Star Watch tracks where celebs are dining in Vegas. See someone notable about town? Email vegas@eater.com.
Alexa Taylor and Nia Sanchez [Photo: Joe Durkin]
Chef Marcus Samuelsson dined at StripSteak at Mandalay Bay on Monday night. [EaterWire]
Newly crowned Miss USA Nia Sanchez hosted National Lollipop Day benefiting The Shade Tree at Sugar Factory at Town Square on Sunday. Miss Nevada Teen USA Alexa Taylor joined Sanchez, who ordered banana split crepes. [EaterWire]
Actor Sung Kang, best known for his role in The Fast and the Furious, dined at Crush at the MGM Grand on Saturday night. The actor was accompanied by two ladies and ordered scallop crudo, ricotta gnocchi, sliced New York strip steak, grilled salmon and the sweet Elvis. [EaterWire]
Melissa Gorga of The Real Housewives of New Jersey and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards dined at Nobu Restaurant & Lounge at Caesars Palace on Saturday night. [EaterWire]
NBA center and former player on Miami Heat Greg Oden dined at Crush at the MGM Grand on Friday night with a group of his friends. The group ordered wood-fired pizzas, grilled salmon and the Angus mini burgers along with beer and shots of Jameson. Also spotted at the restaurant Friday night was chef Hubert Keller. His group ordered octopus ceviche, ricotta gnocchi, shrimp risotto, Australian rack of lamb, grilled salmon and the tomahawk ribeye steak. They drank sangria, mojitos, the PassionFruit Pucker and glasses of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. [EaterWire]
President of the New York Knicks and Zen master Phil Jackson dined at La Cave Wine & Food Hideaway at Wynn Las Vegas on Friday night with basketball Hall of Famer Kurt Rambis. The two shared the Caesar salad, Gorgonzola salad and Angus mini burgers. Jackson drank a French Kiss wine flight while Rambis ordered a Scrimshaw. [EaterWire]
Brody Jenner [Photo: Denise Truscello/Getty]
Reality star Brody Jenner and his girlfriend Kaitlynn Carter dined at Double Barrel Roadhouse at the Monte Carlo on Friday night. [EaterWire]
Miami Heat head coach Eric Spolestra and Golden State Warriors' Steve Kerr dined at STK at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Thursday. Rounding out the group of NBA stars who dined at STK this last week was Portland Trail Blazers' LaMarcus Aldridge, who was seen dancing to STK's in-house DJ while dining on filet and lobster. [EaterWire]
Pelicans player Tyreke Evans dined at STK at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Wednesday night with fashion designer Angel Brinks. The two ordered Lil BRG's, romaine and burrata salad, spiced pickled prawns, STK beef short rib, a giant cut of skirt steak and seared big eye tuna. Miami Heat's assistant coach Juwan Howard was also at the restaurant. [EaterWire]
Jerry West, the retired NBA guard and former head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, dined at Lavo Italian Restaurant at the Palazzo on Thursday night. [EaterWire]
Wednesday evening, ESPN NBA analyst Tom Penn and retired NBA player and former head coach of the Dallas Mavericks and Brooklyn Nets Avery Johnson dined at Lavo Italian Restaurant. Joined by one other friend, the trio ordered an 8-ounce center cut filet, roasted Chilean sea bass and spaghetti with Kobe meatballs. [EaterWire]
Miami Heat head coach Eric Spolestra, Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans and Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr dined at STK at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas last Tuesday. Spolestra ordered Lil BRG's for a starter and then a large filet while drinking a Greyhound cocktail. Davis ordered STK's short rib goyza followed by STK's largest cut of steak, weighing in at 34 ounces — the Cowboy Ribeye, while Kerr was seated nearby with fellow assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors Luke Walton and ordered STK appetizer staples including hamachi and tuna tartar while enjoying a glass of pinot noir. [EaterWire]
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