LAS VEGAS FOOD SCOOP: Retro-Inactive Top Chefs' Eatery, Significant Food Hall Now Closed
The Sundry Food Hall at the UnCommons residential development in southwest Las Vegas is shutting down on Saturday, June 22, less than a year and a half since its grand opening.
"The Sundry was conceptualized through a daring, inventive idea to introduce a global food hall to the Vegas locals," said Patric Yumul, CEO of Table One Hospitality, in a statement.
"Regrettably, we won't be able to cater to the community as we initially intended."
Upon its launch in June 2023, the 18,000 square-foot venture in upscale residential dining housed 15 eateries, including Shotaro Kamio’s sushi joint, Mizunara, and Smitten Ice Cream, both of which stopped operations last month without providing a reason.
Now we have the answer.
Top Chefs backing out
Also closing is Retro, the '80s and '90s-themed restaurant from "Top Chef" celebrities Michael and Bryan Voltaggio. Its final day is June 29.
However, this shutdown was pre-planned since the eatery — which inherited the cherished former Aureole space at Mandalay Bay — was a pre-arranged "one-year culinary residency."
After Michael won "Top Chef's" Season 6 (with Bryan finishing as runner-up), the brothers constructed a culinary powerhouse that now encompasses modern seafood restaurant Estuary at CityCenterDC’s Conrad Hotel and the Voltaggio Brothers Steak House at MGM National Harbor.
Dining In and Out
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Plans for a new Mexican restaurant, Casa La Lucy, are underway for 61 W. Utah Ave. #121, in the Arts District.
Coco’s African Chicken is looking to relocate from 4972 S. Maryland Parkway to larger nearby premises at 4660 S. Maryland Parkway.
The House of Blues inside Mandalay Bay will introduce a weekly horror-themed brunch at 11 a.m. on Sunday, July 28. Via a press release, the venue advertises it as a "unique Vegas brunch experience" where ghastly characters interact with guests and attempt to scare them. General admission is $59 through Ticketmaster.com.
The team behind the Sand Dollar Lounge, which opened in 1976, as well as the Sand Dollar Downtown in 2022, will unveil La Casa de Juliette Mexican Cocina this summer at 7585 Norman Rockwell Lane in Centennial Hills.
The Southern Nevada Health District forced the closure of Dippin Dots and Lea Lana’s Bananas on June 17. Both are kiosks located at the Cowabunga Canyon Waterpark at 7055 S. Fort Apache Road, and both garnered 5 demerits. Also closed by the Health District, with a score of 30 demerits, was Lao’s Thai Street Food at 860 Twain Ave. #122.
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