You can eat where Sinatra did — on his birthday

Here's a chance to dine how — and where — Ol' Blue Eyes did.

Had Frank Sinatra lived to be 100, his birthday would have been Dec. 12, and various businesses around town are celebrating his could-have-been centennial. 

The Golden Steer Steakhouse, 308 W. Sahara Ave., has a special claim to fame in that Sinatra and his Rat Pack buddies reportedly liked to hang out there in the '60s. And so the restaurant is offering a special menu throughout December that's based on Sinatra's favorites: Clams Casino; a 16-ounce New York strip with sauteed tomatoes, garlic and wine; Bananas Foster, flambeed tableside; plus three fingers of Jack Daniel's on ice; and Italian red wine.

Those who purchase the $100 package also will get a Zippo lighter that commemorates both the restaurant and the birthday and a ticket to The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement. They can even sit in Sinatra's booth, table 22 (shown), if they wish; the booth accommodates up to four people.

Sinatra loyalists who want to sit in the crooner's booth on the big day will have to pay $1,000 per party of four, with seatings at 4:30, 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. That package also includes a roll of dimes, which Sinatra reportedly always carried after the 1963 kidnapping of his son, Frank Jr., in case of emergency. (Legend has it that Sinatra was buried with a roll of dimes, a bottle of Jack and a pack of Camels.) There also will be a live performance of Sinatra classics on Dec. 12.

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