Peyote at Fergusons Downtown Motel to Celebrate Grand Opening on Friday, Sept. 24

Awash in Vibrant Colors, New Restaurant will be Corner Bar Management’s First Concept Centered on Elevated Cuisine

Peyote, located in downtown Las Vegas at Fergusons Downtown Motel, will celebrate its grand opening on Friday, Sept. 24, with live music and samplings throughout the day for guests. The vibrant new boutique restaurant and bar by Corner Bar Management Company will open for brunch at noon with a commemorative ribbon cutting. In addition to the grand opening ceremony, Peyote is now accepting reservations for its soft opening on Thursday, Sept. 23.

Las Vegas Councilmember Olivia Diaz will participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony and present a proclamation welcoming Peyote to downtown Las Vegas. Live entertainment by local artists will set the scene starting at around sunset, approximately 6:30 p.m. Complimentary samples will showcase brunch and dinner creations by Executive Chef, Justin Kingsley Hall.

A 3,400-square-foot, color-soaked oasis, Peyote will enhance Fergusons, a Fremont East Entertainment District landmark, with distinctive brunch and dinner dishes, creative cocktails and funky, laid-back décor.

Ryan Doherty, founder of Corner Bar Management, has come together with a collection of local culinary, cocktail and design architects to create Peyote. They include Hall and Kim Owens, who are behind community-oriented restaurant, Main St. Provisions; Jolene Mannina, managing partner; Max Solano, beverage and cocktail program consultant; and industry icon, Juyoung Kang, general manager and lead mixologist. San Francisco-based artist, Keegan Arthur Olton, installed Peyote’s patio, which is adorned with desert-hues and a custom 3D-mapped LED bistro-light canvas.

Handcrafted dinner cocktails include the Tea For Two, a refreshing shared beverage for two capturing the fresh essence of summer, made with either certified organic vodka or small batch bourbon, OM organic lemon and ginger liqueur, fresh lemon juice, fresh white peach and cold-brewed organic earl grey tea served in a modern presentation; El Camino, a deliciously fascinating libation with gentle smoke notes is made with Joven mezcal, Alpine Preserve liqueur, passion fruit puree, fresh lime-agave sour and smoked sea salt; Hey, Smokey!, a 30-day barrel-aged cocktail made with bourbon, apple brandy, Aperol, Amaro Nonino and orange and tobacco bitters gently smoked with a proprietary wood blend and fully blinged; and more.

Peyote’s upscale dinner menu will offer a decadent arrangement of appetizers, such as an heirloom tomato summer squash tart; mini shrimp toast topped with wild smoked salmon roe; American country ham on toast served with tangy pickled mustard seed, carrot aioli and wild arugula topped with red eye gravy; and more. Savory main dishes include Carolina Gold rice risotto with grilled corn, sunflower seeds, leeks and almond milk; heritage pig sandwich with grilled pork belly, grass-fed butter, radish, plum mustard, rouge creamery cheese and red pepper pickles; Santa Maria vintage tri-tip grilled on oak served with grilled baby gem, corn salad, pickles, chili preserved radish, butter ball potatoes and fry bread designed to feed three to six guests; and more.

Served noon to 4 p.m. on Friday through Sunday, Peyote’s aspirational brunch menu will include grilled and chilled shellfish, served on a platter with half dozen chilled oysters on the half shell, chilled smoked mussels, grilled prawns and a half lobster tail; plant-based JUST egg quiche with red kitten spinach, caramelized leeks, lions mane mushroom and JUST eggs baked in a non-dairy pie crust; fire roasted tomato and American ham which consists of an heirloom tomato roasted over oak, shaved American country ham, smashed then fried fingerling potatoes, red-eye gravy with two eggs; and more.

Peyote will be open from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and from noon to 2 a.m. from Fridays through Sundays.