Chill Bar & Grill Brings That Vibe to Las Vegas
BY DEBBIE HALL
Photography courtesy of Chill Bar & Grill
For more than 45 years, those craving Italian dishes would dine at Siena Italian Authentic Trattoria and Deli. Not ready to rest on his laurels, owner and Chef Giancarlo Bomporla has extended his passion for a new venue, Chill Bar & Grill.
“I love the food and beverage industry as much as I love creating amazing food. The opportunity recently came to purchase First Bistro, and since it was just down the street from me, I knew it was the right place,” explains Chef Bomporla.
“I had an idea to create a ‘chill’ spot with a happy hour to hang out with friends. I wanted to develop a new, exciting, creative lunch and dinner menu with American and Mediterranean cuisine. Since we are past the pandemic fears and restrictions, the food industry is booming again, and we are glad to be a part of it.”
By reinventing American Mediterranean cuisine, the Neapolitan-style pizza baked in the brick pizza oven creates the perfect mood to hang out, share the food, and enjoy.
The Pizza Prosciutto is a new take on pizza combining toppings of passata tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, burrata prosciutto, and basil leaf. Pizza Fig Balsamic blends sweet and savory flavors using Balsamic vinegar with fresh ricotta cheese, caramelized onion, figs, and gorgonzola.
Appetizers (as a first course or to share) include a Mediterranean favorite —Calamari Fritti, served with spicy homemade marinara sauce.
Truffle Parmesan Fries brings delicious tastes with house-cut French fries tossed in truffle garlic sauce, sauteed mushrooms, and a parmesan crisp.
Goat Cheese, seasoned, breaded, and deep fried, served with garlic aioli sauce, is another twist on the menu.
“I have often received inspiration from my younger days growing up in Italy; I remember the smells from the kitchen, the tastes of the cuisine, my family’s recipes,” says Chef Bomporla. “I still go after modern trends in food and find my own way to cook and create them. Something on the menu will always appeal to the guests. We have something for everyone.”
Gluten-free choices include Gluten Free Popeye Spinach Salad, made with spinach, arugula, artichokes, heirloom cherry tomatoes, walnuts, gorgonzola, and figs in an orange vinaigrette.
For sandwich lovers, Bison Burger provides lean protein served on pancetta and topped with lettuce, heirloom tomato, provolone, and gorgonzola cheese.
The Milan-born chef impresses with his pasta dishes, such as Paccheri Boscaiola, taking mushrooms, pancetta, onion, and peas in a brandy cream sauce as a delectable flavor. Gnocchi Al Gorgonzola with Shrimp is delicately coated with a creamy gorgonzola sauce topped with roasted garlic cherry tomatoes.
Forte Dishes fills full dishes with fantastic flavor pallets. Share Grilled Chicken Kabob, a Mediterranean chicken kabob served with rice, grilled zucchini, and tomatoes, or Shrimp Skewers with grilled shrimp, lemony couscous, and grilled vegetables.
Chill Bar & Grill garlic parmesan truffle fries.
Indulge in an appetizing Salmon Alla Griglia, fresh Atlantic grilled salmon served with sauteed vegetables.
Fresh homemade Italian desserts will tempt with Tiramisu, homemade ladyfingers soaked with coffee and then layered with mascarpone cream and cocoa powder. Their Gluten Free Flourless Chocolate Cake is a perfectly decadent cake of silky cocoa.
A chance to Chill is happy hour with reduced pricing on drinks and appetizers from 3 to 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. until closing daily. “This is not a classic bar where you order a drink and go; we are promoting an experience of unique craft drinks combined with great Mediterranean fresh cuisine, where different cultures are embraced,” says the chef.
Chill Bar & Grill pizza.
There are unique specialty cocktails along with beer, wine, hard ciders, seltzers, and spirits. Try The Bronz Cocktail, The Casa Ginger Mint Paloma, The Coconut Mojito, The Nevada Cocktail, and the Dark Rum Yaka Hula. Traditional cocktails include the Old-Fashion, Strawberry Daiquiri, Lemon Drop Martini, and Long Island Ice Tea. Live entertainment adds to the atmosphere, along with the incredible food and drink.
“Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world! Locals don’t always want to go down to the strip to enjoy music, dinner, and dancing. We want our locals to have a great place for entertainment in their own neighborhoods. There’s no charge for music, and we bring in a variety of entertainers and sounds.”
Chill Bar & Grill
7905 W. Sahara Avenue.
Phone: 702 202-4218
www.chillbargrill.net