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PR BS: OpenTable’s Hottest Vegas Restaurants

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PR BS: OpenTable’s Hottest Vegas Restaurants

OpenTable, the restaurant reservation system used to fill empty seats by many restaurants in Las Vegas, announced yesterday their hottest 100 restaurants in America, with three only in Las Vegas. The 100 “hottest” was created from the reviews of 20,000 restaurants from across the country, compiled by editors using some secret formula, and then released to the public.

There are a lot of amazing restaurants that deserve to be on the list, some of the best most interesting restaurants in Towns all over America. Then there is the Vegas list, which while having three solid restaurant venues, is curiously short and makes no sense whatsoever.

I’m calling this list “PR BS” or “Public Relations Bull Shit.”

The Three Restaurants chosen by the owners of opentable?

Rose.Rabbit.Lie at Cosmopolitan
STK – The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Tao Resaurant and Nightclub

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Interestingly enough, the some of the other STK and TAO Locations in other cities were also included.

STK and TAO definitely need to be on some lists, that is not denied. STK is one of the hottest places in Vegas, consistently good food, and an amazing, amazing wait staff that is the envy of any restaurant. Tao and Tao Group are one of my favorite companies in the world. They hire internally, highly innovative, and more importantly, wildly profitable. It’s one of the few club-based companies in Vegas I’d ever considering working for.

However, there are tons of amazing other choices that are some of the hottest restaurants in the US, almost impossible to get reservations for, constantly booked. So why did all these restaurants get on the list?

They all use OpenTable as their primary booking system on their website. If you go to the STK website on the Cosmopolitan, the Reserve a Table is automatically sent to Opentable. (Feel free to make a reservation, it’s a great restaurant. Same with Tao)

These aren’t the hottest restaurants in America.

These are the best customers of OpenTable.

While I don’t doubt they deserve to be on almost any list of amazing places in Vegas – and they are both places I enjoy, this list is simply another version of Pay-for-Play.

And here’s the list. Don’t be surprised if you go WTF?

Wayne Newton to Return to Las Vegas Strip

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Wayne Newton to Return to Las Vegas Strip

The rumors have been confirmed by the legendary Robin Leach that the even more legendary Wayne Newton will be coming back to the Las Vegas Strip. Leach, known for his unusual insight into the entertainment industry of Vegas, claims now he can “officially confirm” the rumor as being true, that Caear’s Entertainment has indeed signed Newton for a contract.

According to Leach:

I’m reliably told that most of the show will be storytelling of Vintage Vegas days, but longtime Las Vegas resident Wayne also will sing two songs despite lingering throat problems from years gone by.

Newton last played on the strip in October of 2009 for a limited six month run at the Tropicana.

Newton, once one of the top paid performers on the Strip hasn’t had had success in the last decade or so. Since 2005 he has been involved in a series of legal and financial troubles including owing the IRS $1.8 million in taxes, not paying a car lease and having his house sold at auction: which was turned into a Newton memorabilia museum that he was allowed to live in.

Personally, this should be an amazingly interesting show that I know I am going to attend. Just hearing the stories, backstories and memories will make it worth while. But he’s going to sing? Something I’ve never heard personally live.

You can check out Leach’s questions and info about the new Newton gig on the Las Vegas Sun

Dave & Buster’s Hits Downtown Summerlin Summer 2016

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Dave & Buster’s Hits Downtown Summerlin Summer 2016

Vegas keeps on growing and growing, with more and more mainstream restaurants and attractions coming our way. Now after rumors, advertising and general excitement about the possibility, The Howard Hughes Corporation announced they will be opening a Dave and Buster’s restaurant and arcade extravaganza this summer in Downtown Summerlin.

Andrew Ciarrochi, senior general manager for Downtown Summerlin said:

Dave & Buster’s is widely regarded as a premier entertainment brand and one we are pleased to welcome as another first-in-Nevada location at Downtown Summerlin. We anticipate Dave & Buster’s to be a strong draw for area adults and families seeking a truly immersive experience created by delicious food and interactive fun

Dave and Buster’s is described as “an American restaurant and entertainment business headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Each Dave and Busters has a full-service restaurant and a video arcade. As of November 2014, the company has 73 locations across the United States and one restaurant in Canada. The company does not license the D&B concept internationally or domestically,” by Wikipedia.com.

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Culinary Industry Golf Scramble on April 11th

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Culinary Industry Golf Scramble on April 11th

Yes, it’s that time again: the infamous culinary golf scramble organized by the one and only David “Coop” Cooper. He’s not just one of the best bartenders in Vegas, serving for over 20 years the best drinks in the Valley, but a wicked golfer who likes showing off on the green. If you think you can take him, and the rest of the restaurant industry, this is the event for you.

Fourth Annual Las Vegas Culinary Golf Scramble
Monday April 11th, 2016
Cooper@3putters.com or (702) 420-0860

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EDC Vegas Lineup Announced

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EDC Vegas Lineup Announced

The fine fellows at Insomniac have finally told the world their schedule for EDC Vegas, the festival of electronic music debauchery that has been in Vegas for three years now. This year thousands more ravers and EDM fans will congregate on the Las Vegas Speedway June 17-19th.

The full lineup is below

June 13

Events TBA

June 14

EDMbiz Conference & Expo at Caesars Palace

Afrojack at Omnia

June 15

EDMbiz Conference & Expo at Caesars Palace

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike at Hakkasan

Laidback Luke at Light

June 16

EDMbiz Conference & Expo at Caesars Palace

Hardwell at Hakkasan

3LAU at Liquid

Jauz at Marquee Dayclub

Galantis and Loco Dice at Marquee

Nicky Romero at Omnia

Bassrush Pool Party at Rehab

Thomas Jack at Tao Beach

Dreamstate at Tao

Bassrush Massive at the Joint

June 17

Morgan Page at Daylight

Axwell and Ingrosso at Hakkasan

Cash Cash at Marquee Dayclub

Andrew Rayel at Marquee

Armin van Buuren at Omnia

Blasterjaxx at Tao Beach

Afrojack at Wet Republic

June 18

Laidback Luke at Daylight

GTA at Liquid

Dash Berlin at Marquee Dayclub

Vice at Marquee

Martin Garrix at Omnia

Knife Party at Rehab

Eric Prydz at Tao Beach

Laidback Luke at Light

June 19

The Chainsmokers at Hakkasan

Borgeous at Liquid

Carnage at Marquee Dayclub

Flux Pavilion at Rehab

Duke Dumont at Tao Beach

Martin Garrix at Wet Republic

June 20

Thomas Jack at Marquee Dayclub

Dash Berlin and Carnage at Marquee Nightclub

Steve Aoki at Wet Republic

Why is Blue Ribbon Sushi Closing?

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Why is Blue Ribbon Sushi Closing?

Blue Ribbon sushi, one of the first restaurants to grace the Cosmopolitan will be closing in the near future, most likely after the summer. This comes not far after the announcement of Zuma, from London taking over the space across from Blue Ribbon, competing and offering “contemporary Japanese cuisine.”

An insider with the company told us that the Bromberg brothers, who own the space, were not happy about the announcement initially, but since they have been experimenting with other types of restaurants including the Brooklyn Bowl and Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken, they were open to exploring another restaurant possibility.

We reached out to their PR company, which was unable to make any additional comments about the closure.

Cosmopolitan quickly put out a statement, to make sure it was clear that the resort still enjoyed their relationship with the Brombergs:

Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas are working together to develop an exciting new concept in the restaurant’s current location. The venue will temporarily close for these changes in late 2016 and expects to make more information available in the coming months. Blue Ribbon has seen great success since the opening of the resort and everyone involved looks forward to strengthening the partnership even further.

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What will be in that space hasn’t been announced, but perhaps Fried Chicken is in Store for Cosmo?

Senior Frogs Saved from Fire by Self-Extinguishing Technology

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Senior Frogs Saved from Fire by Self-Extinguishing Technology

Vegas officials say no one was hurt in a small kitchen fire at a restaurant at the Treasure Island casino. Casino spokeswoman Michelle Knoll said the grease fire in the Senor Frog’s Restaurant and Bar started shortly after 10 a.m. on a stove that was preparing food. The kitchen area has self-extinguishing technology that contained the flare immediately.

The fire did sound the alarms, which prompted a large fire department response. The Clark County Fire Department said the flame above the fryer caused smoke and the restaurant was evacuated

Senior Frogs is typically not open until the afternoon but it was operating early Friday for customers viewing the NCAA basketball tournament.

BLT Burger Re-Opens Sans Dirty Dishes

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BLT Burger Re-Opens Sans Dirty Dishes

If you didn’t know, BLT Burger was shut down by the Southern Nevada Health District aka “Health Inspectors-Police,” this past week for some nasty stuff found in their kitchen. While no one was eating “Cockroach Surprise,” there was some pretty nasty things found by inspectors during their investigation.

Despite being told of the problems in a previous visit, BLT’s management didn’t seem to take the problems seriously. Here’s a nice list of everything that they found:

– Food not cooled property (in danger zone) including raw lobster, tuna, and chicken.
– Produce not being washed before service.
– Old dried food in meat slicer
– Dishes not washed/sanitized properly
– Ready to Eat food unprotected from contamination
– Employees eating parsley with bare hands

BLT Burger hasn’t wanted to speak to anyone about this incident, nor has their parent company. Why? Because it’s embarrassing and they want this to go away.

Especially that they eat parsley. Who eats parsley?

Lawsuit: Jon Taffer Not Into Young Asian Men

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Lawsuit: Jon Taffer Not Into Young Asian Men

Legendary “Bar Rescue” Host Jon Taffer has been hit with a strange lawsuit from a former employee, that claims, among other things, that he prefers young, sexy women instead of young Asian men.

The lawsuit, filed in the district court here Las Vegas, seems to state that one Tsang Han Wang, an “Asian-American in his late 20’s” was fired from a job working for Taffer, because he wasn’t sexy or female enough.

Taffer enjoys being surrounded by women, and acts like a bachelor despite being married,” the suit reads. “He has spoken publicly on methods of picking up girls from bars and there are multiple pictures of Taffer on social media with him surrounding by [sic] his female employees.”

According to the lawsuit, Taffer hired him in 2015, and after hiring some other women, started assigning duties to the Wang that he was not trained for – purposely, in order that he might fail, and then get fired. The lawsuit claims that Wang and another male employee in marketing were both fired, after being given a “30 day action plan” that was clearly set-up for them to fail.

Of course, the lawsuit doesn’t address why Taffer didn’t notice Mr. Wang was an Asian male from the start.

The other employee hasn’t filed a lawsuit.

Full Lawsuit Below:

 

 

SLS Plans to Kick Out Umami Burger

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SLS Plans to Kick Out Umami Burger

If the rumors are correct, the Las Vegas outlet of the delicious LA Burger Joint, Umami Burger, may be getting set to close in Las Vegas less than two years after opening. An employee contacted us yesterday and informed us that their manager had already told them to start investigating looking at other jobs, as they were told they may be kicked out from their current spot before the end of the year.

This isn’t surprise, as the Vegas SLS is looking to rid itself of any connection of the SBE Brand restaurants and clubs. It was just announced this week officially that Ku Noodle was also closing.

This is just another art of the enormous scandal that has been the SLS. In the last year, the Casino was denied a gaming license based on the founder of SBE, Sam Nazarian’s reported current cocaine use and connection to unsavory criminals.

The Miami version of Umame Burger failed to impress Floridians and closed in 2014

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