Here’s Who Received the Largest Pandemic Restaurant Relief Grants in the Las Vegas Area

The $28.6 billion federal COVID-19 relief fund for restaurants and other food establishments provided a third round of pandemic funding meant to serve as a lifeline for struggling restaurants nationwide. But only 30 percent of Nevada restaurants that applied for federal assistance through the SBA’s program received grants, according to new data released last Friday by the U.S. Small Business Association.

Of the 763 Nevada restaurants and caterers that received grants totaling $267,504,133, 579 of these businesses are Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and Henderson and constitutes a bulk of the grants, which do not have to be paid back by restaurant owners if used by March 2023. In Nevada, 2,487 food establishments — representing restaurants, bars, bakeries, food trucks, brewpubs, wineries, taverns, inns, and distilleries, which were eligible for pandemic relief from the SBA in this round of funding — applied for funding from the program, part of the American Rescue Plan stimulus bill, signed into law in March 2021.

While no Nevada restaurants received the maximum grant of $10 million, four restaurants and nightclubs received $5 million in funding — Pampas Churrascaria Las Vegas LLC, which is Pampas Churrascaria Brazilian Grille at the Miracle Mile Shops; Buenas Noches LLC, known as Cabo Wabo Cantina at the Miracle Mile Shops; SF Paris LLC, operating Hexx Kitchen & Bar at Paris Las Vegas; and Chateau Nightclub LLC, working as Chateau Nightclub at Paris Las Vegas.

The $28.6 billion federal COVID-19 relief fund for restaurants and other food establishments opened for applications on May 3 but closed on June 30 after it ran out of money. The agency approved fewer than one-third of the 370,000 applications for funding. The SBA said the portal closed on Wednesday, July 14, leaving restaurateurs wondering if more funds would be coming.

The Restaurant Revitalization Fund planned to prioritize businesses owned by women, veterans, and people from economically and socially disadvantaged groups who missed out on earlier rounds of financial relief — with a 21-day prioritization period for restaurants owned by those groups.

Here’s a look at the Las Vegas area businesses that received grants of $1 million and more and the total amount they received:

• Pampas Churrascaria Las Vegas LLC, Pampas Churrascaria at the Miracle Mile Shops, Las Vegas, $5,000,000
• Buenas Noches LLC, Cabo Wabo Cantina at the Miracle Mile Shops, Las Vegas, $5,000,000
• SF Paris LLC, Hexx at Paris Las Vegas, Las Vegas, $5,000,000
• Chateau Nightclub LLC, Chateau Nightclub at Paris Las Vegas, Las Vegas, $5,000,000
• BLH LLC, Golden Corral, Las Vegas, $4,673,137
• Pepper mill Inc., The Peppermill, Las Vegas, $4,616,321
• Border Grill Las Vegas LLC, Border Grill at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, $4,586,410
• PBR Rock LLC, PBR Rock Bar & Grill at the Miracle Mile Shops, Las Vegas, $4,290,058.16
• Ideagrub Inc, Divine Dosa & Biryani, Las Vegas, $4,259,416
• LotusChutima LLC, Lotus of Siam, Las Vegas, $4,109,977.10
• RBG Vegas LLC, SushiSamba at the Grand Canal Shoppes, Las Vegas, $3,667,454
• Mancha Development Company LLC, Denny’s, Las Vegas, $3,349,485
• Zuma Las Vegas LLC, Zuma at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, $3,277,755.45
• KJ Restaurant LLC, KJ Dim Sum & Seafood at the Rio, Las Vegas, $3,203,653
• NITE OWL LLC, Piranha Nightclub, Las Vegas, $3,143,827
• ocean one grille of las vegas llc, Ocean One Grille at the Miracle Mile Shops, Las Vegas, $2,955,554
• Flights Restaurant Group Inc, Flights at the Miracle Mile Shops, Las Vegas, $2,863,314.84
• Makino Restaurant Group Inc, Makino Buffet, Las Vegas, $2,813,577
• Sword & Spoon LLC, Food courts at Excalibur and Circus Circus, Henderson, $2,760,618
• G. F. G. PIEROS INC, Piero’s Italian Cuisine, Las Vegas, $2,740,662
• Airport Concessions LLC, Las Vegas, $2,690,276
• Cut & Taste LLC, Cut & Taste Catering, Las Vegas, $2,560,003.71
• Herbs and Rye Incorporated, Herbs & Rye, Las Vegas, $2,550,654
• Sushi Concepts LV LLC, Sushi Roku at the Forum Shops at Caesars, Las Vegas, $2,375,634
• 6th & Free LLC, Commonwealth, Las Vegas, $2,273,835
• CCNYNY LLC, Chin Chin at New York-New York, Las Vegas, $2,180,985
• Chinglish Restaurant Group LLC, Chinglish Cantonese Wine Bar at Boca Park, Las Vegas, $2,085,897.79
• Bonanno Food Courts II LLC, Bonanno, Las Vegas, $2,000,000
• Koi LV LLC, Koi at Planet Hollywood Resort, Las Vegas, $1,904,831
• Timbers Hospitality Group Inc., Timbers, Las Vegas, $1,882,082.70
• SB Specialties Inc., Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Las Vegas, $1,873,613
• Minus5 GCS LLC, Minus 5, Las Vegas, $1,840,644
• Project Lion LLC, Crush at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, $1,699,838
• Risposta llc, Ferraro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar, Las Vegas, $1,619,391
• Crazy Buffet INC., Crazy Buffet, LAS VEGAS, $1,474,445
• LV Concepts Inc, MCC Hospitality Group, Las Vegas, $1,406,251
• Ebadom NV LLC, Chosun Hwaro Nara Teppan at the Miracle Mile Shops, Las Vegas, $1,384,095.96
• YNIE LLC, Divine Cafe at the Springs Preserve, Las Vegas, $1,330,837
• Laurie Drive LLC, Gen 3 Hospitality, Las Vegas, $1,289,394
• Parkway Flamingo LLC, PKWY Tavern, Las Vegas, $1,283,830.41
• TICI LLC, Denny’s, Las Vegas, $1,247,097
• Bowin Associates LLC, China A Go Go, Las Vegas, $1,229,212
• Diet Center LLC, Heart Attack Grill, Las Vegas, $1,221,528.07
• Perri Inc., The Bootlegger Bistro, Las Vegas, $1,206,491
• BANBURY CAPITAL LLC, Hello Kitty Cafe, Las Vegas, $1,191,387.96
• Superior Event Services LLC, Superior Event Services, Las Vegas, $1,160,812
• Hussong’s Las Vegas LLC, Hussong’s Cantina at Boca Park and Mandalay Place, Las Vegas, $1,146,058
• MOOMYOUNG, Ping Pang Pong at the Gold Coast, Las Vegas, $1,128,309
• Curry Pot Inc, Curry Pot at the Grand Canal Shoppes, Las Vegas, $1,124,125
• S2W LLC, The Bar, Las Vegas, $1,105,915
• Otheroom Las Vegas LP, Smoked Burgers & BBQ at the Forum Shops at Caesars, Las Vegas, $1,096,132.95
• Carson Six Holdings LLC, Carson Kitchen, Las Vegas, $1,090,497.50
• DS & S Inc., Giuseppe’s Bar & Grille, Las Vegas, $1,059,133
• PHO Q II LLC, Pho Bosa Kitchen, Las Vegas, $1,051,762.24
• Park On Fremont LLC, Park on Fremont, Las Vegas, $1,046,332
• FOMO Eats Venetian LLC, The Halal Guys, Las Vegas, $1,044,301.28
• Hudl Brewing Company LLC, Hudl Brewing Co., Las Vegas, $1,026,336.50
• Osaka Catering Inc, Osaka Japanese Bistro, Las Vegas, $1,023,466
• chenlin llc, Buffet at Asia, Las Vegas, $1,016,345
• Chen and Cao LLC, China A Go Go, Las Vegas, $1,010,937

Look up any restaurant that received grants from the SBA’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund here.

• Small Business Administration disclosure of businesses approved for Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants

• Everything Restaurants Need to Know About the Restaurant Revitalization Fund [Eater]

• Congress’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund Is Out of Money and Restaurants Are Still in Need [Eater]

• How Coronavirus Is Affecting Las Vegas Food and Restaurants [ELV]