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"Posting a trademark “HELLLOOOOOO” to his 358,000 Instagram followers, Craig Batiste is confidently predicting his Las Vegas expansions will debut early in the new year; preparing for January grand openings, the Flamingo Market Place site will serve daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. inside a former 1,350-square-foot Subway store on the east side, a short drive from Maryland Parkway. From a backyard project to a rapidly growing franchise in under four years, Batiste’s compact, counter-service menu specializes in generous portions of fries stacked with ingredients that diners can customize — menu choices include honey garlic shrimp and steak, a chicken bacon Parmesan combination, lemon garlic crab and shrimp, Buffalo ranch chicken, and barbecue sauce upgrades to fried or grilled chicken, and a plant-based meat option is also available." - Bradley Martin