First,
let's explain that this is Planet Hollywood
Restaurant in the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, not
Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. Yes, before the
resort, there was Planet Hollywood, the themed
restaurant chain modeled after Hard Rock Café
formula.
Planet Hollywood was launched in New York on October
22, 1991, with the backing of Hollywood stars
Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, and
Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was a brainchild of Robert
Earl, former president of Hard Rock Cafe. After
losing a bitter lawsuit with Hard Rock Café, Earl
then recruited many former Hard Rock veterans to
open new Planet Hollywood stores, making it an
established and world-renowned brand.
Planet Hollywood Restaurant in Las Vegas as well as
internationally immerses its guests in the world of
Hollywood glamour with a distinctive menu,
collectible merchandise and artifacts from the
largest movie and television memorabilia.
Flat screen televisions broadcast upcoming movies in
a décor that is colorful, modern but still true to a
movie or television set that could be a classic
movie, sci-fi television show, Rocky film and plenty
of sexy starlets, just to name a few.
The
restaurant menu features a variety of food choices
that is very much about taste, comfort and fun.
Starters include blackened shrimp which is marinated
jumbo shrimp, blackened and served with Creole
mustard sauce. There are Texas tostados, crispy
mini tortillas topped with barbeque chicken, sautéed
onions, Monterey jack and sharp cheddar cheeses with
sour cream and pico de gallo. I have to mention the
World-Famous Chicken Crunch which is tender strips
of chicken breast with a crunchy sweet coating
served with Creole mustard. The parmesan spinach
dip, a creamy parmesan cheese dip with spinach and
mushrooms served with crisp tortilla chips is good
along with Buffalo tenders, Buffalo wings, potato
skins and their sliders, mini-sized Angus sirloin
burgers topped with cheddar cheese, Russian dressing
and pickle.
Their Burgers, which are unbelievable, include
mushroom, onion & Swiss burger, made with sautéed
fresh mushrooms and onion
layered
on top of a classic Angus burger complete with Swiss
cheese; BBQ bacon cheeseburger, a classic angus
burger finished with hickory smoked bacon, tangy
sweet barbeque sauce and sharp cheddar cheese; and a
mushroom, onion & Swiss vegetarian burger with
grilled Portobello mushroom topped with sautéed
fresh mushrooms, spinach, onion, avocado and Swiss
cheese. Sandwiches include Philly steak & cheese
sandwich, BBQ bacon cheddar chicken, Tuscan chicken
sandwich and BBQ pulled pork.
Salads for those who want to eat healthy include a
Cobb salad, chicken or shrimp Caesar, and the
chicken wedge salad. Pizzas include a classic
margherita and BBQ chicken pizza. Pastas like penne,
chicken and broccoli, shrimp Alfredo and homemade
manicotti are also offered.
For entrees, try grilled specialties USDA choice 12
oz. rib eye steak char grilled to order and served
with french fries and fresh sautéed vegetable medley
or
New
York strip steak that is USDA choice 12 oz. strip
steak char grilled to order and served with baked
potato and fresh sautéed vegetable medley. For
poultry, there is the roasted half chicken with
Planet Hollywood's own seasonings and served with
mashed potatoes and fresh sautéed vegetable medley
or teriyaki salmon filet glazed with teriyaki sauce,
served with white rice and fresh sautéed vegetable.
The bar features cocktails named after movies like
"The Terminator," "Indecent Proposal," "Interview
with A Vampire" and "The Blue Lagoon." The
restaurant also features frozen alcoholic beverages,
smoothies and hand-dipped milkshakes.
Planet Hollywood also features desserts such as the
double chocolate brownie and the white chocolate
bread pudding. There is a party room with an
outdoor balcony on the second floor, and a bar for
meeting people for drinks and appetizers. Planet
Hollywood Restaurant is casual, family-friendly and
a great place to take out-of-town company.
Planet Hollywood The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace
3500 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-791-7827
www.planethollywood.com/restaurants
HOURS OF OPERATION:
9am - 11pm (Sunday-Thursday)
9am - Midnight (Friday & Saturday)
Photos by Cindy Berg
