News for Restaurants in Las Vegas December 2012 Archive Search / Openings / Closings / News Bytes / Chef Shuffle/ Culinary Events / Wine Dinners / News Archive / Sign up for our free, monthly newsletter If you haven't picked a place to eat tonight, you're in luck. Gayot has all the restaurant news for your area right here. Learn which new restaurants have opened in Las Vegas and which restaurants in Las Vegas have recently closed. Find out where your favorite chefs are cooking and locate special events.  RESTAURANT NEWS Openings Just on the heels of opening his first Vegas restaurant (Gordon Ramsay Steak, opened in May 2012), now two more eateries have opened on the Vegas Strip from the celebrity chef. Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill at Caesars Palace, in the space formerly occupied by Bradley Ogden, offers 36 beers on tap plus 24 bottled beers and British pub favorites such as shepherd’s pie, fried egg sandwiches and fish and chips. Across the street at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, near the entrance adjacent to the Extra! Lounge, Gordon Ramsay BurGR is a huge 250-seat, 5,660 square-foot burger bar that features an open kitchen; burgers made from a blend of short rib, brisket and chuck and cooked over an open flame fueled by hard woods; sports and entertainment viewing; a keg room; and self-serve beer taps. Both restaurants opened within days of each other, and two restaurants from the same chef opening within one week of each other in two different casino resorts is a feat never before accomplished on the Las Vegas Strip.   The California-based restaurant Kelly’s Prime Steak and Seafood has opened in the former Ruth’s Chris Steak House space on Paradise Road. The 12,000-square-foot eatery seats 450 and includes a bar and lounge, private dining rooms and three banquet rooms for large groups. The lounge area features a pianist, and musicians or singers performing nightly. Specialties include filet Oscar, Colorado rack of lamb, steak Diane and Chateaubriand. Kelly’s is open daily for lunch and dinner. Kelly’s Prime Steak and Seafood, 3900 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89169, 702-791-7011.   福Fú, meaning “luck” in English, has opened at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in the former space of the tapas eatery Johnny Smalls. The 2,756-square-foot restaurant has seating for 160 in the main dining room; a private room accommodates 40. The menu features a fusion of Asian fare with authentic Chinese cuisine and inspirations from Korea, Vietnam and Thailand. Signature dishes include Hong Kong-style roast duck noodle soup, cold Vietnamese spring rolls, and wok-fried salmon with creamy Thai basil sauce. Executive chef Ming See Woo has had a successful career in the Chinese restaurant business in Las Vegas since 1976, owning Mayflower restaurants and Woo at The Palazzo. 福Fú, 4455 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89169, 702-693-5000, 800-HRDROCK.   Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino’s Red, White & Blue has been replaced with the newly opened Citizens Kitchen & Bar, a casual American bistro by corporate executive chef Brian Massie. The menu is available 24 hours a day and includes American favorites such as Maryland blue crab cakes, southern fried chicken and bacon-wrapped meatloaf. Citizens Kitchen & Bar, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89119, 702-632-7777, 877-632-7800.   After a month-long renovation, Red Square at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino has reopened under the direction of Light Group’s corporate executive chef Brian Massie. The revamped menu features easy-to-share plates including tuna tartare, chicken Kiev with bacon Brussels sprouts and an extensive caviar selection. Facets unchanged are the Soviet theme, evidenced by the massive headless statue of Vladimir Lenin with faux bird droppings, and the frozen Ice Bar and Vodka Vault, stocking a bevy of vodkas. Red Square is open daily from 4:30 p.m. Red Square, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89119, 702-632-7407.   Andrea’s opened December 28 in Encore Las Vegas in the space formerly occupied by Switch. The restaurant, named after Steve Wynn’s wife Andrea Hissom Wynn, serves Asian cuisine and features a lounge, step-up dining area, hexagon-shaped tables for large groups, and a 2,100-square-foot terrace overlooking Surrender Nightclub’s outdoor space. Joseph Elevado has been named executive chef and has designed a menu suited for sharing, which includes crispy crab and scallop, dim sum pot stickers, truffled ponzu rock shrimp tempura and Wagyu sliders, as well as classically prepared steaks, seafood, poultry and vegan options. Elevado previously helmed the kitchen at L’Ermitage Beverly Hills, and at Nobu Las Vegas and Social House in Las Vegas. Andrea’s is open daily from 5:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Andrea's, 3131 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89139, 702-770-7800.   Chocolat Bistro has opened at the Palms Casino Resort, serving crepes, 18 varieties of gelatos, an array of desserts, breakfast croissants and fresh flatbreads. Homemade crepes are available in flavors including Nutella and mascarpone, apple, granola and caramel. An assortment of espresso beverages is also available. This venue marks the bistro’s first Las Vegas location. Chocolat Bistro is open Sunday through Thursday from 7 a.m.-10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 7 a.m.-2 a.m. Chocolat Bistro, 4321 W. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89103, 702-942-7777, 866-942-7777, 866-942-7770.   News Bytes Thomas Keller's Bouchon Bakery Cookbook Chef Thomas Keller has released a new cookbook featuring recipes from Bouchon Bakery. Read more on GAYOT's blog. Bouchon Bakery, The Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109, 702-414-6200.   Chef Shuffle Origin India has named Vinod Kumar Ahuja as its new executive chef. Ahuja, a native of India, brings more than 40 years of experience as a hotel and restaurant consultant, and has worked as executive chef at Viceroy Restaurant in Chicago, Nyauta Indian Restaurant in New York and Priya Indian Cuisine and Bombay Grille in Michigan. Ahuja will introduce a revamped menu featuring modern Indian cuisine and full-flavored Indian street foods, as well as a wide variety of kebabs. Origin India, 4480 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89169, 702-734-6342.   Chef Kim Canteenwalla has left his executive chef position at Society Café Encore to concentrate on his newly opened restaurant, Honey Salt. His replacement is Bryan Forgione, who has served as chef de cuisine at Society Café since 2009, and as sous chef at Tableau at Wynn Las Vegas in 2008. Forgione is the son of famed chef Larry Forgione, and began his career in his father’s restaurant, An American Place, in New York City. Forgione attended the Culinary Institute of America and has also worked at Above at The Hilton 42nd Street, Union Square Café in Manhattan and at Beekman Arm’s in Rhinebeck, NY. Society Café Encore, Encore Las Vegas, 3131 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109, 702-770-5300.   Closings CLOSED FOR GOOD Take your taste buds on a walk down memory lane! Check out our exclusive closed restaurant database for Las Vegas to virtually visit your favorite dining spots from yesteryear. Aristocrat, R.I.P. Kokomo’s at The Mirage will be closing after dinner service January 12. The steak and seafood restaurant will be replaced by a new concept by Tom Colicchio, which is planned for a summer of 2013 opening. According to a press release, the new restaurant will focus on “meats prepared entirely over an open flame-from wood-burning ovens to charcoal grills.” Colicchio currently owns two Las Vegas restaurants at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino: Craftsteak and 'wichcraft. Kokomo's, Mirage Las Vegas, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109, 702-791-7350.   B.B. King's Blues Club at The Mirage closed its doors in November. The restaurant has been in bankruptcy since February, but a ruling in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in September, allowing the Mirage to withhold charges that customers put on their room tabs to pay down unpaid bills, greatly affected the restaurant’s cash flow, prompting the Memphis-based company to pull the plug. B.B. King's Blues Club, The Mirage, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd S., Las Vegas, NV 89109, no phone.   CULINARY EVENTS Want to learn to cook? Try new dishes? Meet a foodie friend for fun? Check out our compilation of culinary events in your area. View our calendar of Wine Dinners & Tastings in Las Vegas

Current News View archived news: March 2024 | February 2024 | January 2024 | December 2023 | November 2023 | October 2023 | September 2023 | August 2023 | July 2023 | June 2023 | May 2023 | April 2023 | March 2023 | February 2023 | January 2023 | December 2022 | November 2022 | October 2022 | September 2022 | August 2022 | July 2022 | June 2022 | May 2022 | April 2022 | March 2022 | February 2022 | January 2022 | December 2021 | November 2021 | October 2021 | September 2021 | August 2021 | July 2021 | June 2021 | May 2021 | April 2021 | March 2021 | February 2021 | January 2021 | December 2020 | November 2020 | October 2020 | September 2020 | August 2020 | July 2020 | June 2020 | March 2020 | February 2020 | January 2020 | December 2019 | November 2019 | October 2019 | September 2019 | August 2019 | July 2019 | June 2019 | May 2019 | April 2019 | March 2019 | February 2019 | January 2019 | November 2018 | October 2018 | September 2018 | August 2018 | July 2018 | June 2018 | May 2018 | April 2018 | March 2018 | February 2018 | January 2018 | December 2017 | November 2017 | October 2017 | September 2017 | August 2017 | July 2017 | June 2017 | May 2017 | April 2017 | March 2017 | February 2017 | January 2017 | December 2016 | November 2016 | October 2016 | September 2016 | August 2016 | July 2016 | June 2016 | May 2016 | April 2016 | March 2016 | February 2016 | January 2016 | December 2015 | November 2015 | October 2015 | September 2015 | August 2015 | July 2015 | June 2015 | May 2015 | April 2015 | March 2015 | February 2015 | January 2015 | December 2014 | November 2014 | October 2014 | September 2014 | August 2014 | July 2014 | June 2014 | May 2014 | April 2014 | March 2014 | February 2014 | January 2014 | December 2013 | November 2013 | October 2013 | September 2013 | August 2013 | July 2013 | June 2013 | May 2013 | April 2013 | March 2013 | February 2013 | January 2013 | December 2012 | November 2012 | October 2012 | September 2012 | August 2012 | July 2012 | June 2012 | May 2012 | April 2012 | March 2012 | February 2012 | January 2012 | December 2011 | November 2011 | October 2011 | September 2011 | August 2011 | July 2011 | June 2011 | May 2011 | April 2011 | March 2011 | February 2011 | January 2011 | December 2010 | November 2010 | October 2010 | September 2010 | August 2010 | July 2010 | June 2010 | May 2010 | April 2010 | March 2010 | February 2010 | January 2010 | December 2009 | November 2009 | October 2009 | September 2009 | August 2009 | July 2009 | June 2009 | May 2009 | April 2009 | March 2009 | February 2009 | January 2009 | December 2008 | November 2008 | October 2008 | September 2008 | August 2008 | July 2008 | June 2008 | May 2008 | April 2008 | March 2008