VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Aldean Next to Open Country Joint on Strip, Vegas Has $10 Lobster Rolls

Posted on: August 2, 2024, 05:38h. 

Last updated on: August 21, 2024, 08:12h.

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Jason Aldean will be the next country star to open a restaurant in Las Vegas — not, as previously reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Morgan Wallen.

The sign from Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Rooftop Bar in Nashville. Aldean’s eatery also has locations in Pittsburgh, Gatlinburg, Tenn, and, soon, Las Vegas. (Image: jasonaldeansbar.com)

Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Rooftop Bar will occupy 10,00 square feet on the second and third floors of 63 Las Vegas, atop of which sits Ocean Prime steak and seafood.

Jason Aldean. (Image: jasonaldean.com)

Clark County records indicated only building permit applications for a “Vegas Country Music Restaurant” at 3716 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 63’s address. The applications value its construction at about $10 million.

The eatery will compete directly with Blake Shelton’s Ole Red, which has been doing brisk business since opening in January outside the Horseshoe.

Aldean has a strong but tragic connection to Las Vegas. He happened to be performing on stage at the Route 91 Harvest music festival on Oct. 1, 2017, when Stephen Paddock began a shooting rampage from his Mandalay Bay suite that eventually killed 60 innocent country music fans.

How to Rock Cheap Lobster Rolls

When Angie’s Lobster opened on Aug. 2 south of the Strip, the Arizona-based chain brought $9.99 rolls to Las Vegas packed with a quarter pound of Maine lobster each.

Angie’s Lobster brings $9.99 lobster rolls to Las Vegas. (Image: Angie’s Lobster)
Tony and Roushan Christofellis, the founders of Angie’s Lobster. (Image: Angie’s Lobster)

How can they price them $15 less than all the other restaurants in town — especially so far from an ocean?

Angie’s owners Tony and Roushan Christofellis also own a wharf on Bailey Island, Maine, where they purchase lobster right off the boat, process it in their own plant, and distribute it using their own trucks and drivers.

Angie’s, at 4835 Blue Diamond Road, is named after Tony’s late mother, who founded Angela’s Seafood in Boston.

Dining Ins & Outs

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