There were many changes on the Las Vegas Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas over the past week. Here are a few of them. Scan down for photos and further information of those changes.
- RE:MATCH Bar at the Linq closed to add gaming machines
- Michael Mina’s Pub 1842 at the MGM Grand closed
- Chick-fil-A at Planet Hollywood Construction Update
- Chick-fil-A at the Golden Nugget to open this week
- “I Love Sugar” in the Linq Promenade Construction Update
- New Pedestrian Bridge over Las Vegas Strip Construction Update
- Target being built on the Las Vegas Strip Construction Update
- Resorts World Las Vegas Construction Timeline Photos
- Circa Resort & Casino Construction Timeline Photos
- Downtown Grand New Tower Construction Timeline Photos
- This weeks FEATURE: Things to do this Holiday Season in Las Vegas?
- Other links to stories you may have missed this week in Las Vegas
These are all developing stories. Check Back on VegasChanges.com for updates.
RE:MATCH Bar at the Linq closed to add gaming machines
RE:MATCH Bar at the Linq Hotel & Casino was closed this week to add gaming machines at the bar. Why were they not added when they first opened in May 2019? The Linq Hotel & Casino is owned by Caesars Entertainment.
Linq Hotel & Casino address: 3535 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas
Michael Mina’s “Pub 1842” at the MGM Grand CLOSED
Michael Mina has closed Pub 1842 at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip to make room for a local incarnation of International Smoke, expected to open in December. Expect some major changes on the menu and a possible restaurant name change.
Pub 1842 is located in “restaurant row” at the MGM Grand. Staff was informed Friday afternoon of the closure. The majority of the staff will transition to the new restaurant. Mina operates over 40 restaurants in the U.S. and Dubai, including Michael Mina at Bellagio, Bardot Brasserie at Aria and StripSteak at Mandalay Bay.
The MGM Grand Resort is owned by MGM Resorts International.
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino address: 3799 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas
Chick-fil-A at Planet Hollywood Construction Update
Chick-fil-A continues construction at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
Why is this location unique? There are other Chick-fil-A locations that have opened in Nevada over the past two years, but this location is unique because it will be in a casino. There is also a location being built in the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Downtown Las Vegas.
Many of the company’s values are influenced by the religious beliefs of its late founder, S. Truett Cathy, a devout Southern Baptist, who passed away in 2014. He would have never approved of a Chick-fil-A to be built in a casino resort or even in the State of Nevada.
It is being built in the space that formally had a Pink’s Hot Dogs restaurant. Pink’s Hot Dogs closed in May 2018 and the space has remained empty since. Caesars Entertainment, owner of Planet Hollywood, submitted building plans for a $750,000 Chick-fil-A to be built. Construction started the third week of April and it is scheduled to open in late 2019.
Slogan: “We Didn’t Invent the Chicken, Just the Chicken Sandwich,” refers to their flagship menu item, the Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich. All Chick-fil-A restaurants are closed for business on Sundays, as well as on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. This new Planet Hollywood location will also be closed on those days.
Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino address: 3667 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas
Chick-fil-A at the Golden Nugget to open this week
The construction walls have been removed for a new Chick-fil-A being built at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Downtown Las Vegas. They have been replaced with black curtains. The Chick-fil-A is located near the Carson Tower. It will open the first week of December. The Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino is owned by Landry’s Inc.
Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino address: 129 Fremont Street, Las Vegas
“I Love Sugar” in the Linq Promenade Construction Update
Construction of I Love Sugar in the Linq Promenade on the Las Vegas Strip has been taking place for over a year and it has been slow. That has changed recently and they are moving at a fast pace. It will span 14,000 square feet and is being billed by Caesars Entertainment as the largest candy experience in the world.
Linq Promenade address: 3545 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas
New Pedestrian Bridge over Las Vegas Strip Update
Construction continues on the new pedestrian bridge over the Las Vegas Strip from Park MGM to the Hard Rock Cafe. This bridge is needed because of the added foot traffic from T-Mobile Arena, Park Theater and nearby casinos.
The bridge is now expected to open by mid-November because of utility conflicts tied to the escalators. Construction began in November 2018 and originally was expected to finish in July. The next pedestrian bridge is slated to to connect the area in front of Bellagio to the area leading to Planet Hollywood Resort.
Additional plans call for bridges to stretch across Las Vegas Boulevard between Caesars Palace and the Linq, and at Resorts World Las Vegas, but those projects don’t have timelines. In 2020, they plan construction on four more pedestrian bridges crossing Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard, on the far north end of the Strip.
Target being built on the Las Vegas Strip Update
Construction continues on the first Target Department Store being built on the Las Vegas Strip. It is located directly across from Park MGM. This project is moving fast and should open in late 2020. This will be a gold mine.
Target address: 3767 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas
Timeline Photos of Major Las Vegas Construction Projects
Resorts World Las Vegas
Link to timeline photos of Resorts World Las Vegas
Circa Hotel & Casino Construction
Link to Circa Hotel & Casino Timeline Photos
Downtown Grand New Tower Construction
Downtown Grand New Tower Timeline Photos
This Weeks FEATURE: Things to do this Holiday Season in Las Vegas?
https://vegaschanges.com/2019/11/30/what-to-do-for-the-holiday-season-in-las-vegas-2019/
Other Changes in Las Vegas this week:
https://vegaschanges.com/2019/11/28/national-finals-rodeo-rolls-into-las-vegas-december-5-14-2019/
https://vegaschanges.com/2019/11/26/cosmopolitan-ice-rink-sahara-new-hotel-lobby-both-now-open-photos/