RESTAURANT NEWS
Illy coffee bar open at Palazzo
The first U.S. coffee bar from illy caffe, espressamente illy, has opened at Palazzo, 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South, serving coffee-based beverages (including cocktails) plus panini, salads, soups, crepes and desserts. Call 869-2233. …
The Jeffrey Beers-designed Yolos has opened at Planet Hollywood Resort, 3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South, serving Mexican-inspired dishes such as chili-rubbed pork tenderloin and street tacos. Call 785-0122. …
Chilling in Chile is the theme of the February Epicurean Adventure Dinner at Envy the Steakhouse at the Renaissance Las Vegas, 3400 Paradise Road, scheduled from 5 to 10 p.m. Monday through Feb. 24. With an entree of braised rabbit, the four-course dinner is $85 with beverages, $65 without, or $39 for beverages only. For reservations, call 784-5716. …
The fourth annual Lemon Festival at Mon Ami Gabi at Paris Las Vegas, 3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South, is scheduled for Thursday through Feb. 27. The menu will include lemon-infused dishes such as Hyde Point oysters with lemon shallot mignonette, and lemongrass sorbet, plus complimentary lemon lollipops and radishes with lemon salt. …
The Premiere Wine Dinner, featuring wines by Paul Newman and Francis Ford Coppola, is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Feb. 26 at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 8721 W. Charleston Blvd. With an entree of Filet Corleone with Porcini Mushrooms, the five-course dinner is $95 per person, plus tax and tip. To reserve, call 838-4774. …
Sweet Water Prime Seafood, 9450 S. Eastern Ave., is open for dinner only, beginning at 5 p.m. daily (the lounge is open from 4 p.m. to midnight). It has introduced a new dinner menu, plus Wednesday all-you-can-eat snow crab for $24.95. …
Morton’s the Steakhouse, 400 E. Flamingo Road, is featuring its Classic Combination dinner with both steak and either king crab legs or lobster for $69 through March 31. …
Roberta’s Steakhouse at the El Cortez, 600 Fremont St., serves stone crab flown in fresh from Florida for $25 on Friday and Saturday nights.
Send information to Heidi Knapp Rinella, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125-0070. You also can send faxes to 383-4676 or e-mail her at hrinella@reviewjournal.com.
