VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Pizza Chain Fined for Child Labor, Miracle Mile Food Hall Lineup, Krispy Kreme to Resorts World

Posted on: July 22, 2024, 02:07h. 

Last updated on: July 22, 2024, 02:28h.

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Federal investigators cited 10 Las Vegas locations of the chain Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza for illegally employing minors, finding them $277,414 in civil penalties.

This restaurant chain was cooking up trouble, as well as pizza, at its Las Vegas locations. (Image: Facebook)

The investigation found 28 children, aged 15 to 17, employed “to perform dangerous tasks and work more hours than allowed on school days,” according to a news release from the US Department of Labor on Monday.

The dangerous task, performed by 23 of the young employees, was operating an industrial pizza dough mixer, while five 15-year-olds worked more hours than permitted, and as late as 10:30 p.m. (This violates the Fair Labor Standards act, which forbids 15-year-olds from working more than three hours on school days or later than 7 p.m. during the school year.)

The pizza company, owned by Bryz Guyz Inc. and based in Pasadena, California, has more than 300 restaurants in 38 states.

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Resorts World is getting a Krispy Kreme, according to What Now Vegas. It would be the donut chain’s fifth in Las Vegas.

The Miracle Mile’s new food court, Miracle Eats, will open sometime in the fourth quarter. (Image: Miracle Mile)

According to our own, all-knowing Vital Vegas, the Miracle Mile’s new food court plans a Fat Sal’s, Tacotarian, Carnegie Pizza, Dave’s Hot Chicken, Lobster ME, and “the legally required” Fat Tuesday. As we previously reported, the food court will be called Miracle Eats and is expected to open near the end of this year.

The Wine Shop at Eataly inside Park MGM closes on July 27. An as-yet-unnamed concept is taking the coveted space.

Yama BBQ & Sushi, a new Korean/Japanese joint, plans to open in an 8,500 square-foot space at 116 N. 3rd St., facing the Fremont Street Experience.

Beloved West Coast chain Togo’s Sandwiches is gearing up to launch its third Vegas location at 9720 S. Rainbow Blvd.

The opening date for La Casa de Juliette Mexican Cocina, the new eatery we told you about last month from the team who opened the Sand Dollar Lounge in 1976, will open July 31 at 7585 Norman Rockwell Lane in Centennial Hills.

Fork n’ Film, not a restaurant but a culinary experience fusing dishes with the cinematic classics that help made them famous, is coming to Las Vegas direct from LA. The first feature will be a screen of Pixar’s “Ratatouille” from August through mid-September and paired (you guessed it) ratatouille. The event takes place inside a speakeasy downtown at District North, 814 S. 3rd St. Tickets are on sale on the event’s website.

Hummus #3 at 7645 S. Rainbow Blvd., was closed by the Southern Nevada Health District for scoring 25 demerits on July 17.