{"id":268582,"date":"2023-04-12T14:13:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T19:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=268582"},"modified":"2023-04-15T17:07:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T22:07:55","slug":"vegas-restaurant-roundup-robo-mcdonalds-3-sin-dcity-italian-eateries-make-the-list-rios-carnival-buffet-becoming-food-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/vegas-restaurant-roundup-robo-mcdonalds-3-sin-dcity-italian-eateries-make-the-list-rios-carnival-buffet-becoming-food-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Rio’s Carnival Buffet Closes, 3 Italian Joints Recognized"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Carnival World Buffet at Rio, the most revered buffet in Las Vegas 20 years ago, is being torn down to become a food hall, exemplifying the \u201cBye Las Vegas Strip Buffets, Hello Food Halls\u201d<\/a> trend article published by Casino.org<\/em> last month. The Rio once also featured a Village Seafood Buffet, about where Kiss minigolf now stands. That\u00a0 eventually merged with the Carnival World Buffet.<\/p>\n

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RIP Carnival World Buffet. (Image: thingstodoinvegas.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Scenes from 3 Italian Restaurants<\/b><\/h2>\n

Three Las Vegas restaurants have made Tasting Table<\/em>‘s Top 20 Italian spots in the US:<\/p>\n

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  1. Esther\u2019s Kitchen <\/strong>in the Arts District downtown, opened in 2018 by Chef James Trees<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Brezza <\/strong>inside Resorts World, opened in 2021 by Chef Nicole Brisson<\/strong> and her former business partner, Jason Rocheleau<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Carbone,<\/strong> the Greenwich Village eatery that chefs Mario Carbone<\/strong> and Rich Torrisi<\/strong>, along with restaurateur Jeff Zalaznick,<\/strong> imported to Aria in 2015<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Comings & Goings<\/b><\/h2>\n

    Green Fairy Garden,<\/strong> the communal dining terrace encircling the \u201cAbsinthe\u201d venue at Caesars Palace, recently introduced a burger joint called No Pants<\/strong> and the\u00a0Pier 17 Yacht Club<\/strong>, a speakeasy featuring $100 tots dusted with golden osetra caviar.<\/p>\n

    Vegas Test Kitchen,<\/strong> which opened during the pandemic as a downtown incubator for local chefs to try out new concepts, is closing for good on June 3. Located at 1020 Fremont St. #120, its current menus include Down 2 Earth Plant-Based Cuisine,<\/strong> Jawgogi\u2019s American Asian,<\/strong> and Stay Tuned Burgers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Resorts World is closing the lounge leading into its Chinese restaurant, Genting Place,<\/strong> to convert the space into the Golden Monkey Tiki Lounge.<\/strong> The casino hotel is making a big deal about it being the only tiki bar on the Strip. The similarly named and well-known Golden Tiki Lounge <\/strong>has been operating only 1 mile from the Strip, and 2 miles from the Resorts World site, since 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Carnival World Buffet at Rio, the most revered buffet in Las Vegas 20 years ago, is being torn down to become a food hall, exemplifying the \u201cBye Las Vegas Strip Buffets, Hello Food Halls\u201d trend article published by Casino.org last month. The Rio once also featured a Village Seafood Buffet, about where Kiss minigolf […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":268932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81886,82353],"tags":[85837,84864,85834,85839,85840,23,82535,85838],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nVEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Rio's Carnival Buffet Closes, 3 Italian Joints Recognized - Casino.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Carnival World Buffet at Rio, the most revered buffet in Las Vegas 20 years ago, is being torn down to become a food hall, exemplifying the \u201cBye Las\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/vegas-restaurant-roundup-robo-mcdonalds-3-sin-dcity-italian-eateries-make-the-list-rios-carnival-buffet-becoming-food-hall\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Rio's Carnival Buffet Closes, 3 Italian Joints Recognized - 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