The Peppermill's Future Is Sealed for Now

Worried about the Las Vegas Convention Center taking over the Peppermill Restaurant and Fireside Lounge? Fear no more.

LVCVA wanted to buy the land under the restaurant and lounge for a massive expansion that is already taking over the Riviera, which closes May 4. The convention board agreed to buy the 60-year-old Riviera for $182.5 million.

Now the Doumani family says it "will take over 100 percent ownership of the building and its 1.1-acre parcel at 2985 Las Vegas Blvd. S."

Previously, the "Doumanis owned 40 percent of the property, while the estate of Mildred Ash, the wife of a former development partner, owned 60 percent."

Lorenzo Doumani bid $10.65 million on the land during a public court auction.

Don’t expect any changes at the restaurant that has been open since 1971.