Las Vegas - Recs for wide-range of tastes

[chic11gal]

Hello,

I'm planning a Las Vegas trip (along with my family) to celebrate my dad's 60th birthday from July 6 - 10. We're staying at the Wynn and this is where the trouble lies...besides myself, the rest of my family doesn't really care much for fancier food and I'd like to get some recommendations for restaurants that appeal to a broad range of taste, but not chains (minus the In-&Out because we've all agreed we need to go there). Preferably, we'd like to stay on the strip and like to stay around $30 per person (not counting wine, etc.). We're pretty adventurous and like all cuisines (particularly Asian, but since my mom is an amazing cook, it needs to be good, otherwise it's not worth it).

Here are some of our original thoughts:

Lotus of Siam (we've all eaten here before and enjoyed it)
Red 8 (Dim Sum at Wynn)
Wynn Buffet (the champagne version on Sunday)
Joe's Seafood (only going for the stone crab claws)

I'd appreciate any advice - thank you!

[AES]

If you're interested in seafood, in that price range, I'd suggest SeaBlue, Michael Mina's place at MGM. We've enjoyed it several times.

[Larry]

I believe stone crabs are out of season in July, so the claws will be frozen, not fresh. Perhaps someone else can comment on this?

[chic11gal]

That was my concern as well. I've only been to Joe's in Miami and my experience there was one of the best I've had while dining out - food wise.

How much taste difference is there between fresh and frozen? Probably a stupid question, but stone crabs just sound so good, and my family loves seafood.