{"id":29336,"date":"2021-09-29T15:42:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T22:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=29336"},"modified":"2021-09-29T15:47:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T22:47:04","slug":"burger-bar-to-reopen-with-new-operator-after-behind-the-scenes-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/burger-bar-to-reopen-with-new-operator-after-behind-the-scenes-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Burger Bar to Reopen With New Operator After Behind-the-Scenes Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There’s no drama like restaurant drama, and the drama around the closure of the popular Burger Bar at the Shoppes at Mandalay Place is extra juicy.<\/p>\n

We’ll start with the good news: We hear the restaurant will soon reopen with the same name. Burger Bar, in case that weren’t readily apparent.<\/p>\n

A source close to the situation says the restaurant will be taken over by Andi Jubani, owner of Casanova at Venetian.<\/p>\n

The new executive chef of Burger Bar will be Luciano Pellegrini.<\/p>\n

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Closed Burger Bar, sad. Closed Burger Bar with a wedding party standing in front of it, slightly less sad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hubert Keller’s Burger Bar closed in Jan. 2021<\/a> to the dismay of longtime fans.<\/p>\n

Another Keller venue at Mandalay Bay closed as well, Fleur. Fleur reopened July 26, 2021, under the management of MGM Resorts.<\/p>\n

The closures of these successful restaurants came as a surprise to many, including us, and we claim to know everything.<\/p>\n

Apparently, negotiations for lease renewals had been taking place months prior to the closures.<\/p>\n

MGM Resorts and Keller couldn’t find common ground, and apparently MGM Resorts’ Chief Hospitality Officer Ari Kastrati said what amounts to, “Our way or the highway.”<\/p>\n

Keller chose the highway.<\/p>\n

Kastrati has a history with Jubani, so it sounds like the Burger Bar deal is done.<\/p>\n

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Full disclosure. This isn’t a Burger Bar burger. It’s just a generic photo of a burger to keep our words from slapping together.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We’re told Jubani is in talks to take over a number of other outlets at MGM Resorts casinos in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

The reopening of Burger Bar will involve a substantial investment to refresh the restaurant.<\/p>\n

It remains to be seen if Jubani and Pellegrini can keep the quality and popularity of Burger Bar going.<\/p>\n

Casanova at Venetian is well regarded, and Pellegrini has a strong pedigree<\/a>, mostly in the Italian realm, including being named “Best Chef in the Southwest” by the James Beard Foundation in 2004.<\/p>\n

As this news hasn’t been officially announced or confirmed yet, there’s no timeline for the reopening of Burger Bar.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for more.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There’s no drama like restaurant drama, and the drama around the closure of the popular Burger Bar at the Shoppes at Mandalay Place is extra juicy. We’ll start with the good news: We hear the restaurant will soon reopen with the same name. Burger Bar, in case that weren’t readily apparent. A source close to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vegas","category-lasvegasrestaurants"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBurger Bar to Reopen With New Operator After Behind-the-Scenes Drama<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We hear the restaurant will reopen with the same name. 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