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The Las Vegas opening of Gymkhana, the only Indian restaurant in London with two Michelin stars, is a true game-changer. “It’s like the Indian Carbone,” a New York real estate mogul says as we discuss how posting an Instagram story from the Vegas Gymkhana resulted in DMs from globetrotting DJs, prominent chefs, crypto pioneers, a UFC ring girl and L.A. actors and models, who are all clamoring to eat at this hot spot inside the Aria casino-resort.
“This is the best lamb I’ve ever had,” a former food editor who’s now a caterer to the stars declares as she grabs another of Gymkhana’s signature tandoori lamb chops with her fingers. An Indian friend smiles widely as we cover our plates with juicy quail seekh kebabs and beautifully unctuous and intoxicatingly fragrant venison biryani. The butter chicken and the creamy black lentil dal make us want to eat more bread and rice. Only-in-Vegas dishes like the nicely spicy wagyu keema naan and luxurious Goan lobster curry (with meat pulled out of the claws and put into the head for an attractive and user-friendly presentation) are show-stoppers. Even if you’ve traversed the globe to drink clarified milk punch at famous cocktail bars, the pina col-lassi at Gymkhana might floor you. Desserts like gold leaf gulab jamun (fried milk dumplings with rose syrup) and the saffron pistachio ice cream falooda are resolutely Indian with the proper amount of Vegas-worthy spectacle.
JKS Restaurants, founded by siblings Jyotin, Karam and Sunaina Sethi, and MGM Resorts are clearly resetting the dining scene in Las Vegas with Gymkhana. Bold flavors, uncompromising cooking, family, heritage, pride, glitz, culture, new experiences. This is the intersection of all of it.
