MGM Grand Lip Smacking Tour

Highlights:

• Dine at coveted prime-time without waiting in lines or making your own reservations.

• Visit three of MGM Grand's hottest restaurants to enjoy 3 to 4 signature dishes at each – all in one evening.

• Minimal walking and no potential impact from the weather because everything is located within one luxury resort.

• Accommodations for allergies and dietary restrictions.

• Immediate seating with complete VIP service.

• A highly knowledgeable and entertaining professional guide leads and narrates the way.

• Optional beverage package that includes a pre-selected signature cocktail at every restaurant.

• Ideal for date nights, celebrations, or large corporate groups.

Experience the exquisite culinary delights of one of Las Vegas' most iconic resorts, the MGM Grand. Not merely one of the largest hotels in the country, but one of its grandest, it’s instantly recognizable by its gleaming 50-ton lion mascot at its entrance, one of the most massive bronze sculptures in the United States. What awaits inside, however, is even more impressive: the opportunity to dine at three of its finest restaurants, all in one effortless experience. 

Named “America’s Best Food Tour’’ by Thrillist, Lip Smacking Foodie Tours invites you on a truly grand time to three outstanding restaurants that are all conveniently located within the 6.6-acre luxury resort that entertainment company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer originally opened in 1973 to much fanfare and named after its 1939 film, “Grand Hotel.’’ This Lip Smacking experience involves minimal walking, too, making it ideal no matter what the weather or time of year.

This 2 ½-hour prime-time tour escorts you to each of these acclaimed restaurants to enjoy a parade of signature dishes at every one, including lavish desserts at the end. There's never a wait, as all tour guests are escorted immediately past host stands to the best seats in the house for VIP service from start to finish, including a waitstaff at the ready to meet every need. 

Best yet, Lip Smacking specializes in easily accommodating dietary and allergy restrictions. At the time of booking, you’ll be prompted to include any such restrictions – be it vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian or gluten-free or other – so that Lip Smacking can do its best to adjust menus accordingly in advance.

An optional beverage package is available that provides a special craft cocktail served promptly at every restaurant. While you’re free to order a beverage upon arrival at any restaurant, this package, which includes all restaurant taxes and gratuities, means no waiting and no distractions from the overall experience, as well as the opportunity to try the cocktail for which every restaurant is most noted.

With more than a decade in business in Vegas, Lip Smacking is the original epicurean experience that has set the bar high. With deep ties to the hospitality industry, it has nurtured exclusive partnerships with the most sought-after restaurants and resorts in the city, making it the envy of others.

The evening begins at Morimoto, the celebrated, fine-dining Japanese restaurant by the legendary Masaharu Morimoto, Iron Chef Japanese on the original “Iron Chef’’ Japanese television cooking competition who later became a star on the Food Network’s “Iron Chef America.’’ One of nine Morimoto restaurants around the world, it has landed multiple times on the “Top 100 Restaurants in the World’’ list.

At this elegant restaurant that blends East and West, savor Morimoto’s unique pizza draped with tuna slices, olives, and jalapeno, and finished with anchovy aioli; crisp and golden rock shrimp tempura; succulent pork ribs in sticky, spicy tamarind glaze; and a fanciful Tiger roll, enfolding shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, asparagus, spicy aioli, sesame seeds, and green onions.

Those partaking of the optional beverage package will enjoy the Geisha’s Secret, an alluring blend of vodka, lychee, Japanese Calpico soda, and pomegranate syrup.

Next, it’s on to Craftsteak, a AAA Four Diamond steakhouse by Tom Colicchio, the James Beard Award-winning chef and veteran head judge on Bravo TV’s “Top Chef.’’ Prime beef and Japanese Wagyu star on the menu, along with impeccable produce, the freshest seafood from day-boat fishermen, and the most sought-after ingredients from artisanal producers.

Guests will be treated to a classic frisee salad with farm egg and smoked bacon that is prepared tableside; Craftsteak’s most preeminent entree, a 12-ounce Wagyu skirt steak with unsurpassed marbling that melts in the mouth; and sides of sauteed seasonal mushrooms, and creamy rich aligot, a French version of mashed potatoes loaded with butter and Gruyere. There’s the option to sip the Cucumber Martini crafted with fresh lemon and cucumber.

The final restaurant is Luchini, a contemporary Italian-American restaurant inspired by the urbane yet comforting flavors of New York City. The dishes are characterized by generous portions served with pride just like nonna would make. 

Get your fill of Grandma’s Meatballs, moist and delicious in a sweet-tangy marinara sauce; Spiedini alla Romana, the classic skewered toasted peasant bread covered in melty mozzarella and zesty lemon caper butter; and Penne alla Rosa, with supple pasta in a spicy, creamy tomato sauce. The twin finale is sweet indeed with devil’s food cake enriched with chocolate mousse and a flourish of chocolate curls; and airy profiteroles filled with hazelnut pastry cream and drenched in Nutella sauce.

To sip, there’s the optional Prima Donna, a standout of Grey Goose vodka, limoncello, lemon juice, strawberry, and fresh basil.

Take advantage of Lip Smacking’s unparalleled expertise to experience one of the world’s most grand resorts in the grandest way possible.