Vegas's New $50 Million Sports Bar With Rooftop Views Opens Tomorrow
With three stories of sports bar action, sweeping views of Las Vegas Boulevard, and the towering figure of a blonde pin-up model embracing an equally oversized beer bottle, Bottled Blonde will make its Strip debut on Thursday, June 26. The three-story, 20,000-square-foot standalone venue from Arizona-based Evening Entertainment Group will open on the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road, directly across from the Bellagio Fountains — Blake Shelton's honky tonk, Ole Red.
The bar will feature more than 40 televisions for daytime watch parties, multiple bars, DJs, and myriad 'music zones' across the first and third floors for nighttime partying. Like its other locations, the bar will serve food all day. Expect Parmesan truffle fries, tuna wonton nachos, wood-fired pizzas, and burgers with wagyu beef, truffle, and onion jam. Drinks take the form of margaritas and mules, plus an extensive draft list and 'Capri Sin' cocktails in nostalgic juice pouches.
Zippy's got its start in Hawaii nearly 60 years ago and it took the diner until 2023 to expand to the mainland. Its first Las Vegas location opened in October of 2023 with hula dancers and a line of 200 people eager for loco moco and teriyaki beef. The restaurant announced that it will open a third location on the Ninth Island this fall at 9570 South Eastern Avenue, north of East Silverado Ranch Boulevard, serving its fan-favorite Zip Pack bentos with fried chicken, hoki fish, teriyaki beef, and Spam.
Electra Cocktail Club at the Venetian Resort will temporarily close on Sunday, June 29 to undergo an interior renovation. The bar originally opened in 2018 and 81/82 Group has operated it since 2023. Updates will include a new design, a reimagined cocktail menu, and a calendar of themed nights like a throwback party timed with the Backstreet Boys' Las Vegas residency.
The Wynn's premiere steakhouse, SW Steakhouse, is temporarily closed for interior updates until August 7 — just as its new neighbor, Pisces, enters its second month of serving seafood and Mediterranean coastal cuisine on the restaurants' shared Lake of Dreams. See More: Vegas Restaurant Openings
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