The dining room is the first clue that something special is going on here. It's a gorgeous, sun-dappled space with big windows overlooking the lush Tropicana pool area. An outdoor patio lets you get right out into the midst of all that tropical foliage and would be a great place to have a nice meal on one of those not-to-hot days.

But then you pick up a menu and you see that this is truly no ordinary 24 hour cafe. v The restaurant is done by the same people who run the popular Nikki Beach in Miami and the South Beach flavor is evident in the food selections. There are Cuban specialties galore, lots of seafood options, and plenty of unique items that you would be hard pressed to find at any restaurant in Vegas much less an all-night eatery.

Breakfast starts with the basics - fruits, cereals, pancakes, and waffles but then moves quickly into the main attractions like a Cuban breakfast quesadilla (scrambled eggs, roasted pork loin, and shaved ham); a "Build a Benny" where you can create your own Eggs Benedict concoction out of lobster, salmon, or the traditional Canadian bacon; a build your own omelet option that has choices as varied as shrimp, brie, smoked salmon, or prime rib for fillings; and even smoked Scottish salmon on a bagel.

The Cuban influence gets more obvious at lunch with pork carnitas spring rolls, a "Philly style" Cuban sandwich (pork loin, ham, onion, and Swiss on a bun), and their signature cerviches including mahi mahi, rock shrimp, or snapper all served with fried corn tortillas. If all of that is too adventurous for you they have tamer options including salads, soups and chowders, burgers, steak, seafood, and sushi.

The dinner menu is similar only they replace some of the sandwich options with more entree items like roasted organic chicken, grilled tenderloin with lobster mashed potatoes, linguini with seafood, and more.

Late night dining is a mix of the best of the main meal menus with breakfast, lunch, and dinner items available.

We sampled one of their giant Kobe burgers and that "Philly style" Cuban sandwich and couldn't have been more thrilled with our choices. The former was huge to the point that it needed to be cut in half to eat it and the latter was stuffed with so much tender pork loin and ham that it had to be held with two hands.

There is one thing that this 24 hour café has in common with others and that is the high prices. Breakfast basics are $6-14 but the more exciting options like the build your own omelet are $14-18; most items at lunch are in the $12-18 range but there are some that go over $20; dinner entrees are $22-34; and late night dining choices are all over the map, from $10-30. But if you're going to spend that kind of money at a 24 hour café, this is the one you in which you should do so.