{"id":258398,"date":"2023-02-07T14:18:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T20:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=258398"},"modified":"2023-02-08T13:42:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T19:42:54","slug":"vegas-restaurant-roundup-gordon-ramsey-new-echo-rig-expanding-into-liberace-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/vegas-restaurant-roundup-gordon-ramsey-new-echo-rig-expanding-into-liberace-more\/","title":{"rendered":"VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Gordon Ramsay, New Echo & Rig, Expanding into Liberace, More"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gordon Ramsay<\/strong> made what was billed as a surprise appearance on February 4 at his “Hell\u2019s Kitchen” in Caesars Palace. It celebrated the fifth anniversary of the first of his five US locations for the restaurant brand.<\/p>\n

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Chef Gordon Ramsay, second from right with, from left, 2-millionth guest Khaled Aldada of Morgan Hill, Calif., Caesars Palace VP and assistant GM Terrence O’Donnell, and GM Sean McBurney, say cheese at the Las Vegas location of Ramsay\u2019s Hell\u2019s Kitchen. (Image: Twitter\/Gordon Ramsay)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While the exact timing of visits from celebrity chefs is often kept under wraps to prevent large crowds, at least one annual visit is required in most of their contracts \u2013 including Ramsay\u2019s<\/a>. Hell\u2019s Kitchen Las Vegas had another number to celebrate \u2013 its two-millionth customer, Mr. Khaled Aldada of Morgan Hill, Calif., who received a signed chef\u2019s coat and hug from Ramsay.<\/p>\n

Pancho\u2019s Vegan Tacos<\/strong> is expanding to include the former Italian restaurant and piano bar next door that just happened to once be owned by Liberace.<\/strong> The late superstar’s Tivoli Gardens \u2013 which occupied 6K square feet \u2013 was located next to the former Liberace Museum. The addition will up Pancho\u2019s capacity from 79 to 275.<\/p>\n

Chef\u00a0Bradley Ogden<\/strong>\u00a0has joined the team at\u00a0Marche Bacchus<\/strong>\u00a0as culinary director, bringing his vision to the Las Vegas Valley for the first time in a decade. Ogden pioneered farm-to-table dining on the Strip at his eponymous restaurant at Caesars Palace.<\/p>\n

Comings & Goings<\/h2>\n

Eleven years after his original Echo & Rig Butcher and Steakhouse<\/strong> opened in Summerlin, Chef Sam Marvin will open a second location at the District at Green Valley Ranch on February 8. The 8K square-foot dining room seats 130, with 40 on the terrace and 45 at a circular bar. A butcher shop greets guests inside the entrance.<\/p>\n

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Ojos Locos Sports Cantina<\/strong>\u00a0is now open in North Las Vegas as part of the newly rebranded Hotel Jefe,<\/strong> which is described in marketing materials as the first US hotel and casino dedicated to the Latino community. Ojos Locos \u2013 nicknamed the \u201cMexican Hooters\u201d for the skimpy outfits worn by its female servers \u2013 seats 300 and features a 35-seat video poker bar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Blue Iguana<\/strong> Mexican restaurant at Circus Circus has temporarily closed for $500K in renovations, according to a recently issued Clark County permit. No reopening date has been announced \u2026 Permanently out at the Caesars Palace Forum Food Court is the Smoke & Sizzle<\/strong> counter-service meat eatery, which replaced the La Gloria Mexican outlet three years ago.<\/p>\n

A Little Yelp from Their Friends<\/h2>\n

Two Las Vegas pizzerias made Yelp\u2019s<\/em> list of 100 Best Pizza Spots in the US and Canada. Manizza\u2019s Pizza<\/strong> of Las Vegas ranked No. 37, while Pizza by Biaggio<\/strong> of Henderson ranked No. 9.<\/p>\n

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Both restaurants had better get more pies twirling because Zenaida\u2019s Caf\u00e9<\/strong> \u2013 the American comfort food joint on East Tropicana Avenue from chef-owner Sterling Burpee \u2013 announced a doubling of its business after it became one of two Las Vegas restaurants named to Yelp\u2019s<\/em> Top 100 Places to Eat in 2023 list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Zenaida\u2019s ranked No. 24, thanks in part to more than 1,500 reviews averaging 4.5 stars. The other Las Vegas winner was the Bao Spot <\/strong>Asian fusion restaurant on South Rainbow, which ranked No. 60 and earned 4.5 stars across nearly 200 reviews.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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