Fish by José Andrés, the celebrity chef’s seafood restaurant in MGM National Harbor casino and resort, will close by Jan. 15.
Andrés’ restaurant group, ThinkFoodGroup, and MGM made a “mutual decision” to close the restaurant “as part of the two companies’ evolving business strategies,” according to a statement.
MGM has not yet said what will replace Fish, which occupied a prominent space with a large terrace overlooking the Potomac River. The restaurant also included the five-seat chefs counter, dubbed the “Maryland Fry Bar.”
Another chef with celebrity status, Marcus Samuelsson, closed his restaurant, Marcus,” in the venue in 2018 after one year in business. MGM replaced the soul food restaurant with Osteria Costa, one of its in-house Italian restaurant concepts. The company may look to replace Fish with another seafood concept.
ThinkFoodGroup still has one location of Fish, located in Atlantis Paradise Island resort in the Bahamas.
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