A golf club is probably the most unlikely place for a Wolfgang Puck restaurant. But the famed chef and his management team is nothing if not adventurous. It was Puck, after all, who saw the potential for fine dining venues in Las Vegas back in 1992, when he opened Spago in the Forum Shops at Caesars. And it isn't what you'd expect.
Large windows look out onto the palm tree-studded golf course, which opened late last year.
Cili seats 300 inside, including a 36-seat private dining room. There's an additional 43 tables on the covered patio. Receptions of up to 800 people can be held at the restaurant, Sheehan says. The club's location was enticing to Puck's team, according to Tom Kaplan, Puck's managing partner in Las Vegas who oversees Spago, Trattoria del Lupo at Mandalay Bay, Wolfgang Puck Cafe in the MGM Grand, Postrio at The Venetian and Chinois at the Forum Shops. Surprisingly, Cili also handles the club's cabana food outlet, as well as a food cart.