ARIA's new cocktail lounge, Alibi Cocktail Social, opens Friday, Nov 13 right in the middle of the casino floor, across the walkway from the cashier, so you can just walk up. It's built around a Prohibition theme with classic cocktails and a DJ every night at 9, and it's open 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Chris Holmes got a first look inside and found a curved bar, plenty of seating and a big glass installation hanging over the room. It opens about a week before ARIA closes Jewel Nightclub for good after Nov 21, and the resort says it has no plans yet for that space.
The LINQ's newest bar is Track 35 Bar & Lounge, a New York subway-themed spot on the casino floor right next to Guy Fieri's Vegas Kitchen & Bar. The menu in Chris Holmes's photos lists specialty cocktails at $24 (like the City Never Sleeps, with reposado tequila, Frangelico and espresso), domestic bottles at $9 and wine by the glass at $17, so it's an easy stop when you're walking the center Strip.
Oakwell Beer Spa, a Denver brand that pairs private soak suites with a self-pour taproom of craft beer, wine, cider and kombucha, now has a home at 1 E. Charleston Blvd. in the Arts District, and the company says it plans to open in 2027. The Review-Journal's Johnathan L. Wright reports it's a 4,000-square-foot space with a build-out of more than $1 million, run by local franchisees Andrew and Gina Lanzino. Fun detail: Oakwell says its "beer bath" is hops, barley and herbs, with no actual beer in the tub.
The STRAT has three ways to do Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov 26, starting at Top of the World, the rotating room up the tower, where an apple cider-brined smoked turkey breast with sweet potato bread pudding, fingerlings and charred green beans is $59 (dine-in only, with a $24 squash tortellini and an $18 sweet potato cheesecake bar if you want three courses). Down on the main floor, McCall's has a $47 turkey dinner with smoked stuffing and a cranberry-orange bread pudding, and it takes reservations or walk-ins. STRAT Café does a classic turkey plate with pumpkin pie for $28, and the resort says you can get that one at PT's Wings & Sports and View Lounge too.
Andiamo Italian Steakhouse at the D is putting an Italian spin on Thanksgiving, with citrus-brined turkey breast, Italian sausage stuffing, garlic mashed potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts, yam purée and pumpkin cheesecake for $70 a person on Thursday, Nov 26, according to the D's announcement. If you'd rather eat at home, the restaurant says the dinner is also available to go, and you order it by calling (702) 388-2220.
The Pumpkin Roll is Pinkbox's doughnut of the month again, a cinnamon roll covered in house-made pumpkin icing and pralines, and it's around through the end of November. Then from Nov 22 through Nov 26 the shops add a Thanksgiving lineup you can pre-order online or grab in person, including a Turkey Pooh dressed up like a turkey and a Sweetie Pie made with sweet potato cake and torched marshmallow.
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