{"id":297542,"date":"2023-11-06T18:24:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T00:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=297542"},"modified":"2023-11-07T09:56:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T15:56:29","slug":"vegas-restaurant-roundup-rio-bounces-buffet-for-food-hall-ramsey-readies-7th-strip-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/vegas-restaurant-roundup-rio-bounces-buffet-for-food-hall-ramsey-readies-7th-strip-location\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegas Restaurant Roundup: Rio to Open Food Hall in Shuttered Buffet, Ramsey Readies 7th Strip Venue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Food halls continue replacing buffets throughout Las Vegas, with the Rio <\/strong>announcing Monday that the new Canteen Food Hall<\/strong> will open in its former Carnival World Buffet<\/strong> space in January. The Carnival closed in March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and never reopened.<\/p>\n

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The Rio’s Canteen Food Hall, seen above, will open in January in the space formerly occupied by its Carnival World Buffet. (Image: Rio)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWhen we started planning the revitalization of the resort, one of the first things we wanted to deliver was an approachable yet exciting dining destination that appealed to a wide variety of people, much like the Carnival World Buffet did back in its heyday,\u201d said Trevor Scherrer, the Rio\u2019s president and CEO, in a statement.<\/p>\n

To learn why food halls are replacing buffets in Las Vegas, read our report<\/a> from March 2023.<\/p>\n

Canteen\u2019s restaurant concepts will include:<\/p>\n