Vegas Restaurant Roundup: Killer Hibiscus, New Mexican, Salt and Straw
Fleur, the popular steakhouse brand opened by Chef Hubert Keller in Mandalay Bay 18 years ago, will close permanently on June 30. This winter, a new project will fill that space.
Keller is nationally known for his Fleur de Lys in San Francisco and opened a Michelin-starred restaurant in Las Vegas in 2005. In 2010, Keller changed its name to "Fleur by Hubert Keller" and the menu was changed to "Casual". In 2014, he closed the San Francisco restaurant. In 2021, Keller turned over control of the Las Vegas outpost to MGM Resorts, which operates the resort. The restaurant reopened during the pandemic, but without Keller’s name.
This is the second Mandalay Bay restaurant to close this year, following Charlie Palmer's Aureole, which was replaced in May by Retro by Votaggio (for at least a year).
Come and go
Two new Mexican (not New Mexican) restaurants are about to debut in Las Vegas.La Popular CDMX will open on June 26th at Palms Casino Resort, featuring Chef Cesar de la Parra. This will be the Mexico City restaurant's third U.S. location, and its owner Grupo Carolo is partnering with California-based Eureka! on the project. A second Mexican store, Rosa Mexicano, will open its first location in Las Vegas in late 2023, with one at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Strip Terrace.
Salt & Straw, the Portland, Oregon-based ice cream shop known for its crazy flavors, is heading to the Uncommons shopping center in southwest Las Vegas. When it opens on June 16, it will offer options containing ingredients typically considered food waste, such as day-old bread pudding and whole cocoa pods. For example, its Salted Caramel and Okara Cupcake flavors contain pulp left over from making soy milk.
Although the Vegas Test Kitchen on East Fremont Street is closing, two alumni are making their presence felt in practice.Chef Ethan Spiezer's plant-based dishes Down 2 Earth and Solamente Pizza are scheduled to open in a shared space at 6599 Las Vegas Blvd. South of West Sunset Road. The site also reports that Rock N' Roll Sushi's first Las Vegas location will open before the end of the year at 6435 D. Durango Drive, according to whatnowvegas.com.
PowerSoul Café is a gluten-free fast food concept that plans to open its first four locations in Las Vegas next year: 8181 W. Warm Springs Road, 1469 E. Lake Mead Parkway in Henderson, 3501 S. Valley View Avenue. Located in Chinatown and Summerlin, the exact location has not been disclosed.
Nacho Daddy’s location at 113 N. 4th St. in downtown Las Vegas is moving one block east to 121 N. 4th St., where it will have more space (7,000 feet).
China Mama, which has been closed since late March due to a fire, will reportedly reopen soon in the former IX Skewer & Bar, also at 4266 Spring Hill Road in Chinatown.
Las Vegas Pizza Festival returns on November 4th at the Industrial Events Space behind the Las Vegas Strip.
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