Las Vegas Strip casinos host many of the top performers in the music industry, big-name comedians, and other headliners for long-term residencies that often sell out.
Whether it's classic Las Vegas headliners, such as Wayne Newton, Tom Jones, Barry Manilow, or Donny Osmond or rock stars and bands like Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams, Scorpions, or Motley Crue, visitors can enjoy some of the most popular music acts in the months ahead.
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Vegas Strip casinos also offer dining residencies that feature celebrity and award-winning chefs opening restaurants for maybe several months or up to a year before closing them.
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James Beard Award-winning chef Alon Shaya closed his restaurant Safta 1964 at Jardin Wynn Resorts' (WYNN) Wynn Las Vegas on Dec. 31, 2024, after opening his dining residency in April 2024. The restaurant was a new version of his Safta restaurant in Denver.
Sometimes an entertainment-themed restaurant will sign on for a dining residency, such as the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino's latest addition to its lineup of restaurants.
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Netflix Bites restaurant opens at MGM Grand
The MGM Grand on Jan. 11 unveiled its new Netflix Bites restaurant for a one-year culinary residency, which offers diners dishes and drinks inspired by the streaming service's movies and shows.
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"Netflix Bites is a new way to experience fan-favorite movies and shows - when our fans find a show they like, they don't just want to love it - they want to live it," Josh Simon, Netflix vice president of consumer products, said in a statement.
"There's no city in the world that knows best how to immerse fans in over-the-top worlds like Las Vegas. MGM, known for their top-notch hospitality and entertainment, is the ideal creative partner delivering fun, original storytelling through memorable food and drink experiences," Simon said.
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Among the items on the Netflix Bites menu are "Stranger Things"-inspired Surfer Boy Pizza, featuring Plane Jane Cheese Pizza ($22) and Barbecued Demochicken Pizza ($24,) or Stranger Wings ($18,) which are chicken wings with a choice of Buffalo sauce, lemon-pepper dry rub or barbecue sauce flavor and garnished with carrots, celery and blue cheese dressing.
A take on Netflix (NFLX) show "Orange is the New Black" has a mac and cheese dish with Hot Cheetos listed as Orange is the New Mac ($25); and a nod to "WWE Monday Night Raw" offers the WWE Smashburger ($23) with an Oklahoma-style onion smashed double-patty with pickles, American Cheese, and Royal Sauce on a brioche bun.
The menu includes a variety of other show-themed dishes, including appetizers, soups and salads, tacos, sides, entrees, burgers, sandwiches, steak, fish, short ribs, and breakfast items.
Netflix Bites unveils special cocktails
What Vegas Strip casino restaurant wouldn't be complete without a line of unique cocktails for guests? Netflix Bites offers the Dalgona Rum Buzz, featuring Bacardi Superior rum, Myers dark rum, Frangelico, honey, oat milk, coffee foam, and "Squid Game" famous dalgona candy garnish.
"Squid Game" also brings The Pink Soldier cocktail, featuring Botanist gin, Jinro Plum Soju, prickly pear puree, Choya Ume Shu, lemon juice, and whipped foam.
"The Fall of the House Usher" inspires The House of Usher cocktail with Butterfly peaflower-infused Absolut vodka, Absolut Raspberri vodka, Luzardo Marachino, vanilla simple syrup, and citric malic acid.
Netflix Bites at the MGM Grand follows the success of the Los Angeles Netflix Bites pop-up in 2023, which was fully booked for six weeks.
The Vegas Netflix Bites restaurant is located in the heart of MGM Grand's casino floor near the lobby entrance. The restaurant is open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. for breakfast and lunch, and dinner is served 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5 p.m. to Midnight Friday and Saturday.
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