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Former Tao Group Chef Plans an Asian Restaurant in the Southwest

Plus an Italian restaurant at The Bend

Graffiti Bao
Graffiti Bao
Graffiti Bao/Instagram

Last November, former Tao Group corporate executive chef Marc Marrone announced plans to open a new rooftop restaurant at 201 Las Vegas Blvd. S. with Colin Fukunaga of FukuBurger fame.

While that restaurant hasn’t started on construction, Marrone now has plans to expand his culinary empire to the southwest with Graffiti Bao opening in August.

The new restaurant mimics his counter-service outlet at T-Mobile Arena with Southeast Asian street food including bao, dumplings, noodles, xian bing, a full bar, and more. A rendering of the space at Buffalo Drive and Warm Springs Road posted on Instagram features an industrial feel.

Marrone also opened Piña by Graffiti Bao with Mexican fare at T-Mobile Mobile Arena over the weekend. That spot features tortilla chips made in house, queso, and salsa for nachos topped with chicken tinga and barbacoa, as well as tofu fajitas.

The chef also plans to open Italian Graffiti with an attached pizza window at the The Bend, the proposed retail center north of Ikea at Sunset Road and Durango Drive. That restaurant will serve pastas made in house when it opens in 2020.

Two Culinary Heavyweights Plan a Rooftop Restaurant in Downtown Las Vegas [ELV]

All Coverage of The Bend [ELV]

The Bend

Sunset Road and Durango Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89148

Ikea

6500 Ikea Way, Las Vegas, NV 89148 (888) 888-4532 Visit Website

FukuBurger

3439 S Jones Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89146

T-Mobile Arena

3780 South Las Vegas Boulevard, , NV 89158 (702) 692-1600 Visit Website

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