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Construction Walls Go Up In Encore Casino
Posted by Chuckmonster on 12 Nov 2015
VT reader YoEleven just got from Encore and shared with us a photo of construction walls going up on the "something special" being built on the casino floor adjacent to VDKA and the current Society...
Vegas Eats: Rx Boiler Room at Mandalay Bay
Posted by Chuckmonster on 10 Nov 2015
I've had my eyes on Rx Boiler Room at Mandalay Bay since it opened, but one thing kept me away. No, it wasn't Chef Rick Moonen, tv's Top Chef Master and heavyweight champion of...
Vegas Eats: Emeril's New Orleans Fish House at MGM Grand
Posted by Misnomer on 29 Oct 2015
Emeril Lagasse is something of a paradox. On one hand, he's a classically trained chef with an unassailable pedigree, and an originator of fine dining in Las Vegas. On the other hand, he's a TV...
The Wynn Strip Esplanade
Posted by Chuckmonster on 28 Oct 2015
Last week, Towbin Motorcars issued an official press release announcing their purchase of the Wynn Pense Ferrari Dealership, as well as the onboarding of Wynn Penske employees. Wynn PR confirmed the Ferrari dealership closure...
Cosmopolitan Adds More Japanese Cuisine With Zuma
Posted by Chuckmonster on 26 Oct 2015
Luxury Japanese restaurant Zuma announced late last week that they will be expanding to Las Vegas with a restaurant at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Zuma offers an expansive Japanese menu including tempura, robata grill, dumplings,...
Is SLS About To FU Ku?
Posted by Chuckmonster on 1 Oct 2015
SLS' Northside Cafe sent out an email announcement touting their new Chinese Menu.
Everything happens for a reason. Here are two possibilities:
Player: There is so much demand for Chinese dining at SLS that it required...
Vegas Eats: Yusho at Monte Carlo
Posted by Chuckmonster on 24 Sep 2015
Before I moved to the 'burbs and relinquished my awesomosity to a guy who puts product in his beard, my lovely wife and I had one last fling with urbanity. We moved to an artist...
Introducing: The Excalibur Bazaar Shops
Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Sep 2015
First came The Linq, Caesars Entertainment's re-appropriation of a dark, dank alleyway between Imperial Palace and Flamingo into a gleaming new open air promenade that led to under utilized acreage far away from the glow...
Vegas Eats: Citizens at Mandalay Bay
Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Sep 2015
Walking up and down The Strip works up a healthy appetite, particularly when you're staying at the far end of the Mandalay Mile. Dining options at nearest neighbors Excalibur, Luxor and Tropicana create a food-less...
Sayonara Sensi Sunday!
Posted by Chuckmonster on 9 Sep 2015
We have confirmed via multiple sources that Sensi, the water covered bar/restaurant by chef at Bellagio is closing permanently on Sunday to make way for an entirely new concept.
The entirety of the Sensi bar will...
Vegas Eats: Shake Shack at New York New York
Posted by Chuckmonster on 8 Sep 2015
Immediately after a giant breakfast at Tom's Urban, I looked at my phone to see what time it was... oh snap Shake Shack opens in 20 minutes! I deliberated for point two seconds and...
Vegas Eats: Tom's Urban at New York New York
Posted by Chuckmonster on 8 Sep 2015
Today, my stomach leads me to New York New York, specifically the new alfresco dining at slowly growing boutique eatery Tom's Urban. There are two other locations of Tom's Urban, Denver CO, Los Angeles...
Another Aria Casino Floor Question Answered
Posted by Chuckmonster on 2 Sep 2015
A month ago we posted about the current state of Aria's casino floor, noting that stuff was being boarded up, closed off, carted away and reconfigured.
One piece of the puzzle has been solved.
The area normally...
Bartolotta To Be Renamed Costa Di Mare at Wynn
Posted by Chuckmonster on 1 Sep 2015
Wynn Resorts has filed a trademark application for "Costa Di Mare" for "restaurant, bar and cocktail lounge services" presumably to rename "Bartolotta Restaurante Di Mare" in the wake of Chef Paul Bartolotta's departure.
Those chandeliers are...
Vegas Eats: Bardot Brasserie at Aria
Posted by Chuckmonster on 25 Aug 2015
When I heard that Aria was tossing Chef Michael Mina's American Fish into the compost bin and replacing it with French bistro Bardot by... uh... Chef Michael Mina... I was uhm... sort of excited. MGM...
Vegas Eats: Cheeseburger Cupcake at Harrah's Fulton Street Food Hall
Posted by Chuckmonster on 24 Aug 2015
I waddled from Casino Royale over to Harrah's in the hopes that I might find a cup of coffee or something equally toxic that might aid in boiling down the sea chicken & waffles, cheeseburgers,...
Vegas Eats : White Castle Hamburgers at Casino Royale
Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 Aug 2015
Shortly after checking in to a really well designed room at the Linq Hotel I headed out in search of penny slots food. Casinos may as well just throw the slot machines into Lake...
Vegas Eats : Della's Kitchen at Delano Las Vegas
Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Aug 2015
Waking up at SLS with a donut hangover, I had a hankering to smother my face in some food that wasn't the Northside Cafe.
Pre-requisites for consideration: 1) I wanted something yummy 2) at a location...
Vegas Eats: The Circus Sub at Westside Deli at Circus Circus
Posted by Chuckmonster on 5 Aug 2015
You know your night has gone pear-shaped when "walking to Circus Circus to get something to eat" transitions from punchline to reality.
There I am on a solitary quest from SLS' fished out fooderies in search...
Vegas Eats: Perq at SLS Las Vegas
Posted by Chuckmonster on 22 Jul 2015
On the way back to my room after eating at Umami Burger, I got hungry again and stopped off at The Perq. The Perq is a little little lobby-adjacent coffee bar where they serve...
Vegas Eats: Umami Burger at SLS Las Vegas
Posted by Chuckmonster on 22 Jul 2015
Ninety minutes after scarfing down a pie at 800 Degrees, I did another loop around SLS - looking, seeking and stomach grumbling. I've already eaten at Northside Cafe and 800 Degrees today, everything else...
Vegas Eats: 800 Degrees at SLS Las Vegas
Posted by Chuckmonster on 16 Jul 2015
Breakfast complete, I headed back to my room in the hopes of napping off a persistent migraine headache. I woke up 90 minutes later, a little confused and a little bit hungry. I...
Peekaboo: Julian Serrano's Lago at Bellagio
Posted by Chuckmonster on 3 Apr 2015
The construction walls just came off of the forthcoming Julian Serrano restaurant Lago at Bellagio and VT's debonair MikeE was on the scene and ready to snapchat.
Check it out:
There is nothing subtle about this giant...
Cosmopolitan To Get New Casino, Suites, Bars and Restaurants
Posted by Chuckmonster on 17 Feb 2015
Months into their tenure as new owners of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Blackstone Group LP have outlined some of their plans to turn the popular yet unprofitable casino around.
The changes primarily revolve around increasing...
SLS: sbe Registers Northside Cafe Trademark
Posted by Chuckmonster on 25 Jan 2015
Some more evidence has come to the surface regarding the imminent announcement of restaurant closures at SLS Las Vegas, a source tipped us about last week.
In the comments to that post, eagle eyed VT reader...
Source: SLS Restaurant Closures Imminent
Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 Jan 2015
A well-placed source is telling us that SLS Las Vegas may be on the verge of closing a number of restaurants, as early as January 31st. It is not known which of SLS' eight...
The Ghost of Bill's Doody
Posted by Chuckmonster on 19 Nov 2014
Giada at The Cromwell is a run away success and one of the few bright spots in Caesars Entertainment's recent renovation spending spree.
With demand high for breakfast, lunch and dinner, Caesars is calling in the...
Vegas Eats Preview: Bazaar at SLS Las Vegas
Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Aug 2014
SLS Las Vegas is opening in less than 10 days and wallpapering the world with PR that states that the restaurants they are importing from Los Angeles are like awesome. Fortunately for you, most of...
Vegas Eats Preview: Cleo at SLS Las Vegas
Posted by Chuckmonster on 30 Jul 2014
SLS Las Vegas is opening in August and wallpapering the world with PR that states that the restaurants they are importing from Los Angeles are, like, awesome. Fortunately for you, most of the VT staff...
Vegas Eats: DB Brasserie at Venetian (Scene 4 - Finale)
Posted by Misnomer on 21 Jul 2014
For those who love Vegas restaurants, French cuisine and 1950's Japanese cinema, VT is proud to present our VegasEats review of DB Brasserie at Venetian, in four scenes. Read this one last. - Ed
Somewhere on...
Vegas Eats: DB Brasserie at Venetian (Scene 3)
Posted by JohnH on 21 Jul 2014
For those who love Vegas restaurants, French cuisine and 1950's Japanese cinema, VT is proud to present our VegasEats review of DB Brasserie at Venetian, in four scenes. - Ed
From 2005-2010, DB Brasserie at Wynn...
Vegas Eats: DB Brasserie at Venetian (Scene 2)
Posted by MikeE on 21 Jul 2014
For those who love Vegas restaurants, French cuisine and 1950's Japanese cinema, VT is proud to present our VegasEats review of DB Brasserie at Venetian, in four scenes. - Ed
Sunday night of VT10 weekend, Misnomer...
Vegas Eats: DB Brasserie at Venetian (Scene 1)
Posted by Blackjacker1979 on 21 Jul 2014
For those who love Vegas restaurants, French cuisine and 1950's Japanese cinema, VT is proud to present our VegasEats review of DB Brasserie at Venetian, in four scenes. - Ed
DB Brasserie was kind of nostalgic...
VegasEats: $1.99 Foot Long Hot Dog at Casino Royale Snack Nook
Posted by Chuckmonster on 9 Jul 2014
Immediately after leaving Giada, I headed north on the Strip, strolling through The Linq and then the Quad, where I stopped at the door of Guy Fieri's restaurant and pondered the possibility of having dinner...
VegasEats: Giada at The Cromwell
Posted by Chuckmonster on 7 Jul 2014
While trapped in a tipped-over tactor trailer traffic tangle deep in the dusty desert, the message arrived. "Bad news. Called to see if they could get a reservation and they couldn't." The plan...
VegasEats: Guy Fieri's Vegas Kitchen & Bar at The Quad
Posted by Chuckmonster on 3 Jul 2014
Guy Fieri is the Ed Hardy of TV food personalities.
Much like the immensely popular - yet supremely hated - fashion brand, Fieri has gained a dedicated following of fans (and detractors) via his virtual ownership...
Vegas Eats Preview: Umami Burger at SLS Las Vegas
Posted by Chuckmonster on 17 Jun 2014
SLS Las Vegas is opening in August and wallpapering the world with PR that states that they are importing from Los Angeles are like awesome. Fortunately for you, most of the VT staff lives in...
Giada's Recipe For Success
Posted by Chuckmonster on 29 May 2014
Peep the interior of Giada's restaurant at The Cromwell.
Ok that isn't the interior of Giada's... that is a Crate & Barrel. Here's Giada's:
Oh wait, that isn't Giada's either, that really is a Crate &...
Vegas Eats Preview: The Griddle Cafe at SLS Las Vegas
Posted by Chuckmonster on 28 May 2014
SLS Las Vegas is opening on Labor Day Weekend with great fanfare, trumpeting to the universe how incredibly awesome the stable of eateries they are importing from Los Angeles will be. Like, totally awesome.
Fortunately...
VegasEats Preview : Katsuya at SLS Las Vegas
Posted by Chuckmonster on 13 May 2014
The SLS Las Vegas hotel and casino has gone to great lengths telling anybody with ears and a thesaurus how their innovative collection of food and bev brands are - portraying CEO Sam Nazarian as...
The Bon Appetit Vegas Uncorked Slideshow
Posted by Chuckmonster on 12 May 2014
Last week, foodie magazine Bon Appetit assembled Las Vegas' greatest chefs in their annual Vegas Uncork'd event, which we lovingly call the Food Porn Convention.
They've assembled a(n unlucky) 13 item slideshow of The Best Things...
VegasEats : Pizza Rock at Downtown Grand(ish)
Posted by Chuckmonster on 6 May 2014
Historians tell us that riches and religion are the root cause of warfare. What historians won't tell you is that pizza runs a close third.
Heresy - in pizza or otherwise - is defined by...
Vegas Gang #106: For Those About To Brock!
Posted by Chuckmonster on 18 Feb 2014
On the latest episode of the Vegas Gang Podcast, the gang welcomes Las Vegas Weekly dining expert Brock Radke to the table.
We chewed the fat on all manner of Las Vegas dining topics including pizza,...
SLS Las Vegas Names Chinese Restaurant 'EB5-Noodles'
Posted by Chuckmonster on 22 Jan 2014
SLS has added EB5-Noodles to their list of forthcoming restaurants. EB5-Noodles is described as "authentic Chinese cuisine" so you can cancel your hopes for another China Poblano-style mash up from SBE Culinary Director Jose...
VegasEats: Tom Colicchio's Heritage Steak at The Mirage
Posted by Blackjacker1979 on 25 Nov 2013
Steakhouses, more than gambling, drinking, and general debauchery, are my Vegas kryptonite. To me there is no other way to start night at the tables than a Caesar salad, a glass of wine or four,...
Tropicana To Undergo Stunning Retail and Dining Expansion
Posted by Chuckmonster on 7 Nov 2013
Nearly three years ago, we spotted CEO Alex Yemenidjian showing off some renderings of Phase III expansion of Tropicana right to the corner of Tropicana Blvd and The Strip.
It appears that his dream of expanding...
VegasEats: Hash House A Go Go at The Plaza
Posted by Chuckmonster on 29 Oct 2013
I'm lucky, I have a DuPar's near my house. Their luscious pancakes are a regular part of my life, not just as a morning-after Vegas booze sponge. I'm unlucky too. DuPar's at...
Cosmopolitan To Open Rose. Rabbit. Lie. Social Club
Posted by Chuckmonster on 5 Sep 2013
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas announced that it will be opening a new social club called Rose. Rabbit. Lie. in December 2013.
Rose. Rabbit. Lie., perhaps one of the most esoteric names of anything in Las...
Caption Giada
Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 Aug 2013
Fresh of the Tweetstergram, Giada models her wifebeater and Caesars pith helmet during a safari inside the forthcoming Gansevoort.
She definitely needs some captioning. I'll go first...
They're going to put a shanty town flea market...
Gansevoort Accidentally Announces Giada's Restaurant
Posted by Chuckmonster on 20 Aug 2013
Gansevoort - the deep in construction replacement for renovated Bill's Gamblin Hall and Saloon slash Barbary Coast - accidentally pulled the trigger on the long rumored announcement that Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis would...
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