Chef Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant at the MGM Grand, Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill, was closed by the Southern Nevada Health District on Thursday, January 2, following an inspection. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the health department uncovered multiple violations at the celebrity chef’s restaurant, which remained closed over the weekend.
The multi-day closure covers the restaurant, plus the prep kitchen, butcher shop, bar, hot line, server station, and exhibition kitchen. According to the restaurant’s website, Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill remains closed but will reopen for dinner service at 5 p.m. on Monday, January 6.
Health district officials cited issues related to pest control and food safety, noting violations such as inadequate measures to prevent contamination, improper food handling, and potential cross-contamination risks. In total, 42 demerits were assigned across several operations, though no demerits were reported for the bar and server station.
Wolfgang Puck opened the Bar & Grill at the MGM Grand in 1992 after the success of Spago, his first Las Vegas restaurant. Puck’s other Las Vegas restaurants, Caramá at Mandalay Bay, Cut at the Venetian Resort, and 1228 Main downtown remain open.
The District Debuts Another Popular Chain
Fresh off opening new locations of both Flower Child and North Italia, the District at Green Valley Ranch announced the opening of Urth Caffé. The California-based coffee shop opened its third Vegas-area outpost next to the Whole Foods Market and serves coffee, tea, salads, and sandwiches both in the cafe and outside at picnic benches. Urth Caffé is open daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with dinner hours expected to launch in early 2025.
Candy Store in Downtown Summerlin Closes
It’sugar, the candy store with one-pound gummy bears, candy-patterned socks, and bulk bins of sour sharks and chocolate rocks is closing at Downtown Summerlin (1980 Festival Plaza, Suite 195) on Monday, January 6. The chain candy retailer’s five other Las Vegas locations remain open.
Popular Chinatown Bakery Opens in the Southwest
The popular Taiwanese import, 85C Bakery, known for creamy egg tarts, crackly mango creme brulee, and super soft and fluffy bread opened a new location in southwest Las Vegas at 7625 South Rainbow Boulevard near Robindale Road, joining its locations in Chinatown and Henderson. The bakery opens daily at 8 a.m. with self-service-style offerings of potato croquettes, milk buns with coconut flakes, and cinnamon rolls — plus a bar for ordering sea salt caramel coffee and oolong milk tea.
