of beef jerky peppered and once I opened that bag up my memory of vegas came back. Oh but the jerky here is super delicious and flavorful. The peppered jerky is made from brisket of beef (which is all in my tummy after a day) is so tender and addictive. I'm almost tempted to call Shige O. to ship me some since he lives out there :P Aside from jerky this place is pretty much like a crack seed store except with less variety. Its pretty much a taste of hawaii in a sense. I'd recommend them for the jerky, so go and check it out if you're in the California Hotel! read more

This a pretty cool store in the California hotel. If you are looking for the playing card cookies, they have them here!! Thankfully I was able to find them and bring some back home to share. It was a tiny store but they did have some interesting 808 jerky flavors. I haven't tried any yet but they look delicious. Overall cute store! read more

This is always on my list when visiting the area. Definitely has a 'kid-in-a-candy-shop' vibe, especially if you like Hawaiian/Asian snacks. The store was closed the night before we were playing @ the Cal (around 2am) and we had our faces pressed up to the window tallying up what we wanted to buy before leaving the next day. Make sure to try the gummi frogs and white chocolate covered gummi bears...can't seem to find them anywhere but here! Shop wisely as things quickly add up but it's def worth it! read more

Li hing sour belts! So deliciously yummy! Jerky is soft and flavorful. A bit pricey, around $8/bag. But worth it! I raid this store everytim,e in Vegas. Different things to buy. Wish they would let us sample... read more

Went to pick up some goodies before flying back to the islands. Great selection and well stocked. Got the jalapeno pistachios and when I started to enjoy them, alot of the shells were closed and was not able to eat them. All in all I would say, more than 20% of the shells were closed. Was disappointed especially because of the price I paid. The taste was good but wasn't expecting to eat only 80% of the bag. read more

Located inside the California Hotel Casino Downtown. As compared to the Beef Jerky Store in the Las Vegas Club the selection here is small plus the store is small but the goodies they have are good the candies and jerky are great snacks to munch on while playing your favorite slots lol. read more

Gotta try their goodies! Love love love their beef jerky! The Lup cheong was just amazing especially over hot rice! Just one bite isn't enough! It was so tasty and not as fatty as the other brands! Friendly staff and great products! read more