Category: Openings

PINK’S Moves Outdoors (yawn) + A Snake’s Head In A T.G.I. Fridays Sandwich!

When iconic restaurants open branches in Las Vegas you would think it would be time for excitement. But lately, such legends as Trader Vics, Serendipity 3 and Pink’s have made their way to our humble burg, and we couldn’t be less enthused. (Trader Vic’s has already closed btw).That’s because what brings them here isn’t a desire to replicate what made these places special (the seediness of Pink’s, Serendipity’s urban oasis, Trader Vic’s kitsch-y Polynesian cool), but rather, a deal.

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El Cortez Cabana Suites – Urban Cool Invades Downtown

You’ve got your hipster bars (Griffin, Beauty Bar), your mixology mecca (Downtown Cocktail Room), and even an old school standby (Sidebar), but none of them have a hotel that matches their uber-cocktail-coolness….until today when the El Cortez Cabana Suites starts taking guests in 64 of the neatest rooms this side of the Viceroy or Mondrian in Los Angeles — or anything you’ll find in Palm Springs.

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