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GRAND CAFÉ ANNOUNCES
STEAK AND SHRIMP DEAL

Grand Café locations plan to offer a steak and shrimp deal for a limited time at select Station Casinos, including a choice of 1 pound of fried shrimp served with fries or a T-bone steak and potato, served with soup or salad for $9.99.

Grand Cafés are open 24 hours, and the special is available at any time at Boulder Station, 4111 Boulder Highway; Palace Station, 2411 W. Sahara Ave.; Santa Fe Station, 4949 N. Rancho Drive; Sunset Station, 1301 W. Sunset Road; and Texas Station, 2101 Texas Star Lane.

KHOURY’S OFFERS FOUR-COURSE DINNER

Khoury’s Mediterranean Restaurant, 6115 S. Fort Apache Road, A100, is offering a four-course meal for two for $39.95.

Soup or salad choices (select two) include lentil soup or beef and rice soup and Khoury’s salad or Greek salad.

Appetizer choices (select one) are tabouli, hummus, baba ghanoush, veggie grape leaves, magdoos with labni, falafel and fried haloum (add $2).

Entree choices (select two) are beef or chicken kabob, shawarma lamb or chicken, gyro, kafta, kibbi, sujuk, meat grape leaves, stuffed cabbage, farooj (baked chicken), mousaka, falafel, lamb kabob (add $2), tilapia kabob (add $2), shrimp kabob (add $2), filet of fish (add $2) or lamb chops (add $5).

Dessert choices (select two) are baklava, rice pudding, shabiet (add $2) or kanafi (add $2).

Drinks are not included, and the offer is good for dine in only.

For more information or reservations, call 671-0005.

PASTA CUCINA OFFERS TWO ENTREES FOR $20

Pasta Cucina is offering two entrees for $20 for a limited time.

Choices include lobster ravioli in cream sauce and chicken saltimbocca (sage chicken breast topped with prosciutto and provolone cheese and served with garlic linguini). Dinners come with a choice of house salad, Caesar salad or minestrone soup.

Pasta Cucina is inside Aliante Station, 7300 Aliante Parkway; Boulder Station 4111 Boulder Highway; Palace Station, 2411 W. Sahara Ave.; Sunset Station, 1301 W. Sunset Road; and Texas Station, 2101 Texas Star Lane.

GET FAJITAS FOR TWO AT CABO

Cabo Mexican Restaurant is offering fajitas for two for $9.99 for pork, $14.99 for chicken, $16.99 for steak and $18.99 for shrimp.

Participating locations include Cabo at Aliante Station, 7300 Aliante Parkway; Boulder Station, 4111 Boulder Highway; Palace Station, 2411 W. Sahara Ave.; Red Rock Resort, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd.; Santa Fe Station, 4949 N. Rancho Drive; and Sunset Station, 1301 W. Sunset Road, along with Amigo’s at Fiesta Henderson, 777 W. Lake Mead Parkway, and Garduño’s at Fiesta Rancho, 2400 N. Rancho Drive.

PANDA EXPRESS CELEBRATING CHINESE NEW YEAR WITH FIRECRACKER CHICKEN

Panda Express has returned Firecracker Chicken Breast to its menu through Feb. 14 in honor of Chinese New Year.

The dish features chicken breast with yellow and red bell peppers in a spicy black bean sauce.

To kick off the Year of the Dragon, Panda Express is offering Facebook fans a coupon for a free single serving of Firecracker Chicken Breast on Jan. 23, the first day of the 15-day-long celebration.

For more information, visit facebook.com/pandaexpress.

TIVOLI VILLAGE TO HOST WINE AWAY WEDNESDAYS EVENT

Another Wine Away Wednesdays event is planned from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at Bottles & Burgers by Double Helix at Tivoli Village, 302 S. Rampart Blvd.

The monthly mixer is for people to meet, socialize and pamper themselves. Guests will enjoy wine tasting, two complimentary glasses of wine, light passed appetizers and sample chocolates from Brasado Chocolates & Specialties, as well as meeting other local businesses.

Admission is $13.65 per person if booked in advance at wineawaywednesday.eventbrite.com or $15 (cash only) at the door the day of the event.

CARRABBA’S PLANS WINE DINNER JAN. 24

Carrabba’s Italian Grill, 8771 W. Charleston Blvd., plans to host a Ring in the New Year wine dinner at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 24 featuring J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines.

The menu is set to feature antipasti, paired with J. Lohr Vineyards Carols Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley 2010; champagne chicken, paired with J. Lohr Vineyards October Night Arroyo Seco Chardonnay Monterey, Calif., 2009; rigatoni with rustic red sauce and fennel sausage, paired with J. Lohr Estates Falcon’s Perch Pinot Noir Monterey, Calif., 2010; pork chop Marsala, paired with J. Lohr Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles, Calif., 2009; and triple chocolate bread pudding, paired with J. Lohr Tower Road Vineyards Petit Syrah Paso Robles, Calif., 2008.

The cost is $50 per person. For reservations, call 304-2345.

FLEMING’S OFFERS PRIME RIB SPECIAL SUNDAYS

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 8721 W. Charleston Blvd., is offering a prime rib special for $29.95 Sundays through Feb. 5.

The first course is The Wedge, Fleming’s or Caesar salad, followed by prime rib with au jus, creamy horseradish and Dijon sauces, your choice of one Fleming’s side and your choice of dessert.

For more information or to make a reservations, 838-4774.

THE RAMPART ANNOUNCES JANUARY DINING SPECIALS

Restaurants at the Rampart, 221 N. Rampart Blvd., are offering dining specials during January.

The Carmel Room is offering a four-course menu for $44.99 per person that includes soup of the day or prosciutto, melon and asparagus spears, a Summerlin Caesar salad and entree choices of two 3-ounce tenderloin medallions with mushroom Madeira sauce, six shrimp in lemon butter sauce with angel hair pasta or a combination of tenderloin medallions and shrimp. Dessert is a freshly made trio of sorbets.

The Promenade Café is offering $3.99 Early Riser specials from 5 to 9 a.m. daily. They include The Sun City (two eggs, hash browns, two strips of bacon or two sausage links and toast), The Siena (short stack of pancakes with two strips of bacon or two sausage links and toast), The Anthem (two-egg omelet with two items of choice and toast), The Royal Ridge (oatmeal or Cream of Wheat with bananas, raisins, butter, brown sugar and cinnamon), The Spanish Trail (strawberry cream cheese-stuffed French toast) or The Queensridge (three-egg sandwich on kaiser roll with bacon and melted cheese and hash browns).

A prime rib dinner is $9.99 from 3 to 11 p.m. daily in the café and includes 8-ounce prime rib, mashed potatoes or fries, chef’s vegetable of the day, dinner salad and rolls.

The Rampart Buffet is offering a $7.77 senior lunch special Monday through Saturday and a $12.12 Sunday brunch.

LEARN TO ROLL SUSHI AT HACHI

Hachi Modern Japanese, inside Red Rock Resort at 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., offers monthly sushi rolling classes. The next one is set for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 19.

The two-hour class will offer each participant his own work area with all ingredients at arm’s length. The cost is $85 per person, plus tax.

For more information or to make a reservation, call 797-7054.

THE CANNERY ANNOUNCES
JANUARY DINING SPECIALS

Restaurants at the Cannery, 2121 E. Craig Road, are offering dining specials during January.

At Victory’s Cafe, the chicken fried pork loin dinner is $14.99 per person and includes breaded pork loin with jalapeno jack cheese gravy, roasted potatoes, baked apples, salad, rolls and strawberry cheesecake. Bud or Bud Light can be added for $2.

Casa Cocina is offering the carne asada pizza with Loco Taco for dessert for $21.99 per person. Add a signature Casa Rita for $3.99.

Vino’s Ristorante is offering wild mushroom fettucini with salad, bread basket and Lemoncello or tiramisu for dessert for $25 per person. Take 10 percent off any bottle of wine from the signature list with the purchase of this entree.

Waverly’s Steak House is offering herb roasted chicken and pea risotto with chopped salad, bread basket and Lava Cake for $28 per person. Also take 10 percent off a signature bottle of wine with purchase.

Vino’s Pizzeria is offering $2 off any large pizza when you present your CAN Club card.

Beverage specials include a shot of liquor for $2 with the purchase of Bud or Bud Light at Booze & Bets, Pin-Ups Bar and The Club, and a $2 shot of tequila with the purchase of a Casa Rita at the Casa Bar.

JAMESON FUSION DINNER SET
AT BAR+BISTRO

Bar+Bistro at The Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd., is scheduled to host a Jameson Fusion Dinner at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Each course will be paired with varieties of Jameson Irish Whiskey.

The cost is $59 per person. To make a reservation, call 202-6060.

35 STEAKS + MARTINIS TO HONOR ELVIS
AT HARD ROCK HOTEL

In honor of what would have been Elvis Presley’s 77th birthday, 35 Steaks + Martinis at the Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road, plans to offer a complimentary dessert amuse, Just Because, to guests who dine now through Saturday.

The dessert is honor of Presley’s 1956 single of the same name and features a brioche banana bread pudding, peanut butter mousse and grape jelly sauce.

For more information or reservations, call 693-5585.

THE EASTSIDE CANNERY ANNOUNCES JANUARY DINING SPECIALS

Restaurants at the Eastside Cannery, 5255 Boulder Highway, are offering dining specials during January.

Snaps is offering a breakfast special of three eggs, three sausage or bacon, three slices of toast and hash browns for $3.33 with the purchase of a beverage from 6 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday. The Nevada Palace Basket of Fried Chicken is $7.77 with the purchase of a beverage and includes fries and coleslaw. A prime rib dinner is $9.99 from 3 to 11 p.m. daily and includes an 8-ounce prime rib with mashed potatoes of fries and chef’s daily vegetable, along with a house salad and rolls.

Carve is offering a $24.95 Fat Daddy Special with the purchase of a beverage that includes a 20-ounce rib-eye steak, wedge salad, grilled vegetable medley, garlic mashed potatoes.

Casa Cocina is offering a $9.99 fajita and rita combo.

The Deli is offering $5.99 pork sliders with fries and a drink.

The Cannery Row Buffet is offering a $7 buffet all day Saturdays and Sundays.

VEGAS STREATS FESTIVAL RETURNS SATURDAY

The Vegas StrEATs food truck, arts and music festival is scheduled to return to the Jackie Gaughan Parkway near the El Cortez, 600 E. Fremont St., from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday.

Food trucks will be present, along with local art and clothing vendors. A final list of participating food trucks and vendors is available at facebook.com/vegasstreats.

Drink specials are set to include $3 Bud Light, Shock Top and Bud Light Lime, $4 Jameson Irish Whiskey, Jagermeister and 1800 Silver Tequila shots and $2 Pepsi products.

JOE’S SEAFOOD, PRIME STEAK & STONE CRAB TO HOST BENEFIT

Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab at the Forum Shops at Caesars, 3500 Las Vegas Blvd. South, plans to host a benefit for the Steven Jackson Foundation from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Jan. 17.

The foundation is dedicated to promoting strong educational values among today’s youths. St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson, an Eldorado High School graduate, plans to be on hand at the event, which will feature Joe’s signature menu items, including a seafood station with king crab legs and jumbo shrimp cocktail, passed hors d’oeuvres and signature pie, as well as wine and top-shelf cocktails.

Tickets are $125, and event proceeds directly benefit the foundation. To RSVP, email anna@hensonconsulting
.com.

BORDER GRILL PLANS AT MANDALAY BAY PLANS COOKING HEALTHY MEXICAN CLASS

Border Grill at Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, plans to host a Cooking Healthy Mexican cooking class with chef Mike Minor from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 21.

The cost for the demonstration-style class is $75, which includes a multi-course lunch, signature cocktails and a recipe booklet.

For reservations, call 632-7403.

BARLEY’S DEBUTS CHOCOLATE STOUT

Barley’s Casino & Brewing Co., 4500 E. Sunset Road, No. 30, recently debuted its chocolate stout, a deep black ale with a foamy cappuccino head and toasty chocolate aroma with hints of roasted malt.

The chocolate stout will be available for a limited time. For more information, 458-2739.