Las Vegas Homeless Students Getting Help Through Local Deli’s Fundraiser

If you've never been to Fat Sal's Deli in Downtown Las Vegas, you're truly missing out. The eatery has been a local favorite in Southern California for years. And Vegas residents have been asking for a location in Southern Nevada almost just as long. Now they've gotten their wish, and the deli is already getting off to a great start in Las Vegas with their commitment to give back to the community.

Fat Sal's Deli just opened in Las Vegas last month with KKLZ reporting the ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 19. And already they have set up their first fundraising event to help the Las Vegas homeless community. Throughout the month of October, Fat Sal's Deli will donate $1.50 from each Fat Jerry sold to Project 150. The local nonprofit provides free support and services to Las Vegas homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high school students.

Project 150 is an incredibly important organization in the city for various reasons. We just reported earlier this week the nationwide epidemic of chronic school absences that is also affecting Southern Nevada. One of the reasons kids are missing school includes housing insecurity. Project 150 is tackling that issue head-on with their programs.

Project 150 provides ready-made food, family meal bags, clothing, hygiene items and more to Vegas homeless kids. As well as those who are displaced or otherwise at a disadvantage when it comes to staying successful in school. Fat Sal's Deli's fundraiser will help in this mission with their monetary donations during October.

The Fat Jerry at Fat Sal's Deli is the sandwich to order this month to help out our local kids. The sandwich is one of the deli’s most popular items, Priced at $19.99, it is made with thinly sliced ribeye steak, grilled onions, melted American cheese, chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks, crisp bacon, a fried egg, French fries, mayonnaise, ketchup and salt & pepper on a hero.

The fundraiser will go through October 31, 2024. Fat Sal's Deli is located at 450 Fremont Street in the Neonopolis in Downtown Las Vegas. They open Monday through Friday at 11:30 a.m. And close at midnight Sunday through Thursday and 2 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

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It doesn't seem like it in Las Vegas, but fall really is right around the corner. That means some big new, very highly anticipated, restaurant and bar openings.

Las Vegas is looking ahead to the fall season, which is actually the most beautiful time of the year in Las Vegas.

And that last quarter of the year moves fast in Las Vegas. Raiders football, Formula One racing, a big implosion, and holiday celebrations galore. The last quarter of the year will also see a handful of exciting new restaurants making their debuts.

Caesars Palace has turned its food court into a bunch of very cool celebrity chef quick-service restaurants. The Forum Food Hall says they make it easy and affordable to feed the whole family. With a large variety of cuisine types to satisfy everyone's cravings.

Gjelina, a new Venice, California restaurant, is moving into the Venetian, and I peeked in when I was there this past weekend - it looks really nice. It opened in Venice Beach in 2008, and set the standard for sustainable restaurant practices. It is said to be a premier case study for sustainable dining today. Gjelina is moving into the Venetian's Restaurant Row area and will be open for lunch and dinner.

Tiki rooms are hot everywhere, and that includes Las Vegas. The Golden Tiki, and Frank's Tiki room are very popular Las Vegas bars. A new Tiki bar will open in downtown Las Vegas, and honestly - it's about time.

Glitter Gulch Tiki is finally here!. Glitter Gulch Tiki is local Mexican restaurant chain Nacho Daddy’s first venture into the tiki world. They offer traditional tiki drinks, signature cocktails with lychee puree. And their kitchen will also serve light bites of various items like coconut shrimp and poke nachos on crispy wonton chips.

Here are some other exciting new restaurants and bars, slated to open in Las Vegas in the next few months.

This is Top Chef Season 13 winner, Jeremy Ford's place. He opened in Miami, and is now opening a location at Resorts World in Las Vegas.  Stubborn Seed has a prix fixe menu.  The restaurant’s name refers to  the persistence it takes to open a restaurant - or any passion project, and  to flourish and grow.” Stubborn Seed will incorporate seasonal and local ingredients and a robust drink menu. Opening Winter 2024.

For over a year, Mandalay Bay has had sign on the doors of what will soon be an adults-only mini golf course. The space used to be Light nightclub. Swingers is supposed to have four different golf courses, each modeled after a quaint English countryside. They have locations in London, New York, and Washington D.C.. and they look really cool, and very unique. Cocktails will be delivered by caddies, and pizza, burgers, and tacos will be served at a parasol-covered sunken garden lounge. Las Vegas has a lot of trendy golf-and-play attractions, but Swingers promises to be the ritziest version yet.

Midday steak and eggs with homemade tortillas and salsa, bowls of pozole with heirloom corn, and American diner staples like eggs over-easy with bacon and smashed potatoes. Chamana’s will have a fancy beverage menu, with espresso drinks from supposedly, the most expensive expresso machine in the world, and sodas with fruit purees like watermelon-basil, guava, and lavender. their website says Chamana’s "draws inspiration from the spiritual and therapeutic practices of ancestral healers providing wholesome cuisine to promote harmony, showcasing culinary creativity in its purest form."

After 20 years, Charlie Palmer closed during the pandemic. Enter Bourbon Steak. This will be  Chef Michael Mina's sixth local restaurant.  A beautiful selection of premium beef cuts and fresh seafood. Fancy trolley carts with shellfish, caviar, chocolate fondue and cocktails will roam  the restaurant. Mina says the restaurant will reflect the energy and essence of Las Vegas.

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