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| - "I am the God of Hellfire, and I bring you....Fire, fire, fire!" - Fire by Arthur Brown, 1968
While planning the celebration of my husband's birth WEEK, I happened to read about Chef Gordon Ramsay's upcoming opening of his latest restaurant in Las Vegas, Hell's Kitchen. I took note that the Grand Opening celebration would be during the same week we'd be staying in Las Vegas and looked into making dining reservations. I luckily snagged a reservation for lunch as we "squeezed" this dine into our vacation.
This restaurant can be found on S Las Vegas Blvd on the same grounds as Caesar's Palace. This building formerly housed Serendipity 3 and the Stripside Café. There is parking in the Caesar's Palace parking lots or valet parking in front of the hotel's entrance. However, it's very accessible to foot traffic along S Las Vegas Boulevard.
Upon entry to Hell's Kitchen, you're greeted by a video image of Chef Ramsay as he invites you in. You're surrounded by a Hell's Kitchen Gift Shop and met by the "Wall of Winners (Hell's Kitchen)". Winner of season 16 was in house but whoever wins Season 17 will have the contract as the head chef of this kitchen. As the hostess leads you to your seat, you'll undoubtedly take notice of the "competition kitchen" featuring Red and Blue Teams. The high ceilings reveal chandeliers made up of Devil's Pitchforks. Comfortable and masculine looking grey leather upholstered chairs, booths or banquettes fill the dining area without being overly crowded.
LUNCH: The lunch menu was straight-forward and as expected, fiery chili sauces or condiments were on the menu. The beverage menu featured a variety of wines (red, white & rosé) by the glass, draught selections, cocktails and non-alcoholic aka mocktails.
-hell's kitchen burger: bacon, avocado, Fresno chili jam, crispy onion, ghost pepper cheese, and seasoned fries. The burger doneness appeared to be medium-rare rather than medium-well as my husband requested. But, nonetheless, my husband didn't complain and still enjoyed the flavorful burger. $22
-short rib grilled cheese: sourdough bread, caramelized onions, white cheddar cheese and fingerling potato chips. Thankfully, this succulently-cooked boneless short rib sandwich wasn't a huge portion. Its rich beefy flavor and tender bite worked well with the soft caramelized onions. The melted white cheddar in this sandwich added a slight sharpness and the filling was slightly reminiscent of French Onion Soup. The grilled sourdough bread held the tender filling in with each bite as some of the filling "threatened" to ooze out with each bite. A cup of fingerling potato chips complemented this scrumptious sandwich. $19
We didn't want to overeat on this day as we had plans to ride the High Roller, do some gambling and dine at Yardbird Southern Kitchen & Bar. However, as our vacation was coming to an end, we did have thoughts of returning for dinner but we just chalked it up to saying "we'll be back".
NOTE: In addition to the Hell's Kitchen Wall of Winners, there is also a Wall of Losers located toward the back of the restaurant. Also, the pitchfork motif adorns the restrooms.
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