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- November 4, 2026 · Food
The Cosmopolitan Gets a SoHo Darling. It Moves Into the Room Blue Ribbon Couldn't Keep.
The Corner Store, the SoHo restaurant from Catch Hospitality Group, opens its first location outside New York at the Cosmopolitan on November 9. It takes the third-floor space that used to be Blue Ribbon American Grill & Oyster Bar, the same room Blue Ribbon reinvented once already in 2017. - November 4, 2026 · Food
Mario Batali's Name Came Off the Venetian Signs in 2017. By July 2018, All Three of His Strip Restaurants Were Gone.
All three Las Vegas restaurants Mario Batali shared with Joe Bastianich closed on July 22, 2018, five days early, and their rooms at the Venetian and Palazzo have since gone to Matteo's, Brera Osteria and, after a David Chang run, Eyal Shani's HaSalon. Batali sold out of the company in 2019, joined Bastianich and the company in a $600,000 settlement with New York's attorney general in 2021, and was acquitted by a Boston judge in 2022. - March 17, 2021 · Food
David Chang Opens Weird “Spit Roast” Restaurant
David Chang's Bāng Bar, a spit roast counter from Momofuku, opened April 1, 2021, in The Cosmopolitan's Block 16 Urban Food Hall. Chang's group then ran three other Las Vegas restaurants: Momofuku, Moon Palace and Majordomo Meat & Fish. - November 11, 2018 · Food
Mandalay Bay Screws Up and Loses Rick Moonen
Rick Moonen closed RM Seafood and Rx Boiler Room at Mandalay Bay in November 2018 after failing to reach new lease terms, leaving more than 120 employees without jobs. Moonen said he planned to stay in Las Vegas. - October 12, 2018 · Food
Vegas Egyptian Restaurant Goes Vegan
POTs, the only Egyptian restaurant in the Las Vegas area, switched to an all vegan menu in October 2018, eight months after opening as a vegetarian spot. Owner Iman Haggag replaced tzatziki, labneh and dairy milk with plant based versions after feedback from local vegans. - October 11, 2018 · Food
GameWorks Chef Tony Leitera Announces New Chef-Driven Menus inside Video Game Chain
GameWorks rolled out The Works Kitchen, a menu by corporate executive chef Tony Leitera, across its seven locations in October 2018. Leitera, who previously worked with Guy Fieri on his branded restaurants, created dishes including the Frozen Brunch milkshake topped with bacon and a Belgian waffle. - July 12, 2018 · Food
Branden Powers To Open Metal Themed Pizza Joint Downtown Las Vegas
Branden Powers, the operator behind Evel Pie and the Golden Tiki, planned Heavy Metal Pizza Party at 1212 Main Street in downtown Las Vegas, Pace Vegas reported in July 2018. Pizza consultant John Arena was working on its Detroit style pizza. - May 25, 2018 · Food
Joe Bastianich to Close All Of Batali’s Restaurants in Las Vegas
Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group announced in May 2018 it would close Carnevino, B&B Ristorante and Otto Enoteca e Pizzeria at The Venetian and Palazzo on July 27. Partner Joe Bastianich told nearly 300 workers that Las Vegas Sands was ending the relationship amid allegations against Mario Batali. - January 19, 2018 · Food
Fin at Mirage is Finit
Fin, the Chinese restaurant at the Mirage since 2005, served its last meal on February 10, 2018, as the resort cleared out its restaurants. It held a three star rating on Yelp. - December 16, 2017 · Food
Mario Batali’s Name Removed from His Vegas Restaurants After Sex Scandal
B&B Ristorante at The Venetian removed Mario Batali's name and signage in December 2017 after sexual misconduct allegations against the chef. Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group ran about 24 restaurants, and partner Joe Bastianich visited the New York and Las Vegas locations to reassure staff. - December 12, 2017 · Food
Chef Scott Conant Opening Italian Eatery at Red Rock
Scott Conant announced in December 2017 that he would open Masso Osteria at Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa in February 2018. The restaurant became his only Las Vegas venue after he left Scarpetta at the Cosmopolitan. - July 27, 2017 · Food
Tripe George Giving Away 96oz Porterhouse to Three Georges
Triple George Grill at the Downtown Grand gave a 96 ounce porterhouse to three families with three generations of Georges in one week in July 2017. The awards came during the restaurant's 12th anniversary "Cheers to George" promotion. - July 14, 2017 · Food
Serving Bratwurst and Beer, Biergarten at Lagasse’s Stadium Opens
The Biergarten at Lagasse's Stadium opened July 17, 2017, on the patio of Emeril Lagasse's sports bar at The Palazzo. The 1,800 square foot beer garden, run with Anheuser-Busch, served German fare such as bratwurst and schnitzel. - June 20, 2017 · Food
Mario Batali’s Babbo Comes to Las Vegas this Friday
B&B Ristorante at The Venetian hosted a one night Babbo pop-up dinner on June 23, 2017, led by Babbo executive chef Frank Langello. The four course dinner with wine pairings was part of the Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group guest chef series in Las Vegas. - May 23, 2017 · Food
Slanted Door Vietnamese Restaurant to Open in Forum Shops
The Slanted Door, Charles Phan's Vietnamese restaurant from San Francisco, announced in May 2017 an 8,200 square foot location at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, set to open in 2018. It was to be the restaurant's first outside California. - May 4, 2017 · Food
Branden Powers and Evel Pie to Fight Hunger with Pizza
Evel Pie on Fremont Street joined more than 70 pizzerias in Slice Out Hunger's May 2017 campaign for No Kid Hungry. The downtown Las Vegas shop sold a featured slice with mozzarella, Fontina, cherry tomatoes, sausage and red onion, with proceeds going to the charity. - May 4, 2017 · Food
Blue Ribbon Sushi Closing in Cosmo, to Re-Open as Blue Ribbon American Cuisine
Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill at The Cosmopolitan, open since the resort's 2010 debut, was set to close in 2017 and reopen as an American restaurant from brothers Bruce and Eric Bromberg. The new menu drew on their original SoHo location. - April 26, 2017 · Food
Hooters in Palms Closing Down only Two Years After Opening
Hooters at the Palms, billed as the world's largest at 15,200 square feet and more than 400 seats, announced it would close in April 2017. It had opened less than two years earlier. - April 13, 2017 · Food
Vegan Impossible Burger To Be Featured Wynn in Las Vegas at Andrea’s
Andrea's at Wynn Las Vegas became the first restaurant outside New York and California to serve the Impossible Burger in April 2017. Executive Chef Joseph Elevado built three dishes around the plant based patty, and Impossible Foods planned to add it at the resort's Country Club steakhouse. - March 14, 2017 · Food
Rice Republic Closes in Downtown Summerlin
Rice Republic, one of the first restaurants to open in Downtown Summerlin, closed abruptly in March 2017. The restaurant served Taiwanese, Hong Kong and Chinese dishes and drew poor online reviews over portions and prices, including a $16 bill for eight pieces of orange chicken. - March 7, 2017 · Food
Restaurant Guy Savoy Announces limited-edition Forbes Five Star Celebration Menu
Restaurant Guy Savoy at Caesars Palace earned a Forbes Travel Guide Five Star rating in March 2017, its fifth straight year. The restaurant marked the award with a limited celebration menu, and Caesars Palace received Four Stars. - February 20, 2017 · Food
Heart Attack Grill on Vegas Strip Died Fast
Heart Attack Grill closed its Las Vegas Strip location in early 2017, shortly after moving into the former Pete Rose restaurant space. Its Fremont Street location stayed open, while outposts in Phoenix and Dallas had closed. - February 4, 2017 · Food
The Mixx Grill and Lounge has Given Up
The Mixx Grill and Lounge, an off Strip restaurant opened with chef Bryan Ogden, lost its chef and culinary team soon after opening, Pace Vegas reported in February 2017. The review described a nearly empty dining room on three visits. - November 17, 2016 · Food
Hard Rock Café at Hard Rock Casino Closing Before End of the Year
Hard Rock Cafe at 4475 Paradise Road, next to the Hard Rock Hotel, announced it would close on December 31, 2016, seven years after opening in 2009. The company said it would focus on its Strip cafe and Hard Rock Live. - October 12, 2016 · Food
Bratalian Restaurant Re-Opens After Destruction
Bratalian, the Henderson restaurant run by chef Carla Pellegrino and her sister Alessandra Madeira, reopened in October 2016 after a truck crashed through its front in August. Pellegrino was formerly executive chef at Rao's at Caesars Palace. - September 29, 2016 · Food
André Rochat taking Over DW Bistro Space
Chef André Rochat agreed in September 2016 to take over the DW Bistro space on Fort Apache Road near Southern Hills Hospital. His executive chef Mark Purdy described the plan as a less formal, less expensive neighborhood version of André's. - September 14, 2016 · Food
Carlos Buscaglia’s Due Forni Is Unique Amazing Pizza
Due Forni, the Summerlin pizza and wine restaurant from former Fiamma Trattoria chef Carlos Buscaglia, was reviewed here in September 2016. The restaurant was built around two ovens, the "due forni" of its name, set in an open area diners could see. - August 15, 2016 · Food
(Photos) Bratalian Restaurant Destroyed by Truck!
Bratalian, chef Carla Pellegrino's Italian restaurant in Henderson, closed in August 2016 after a truck drove into its dining room. Pellegrino said on Facebook she would work to reopen as soon as possible. - July 12, 2016 · Food
Taco Bell To Add Alcoholic Drinks
Taco Bell announced in July 2016 a flagship Cantina on the Las Vegas Strip at Harmon Corner, across from CityCenter, serving beer, wine, sangria and alcoholic slushies. The location planned eight Twisted Freeze flavors with rum, tequila or vodka. - June 10, 2016 · Food
Habit Burger Raises $3,200 For Vegas Charities
The Habit Burger Grill opened its second Nevada location at 4830 Blue Diamond Road in June 2016 and raised about $3,200 for local charities during its opening. Its Free Burger Days served more than 1,850 Charburgers. - May 27, 2016 · Food
AquaKnox Talks Best Seafood in Las Vegas
AquaKnox at the Venetian said in May 2016 it would stay put despite SugarCane opening across from it, citing eight years left on its lease. Tavistock Restaurant Collection's marketing chief described the seafood restaurant's summer menu and sourcing from sustainable purveyors. - May 20, 2016 · Food
This is the Best Clucking Fried Chicken in Las Vegas
Hearthstone at Red Rock Resort, Flock and Fowl, Mochiko Chicken, Yardbird and Carson Kitchen were among the picks in this May 2016 guide to fried chicken in Las Vegas. The list also covered M&M Soul Food and Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken, with a Mochiko chicken bowl priced at $7.99. - May 17, 2016 · Food
Las Vegas Has Best Chinatown Restaurants in US
Las Vegas Chinatown stretched about three miles with roughly 140 restaurants in 2016. This 2016 guide highlighted spots including District One, Niu Gu and Raku, citing local critics on dishes such as whole Maine lobster pho. - May 9, 2016 · Food
Five Hottest Restaurants in Las Vegas Right Now
Herringbone at Aria, Le Pho downtown, Bardot Brasserie, Gordon Ramsay Steak and Hexx at Paris made this May 2016 list of the five hottest restaurants in Las Vegas. The list focused on chef-driven kitchens drawing crowds and hard-to-get reservations at the time. - May 6, 2016 · Food
Five Most Disgusting Restaurants in Las Vegas
Pace Vegas listed five Las Vegas restaurants it called the worst in May 2016: DJT at Trump International, Firefly Tapas Kitchen, Dick's Last Resort, Carlos'n Charlie's and Heart Attack Grill. The list drew on health inspection history and Yelp reviews. - May 4, 2016 · Food
Sushisamba wins Bidding War in Venetian, Aquanox On Way Out
Sushisamba beat 50 Eggs and Tao Group in a 2016 bidding war for a restaurant row space at the Venetian and Palazzo, where it planned Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill under chef Timon Balloo. Industry sources said neighboring Aquanox, open since 2006, was expected to close within a year. - May 1, 2016 · Food
Made L.V. to Close: Is Tivoli Village Cursed for Local Restaurants?
Made L.V., the Tivoli Village restaurant from Elizabeth Blau and Kim Canteenwalla, closed in May 2016 less than two years after opening. PKWY Tavern took over the space, which Hops & Harvest had held before Made L.V.