Metro Diner, which Fieri featured in 2010 on his Food Network show “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” features made-from-scratch twists on old classics, including fried chicken and waffles topped with house-made strawberry butter and Charleston shrimp and grits with signature sweet and spicy sauce. Kids can find something familiar, too, including macaroni and cheese and pigs in a blanket.
For a hearty breakfast, try Yo Hala on the Square. The dish is made with two thick slices of challah bread stuffed with a mixture of bananas, brown sugar, cream cheese and hazelnut syrup, prepared like French toast. It is then topped with blueberry and strawberry compote and powdered sugar.
Its fried chicken and waffles is a taste sensation with juicy chicken with a crispy coasting paired with perfectly made waffles (fluffy and toasted on the outside) toped with housemade strawberry butter. Its kid’s menu offers smaller portions with favorites including pigs in a blanket and macaroni and cheese.
Over 80 items are offered, all freshly made and prepared in an open, scratch kitchen and counter seating as well as patio dining.
“We served menu items that people grew up with and our motto, ‘Where the locals eat,’ says it all, whether in Florida or Las Vegas,” said longtime Las Vegas restaurateur Tony Grappo, one of the joint venture partners.
Metro Diner will start with three Las Vegas locales. The first located at 9595 W. Tropicana Ave. opens March 14. Other locations to be opened include restaurants on Rainbow Boulevard in Las Vegas and Stephanie Street in Henderson. The total number of restaurants planned for Southern Nevada will be eight, including Laughlin, with more locations to be opened in Northern Nevada, Utah and Arizona.
