Global restaurant group SUSHISAMBA will debut its seventh… and largest outpost in Las Vegas this spring.  Located at The Palazzo Las Vegas on the retail level of The Shoppes at The Palazzo, SUSHISAMBA's newest location will reflect the theatricality and exuberance of its decadent desert domain.  Also set to debut will be SUGARCANE lounge, the first extension of SUSHISAMBA'S New York lounge concept.  SUSHISAMBA strip will be the group's first location on the West Coast.


At 14,000 square feet, the restaurant will offer a dining room that seats 150 people, a 21-person sushi bar and a main bar accommodating 35 people.  Eclectic menus for Sunday brunch, daily lunch and dinner will be offered, along with a special late night menu available until 4 a.m.  Another first for the Las Vegas location: SUSHISAMBA's distinctive robata grill showcasing dishes such as Lamb Chops with Guava Ponzu, Tobiko and Spiced Panko and Grilled Jumbo Prawns, complementing the restaurant's extensive menu of classic Japanese tempura, Brazilian churrasco and feijoada and Peruvian anticuchos, or marinated skewered meats roasted over an open fire. 


SUSHISAMBA strip was designed by ICrave, an award-winning design firm with deep roots in the hospitality industry.  Guests are greeted by an architectural glass façade inspired by the Mondrian hotel in its linearity, color, and sharp edges.  Dramatic 16-foot ceilings create a soaring atrium that houses the main restaurant space, a vibrant, Carnaval-inspired environment that mirrors the energy of the Las Vegas Strip beyond its doors.  The area is anchored by an oversized art installation - a three-dimensional illustration through space of swirling "ribbons" that explode from the center of the room and wrap their way around eating spaces, winding around the sushi bar and lounge, evoking a feeling of movement and dynamism.  The robata station is encased in semi-transparent Frit glass to offer a glimpse of the fiery grill.  Customized millwork fuses pale blonde ash wood with dark wenge wood for the bar tables.  Artful projections move continuously on scrims and walls, with visuals featuring the colors, flavors, and cultures of Japan, Brazil, and Peru.


A dark corridor leads guests to the SUGARCANE lounge.  This Favela-inspired late-night space is muted in coloring, creating a sultry atmosphere.  A stage, dance floor and DJ booth are highlighted by materials that have a "raw" feel – gold and chocolate brown leather, bamboo, wenge wood, smoked and frosted acrylic, resin and paper.  A custom-made, simulated "sugarcane" ceiling contains moving lights that wind through the tubes and rods.  Internationally renowned lighting designers Isometrix developed an innovative lighting program with theatrically-colored lights that project through the dramatic sugarcane ceiling terrain.  Glimpses are stolen back and forth between the main room and VIP area which is situated behind a barricade of broken-down walls and fencing behind the bar. The VIP area includes plush seating, mood lighting, Third World relics and Brazilian Favela street finds.  The Sugarcane Lounge, open daily until 4 a.m., will provide 174 seats and a VIP section seating 20 people.  This no-cover charge, intimate lounge will welcome private events and frequently host promotions such as SUSHISAMBA's annual Carnaval celebration.


Chef Jose Mendin will be Executive Chef of SUSHISAMBA strip and is currently chef at SUSHISAMBA dromo in Miami.  Some of his favorite dishes include EastWest, which combines Kobe Style Beef Tataki with truffle oil-tofu crema, ponzu jelly & shimeji mushroom and Beef Tenderloin Seviche with Peruvian 'canario' bean, avocado, lime, tamari soy and aji panca oil on one plate.  Mendin will bring his unstoppable energy and passion to the kitchen of SUSHISAMBA strip, making him one of the growing restaurant group's shining stars.


SUSHISAMBA offers inventive fare that unites bold Brazilian flavors, precise Japanese technique and exquisite Peruvian culinary traditions on one plate.  In addition to the Las Vegas debut, SUSHISAMBA has outposts in New York, Chicago, Miami, Dallas and Tel Aviv.  Please see http://www.sushisamba.com/ for more information.


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