The Las Vegas Strip hotel-casinos are known for being home to a number of celebrity chef restaurants.
Caesars Entertainment's (CZR) properties contain several restaurants operated by celebrity chefs, including Brasserie B and Amalfi by Bobby Flay; Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen and Pub & Grill at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas; Guy Fieri's Vegas Kitchen & Bar at the Linq Hotel or Guy Fieri's Flavortown Sports Kitchen at the Horseshoe.
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Diners can also enjoy celebrity chef restaurants Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill or Joel Robuchon at MGM Resorts International's (MGM) MGM Grand.
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Aside from the celebrity chef restaurants, the Strip casinos feature dozens of other choices. Eventually, some of those restaurants run their course over time and casinos need to close the old eateries down and refresh the spaces with new concepts.
Las Vegas Strip hotel-casinos will soon close a couple of longtime restaurants that debuted on the Strip over 10 years ago.
Avenue Café at the MGM Grand, which has operated since June 2013, will close permanently on Nov. 17, MGM Resorts International (MGM) revealed.
The restaurant is expected to be replaced with a new concept in February 2025.
Avenue Café had been a popular breakfast and lunch cafe, at least on weekends as this reporter experienced on a Sunday in July. The restaurant's hours are 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., so there was never a dinner crowd.
The MGM Grand describes the Avenue as a throwback to past Las Vegas:
"With its vibrant retro design, Avenue Café puts a glamorous twist on old school Vegas. Slide into a high-backed booth for a hearty breakfast of a made-to-order omelet and a signature mimosa. Or linger a little longer over a sandwich or burger at lunch," MGM states on its website.
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Avenue Café's breakfast menu features build-your-own omelet, steak and eggs, lox and bagel, eggs benedict, and most other items one might find on a typical breakfast menu. The lunch menu includes build-your-own burger, turkey club, Philly sandwich, pizzas, a variety of salads, and other items.
Following its decision to close and replace Avenue Café, MGM Resorts International on Oct. 2 revealed plans to close another of its limited-hours restaurants, Della's Kitchen at Delano Las Vegas, which originally opened in September 2014.
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Las Vegas Strip's Della's Kitchen closing
Della's will close permanently Oct. 30, but MGM has not revealed specific details for the replacement restaurant.
Della's Kitchen's website describes the restaurant as "historic farmhouse meets urban kitchen," serving breakfast and lunch with a combination of classics, comfort food, and seasonal specialties.
One problem with Della's Kitchen might have been its hours of operation. The restaurant is open Monday through Wednesday, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., but closed on Thursdays and Fridays. It is open Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Choosing to close on Thursdays and Fridays is curious, since most restaurants that are not open seven days a week choose Monday or Tuesday, maybe both days, to be closed.
Della's menu is much more limited than Avenue Café's menu. In addition to typical egg offerings for breakfast, the menu also features chicken & waffles, pancakes, oatmeal, and yogurt and berries.
For lunch, Della's offers a steak sandwich, turkey cobb wrap, and chicken Caesar wrap, two salad offerings, and five bowl options, including a steak and eggs and a smoked salmon bowl.
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