News for Restaurants in Las Vegas November 2022 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 Corner Bar Management has acquired La Comida at 100 S. Sixth St. and renamed it La Mona Rosa. While keeping the Mexico City-inspired design of the 3,500-square-foot space, Corner Bar’s owner Ryan Doherty has kept the 7-foot pink neon monkey that clings to the side of the building as homage to Jenna and Michael Morton, who opened La Comida in 2013. The kitchen is overseen by executive chefs Daniel Arias and Isidro Marquez-Castillo, who also helm Corner Bar’s Peyote just blocks away on Fremont St. The cuisine celebrates Mexico’s diverse regions through elevated takes on traditional dishes made with fresh, seasonal ingredients complemented by handcrafted cocktails, margaritas and imported beer. New to the venue will be a stage which will be used for a range of live entertainment and nightlife experiences. Hours are Wed.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Jenna and Michael Morton are in discussions to open a new La Comida in a resort hotel property. La Mona Rosa, 100 S. Sixth St., Las Vegas, NV 89101, no phone.   CHĪ Asian Kitchen is now open at The STRAT Hotel & Casino & SkyPod. Taken from the Chinese word meaning “eat,” CHĪ Asian Kitchen serves an array of authentic and reimagined Asian dishes. Reminiscent of a bustling Chinese alley restaurant, the street-inspired interior includes a variety of traditional and unique design touches. Read more. Chī Asian Kitchen, 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109, 702-380-7777, 800-998-6937.   Chef Shawn McClain has opened his newest Las Vegas restaurant, Balla Italian Soul, at SAHARA Las Vegas. Décor elements include a bricked ceiling reminiscent of Roman wine cellars and wood and brass fixtures anchored by lit olive trees and Italian photography. The menu features seasonally driven aspects of Italian cuisine and meats prepared in a wood-fired oven. Antipasti selections include marinated octopus with Calabrian pepper; lamb tartare with pickled eggplant; and shellfish toast with clams, mussels, calamari and ‘’Nduja sausage. Pasta selections include linguini with crab, squid ink shells with puttanesca and agnolotti with formaggio. Wood-fired dishes include 22 oz Prime bone-in ribeye with roasted garlic and pork Delmonico withpickled radicchio. An Italian-forward, wines-by-the-glass list and selection of domestic and Italian beers is designed to please a range of palates. Hours are Wednesday through Sunday from 5-10 p.m. Balla Italian Soul, 2535 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109, 855-761-7757.   Vetri Cucina Las Vegas at Palms Casino Resort has reopened. Guests can enjoy Italian fare and panoramic views from this perch on the 56th floor of the Palms Ivory Tower. Vetri Cucina, Palms Casino Resort, Palms Ivory Tower, 4321 W. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89103, 702-944-5900.   After operating out of the Vegas Test Kitchen for the last two years, Yukon Pizza will go brick and mortar, opening in the Huntridge Shopping Center at 1130 E. Charleston in late November 2022. Named for founder Alex White’s great-great-grandpa Gilbert, who started the family sourdough yeast culture during the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon Territories, the starter has been used for more than 100 years and continues to be used in the pizzas. Signature pies include the Y-train—classic New York style with New York tomato sauce, oregano, parmesan, mozzarella, roasted garlic oil and basil; Grandpa White—white pie topped with garlic oil, oregano, mozzarella, whole milk mozzarella slices, parmesan, fresh basil and ricotta dollops; Neapolitan style pepperoni with parmesan, San Marzano tomatoes, mozzarella, basil and pepperoni; and hey, I’m Vegan here! featuring vegan mozzarella, New York sauce and fresh basil. The menu also includes salads, sandwiches, sourdough battered bites and a rotating menu using seasonal and local produce. Yukon Pizza, 1130 E. Charleston, Las Vegas, NV 89104, no phone.   News Bytes 138° Launches Weekend Brunch Service Chef Matt Meyer’s 138° has launched weekend brunch service, available Saturday & Sunday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Highlights of the menu include king salmon lox with heirloom tomato, capers, chive hollandaise and black caviar; Korean spicy pork bulgogi & egg with house kimchi, pickled radish and house cheese sauce; pupusas El Salvadorian breakfast featuring soft corn masa stuffed with cheese, topped with cabbage, red salsa, house brisket and a sunny egg; steak & eggs with 16 oz. Perigo Ranch NY strip, three eggs your style and house or potato salad; Anderson grass-fed lamb burger with herbed goat cheese, lemon sumac onion and fig jam; Anson Mills cornmeal pancakes with wild berry compote; waffle with roasted pumpkin, house cultured sweet cream and pie crust; street tacos; and 138° burger with brie crips, confit shallot, parm crisp and house ‘A1.’ The dishes are augmented by classic cocktails such as bloody Mary, French 75, bellinis and mimosas. 138°, 1450 W. Horizon Ridge Pkwy. Ste. C-205, Henderson, NV 89012, 702-272-0839.   Ellis Island Selling Holiday Nog Ellis Island’s yearly Ellis Family Holiday Nog, now in its 20th year of commercial production, is now available for purchase. The dairy-based beverage fortified with bourbon, rum and brandy is a closely guarded family recipe with a tradition that began when Ellis Island owner Gary Ellis’ grandfather, Frank Ellis, Sr., learned about the recipe from a fellow passenger on a ship taking him from Italy to the U.S. back in 1953; in the 1980s, after his grandfather passed away, Gary Ellis found the recipe and began making small batches in his home kitchen. The Holiday Nog is available by the glass ($8) or by the bottle ($38). Customers can purchase it until it’s sold out at Ellis Island Casino & Brewery or any of the 14 Village Pub locations. Ellis Island, Ellis Island Hotel, Casino & Brewery, 4178 Koval Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89109, 702-733-8901.   Locale Italian Kitchen Offering Autumn Prix Fixe Menu Locale Italian Kitchen, located in the heart of Mountain’s Edge, is offering a new autumn prix fixe menu priced at $80 per person, including a wine pairing. The meal includes antipasti choice of oven baked garlic & mozzarella bread, roasted beet salad, Caesar salad, 12 oz wagyu meatball or mussels al forno paired with NV, Avissi, Prosecco or NV Broadbent, Vinho Verde, Portugal; entrée choice of five cheese ravioli, chicken parmigiana, salmon puttanesca, braised beef short rib or 36 oz tomahawk ribeye for 2 (additional $75, must order two prix fixe menus per steak) matched with ‘21 Justin, Sauvignon Blanc, Central Coast or ‘20 Deloach, Cabernet Sauvignon, California; side choice of sauteed mushrooms, roasted carrots, smashed fried potatoes or Brussels sprouts; and dessert choice of tiramisu or brulee cheesecake paired with NV, Campagnola Cantico, Moscato, Piedmont or Housemade Locale Cello. For complete menu details or to make a reservation visit www.localelv.com. Locale Italian Kitchen, 7995 Blue Diamond Rd., Ste. 106, Las Vegas, NV 89178, 702-330-0404.   Chef Shuffle Chef Shawn McLain’s newly opened Balla Italian Soul at SAHARA Las Vegas has announced Michael Vargas as executive chef. Vargas brings 18 years of experience in operations for upscale restaurants and hotels and offers expertise in gastronomy, creative menu development, leadership, training and restaurant development. Prior to joining Balla he served as executive chef for T-Bones Chophouse inside Red Rock Resort as well as Sadelle’s inside the Bellagio Hotel & Casino. Additional past culinary roles include executive sous chef at Carbone at ARIA and assistant chef for catering at ARIA, chef de partie at Twist by Pierre Gagnaire at Mandarin Oriental and junior sous chef at MOzen Bistro at Mandarin Oriental and tenured several positions at the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas and the Fairmont Princess in Scottsdale, Arizona. Balla Italian Soul, Sahara Las Vegas, 2535 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109, 855-761-7757.   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. Check back soon for more news. 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

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