Rio Buffet in Las Vegas will not reopen after its closure.
Rio Las Vegas' Carnival World Buffet, which shut down during the pandemic, won't reopen. The casino resort's new owner, Dreamscape, who acquired Rio from Caesars Entertainment in 2019, has no interest in buffets. Instead, the company plans to launch a "world-class food hall" to replace the former buffet.
This trend towards food halls, or upscale food courts, was reported by Eater Las Vegas in March. With buffets becoming a thing of the past, food halls are on the rise. Of the 18 buffets that once existed in Las Vegas, only eight remain: The Bacchanal at Caesars Palace, The Buffet at Bellagio, Wicked Spoon at Cosmopolitan, The Buffet at Wynn Las Vegas, the MGM Grand Buffet, the Buffet at Excalibur, the Circus Buffet at Circus Circus, and The Buffet at Luxor.
Las Vegas food writer Al Mancini explained in an interview that buffets were becoming obsolete even before the pandemic. "I think they're replacing buffets because a lot of people just didn't want to reopen their buffets at the same time, around COVID," he said. "Even before the pandemic, I don't know that buffets were profitable. The resorts tried to find ways to sell them, like touring all the buffets...all-day passes to eat at every buffet within the Caesars portfolio in a day."
Chow Down: Food News
Bojangles, formerly known as Bojangles’ Famous Chicken ‘n Biscuits, is set to open 20 new locations in Las Vegas. The restaurant chain, which specializes in Cajun-seasoned fried food, was founded in 1977 in Charlotte, North Carolina. It now has over 800 restaurants in 15 states.
Hawaiian favorite Zippy's will soon have a presence in Las Vegas. The restaurant and bakery initially planned to open its first non-Hawaiian location in 2020 but has changed plans due to the pandemic. The opening is now scheduled for October 10th on Badura Ave.
And in Downtown Summerlin's shopping mall, Wolfgang Puck Players Locker, a sports restaurant, unexpectedly closed brunch service on July 30. The closing was sooner than expected, as the brand's relocation from Lupo at Mandalay Bay was scheduled for "late summer." Zippy's staffers were given no warning. "The sooner we close, the sooner we can reopen," a company spokesperson said.
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