resort's restaurants store their seafood in tanks located in a chilled cooler beneath the casino floor. The cooler houses approximately 3,000 lobsters each month. Alex, a French restaurant named after chef Alex Stratta, was among the eateries that opened with the resort. It featured a staircase modeled after one featured in the musical Hello, Dolly! Chef Stratta later opened an Italian restaurant, named "Stratta". It replaced Corsa Cucina, an Italian-Mediterranean restaurant which initially featured a grand prix racing theme. Alex closed in 2011; a resort representative said that "high-end French dining is not what people want these days". For five consecutive years leading up to its closure, Alex had won the Forbes Travel Guide Five Star Award and the AAA Five Diamond Award. Stratta's other eponymous restaurant closed in 2012, replaced by a new Italian eatery known as Allegro. "The Buffet at Wynn" was among the most popular in Las Vegas. Because of health concerns during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the buffet switched to a new format in which servers brought food to the diners. After a few months, Wynn Resorts determined that this concept was unpopular among guests, announcing the buffet's closure later in 2020. The Buffet at Wynn returned in July 2021, with a traditional buffet format. La Cave Wine & Food Hideaway was opened by Michael Morton in 2010. It underwent a renovation in 2019, adding a garden lounge. In 2021, the resort added Delilah, a supper club named after an existing establishment in West Hollywood. Delilah's design is based on Las Vegas supper clubs of the 1950s. Other dining establishments include Lakeside, a seafood restaurant overseen by chef David Walzog; and Tableau, a fine-dining restaurant. In 2023, chef Alon Shaya is scheduled to open a Mediterranean restaurant at the resort. Nightclubs Wynn Las Vegas opened with a water-themed nightclub known as La Bete, French for "The Beast". It served as a restaurant and bar, and would convert to an after-hours club. The club did not meet Wynn's expectations, and the resort's director of nightclub operations departed less than two weeks after the opening. Victor Drai was hired later that year to revamp La Bete. The club closed for a two-month multimillion dollar renovation, reopening as Tryst on New Year's Eve 2005. The new club included more outdoor seating, and was managed by Drai along with brothers Cy and Jesse Waits. Drai departed Wynn