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<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n By Scott Roeben<\/a>, on September 24 2024 <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
Virgin\u2019s Night + Market restaurant closed a couple months back, quietly rebranding to Chow Fun<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, Chow Fun has closed and reopened as Chef Xue, a new Asian concept at the off-Strip resort.<\/p>\n The previous concept lasted three months. It was Chow Fun while it lasted.<\/p>\n The physical space hasn\u2019t changed much during this musical chairs exercise, and here\u2019s what the official Web site says about Chef Xue: \u201cChef Xue serves refined Chinese cuisine in a vibrant and comfortable setting. Be prepared to discover a diverse selection of stir-fried entrees from Chef Xue\u2019s Michelin-rated menu, where everything is freshly prepared with only the finest ingredients.\u201d<\/p>\n The menu<\/a> is slight at this point, with just 11 items on the menu. Thirteen if you include the green beans and side of steamed white rice.<\/p>\n There are two appetizers, vegetable egg rolls and pork potstickers. Entrees include orange chicken and, well, yeah, that\u2019s pretty much it.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a little murky how this menu is \u201cMichelin-rated,\u201d but let\u2019s not get bogged down in details.<\/p>\n The restaurant\u2019s chef (under the handle \u201cTheVirginChef,\u201d unconfirmed) posted a note on Reddit<\/a>: \u201cI opened a new restaurant yesterday at the Virgin Hotel, it\u2019s been a bit dead so I wanted to invite everyone to our dinner service tonight from 4PM-10PM. It\u2019s gourmet Chinese food at a great price (everyone can eat for under $20 per person). We\u2019re running a limited menu for our soft opening, but if you come tonight and mention you saw this on Reddit, I\u2019ll hook you up with a free appetizer (potstickers or egg rolls).\u201d<\/p>\n So, it sounds like Chef Xue is doing a soft opening and the menu is likely to expand once the restaurant gets its footing.<\/p>\n The poster on Reddit said, \u201cWe\u2019re open daily, but we want to keep a low profile for now because we haven\u2019t been able to get all of our ingredients in from suppliers. Orange Chicken (sorry if that sounds silly) is one of our specialties. I had three people tell me yesterday that it was the best and crispiest they\u2019ve ever had. A ton more special dishes that are not on the menu yet, including very authentic ones from southern China. Stay tuned, please.\u201d<\/p>\n We will sure as damn being trying that orange chicken and white rice.<\/p>\n More to come.<\/p>\n Update (15 minutes later): Fifteen minutes after writing this story, the Chef Xue Web site<\/a> was updated! We already like this guy. The chef was also thoughtful enough to share the pronunciation of his name (sh-way), which we\u2019re fairly sure will be pronounced wrong by 80% of customers and 98% of Las Vegas vloggers and podcasters. They\u2019re still saying Fontainebleau wrong and porte cochere and Guy Savoy and Bakkt Theater, and it\u2019s not even Bakkt Theater anymore. Don\u2019t get us started. The Chef Xue menu will be expanded to about 30 items, including vegan and vegetarian items, despite our best efforts.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/chow_fun-845x563.jpg\"\/)
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