The casino portion, known as the Holiday. Guy Fieri’s Cherokee Kitchen + Bar joins Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, Wicked Weed Brewpub, and a few other quick bite options in the casino.Įven though it’s billed as a casual dining concept, the dining room renderings look upscale rustic-chic with antler chandeliers, leather banquettes, and cow hide chairs. Construction began in April 1970, and the hotel portion opened on February 1, 1972, as the Holiday Inn Center Strip. The new 200-seat restaurant will offer many of the Fieri’s signature dishes, like the bacon mac-n-cheese burger with Donkey Sauce, bourbon brown sugar barbecue wings, pulled pork sandwiches and more. He says he’s “stoked” to contribute to the food scene in the Smoky Mountains. Located in Cherokee, North Carolina, in the Great Smoky Mountains, the casino is an enterprise of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.įieri became familiar with the area of western North Carolina while filming Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Try your luck at poker, black jack and slots at this exciting entertainment venue thats open 24 hours a day in downtown New Orleans. 22, 1995, the casino filed for bankruptcy, the temporary. Celebrity chef Guy Fieri will put his maverick stamp of tastes on the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort this fall with the opening of Guy Fieri’s Cherokee Kitchen + Bar. On May 1, 1995, Harrahs temporary casino opened in the Municipal Auditorium in Louis Armstrong Park.