17 December 2011
Newsdesk
Lynyrd Skynyrd made it a very special night when they played live at the opening of their new Las Vegas restaurant, the Lynyrd Skynyrd BBQ & Beer. The new establishment is at the Excalibur Hotel and Casino.
Lynyrd Skynyrd BBQ & Beer serves pork and beef ribs, brisket, chicken and signature "regular" and jalapeno cheese sausage. Open daily for lunch and dinner, the new 8,000-square-foot restaurant and bar transforms into a high-energy rock club every night with music and entertainment. The staff is part of the action, bartenders and servers encourage guests to have a great time, leading riotous sing-alongs to classic rock songs.
The cuisine is served "weigh and pay" style, with an array of side dishes inspired by the Lone Star State including cheddar cheese grit fries, hush puppies, mom's baked beans, corn succotash, cole slaw and potato salad. Dessert selections include white chocolate bread pudding served with Jack Daniel's caramel sauce, Blue Bell ice cream, seasonal cobbler and more. The band members themselves have a few favorites. For lead singer, Johnny Van Zant, it's the mac & cheese, while guitarist Rickey Medlocke says he "can't get enough of the pecan pie."
Designed to capture the spirit of the band's "Hell House," the walls are made of authentic 150-year old barnyard wood, with concrete floors and aged brick completing the downhome feel of the space. The tables are made from floors of historic grain barns and the surface marks are hoof marks from many generations of stock animals. The tabletops are made of rough-faced old growth Doug fir from pre-World War II era from historic sites including a 1927 Brentwood house and a Los Angeles church.
Now, doesn't that sound like a better night out than one of those old Las Vegas buffets?
