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Dirt Dog is now open at Bally’s Grand Bazaar Shops.
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 | 2 a.m.
Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken has reopened at the Grand Bazaar Shops.
Bally’s Las Vegas is set to become the fifth Caesars Entertainment casino resort on the Strip to resume operations this week, reopening its doors at 10 a.m. Thursday. The company, which on Monday announced the completion of its merger with Eldorado Resorts, has also reopened Caesars Palace, the Flamingo, Harrah’s and Paris Las Vegas as well as the casino and promenade portions of the Linq.
But with outdoor activities in higher demand due to coronavirus safety measures — even with sweltering summer temperatures — Bally’s has already opened many stores and restaurants at the Strip-fronting Grand Bazaar Shops, operated by the Juno Property Group since opening in 2015.
While the outdoor mall’s walk-up bars like Born and Raised and Fuel Bar remain closed due to Gov. Steve Sisolak’s most recent mandate earlier this month, plenty of food and drink options are open for business: Wahlburgers and Giordano’s pizzeria are open from 11 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday and until 2 a.m. Friday through Sunday; gourmet hot dog shop Dirt Dog is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and until midnight Friday through Sunday; and Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken is serving up wings, tenders and more from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and stays open until midnight Friday through Sunday.
Other food spots open at the Grand Bazaar include Island Tyme Floats, Istanbul Mediterranean, Pisa Pizza, Ramen Ya, Golden Puffs, Subway and Ben & Jerry’s. Retail stores currently open include Sunglass Hut, Sunset Case, Black Clover, Rock Cinema, It’s Sugar, Lindbergh and Superdry.
When the hotel and casino portions of Bally’s reopen on Thursday, its amenities will include restaurants Burger Brasserie, Buca di Beppo, Tequila Taqueria, Lavazza and the food court and the resort’s Blu Pool. The casino’s all-new Indigo Lounge was also scheduled to open but that arrival is now unclear.
Caesars Entertainment previously announced it has suspended fees for self-parking in Las Vegas.
