Get Upside Down Waffles and ‘Bridgerton’ Tea at the New Netflix Restaurant
From the small screen to the casino floor, Netflix has set up shop with a new one-year pop-up experience at the MGM Grand on the Las Vegas Strip.
The Squid Game -inspired Red Bite Green Bite ($26) comes with a wheel that diners spin to determine whether they dip fried bites of chicken in a creamy green or a fiery red sauce. The Eleven’s Feast ($65) cleverly serves a platter of chicken and waffle sandwiches perched above an “Upside Down” version with inky dyed red-and-black versions of the same sandwiches. A Bridgerton tea ($65) comes with patterned dishware and three tiers of pastries. A Mind Flayer cocktail is filled with glowing cubes and topped with an ominous tuft of cotton candy, while a Love Is Blind -themed cocktail requires that customers blindly select a flavor profile — the cocktail that follows is served in one of those opaque gold vessels for one to keep.
Other dishes are legitimately good even without the gimmick, like a Korean Short Rib Galbi ($52), marinated for 24 hours in a sticky sweet blend of soy and gochujang and the Peruvian Pollo A La Brasa ($38) inspired by Chef’s Table — two tender thighs of fire-roasted marinaded chicken with a creamy, spicy verde sauce.
The restaurant is open daily for breakfast and lunch from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and for dinner from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. It’s open from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Walk-ins are available now, with reservations opening on Thursday, February 20 at NetflixBites.com.
Asian Night Market for Valentine’s Day Weekend
Celebrate both Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day at an Asian Night Market on Saturday, February 15, and Sunday, February 16. Vendors include local AAPI restaurants and businesses like China Mama, Brew Tea, and Ichiza, plus pop-ups and food trucks like Taiwanese street food Little Ding’s Cafe and Istorya anime-inspired ramen. Plus, other vendors will sell art, flower bouquets, and K-pop merchandise. The event takes place at the M Resort (12300 Las Vegas Boulevard South) and tickets are available online starting at $8 a day.
Area15’s Expands With 20 Acres of Entertainment
Area15, the black box building of neon and projection-mapped entertainment like Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart and the Imaginarium, is expanding with 20 more acres and recently pre-leased 60 percent of the new turf. The expansion doubles its current footprint and includes previously announced additions like the year-round haunted house hub Universal Horror Unleashed and the largest-ever Museum of Ice Cream. It will also feature the Boeing 747 that was converted into an art car for Burning Man and an indoor skydiving venue. Other restaurant additions include Chilango’s Tacos, known for its al pastor and birria tacos, and a new location for Saint Honoré Doughnuts & Beignets.
