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VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Food Network Star Joins Caesars Palace, Mexican Restaurant Standoff

Celebrity chef Esther Choi will open a M?kbar Korean ramen, dumpling and bun house at the Caesars Palace food hall this fall – in the the former Tiger Wok & Ramen space. Choi, a Food Network fave, operates five Korean restaurants in New York City.

Esther Choi, who made Zagat’s “30 Under 30” list in 2015, has appeared on several Food Network shows, including “Bobby’s Triple Threat,” “Throwdown with Michael Symon,” “Chopped,” and “Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend.” (Image: Instagram/Esther Choi)

“M?kbar will offer a diverse menu for both seasoned Korean food enthusiasts and newcomers alike,” according to a Caesars Entertainment press release. “The fast-casual experience will feature classics like Pan-fried Dumplings, Buns, Fried Chicken, Bibimbap and Dumplings in Broth. Guests can choose from an array of rich ramen flavors and multiple rice bowl options.”

Already in the food court are Bobby’s Burgers by Bobby Flay and Guy Fieri’s Chicken Guy, to be joined later this year by Rick Bayless’ Tortazo and Buddy V’s Pizzeria by Buddy Valastro.

The owner of the Lindo Michoacan Las Vegas Mexican chain claims that this restaurant, which opened in 2016, uses its trademarks and branding. Michoacán is a state in Mexico. (Image: Michoacán Mexican Gourmet Mexican Restaurant)

Battle for Michoacan

The company behind Lindo Michoacan restaurants – which opened its fourth Las Vegas location in May at Palace Station — is suing the company behind the Michoacán Mexican restaurant in northwest Las Vegas for using its trademarks and branding without permission.

“Lindo Michoacan restaurants have received numerous awards, accolades, and favorable media attention since opening its doors,” claims the lawsuit filed by Lindo Michoacan Inc. against Divina Brands LLC, which seeks compensation for damages, profits made by Divina Brands, and legal fees.

The suit also seeks a court order forcing the company to change its name.

Dining Ins & Outs

Retro, the ’80s and ’90s-themed restaurant from “Top Chef” stars Michael and Bryan Voltaggio that closed on June 29, is reopening as The Cove, as per Vital Vegas.

Public School 702 is out forever. The restaurant, which was decorated like a schoolhouse with shelves of old textbooks, opened along with the Downtown Summerlin outdoor mall almost 10 years ago. A sister location, Public School 310, will continue operating in Culver City, Calif.

Roma Kitchen will open at 10420 S. Decatur Blvd. in Southern Highlights in September. The restaurant is the creation of executive chef Ricardo Romo and hospitality exec Steven Kennedy, the team behind Chef’s Roma Kitchen in Henderson.

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VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Morgan Wallen Opening Ole Red Clone, Last Roundup for Holsteins at Cosmo

Looks like Blake Shelton will soon no longer be the only one in the country-star-opens-a-restaurant-and-bar-in-Nashville-and-then-Vegas business.

As a 20-year-old, Morgan Wallen competed on Season 6 of “The Voice” in 2014. However, he wasn’t on Blake Shelton’s team. Shelton later said: “Now here he is having these gigantic, huge number-one hits, and I can’t take any of the credit. It’s like, ‘I had him right there and he got away.’” (Image: Getty)

Morgan Wallen — called “the biggest country star of the 2020s” by the New York Times — is opening what is likely to be second location of This Bar and Tennessee Kitchen at a Las Vegas shopping mall, according to a Las Vegas Review-Journal report.

The logo for Wallen’s This Bar and Tennessee Kitchen, which is slated to debut this summer in Nashville. (TC Restaurant Group)

According to Wallen’s own website, the first This Bar is slated to open in Nashville this summer as a six-story, 30,000 square-foot bar, restaurant and live-music concept that sounds almost identical to the four story, 27,000-foot Ole Red, which Shelton opened in January at the Grand Bazaar Shops in front of Horseshoe Las Vegas.

Wallen’s second This Bar, according to the R-J, would only be 10,000 square feet and occupy the second and third floors of the 63 Las Vegas mall at the corner of Harmon Avenue and the Strip, atop of which sits Ocean Prime.

Wallen is partnering in This Bar with TC Restaurant Group.

The R-J story identified a building permit application that names only a $9.75 million “Vegas Country Music Restaurant” and a includes an “ellipse rooftop balcony” that connects to the restaurant.

Holsteins opened along with the Cosmopolitan in December 2010 and, rumor has it, will close this summer. (Image: shermansfoodadventures.com)

Dining Ins & Outs

Holsteins, the burger restaurant that opened along with the Cosmopolitan in December 2010, will reportedly close this summer. This news comes from Casino.org’s own Vital Vegas blogger Scott Roeben, who reports it only as “a rumor” provided by an anonymous source.

That source seems to be fairly informed, since they also reported that the restaurant was a victim of a shakeup by new casino owner MGM Resorts, and that its former space will handed over to Clique Hospitality.

Last August, we reported that Bojangles — the franchise that expanded from its first location in Charlotte, NC in 1977 to 800 outlets across 15 states — is building 20 new restaurants in Las Vegas. It looks like the first will be at the Diamond Plaza retail center at the intersection of South Rainbow Boulevard and Blue Diamond Road, more than 10 miles southwest of The Strip. Bojangles operated as Bojangles’ Famous Chicken ’n Biscuits until 2020.

The El Herradero Nightclub, at 3402 E. Lake Mead Blvd. in North Las Vegas, was closed by the Southern Nevada Health District on April 17.

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VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: 3 Caesars Palace Eateries Make OpenTable’s Top 100

Online restaurant reservation service OpenTable announced its annual list of Top 100 US restaurants on Thursday, and six Nevada names made the grade. All are located in Las Vegas, and three are located at Caesars Palace.

Hell, Caesars! Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen is one of three Caesars Palace restaurants to make OpenTable’s 2023 Top 100 list. (Image: Caesars Entertainment)

The only states with more entries on the list were California (14) and Florida (7), while New York, Illinois, and Ohio also had six.

OpenTable did not rank any of the 100 restaurants it listed. So where each one stands among the 99 others, or even among others from their own state, remains unknown.

The Vegas winners, in alphabetical order, are:

  • Eiffel Tower
    Paris Las Vegas
    Cuisine: French
  • Golden Steer
    308 W. Sahara Ave.
    Cuisine: Steakhouse
  • Hell’s Kitchen
    Caesars Palace
    Cuisine: Gordon Ramsay
  • Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab
    The Forum Shops at Caesars
    Cuisine: Seafood
  • Partage
    3839 Spring Mountain Road
    Cuisine: French
  • Restaurant Guy Savoy
    Caesars Palace
    Cuisine: French

According to OpenTable, its list was derived from “12 million verified diner reviews and dining metrics.”

Federal Donuts of Philly is opening at Red Rock under a new name. (Image: Federal Donuts & Chicken)

DINING INS & OUTS

Red Rock Casino Resort is getting a Federal Donuts but with a new twist. The Philadelphia chain, founded in 2011, is rebranding as Federal Donuts & Chicken before its Vegas debut.

Curry Pizza House, a popular fast-casual mashup of Italian pizza and Indian spices from California, is opening its first Las Vegas restaurant at noon on Saturday, Dec. 2 by UNLV at 4700 S. Maryland Parkway, Ste. 110. The first 200 guests will receive a free personal pizza of their choice.

A former restaurant manager for SkinnyFATS was arrested on Nov. 19 and charged with embezzling tens of thousands of dollars over the course of a year. According to court records, Patrick Norena was booked on charges of stealing more than $25K but less than $100K.

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