a Chinese restaurant known as Blossom. Aria also featured Lemongrass, the first Thai cuisine restaurant to be opened on the Strip. Julian Serrano Tapas is a tapas restaurant named after its chef, and Esquire included it among the "20 Best New Restaurants in 2010". Another restaurant, Sage, featured chandeliers, floor-to-ceiling murals, and a seasonal menu. It was operated by chef Shawn McClain, who also opened Five50 Pizza Bar at the resort in 2013. It was named for its happy hour and the temperature at which its pizza is cooked. McClain departed Aria in 2020. Sage did not reopen, following COVID-19-related closures earlier that year, and Five50 was renamed Moneyline Pizza & Bar. Masa Takayama oversaw two restaurants, including Bar Masa and Shabu. The latter, also known as Shaboo, operated within Bar Masa. Shaboo closed in 2012 and was replaced by a new restaurant-within-a-restaurant from Takayama. Known as Tetsu, it focused on the teppanyaki style of Japanese cooking. Bar Masa and Tetsu closed in 2018 and were replaced by Catch, a $7 million seafood restaurant opened later that year. Catch is known for drawing celebrities to its New York and Los Angeles locations. Union Restaurant & Lounge was replaced by a Mexican restaurant, Javier's, in 2012. The restaurant's design includes a canopy made of ropes that hangs over the bar area. Several new restaurants were added in 2015, including Carbone, which serves Italian-American food. Mina opened a French restaurant, Bardot Brasserie, replacing American Fish. Another new restaurant was Herringbone, which served seafood. It closed in 2020 and was replaced by Salt & Ivy Cafe. Din Tai Fung opened its largest U.S. restaurant at Aria in 2020. Upon its opening, Aria also included a buffet, which proved to be popular. It closed in 2012 for remodeling, before reopening two months later. The buffet had previously featured an abundance of tiling, prompting customer comparisons with a bathroom. Executive chef Shawn Smilie said, "We used to have these tiles everywhere, and people said it reminded them of a shower. That had to change". The remodel replaced most of the tiling with wood and also added brighter colors. The buffet closed in March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The space reopened in late 2022 as Proper Eats, a food hall with a dozen options, including a pizza restaurant by DJ Steve Aoki. The resort's food and alcohol are stored in off-site and on-site warehouses.