{"id":25888,"date":"2020-12-02T13:23:36","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T21:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=25888"},"modified":"2020-12-02T13:28:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T21:28:19","slug":"bang-bar-to-replace-pok-pok-at-cosmopolitans-food-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/bang-bar-to-replace-pok-pok-at-cosmopolitans-food-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Bang Bar to Replace Pok Pok Wing at Cosmo’s Food Court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pok Pok Wing restaurant at Cosmopolitan has announced it will close on Dec. 6, 2020.<\/p>\n

You remember 2020, right? The worst year for restaurants and pretty much everything, ever.<\/p>\n

Pok Pok Tweeted: “It was a very fun ride, with great partners but it was a licensed deal that had an end date. Thanks for all your support and be sure to stop by before Sunday to get all the wings you can.”<\/p>\n

\"Pok
Goodbye, delicious and underrated wings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We were hoping for a little more juicy drama around the closure of Pok Pok, but it seems COVID is the likely culprit in the closure of Pok Pok, as the chain’s other outlets<\/a> have struggled.<\/p>\n

If there is any drama, we look forward to you sharing it with us. Ahem.<\/p>\n

A day after the announced closure of Pok Pok in its Block 16 food court (sorry, “urban food hall”), Cosmo announced its replacement, Bang Bar.<\/p>\n

The news release for Bang Bar says it is a new concept from chef David Chang. The same news release references there’s a Bang Bar that opened in New York in 2018. So, upon further reflection, let’s go with “new-ish.”<\/p>\n

\"Bang
How did a restaurant get this name before a brothel nabbed it?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chef David Chang, of course, is also the force behind Cosmo’s Momofuku restaurant and has consistently been voted one of the least pleasant chefs to work with, divawise.<\/p>\n

Oh, wait, “It’s perfectionism!” Just have to stay one step ahead of the folks in public relations. We trust “bad boy” also works, as it has a romantic ring to it.<\/p>\n

Chang is also the guy who donated a million dollars<\/a> he won on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” to hospitality workers. His Netflix series, “Ugly Delicious,” is worth a look<\/a>. Fun fact: Chang’s father originally wanted him to be a pro golfer, because it was seen as more stable than being a restaurateur.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, “celebrity” chefs are rarely in their restaurants, so we can focus on the food.<\/p>\n

Bang Bar will feature “spit-roasted meats wrapped in freshly griddled bang bread.” Which sounds delicious.<\/p>\n

“Bang” means “bread” in Korean, so we’d better damn well get some great bread at Bang Bar.<\/p>\n

\"Bang
With bread this pretty, we don’t actually care that much about David Chang’s personality quirks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The news release says, “In New York, menu favorites include The U Wrap, featuring bang bread filled and rolled with a choice of spicy pork, chicken or spicy eggplant and the Rice Bowl, made with rice, pickles, cabbage and a choice of spicy pork, chicken or spicy eggplant.”<\/p>\n

We are not an eggplant person (nor should anyone be), but again, this sounds really good and we can’t wait to try it.<\/p>\n

Bang Bar is expected to open in spring 2021.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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