Las Vegas Strip guests will often visit one of the many celebrity chef restaurants prior to attending a headliner show or maybe before trying their luck in the area’s casinos.
The Strip has no shortage of celebrity chef restaurants to choose from. Whether it’s a Gordon Ramsay, Bobby Flay, Guy Fieri, or maybe Wolfgang Puck dining experience, visitors can usually find a seat at one of their restaurants.
Guests might choose Guy Fieri’s Kitchen & Bar at Caesars Entertainment’s (CZR) The Linq, Flavortown Sports Kitchen at the Horseshoe, or Chicken Guy at Caesars Palace.
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Gordon Ramsay offers his namesake Burger at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas, Fish & Chips at The Linq Promenade, Pub & Grill and Hell’s Kitchen at Caesars Palace, and Steak at Paris Las Vegas.
Bobby Flay presents Brasserie B and Amalfi at Caesars Palace and he has Bobby’s Burgers locations at Caesars Palace, Paris Las Vegas, and Harrah’s.
Wolfgang Puck has been an iconic Las Vegas Strip celebrity restaurateur since opening his famous Spago in 1992 at the Forum Shops at Caesars, before moving it to Bellagio.
The celebrity chef’s other Vegas Strip restaurants include his Italian cuisine Carama at MGM Resorts’ Mandalay Bay, his Cut steakhouse at The Palazzo at The Venetian Resort, and Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill at MGM Grand.
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Wolfgang Puck Vegas Strip restaurant closed
One of the celebrity chef’s restaurants just got some really bad news, as Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill at the MGM Grand was closed down on Jan. 2 by the Southern Nevada Health District for numerous health code violations.
A notice on the restaurant’s website said: “Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill is temporarily closed. We will reopen for dinner on Monday, January 6th at 5 PM.”
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The Southern Nevada Health District closed the restaurant on Jan. 2 after a routine inspection revealed “effective gross unsanitary conditions or conditions including pest infestation,” according to the health department’s website. It also cited the restaurant’s “effective pest control measures.”
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Six other Wolfgang Puck operations related to the restaurant were also cited and closed down, including its butcher shop/meat room, prep kitchen, bar, server station, hotline, and exhibition kitchen.
The violations listed included issues with “food wholesome, not spoiled, contaminated or adulterated,” “chemicals properly identified, stored and used,” and “food protected from potential contamination by employees and consumers.”
Violations included issues of cleaning and sanitizing
The health department also listed violations such as “food contact surfaces of equipment properly cleaned and sanitized,” “sanitizing solution provided and maintained as required,” “food thawed and cooled using proper methods,” and “fruits and vegetables washed prior to preparation or service.”
The restaurant, butcher shop/meat room, prep kitchen, hotline, and exhibition kitchen received 42 demerits from the inspection, though the bar and server station received no demerits.
Restaurant closures by the Southern Nevada Health District in Las Vegas are not common with one other restaurant, Kono’s Northshore, closed on Jan. 3 with seven violations and 14 demerits.
The health department did not close any restaurants for violations in December. It only closed one establishment in November, GenerationZ Catering @ 4D, but a note on the department website said that no violations were found during the inspection.
About 90% of restaurants inspected by the Southern Nevada Health District receive A grades.
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