Las Vegas restaurant openings tend to come in groups, and six have recently debuted or announced an opening date.
I Heart Mac & Cheese
A Bacon Love Tomato Sandwich from I Heart Mac & Cheese. (I Heart Mac & Cheese)
I Heart Mac & Cheese opened at 5130 S. Fort Apache Road on Wednesday. The menu is filled with homemade options for bowls and grilled cheese sandwiches. For the bowls, you can start with pasta, gluten-free pasta, tater tots, broccoli, cauliflower, or quinoa; for sandwiches, with sourdough, wheat or gluten-free bread. Then pile up the rest – protein, vegetables, and cheese for both, plus a sauce for the bowls.
There are also signature bowls like Short Rib Philly or Lobster Mac and Cheese, signature sandwiches like Bacon Loves Tomato or The Cuban. Plus side dishes such as mac bites, tomato soup and chips, desserts such as cheesecake bite or chocolate chip cookies and children’s dishes. The opening times are on weekdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. iheartmacandcheese.com
Mediterranean terrace
The Mediterranean roof terrace. (Mediterranean terrace)
Rooftop Terrace Mediterranean opens Thursday at Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club, 6007 Dean Martin Drive, in a partnership between the club and GloBrands LLC. The Terrace Mediterranean, which is located above the “erotic ultra-lounge”, is inspired by GloBrands’ The Olive Mediterranean Grill and Hookah Lounge on East Sunset Road and offers a table-top shisha service, a premium cigar collection and an extensive wine list . Pop-up performances such as belly dancers and other live entertainment are held every night.
Dinner choices will be Middle Eastern and Greek and include flame grilled kebabs, tabbouleh salad, doner and mezze platters, and craft cocktails. Dinner reservations are possible daily from 5pm to 8pm. Guests must be 21 years or older. 702-331-4122 or Terracemediterranean.com
Safran, the vegetarian restaurant
Beet tartare made from saffron. (Safran, the vegetarian restaurant)
The self-explanatory Saffron, The Vegetarian Eatery, has opened at 3545 S. Decatur Blvd. in Chinatown. The restaurant focuses on simple ingredients that are locally sourced and sourced whenever possible, such as mushrooms from Sundown Mushrooms in Las Vegas.
Soups and salads include a vegan and gluten-free tom kha gai, charred cabbage and fennel salad, grilled watermelon salad, and tom yum. Starters include beetroot tartare or carpaccio and wild mushroom tempura, starters Saffron Green Curry or Saffron Red Curry, Singapore noodles and clay pot rice, sides of charred bok choy and saffron fried rice, desserts ice cream and mango sticky rice. The opening times are Tuesday to Saturday from 5pm to 10pm. saffrontheeatery.com
Boom Bang Delicatessen & Cocktails
The Boom Bang Charcuterie Board. (Boom bang)
Boom Bang opened at 75 S. Valle Verde Drive in Henderson. This indoor and outdoor brasserie specializes in classic American and traditional French cuisine for dinner daily and weekday happy hour for breakfast, lunch and weekend brunch.
There is a raw food bar with fresh shellfish as well as towers and sausage boards. Dinner entrees include a wild and cultivated mushroom tart, roasted and canned tomato tart, and corn dogs, with salads and soups such as caesar and lobster bisque. Main courses include steak fries, a mushroom and biscuit pot pie, spaghetti carbonara, duck confit, and pork knuckle; sauteed fingerling potatoes and seasonal vegetables; and desserts the Red Velvet Mad Bomb and the Mexican Hot Chocolate Creme Brulee. At happy hour, all cocktails are $ 9, draft beers are $ 5, and house wines are $ 6. The menu includes thin crust pizza, a burger, and house bread. The opening times are on workdays from 4pm to 6pm for happy hour, with dinner from 5.30pm to 9pm on Sundays to Thursdays and from 5.30pm to 10.30pm on Fridays and Saturdays. boombang.restaurant
Harlo
Flannery Boneless Ribeye at Harlo. (Harlo)
After a lengthy soft opening, Harlo, Jeffrey Fine and La Stregas Gina Marinelli’s steakhouse, is accepting reservations at hello@harlosteak.com or 702-333-0402. The restaurant is located in Downtown Summerlin, on the former site of Andiron Steak & Sea.
In an elegant atmosphere, Harlo serves steaks from premium suppliers Flannery and Allen Brothers, which are cooked on a wood grill, as well as a selection of traditional side dishes and Marinelli’s signature baked pasta. Harlo Caviar Service, with caviar from the family of Bulgarian-born Las Vegas chef Nina Manchev from Forte Tapas, is served in a playful way, with side dishes such as shallot pancakes, gnocco fritto and latkes.
Typical dishes include roasted bone marrow, laurel scallop rockefeller, a pastrami wedge, the 40-ounce bistecca alla fiorentina, a 24-ounce ribeye with bones, and side dishes like spinach sformato and flavorful rigatoni puttanesca. Harlo also offers a martini bar, a julep bar and a selection of craft cocktails, as well as a 400 wine selection. The opening times are Tuesday to Saturday from 5pm to 10pm. Reservations are required. harlosteak.com
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Carver steaks 40 ounce tomahawk rib chop. (Jeff Green Photography)
Carver Road Hospitality has announced that the Carversteak at Resorts World is taking reservations and will open on December 30th. In addition to the elegant main dining room, the restaurant will have a 70-foot quartzite bar as well as an outdoor bar and dining terrace. The chef is Daniel Ontiveros, formerly of Joel Robuchon and Bouchon Bistro.
The menu includes a 40-ounce Wagyu Tomahawk rib chop, lobster en croute, caviar poppers, a bone marrow oxtail cake, a selection of caviar, and raw vegetables like hamachi crudo. The full menu has yet to be announced; For email updates and reservations, visit carversteak.com.
Contact Heidi Knapp Rinella at Hrinella@reviewjournal.com. Follow @HKRinella on Twitter.
