Lisa Vanderpump serves up vintage Flamingo flair at the new Pinky’s

Thu, Jan 2, 2025 (2 a.m.)

When it comes to personage edifice concepts, Lisa Vanderpump rules the Strip. In the past fewer years, the world TV prima and restaurateur has expanded her culinary empire to see Vanderpump Cocktail Garden, Vanderpump à Paris and present Pinky’s astatine the Flamingo.

Building disconnected the occurrence of her archetypal fewer ventures, Vanderpump hits her stride successful conscionable astir each mode with Pinky’s, bringing intentionality to what could person easy been conscionable different notch successful her Vegas portfolio. Naturally, we’ve travel to expect a definite magnitude of quality from her restaurants. Vanderpump à Paris executed connected its Parisian villa theme. Vanderpump Cocktail Garden nailed the allure of a nighttime plot bungalow. And Pinky’s, to a staggering degree, reimagines Flamingo’s aureate epoch of grandeur successful tasteful Art Deco design.

Those acquainted with Vanderpump Rules volition callback Vanderpump’s Beverly Hills mansion, Villa Rosa, making respective stunning cameos successful the world show. Pinky’s shares akin prima appeal, opening with its gorgeous indoor terrace. An atrium oasis conscionable astir covers the cardinal brunch area, quality reclaiming the sunny country with mature trees and floor-to-ceiling windows. That ambiance seamlessly feeds into a abstracted eating space, wherever golden accents and feathered brass marque Pinky’s look oddly successful its prime, adjacent erstwhile it’s engaged feeling similar a infinitesimal retired of time.

Chef Josh Grimes, who besides worked astatine Vanderpump Cocktail Garden, strikes a equilibrium betwixt playful bites and classy cuisine astatine Pinky’s. For the wide wow factor, bid charcuterie successful a birdcage ($45) for the table, followed by a circular of martinis, due to the fact that Pinky’s has a fleet of them. Espresso martinis consciousness each the rage these days, but when’s the past clip you had 1 with caviar oregon everything bagel spice? Also, Pinky’s has an astounding fig of margaritas and spritz options, similar the cotton-candy topped Daddy Issues (Vanderpump’s instrumentality connected a French 75) and the JailBird ($25), a saccharine peach aged fashioned.

Most of the “main squeezes” connected the menu—namely the Wagyu sliders ($23) and mini lobster rolls ($27)—serve arsenic good digit foods, but the prima of shareables has to beryllium the deviled ovum gardens ($23). Not lone are these full deviled eggs, but they’re a affluent assortment of caviar, smoked salmon, bacon, bluish food and more. It’s imaginable to graze connected these each night, but prevention immoderate country for a small vintage Vegas fare. Pinky’s Mob Wife Era shots ($80) tin premier you up for an evening retired connected the municipality and its classical instrumentality connected a shrimp cocktail ($24) pairs arsenic the cleanable bite. Of course, staples similar Vanderpump’s celebrated goat food balls ($23) volition ever beryllium favorites, but immoderate dishes present are steadily rising up the ranks. Turns out, Vanderpump’s world TV shows aren’t the lone things worthy binging.

PINKY’S Flamingo, caesars.com. Sunday-Thursday, 3 p.m.-11 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m.-2 a.m.; brunch, Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m.-2:15 p.m.

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