News for Restaurants in Las Vegas
July 2023 Archive

• 1228 Main, a restaurant, bar and bakery by Wolfgang Puck and local partners named for its address in the Arts District, is now open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The 6,000-square-foot space blends the original brick, rich brown banquettes, communal tables and original art by local artist David Ryan. An expansion to the building houses a bakery that churns out bread for all Wolfgang Puck local restaurants, for the restaurant’s guests and several outside accounts. The kitchen is helmed by executive chef Alexander Huizar, a CSN culinary graduate. The varied menu includes artisanal pastries, breads and smoked salmon potato latke with dill crème fraiche for breakfast; lunch dishes like sugar snap pea salad with mustard vinaigrette, wagyu burger and pastrami & melty gruyere with charred Fresno aioli; dinner plates such as truffled chicken pot pie and grilled SRF Zabuton steak with a mustard-peppercorn au poivre; and desserts including banana cake with caramelized banana ice cream and caramel sauce. 1228 Main is open Tue.-Sun. 1228 Main, 1228 S. Main St., Las Vegas, NV 89104, 702-602-0531.

• Station Casinos has announced the commencement of an elevated transformation coming to Green Valley Ranch Resort Spa & Casino in Henderson this year. New additions include the casino bar Polaris, which opened last month, and two new dining offerings by renowned chefs, Eric and Bruce Bromberg of Bromberg Bros. Blue Ribbon Restaurants. The new restaurants, situated in the former buffet space, will include a 136-seat Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill featuring sushi and hot kitchen specialties and the design will feature modern wood accents, intimate booths and a sushi bar. The other restaurant will be an all-new Mediterranean concept offering fresh dishes including daily fish, meat, poultry and vegetable selections prepared in an open-concept kitchen. Green Valley Ranch Resort Spa & Casino, 2300 Paseo Verde Pkwy., Henderson, NV 89052, 702-617-7777, 866-782-9487.

• Ottimo Gourmet Pizza Kitchen & Pizzeria is now open at the Ahern Hotel, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. The décor features rustic red brick, rust-colored walls and hanging bicycles. VP of culinary operations Joel Ott created the menu. An Italian Marra Forni wood/gas burning oven is utilized to craft more than two dozen different gourmet pizzas and calzones such as quattro formaggi with gorgonzola and taleggio. Also on the dinner menu are charred octopus with Guajillo chilies and roasted garlic emulsion; grilled Italian sausage with roasted pepper Romanesco sauce; spicy crab Nero with squid ink black spaghetti and jumbo lump crab; and Mediterranean branzino with sautéed cherry tomatoes, olives and zucchini. The breakfast menu includes classics like omelets, pancakes, waffles, French toast and chicken fried steak and eggs. Ott also curates an extensive craft beer selection and hosts a monthly tap takeover or beer dinner featuring local breweries. Ottimo Gourmet Pizza Kitchen & Pizzeria, 300 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89102, 725-214-4800.

• La Popular CDMX, from Mexico City’s Grupo Carolo and California-based Eureka! restaurant groups, has opened its third US location inside the Palms Casino Resort. Located on the casino floor, the décor includes greenery inspired by Mexico’s tropical surroundings, wooden flooring throughout, a disco ball and a one-of-a-kind taco station with a server slicing ribeye and al pastor with homemade corn tortillas. Helmed by executive chef Cesar de la Parra, the menu is an elevated take on classic Mexican dishes. Items exclusively available at the Las Vegas location include quesabirria tacos with braised brisket and beef shank, al pastor enchiladas with marinated pork and melted cheese and ribeye or adobo prawn fajitas. Breakfast is served all day Fri.-Sun. with items such as molletes with crispy cheesy toast, eggs and bacon; and breakfast tacos with scrambled eggs, carnitas and guacamole. An extensive collection of agave spirits includes more than 80 labels of tequila and mezcal. La Popular CDMX, 3655 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109, 702-946-7000, 888-266-5687.