Five Guys is opening a full-service restaurant inside the Plaza Hotel & Casino this summer, the hotel announced on Tuesday. The sit-down location follows a spring pop-up hot-dog cart outside the Plaza’s Carousel Bar and will serve as a late-night option for both visitors and local residents.
Plaza's plan: size, seating and hours
The Plaza says the new Five Guys will cover about 2,200 square feet, with room for roughly 60 guests split between an indoor dining area and an outdoor patio. The hotel also plans to keep the hot-dog cart concept going, serving split, grilled dogs on toasted buns with hand-prepared toppings as part of the rollout. The restaurant is scheduled to operate daily from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m., according to details reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Five Guys' Vegas push
The Plaza deal lands as Five Guys is in the middle of a broader Las Vegas expansion. The chain recently opened a large flagship on the Strip that features a walk-up bar and an all-day breakfast menu. That Strip restaurant was billed as a Vegas-specific concept tailored to high tourist volumes and expanded beverage offerings, according to a company press release via PR Newswire.
Franchisee view and timing
Lucas Mitchell, the franchisee for the Plaza location, called the hotel "the perfect place to mark 40 years for the company," while Plaza CEO Jonathan Jossel said the cart is expected to draw foot traffic from Fremont and Main streets. The Plaza unit will be the chain’s 12th Nevada location, according to the property's media statement and coverage by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
What to watch
For now, the Plaza is sticking with a broad "this summer" target and has not released a specific grand-opening date, so a firmer timeline is likely to follow. Local outlets first teased the Plaza addition earlier this month, highlighting a renewed push for late-night, visitor-friendly dining downtown. The early scoop was noted by Vital Vegas.
