He said the casino will open the Friday’s Grill, a substitute for the restaurant, on the ground level where Cafe Andreotti was. John Packer, Harrah’s communication manager, said the construction won’t affect the regular business of the casino. “We plan to introduce it with some parties and local events so that the community can enjoy it first,” Dennehy said. Dennehy said he expects the project to be completed in June.

The remodel marks the culmination of a $26 million project that began four years ago with the renovation of Harrah’s standard hotel rooms. In addition to redesigning the restaurants, the suites on the 16th floor will also be upgraded. The kitchens of the two restaurants will be consolidated to add more room.

The Forest Buffet will expand and add more food stations. The most dramatic change to the top floor will be enlarging the entrance of the Friday’s Station restaurant to allow for a full view of the lake and the western ridgeline that bounds the Lake Tahoe Basin.

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