Eater Vegas - Every Restaurant and Bar That Closed in Las Vegas in 2019The Las Vegas Restaurant, Bar, and Nightlife Bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52682/favicon-32x32.png2019-12-10T09:00:00-08:00http://vegas.eater.com/rss/stream/179688272019-12-10T09:00:00-08:002019-12-10T09:00:00-08:00Fremont East Lounge Calls It Quits After New Year’s Eve
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<figcaption>Vanguard Lounge | <a class="ql-link" href="https://www.facebook.com/131740813514949/photos/a.360412930647735/360412940647734/?type=1&theater" target="_blank">Vanguard Lounge/Facebook</a></figcaption>
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<p>Vanguard Lounge plans to close</p> <p id="aW3m70"><a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/vanguard-lounge"><strong>Vanguard Lounge</strong></a>, the Fremont East bar, calls it quits at the end of the year. The nearly 10-year-old lounge, one of the first to open in the revamped Fremont East entertainment district, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=vanguard%20lounge%20las%20vegas&epa=SEARCH_BOX">tells fans on Facebook</a> that after New Year’s Eve, the venue closes. </p>
<p id="Hs9BD5">“Vanguard Lounge is closing after almost 9 ½ years of providing a great Entertainment venue with amazing drinks and a wonderful service on Fremont East. We will be closed after New Year’s Eve. During the years we have received many awards and accolades from Las Vegas. During the next few weeks many of our past bartenders and DJ’s will be returning for a final performance at The Vanguard. Isaiah Thornton will be back hosting at the Vanguard for the final two weeks with many Guest Bartenders and DJ’s. So keep The Vanguard Lounge on your social media radar for all the events and guests that will be returning during December. We will be open Christmas Eve and Night. We want to thank our amazing Vanguard Staff, DJ’s, Security and Entertainment Directors over the years. And all the fans and guests of Vanguard Lounge that have made us a success! It has been an amazing journey! Cheers Peter & Jennifer”</p>
<p id="hU4opL">Vanguard Lounge opened in 2010 with modern twists on classic cocktails, as well as a roster of beers and boutique wines. Customers could sit out on the patio or listen to deejays seven nights a week. </p>
<p id="GWDaGn">Jennifer Metzger and Dillon Reese of Vanguard filed plans to open<strong> </strong><a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/lock-key"><strong>Lock & Key</strong></a>, a cocktail lounge on Casino Center Boulevard, designed with combination of vintage glamour and urban chic, <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2019/10/3/20896281/lockk-key-cocktail-lounge-opening-soon-arts-district">back in October</a>. Lock & Key takes its inspiration from the building’s previous locksmith tenant. Repurposed safes become the tables, while a photo feature wall comes decorated with door knobs. This project has yet to be announced. </p>
<p id="dBuPsi"><em>—Bradley Martin provided additional reporting</em></p>
<p id="fZeuWS">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/2449/vanguard-lounge">All Coverage of Vanguard Lounge</a> [ELV]</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2019/12/10/21002411/fremont-east-vanguard-lounge-closesSusan Stapleton2019-12-04T11:00:00-08:002019-12-04T11:00:00-08:00White Castle Now Has a Fourth 24-Hour Location in Las Vegas
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<figcaption>White Castle on Paradise Road | <a class="ql-link" href="https://www.facebook.com/WhiteCastle/photos/a.392442207664/10156615836412665/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">White Castle/Facebook</a></figcaption>
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<p>The newest White Castle is now serving</p> <p id="JyMFl8">Cars are already rolling through the newly opened, surprise off-Strip <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/white-castle">White Castle</a>. The 24-hour, fast-casual restaurant just opened across from the Hard Rock Hotel and <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/hofbrauhaus-las-vegas"><strong>Hofbrauhaus Las Vegas</strong></a>.</p>
<p id="4JLpDl">The home of steam-grilled-on-a-bed-of-onions sliders takes over a former <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2019/5/16/18628120/checkers-locations-close-abruptly-las-vegas"><strong>Checkers</strong></a> outpost at the intersection of Paradise Road and Harmon Avenue.</p>
<p id="8OfKQ4">The location features a drive-thru and a hard-to-miss illuminated revolving sign on the roof. White Castle remodeled inside with an estimated construction budget of $68,000for the speedy makeover for the 2,670-square-foot, counter-service space.</p>
<p id="9bbk4z">White Castle arrived on the Strip in 2015, expanded downtown in 2017, and last year moved inside the Terrible’s Road House travel center in Jean, Nevada.</p>
<p id="MAG89I">The busy Shoppes at Harmon Square retail center is already home to <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/fries-n-pies">Fries N’ Pies</a> and Roberto’s Taco Shop, as well as MedMen, the cannabis retailer. Last week, <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/shinya-maru-ramen-izakaya">Shinya Maru Ramen & Izakaya</a> closed at the strip mall. </p>
<p id="COT0FJ"><em>—Additional reporting by Bradley Martin</em></p>
<p id="1YeIXw">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2019/10/18/20920268/24-hour-off-strip-white-castle-hiring">The 24-Hour Off-Strip White Castle Moves Fast to Open</a> [ELV]</p>
<p id="lMPW5r">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2019/9/26/20884537/24-hour-white-castle-opening">A 24-Hour White Castle Is Headed Off-Strip</a> [ELV]</p>
<p id="GVi7vH">• <a href="http://vegas.eater.com/venue/white-castle">All Coverage of White Castle</a> [ELV]</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2019/12/4/20995506/white-castle-paradise-road-las-vegas-openSusan Stapleton2019-11-07T14:00:00-08:002019-11-07T14:00:00-08:00Mandalay Bay Says Goodbye to Red Square Restaurant and Its Ice Sculpture of Lenin’s Head
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<p>Do one more caviar or vodka flight before it shutters for good</p> <p id="a7smTC">Say <em>dasvidaniya</em> to <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/red-square-at-mandalay-bay"><strong>Red Square</strong></a> at <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/mandalay-bay">Mandalay Bay</a>. The Russian-themed restaurant that opened in 1999 departs the resort on November 17, <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/russia-themed-red-square-restaurant-on-las-vegas-strip-to-close-1887758/?fbclid=IwAR0xvFY7bHLCMjrauEp2TSPl_yirYAv-gG84Z1zQFyh_7ZoE0QlWnLwzBps">according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal</a>. </p>
<p id="yV3B0t">That means one last chance to drink vodkas in the private vault, replete with Lenin’s head on ice, a chilly ice bar, and fur coats for warding off the chill. </p>
<p id="5pjlYu">The restaurant features a replica of Vladimir Lenin at the entrance. After it opened 20 years ago, customers complained about the likeness of the communist Russian leader and founder of the former Soviet Union at the resort. Instead of removing the statue, the resort lopped off Lenin’s head, a nod to the Eastern European tradition of removing just the head from many Lenin statues. </p>
<p id="hIt975">Red Square specializes in twists on Russian cuisine such as <em>pierogi</em>, caviar tastings, <em>varenki</em>, <em>pelmeni</em>, and Stroganoff with beef short rib. </p>
<p id="4ZMDrc">A replacement for the restaurant was not announced. </p>
<p id="TJbmVc">SBE and Disruptive Restaurant Group, a division of SBE, <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2019/2/7/18213138/kumi-red-square-citizens-managed-by-sbe">took over management</a> of the restaurant in February. </p>
<p id="DIzhIJ">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/9010/red-square-at-mandalay-bay">All Coverage of Red Square</a> [ELV]</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2019/11/7/20953964/red-square-closes-mandalay-bay-november-2019Susan Stapleton2019-11-05T14:13:29-08:002019-11-05T14:13:29-08:00The Palms Closes Its Nightclub and Pool Party Less Than Eight Months In
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<figcaption>Damien Hirst’s “Demon with Bowl” anchors the new Kaos pool club at the Palms. | Clint Jenkins</figcaption>
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<p>Kaos closes while the resort reassesses </p> <p id="8Rr439"><a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/57201/kaos-dayclub-and-nightclub"><strong>Kaos</strong></a>, the nightclub and dayclub that opened in March at the Palms, closed abruptly today. </p>
<p id="rLjFOq">Michael Britt, the senior vice president of government relations and corporate communications for parent company Red Rock Resorts Inc., says in a statement: “This afternoon, Red Rock Resorts, Inc. announced the closing of Kaos dayclub and nightclub at the <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/palms-casino-resort">Palms Casino Resort</a>, effective immediately. While Palms has experienced exceptional growth across both the gaming and non-gaming segments of the business, the expense side of the business has been challenging to date, due in large part to the entertainment and fixed cost structure associated with Kaos. Therefore, we have decided to take some time to reassess the programming and use of those venues going forward. In the interim, we intend to use the venues for private meeting space and special events, in addition to everyday resort pool operations.”</p>
<p id="RfP7dq">On Halloween, the nightclub <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2019/11/4/20948450/new-lounges-las-vegas-open">revealed a dome</a> covering the pool area and meant to keep the party going outside through March. </p>
<p id="xA97aS">The 73,000-square-foot dayclub claimed the highest number of pools of any resort in North America <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2019/4/3/18293667/kaos-pool-party-dayclub-palms-eater-inside">when it debuted</a>. Partiers could walk into the venue passing by Damien Hirst’s 23-foot tall sculpture <em>The Warrior and the Bear </em>to find two main pools, numerous side pools, and 39 cabanas, most with their own private pool. At the center of the main pools, a 65-foot bronze sculpture by Damien Hirst entitled <em>Demon with Bowl</em>. The venue, designed by Friedmutter Group Las Vegas, also features a 270-foot LED screen that interacts with the music on the exterior of the resort’s Ivory Tower.</p>
<p id="9XpkX9">The closing comes more than a month after <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/jon-gray-is-out-as-gm-of-palms-1861006/">Jon Gray</a>, the vice president and general manager of the Palms, departed the company. The week before his resignation, the nightclub <a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/touring/8531985/the-palms-executive-leaves-marshmello-residency">canceled a $60 million residency</a> with the deejay Marshmello. The nightclub and pool closed temporarily on Sept. 15 to install the new dome, broken in by rapper Cardi B. </p>
<p id="ZIJYB7">Kaos was part of a <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/5/9/17334410/palms-renovations-2019">$690 million renovation</a> at the resort. </p>
<p id="4mM4Yz">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/57201/kaos-dayclub-and-nightclub">All Coverage of Kaos</a> [ELV]</p>
<p id="87990b">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/maps/best-las-vegas-nightclubs">The Complete Guide to the Nightclubs of Las Vegas</a> [ELV]</p>
<p id="ZChL6W">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/5/9/17334410/palms-renovations-2018">Keeping Tabs on the Changes at the Palms</a> [ELV]</p>
<p id="XtaYv6">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2019/1/31/18204786/every-las-vegas-restaurant-bar-closed-2019">Every Restaurant and Bar That Closed in Las Vegas in 2019</a> [ELV]</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2019/11/5/20950461/the-palms-closes-kaos-nightclub-dayclubSusan Stapleton2019-11-05T10:00:00-08:002019-11-05T10:00:00-08:00Pizza Stalwart Naked City Closes Its Fremont East Location
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<figcaption>Naked City Pizza | <a class="ql-link" href="https://www.facebook.com/ncpslv/photos/a.711766332182246/3886616601363854/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Naked City Pizza/Facebook</a></figcaption>
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<p>Plus El Dorado Cantina expands to Miami, Freed’s celebrates 60 years, and more</p> <p id="cGjADo"><em>EL CORTEZ</em> — <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/9772/naked-city-pizza-2"><strong>Naked City Pizza</strong></a> closed its location inside the casino over the weekend. Owner Christopher Palmeri <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ncpslv/posts/3883328838359297?__xts__[0]=68.ARDMkyIuS7WqI7rNPqpQSfYAKzPD3TdYwxbNIhfKyV_yc2Brf5xvpmt04M4X0G5S1Jgc-I1-105huGZs40BsVVwIDotdW6sCyiqXsI-3shbYXXYWc5gAbYVz0-pmwqDbyNMReIGikE-8Xq1z_L9rJjHgMh500aX_luto1Frh0O1MuJOHA61xJWbwS619pNkjfSMpPzgOIx5Bx9LVHBvEswDDQC7gD45kW0czqkYOubcFzG-zlzAhfEOb94lTt4yPwsaSCmPB1xFoZFECXBPANMhgBlDNhiZf-E6kwglqbw38cfxiJ--Mpo3AocsvjtlVpIpNiJH22w4hBn5tCaHzMw&__tn__=-R">wrote on Facebook</a>: “My brother and I would like to inform everyone that we have closed our El Cortez location this weekend. This is a decision we have thought about for over a long time and we did not take it lightly. The El Cortez, the owners of the hotel and it’s staff were amazing to work with and we appreciate everything they did with us and the opportunity to be in this classic Vegas casino. We mainly made this decision because it was taking a large toll on my brother and I. We were very ambitious over the past five years and we’ve enjoyed every location we have had but in the end we needed to make a decision that was best for us and our families. We want to thank every customer that ever ordered a slice from us, we truly appreciate your patronage. Our other 4 locations are remaining open and we are excited to see what the future holds for those locations.We again thank our loyal regulars and all of our guests.” [Facebook]</p>
<p id="h0qp7z"><em>MIAMI</em> — <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/el-dorado-cantina-2"><strong>El Dorado Cantina</strong></a> now has a location on Miami Beach’s Ocean Drive. Dubbed El Dorado 305, the Mexican restaurant teamed with Pitbull, the brand ambassador for iLov305, on the new restaurant that serves organic, non-GMO ingredients, as well as grass-fed beef, farm-raised fish, and free-range chicken. El Dorado Cantina sits next to Sapphire Gentlemen’s Club in Las Vegas, with a second location opening at <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2019/5/30/18644772/tivoli-village-opening-el-dorado-cantina-adas-hop-nuts">Tivoli Village this fall</a>. [EaterWire]</p>
<p id="qM48ZK"><em>LAS VEGAS</em> — <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/50283/freed-s-dessert-shop"><strong>Freed’s Bakery</strong></a>, a staple in Las Vegas since 1959, celebrates 60 years with a cupcake happy hour from noon to 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 18, through Friday, Nov. 22. Select cupcake flavors go for 60 cents at Freed’s Bakery, located at 9815 S Eastern Ave., and both Freed’s Dessert Shops, located at 6475 N. Decatur Blvd. and 10870 W. Charleston Blvd. #110. Signature cupcake flavors include red velvet with cream cheese icing, and chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with buttercream icing. [EaterWire]</p>
<p id="vlkSZe"><em>NEW YORK</em> — The New York City Council voted to ban foie gras sales, a measure that goes into effect in three years. California already banned foie gras, a law enacted in 2012, repealed in 2015, and then banned again in 2017. [<a href="https://ny.eater.com/2019/10/30/20940076/nyc-foie-gras-ban-passes-city-council">Eater NY</a>]</p>
<p id="TFq5uP">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/daily-restaurant-news">All AM Intel</a> [ELV]</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2019/11/5/20949733/naked-city-pizza-closes-el-cortezSusan Stapleton2019-10-30T09:00:00-07:002019-10-30T09:00:00-07:00Stylish James Bond-Inspired Bar on the Strip Closes for a Remodel
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<p>Plus a whiskey bar and an Italian restaurant close</p> <p id="uX5QBI"><em>COSMOPOLITAN OF LAS VEGAS</em> — The James Bond-inspired <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/vesper-bar"><strong>Vesper Bar</strong></a>, one of three cocktail venues to debut at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas when it opened back in 2010, closed for <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2019/8/20/20813270/cosmopolitan-vesper-bar-remodel">a major remodel of the 24-hour lounge</a> located a few steps from the hotel lobby. Early filings estimate construction work alone will cost $800,000 to overhaul the space, including adding new carpet and furniture, replacing the pearl white bar top, and changing out the face of the bar. The resort pegs a late fall reopening. [<a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2019/8/20/20813270/cosmopolitan-vesper-bar-remodel">Eater Vegas</a>/<a href="https://twitter.com/VitalVegas/status/1187754028345655296">Vital Vegas</a>]</p>
<p id="qkGpdc"><em>TOWN SQUARE</em> — <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/big-whiskey-s-american-restaurant-bar"><strong>Big Whiskey’s American Restaurant & Bar</strong></a>, the part sports bar, part whiskey bar, and part family-friendly restaurant that opened in the former Pot Liquor space across from Yard House back in February, already closed. The restaurant, based in Springfield, Missouri, planned to open a second location in the Las Vegas area as well. [<a href="https://twitter.com/VitalVegas/status/1185718226493161472">Vital Vegas</a>]</p>
<p id="VqpyXP"><em>SOUTHWEST</em> — <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2016/12/14/13949496/plantones-italian-market-now-open"><strong>Plantone’s Italian Market</strong></a>, the Italian restaurant with a taste of the Jersey Shore and a menu of pizza, pasta, subs and salads in a family-friendly setting, closed. The restaurant originally <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2016/12/14/13949496/plantones-italian-market-now-open">opened in late 2016</a>. [EaterWire]</p>
<p id="QGVQ35">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2019/1/31/18204786/every-las-vegas-restaurant-bar-closed-2019">Every Restaurant and Bar That Closed in Las Vegas in 2019</a> [ELV]</p>
<p id="ouRPlo">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/daily-restaurant-news">All AM Intel</a> [ELV]</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2019/10/30/20939512/vesper-bar-cosmopolitan-remodel-big-whiskey-plantones-closedSusan Stapleton2019-10-28T14:00:00-07:002019-10-28T14:00:00-07:00Michael Mina Teams Up with a Celebrity Chef for a New Restaurant on the Strip
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<p>Pub 1842 closes to make way for International Smoke</p> <p id="B7xi8l">One thing diners can always count on with <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/michael-mina">Michael Mina</a> — he’s always willing to change things up when they’re not working. The chef opened <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/9091/pub-1842/2?_gl=1*19yolm1*"><strong>Pub 1842</strong></a>, an ode to beers, at the MGM Grand, back in 2013, taking over his former <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/seablue-by-michael-mina">Seablue</a> space at the resort. Now that restaurant plans to close in November to make way for an ode to smoke-infused dishes from Mina and <em>Family Food Fight</em> host Ayesha Curry. </p>
<p id="bqzlNi">The two collaborate on <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/international-smoke"><strong>International Smoke</strong></a>, opening this December with wood-fired dishes meant for what Curry calls “the adventurous eater to the one who doesn’t stray from classics.”</p>
<p id="yypKiW">Already, the menu teases include smoked St. Louis cut pork ribs, a dish diners can spice with smokey mama sauce, Vietnamese lemongrass with Saigon streusel, or Korean sesame-gochujang with toasted black sesame seeds; a shellfish platter heaped with charcoal-grilled oysters, shrimp, lobster, and crab are served hot and steamed table side with lemon grass tea; a cornbread from Curry served with Thai red curry butter; and more. </p>
<p id="hvrq3f">Curry and Mina debuted International Smoke in 2016 as a pop-up at Mina Test Kitchen in San Francisco before opening their first location in 2017. MGM Grand will be the restaurant’s fifth location, joining San Diego, Houston, Aventura, Florida, and San Francisco locations. Mina, of course, has his eponymous restaurant at the Bellagio, was well as <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/bardot-brasserie">Bardot Brasserie</a> at Aria and <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/3440/stripsteak">StripSteak</a> at Mandalay Bay. </p>
<p id="CaW6fZ">International Smoke will be open daily for dinner.</p>
<p id="4QxjPI">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/9091/pub-1842/2?_gl=1*19yolm1*">All Coverage of Pub 1842</a> [ELV]</p>
<p id="HxEGiv">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2019/1/31/18204786/every-las-vegas-restaurant-bar-closed-2019">Every Restaurant and Bar That Closed in Las Vegas in 2019</a> [ELV]</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2019/10/28/20936933/michael-mina-ayesha-curry-international-smoke-december-2019-mgm-grandSusan Stapleton2019-09-27T13:00:00-07:002019-09-27T13:00:00-07:00The Flamingo Closes Its Steakhouse on the Strip
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<p>A new steakhouse replaces it in early 2020</p> <p id="nmAcr9"><a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/6552/center-cut-steakhouse"></a><a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/center-cut-steakhouse-2"><strong>Center Cut Steakhouse</strong></a> at the Flamingo closed on Thursday night to make way for a new steakhouse at the 70-plus-year-old resort. Cafe To Go and the Laurel Lounge also closed at the resort to make way for the new restaurant, teased by Caesars Entertainment to open in early 2020. </p>
<p id="PedPgS">The Flamingo already filed paperwork for estimated $5.5 million renovation for a steakhouse dubbed <strong>Steaks & Alibis</strong>. </p>
<p id="yue14I">“The new steakhouse will pay homage to the resort’s iconic history of more than 70 years, while serving fresh and intriguing dishes in a modern, chic design. The steakhouse will be located where Center Cut, Café To Go and the Laurel Lounge were located,” Caesars Entertainment says in a press statement. </p>
<p id="4yvmkE">Center Cut opened in 2012 in the former <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/burger-joint">Burger Joint</a> space with a roster of rib-eye steaks and porterhouses that used beef sourced from Aspen Ridge Farms in Colorado. The black and white décor with pink accents gave the restaurant a classic Vegas atmosphere.</p>
<p id="GesQ0a">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/6552/center-cut-steakhouse">All Coverage of Center Cut Steakhouse</a> [ELV]</p>
<p id="cm9AVc">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2019/1/31/18204786/every-las-vegas-restaurant-bar-closed-2019">Every Restaurant and Bar That Closed in Las Vegas in 2019</a> [ELV]</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2019/9/27/20887554/flamingo-closes-center-cut-steakhouseSusan Stapleton