Pinky’s by Vanderpump Is Now Open at the Flamingo on the Las Vegas Strip | Eater Vegas
"Opened Friday, December 6, this new Las Vegas bar and restaurant from reality television’s Lisa Vanderpump occupies a 7,000-square-foot space at the Flamingo Las Vegas and favors a bold Art Deco, old‑school–cool design with vintage touches and geometric details: a centerpiece bar with muted flamingo statues beneath blush‑pink lampshades, lush velvety love seats in a rear dining area, green rectangles of glass that form Emerald City–style chandeliers, custom metal‑rimmed chairs in the main dining room, and a covered terrace conservatory that extends onto the Las Vegas Strip; an atrium lends a bright flush of daylight over brunch hours. Brunch leans into flights of deviled eggs with assorted toppings like caviar and pickle slivers, or plates of crispy rice topped with salmon, tuna, and mango chile crab; Wagyu sliders come with a layer of sweet and tacky bacon jam and delicate shells border fruit tarts of kiwi, pineapple, and raspberries with color‑coordinating cream fillings. Cocktails are highly photogenic: the Daddy Issues peach spritz is topped with a tuft of cotton candy, the Pink Me Up strawberry martini has a touch of heat from jalapeño, and the Less Depresso, More Espresso martini is served with a chocolate cookie and a miniature tiramisu brownie. Vanderpump, who said she isn’t a big cocktail drinker, told Eater that the bloody mary with a blue cheese‑stuffed olive is her favorite on the menu: "It’s very difficult to keep tasting everything all the time — trying it and sending it back and trying it again." She also described sampling a pull‑apart bread with gruyere and honey butter on repeat: "There was a dress I wanted to wear last night and it was not working and it was because of that." The venue is open Sunday through Thursday from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 3 p.m. to 2 a.m.; Gordon Ramsay Burger is expected to open next to it early next year." - Janna Karel
