Atlantic City June 2021
Lots of new dining and drinking options have opened – or are soon to open – at Atlantic City’s casinos.
This Month In AC – June 2021
Lots of New Dining and Drinking Options In Atlantic City
Bally’s Atlantic City
– Atlantic City Dining and Drinking
Bally’s has opened its Beach Bar for the summer. The new and improved version features a new Beach Barbecue serving chicken, burgers, hot dogs, sausage and more. Also, all-night live music with local bands and a DJ.
On Bally’s sixth-floor dining level, the former Arturo’s has been replaced by the fourth location of Longo’s Meatballs & Martinis, a brand that originated in Providence, R. I. (Another branch of the venue is at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino in Delaware, also owned by Bally’s.)
In addition, a new branch of Water Dog, a local favorite from “downbeach” Atlantic City in Ventnor, known for its combination of breakfast fare, barbecue, smoked fish and deli fare, will replace Buca di Beppo.
On the Boardwalk level Bally’s is in negotiations with a new tenant that will transform the former Pickle’s Deli into an Asian restaurant and an Asian bakery called the Bubble Tea Bakery in the walkway over to the Claridge. That same tenant also will be responsible for the noodle bar.These individual restaurants will be joined by a couple of new dining concepts.
“Dining on the Sixth,” slated to open on the Independence Day weekend, will use the large open lobby space on the sixth floor to create a community dining area, complete with a piano player, in which customers can order from any one of the sixth-floor restaurants, including Guy Fieri’s Chop House, as well as the new venues.
Another new dining feature will transform the current player’s lounge, with its direct ocean views, into a “butler’s suite” in which premium players can receive special service from any restaurant in the building. The restaurants will be complete by the middle of July.
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
American Bar & Grille, a new restaurant in the space formerly occupied by Wolfgang Puck American Grill, will open Saturday, June 19. The contemporary grill concept will offer a sophisticated, yet casual, dining experience focusing on seasonal ingredients and globally influenced flavors. It’s located off the north end of the casino floor, and open from 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday, and 5 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Golden Nugget Casino, Hotel & Marina
The Chairman’s Club is now open seven days a week: Monday through Thursday, 1 to 8 p.m., Friday, 1 to 11 p.m., Saturdays, noon to 11 p.m.; and Sundays, noon to 8 p.m.
In addition, food service is now available at The Deck from 4 to 9 p.m. Fridays, noon to 9 p.m. Saturdays, and noon to 8 p.m. Sundays.
Hard Rock Atlantic City
Look for a new Starbucks to open Monday, June 7. Featuring Boardwalk access, it will be open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Kuro, Hard Rock’s Japanese Fusion concept, continues its Friday happy hour featuring Zensai, tempura, robata, hand rolls, sake, beer, wine and cocktails.
Starting June 24, check out Island Time Thursdays at the Beach Bar, featuring $14 perfect margaritas (Patron, Cointreau, lime, sweet & sour).
Harrah’s Resort
The Pool After Dark Vibe Dining, a new dining and nightlife experience, is opening on Friday, June 11. I’d like to tell you more, but, it’s a week from opening as I write this, and Caesars crack PR department hasn’t released any details. Thank goodness for Twitter or I’d never know what was going on there.
The all-new Baywalk, featuring signature cocktails, live music, games, bay views and more also opened last month, along with Rum Point Crab House on the dining level in the space formerly home to Veracruz.
https://www.caesars.com/harrahs-ac/restaurants/rum-point-crab-house#.YLjcpEwpDQw
Resorts Casino Hotel
Dougherty’s Steakhouse & Raw Bar has opened in the location formerly occupied by Gallagher’s Steak House. A partnership with the Dougherty family – a staple in Atlantic City’s restaurant industry for more than 120 years – this new dining concept features a classic steakhouse, raw bar and live entertainment. The Dougherty family also are owners and operators of Dock’s Oyster House and The Knife & Fork Inn.
Spa-ah-ah treatments
Work off all that food and drink in the new Spa at Harrah’s Resort, opening Friday, June 11. The spa features 23 treatment rooms, including a deluxe couples suite, complete with in-room Jacuzzi and fireplace, and an all-encompassing menu of customized spa and salon services which include skincare, massage and body treatments, as well as nail care, make-up and hair design.
Amenities include individual flat-screen televisions at the manicure stations and pedicure chairs, both an in-spa retail and makeup department, a hair styling area, and separate female and male “wet zones” complete with steam room, sauna and Jacuzzi pool surrounding a fireplace. Guests also can relax poolside located directly across from the spa where the temperature is 82 degrees all year long. For appointments, call 609-441-5333
That’s entertainment!
If concerts and comedians are more your thing, a number of big-name acts are due to play Atlantic City this summer and fall – some of which were rescheduled from last year when the pandemic forced the casinos to close for 3½ months.
- Boardwalk Hall – Michael Bublé, Saturday, Aug. 28.
- Caesars Atlantic City – R&B Legend Patti LaBelle, as well as Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, are coming to the Circus Maximus Theater on Saturdays, Sept. 18 and 25, respectively.
- Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa – Mandy Moore on Saturday, June 18, Air Supply on Saturday, July 24, and Wayne Brady, Saturday, Sept. 28.
- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Dierks Bentley (Friday, July 23), Kiss (Saturday, Aug. 21), Toby Keith (Sunday, Sept. 5), Guns N’ Roses (Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 11 and 12), Gladys Knight (Friday, Sept. 17), and Pitbull (Friday, Oct. 29).
- Harrah’s Resort – Blood, Sweat & Tears will perform on Saturday, Oct. 16. For some laughs, join Gary Owen on Saturday, Sept. 11, followed by Carlos Mencia on Friday, Sept. 24. All performances will take place in the Concert Venue.
- Ocean Casino Resort – Loverboy, Friday, July 2, Brian McKnight, Saturday, July 3, Morris Day and The Time, Saturday, Aug. 14, Melissa Etheridge, Saturday, Sept. 4, Three Dog Night, Friday, Sept. 10, Alice Cooper, Friday, Sept. 17, and The Beach Boys, Saturday, Sept. 25.
- Tropicana Atlantic City – Vanessa Williams and Styx will be performing on Saturday, Aug. 21, and Friday, Oct. 1, respectively.
- Finally, catch Phish on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13 to 15, as part of the summer Beachfest Concert series.
That’s entertainment! – Part 3
Sinatra Meets New Jersey Husbands at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 12. Enjoy an evening of music, storytelling and comedy as Michael Martocci and the 17-piece Ol’ Blue Eyes Orchestra conducted by Dean Schneider, preform Sinatra’s greatest hits, followed by New Jersey’s favorite husbands, Joe Gorga, Frank Catania and Joe Beningo in a Q&A session. The show is hosted and moderated by New Jersey 101.5 morning host Bill Spadea.
Premiering the next night, Sunday, June 13, will be The Rat Pack: Back in Town, This weekly celebration of the Rat Pack will feature such classic hits from Frank, Sammy and Dean as “Fly Me to the Moon,” “Mr. Bojangles,” “That’s Amore,” “I’ve Gotta Be Me,” “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head,” “Luck be a Lady” and many more. Tickets are $29 and $24 and are sold as individual tables of two and four seats to ensure social distancing. Tickets for both shows are available at Hard Rock Atlantic City or Ticketmaster, or by calling 800-745-3000.
In the meantime, live music continues in the Lobby Bar featuring local favorites seven days a week and at Council Oak Steaks & Seafood on Fridays and Saturdays from 5:30 to 11 p.m.
Look! Up in the sky!
Happy Anniversary!
Turning the tables
Trading places
Pooling resources
On the air
Belly up to the beach bars
Leave the parking to them
Recreational gambler Darryl D. McEwen is the publisher of the Seven Stars Insider – both the website (SevenStarsInsider.com) and the monthly newsletter. For a free subscription to the newsletter, email him at SevenStarsInsider@gmail.com and tell him how you heard about it. You also can download the newsletter from the website where he frequently updates news about Caesars Entertainment Corp. and Caesars Rewards under “Latest News” on the Home page. In addition, be sure to follow @7StarsInsider on Twitter. Darryl also writes a bi-weekly column, Mr. AC Casino, for the Atlantic City Weekly. The companion website is MrACCasino.com and the matching Twitter account is @MrACCasino. A former professional journalist, based in Wilmington, Delaware, Darryl is president of his own consulting firm that manages several small national and international trade associations, and provides public relations and fundraising services for a number of charitable organizations.
