Hard Rock Cafe opens today on Strip
Today is the grand opening of the Hard Rock Cafe... on the Las Vegas Strip.
Next to MGM Grand in the Showcase Mall, the 3-floor, 42,000 sq. ft. gleams with new technology and excitement that, we admit, puts the nearby Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (whose cafe will remain open) to shame.
The 950-seat restaurant is wired throughout for wi-fi, with Microsoft Surface tables (last seen at Rio's iBar), and an interactive Rock Wall. The Wall allows patrons to view photos and videos on a mammoth 18x4' touchscreen.
Upstairs can be converted to concert seating for 1,000 people.
Though it's the second-largest Hard Rock (next to the Orlando location), it contains the largest Rock Shop, selling all things Hard Rock.
