Modern Italian dishes and intricate cocktails join at this sleek spot from the owners of Table 34.
Johnathan L. Wright
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Johnathan L. Wright joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal as a restaurant reporter in March 2022. Before that, he covered the emerging food and drink scene in Northern Nevada, with frequent trips west to write about the California wine country. Johnathan is a native of Honolulu, where he attended the Punahou School. Johnathan has a B.A. in art history from Yale University and an M.A. in journalism from the University of Nevada.
The bar, set to open this week, features classic and modern tiki cocktails, a small plates menu and that tropic vibe.
The chain, with locations mainly in the Southeastern U.S., serves a small menu of chicken finger buckets and combos, a chicken finger sandwich and a family meal.
In the meantime, an Aug. 9 tribute dinner celebrates the James Beard Award-winning chef as he retires from the restaurant.
The restaurant, which uses hickory smoke, is the latest project from a hospitality group that also created local Italian and Mexican places.
The projects range from an Italian restaurant to a neighborhood grill to a three-story culinary complex.
The restaurant marks a third location for a longtime Las Vegas chef with spots downtown and on East Flamingo Road.
Also new in Vegas restaurants: a Honey Salt refresh, a downtown steakhouse debuts, and a disco diner launches on the Strip.
The Calico Ridge retail center lies in an affluent developing area of east Henderson, on the way to Lake Las Vegas.
The menu, from an L.A. restaurant group with a Michelin star, features hamachi, bluefin, albacore, kanpachi, unagi and more.
The recognition comes from a highly regarded pizza guide based in Italy that annually ranks the best pizzerias around the world.
One of the spots is being opened by a chef who celebrates traditional masa making. Another marks the return of an eatery that closed during the pandemic.
The pizzeria, which has been named among the best in Nevada and the best in the United States, is renovating an existing space in Henderson.
The allegations variously involve counterfeit sauces, scantily clad dancers, trademark infringement, menus gone rogue and more.
The hall opened in the UnCommons development across 18,000 square feet with 15 purveyors, two terraces and an indoor-outdoor bar.