“We were courted by people in Texas, L.A., San Francisco. Which means: In about a year, Lotus of Siam will have gone from its current single location to three locations and undergone a Las Vegas expansion (after 23 years) that the owners have long been of two minds about, even as the restaurant enjoyed international acclaim for its Northern Thai food, at once robust and refined. Timeline: End of year.įour: Temporary Lotus will eventually return to its renovated Flamingo Road space, with East Sahara continuing as a public restaurant, and as a commissary kitchen for the other restaurants. Three: The current Lotus, on East Flamingo Road, will shut for a makeover, then temporarily set up shop on East Sahara once work there is finished. Two: The original Lotus, currently closed on East Sahara Avenue, is completing renovations. One: Lotus of Siam is opening a new location in Red Rock Resort. Let’s take this piece by piece so we don’t get dizzy.
The rounded opening is propitious in Thai culture. A rendering of the entrance to the new Lotus of Siam restaurant in Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas.