Eater Vegas - Every Restaurant and Bar That Closed in Las Vegas in 2018The Las Vegas Restaurant, Bar, and Nightlife Bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52682/favicon-32x32.png2019-01-02T09:00:04-08:00http://vegas.eater.com/rss/stream/166683852019-01-02T09:00:04-08:002019-01-02T09:00:04-08:00Bomb Tacos Fizzles Out Downtown
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<p>Chef Robert Solano closes on Carson Avenue</p> <p id="QPcmBb">Barely nine months <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/4/3/17191682/bomb-tacos-robert-solano-eater-inside">after a downtown debut</a>, <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/bomb-tacos-2"><strong>Bomb Tacos</strong></a><strong> </strong>has shuttered on Carson Avenue.</p>
<p id="4JO6D7">Owned and created by chef Robert Solano, the rapid closure continues a growing trend of Las Vegas operators not informing potential customers <a href="http://bombtacos.com/">via a website</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BOMB-TACOS-287505521856521/">social media</a> that the restaurant is no longer in business.</p>
<p id="vMYGdd">The 1,414-square-foot former location, close to the corner of Carson and Sixth Street, was previously home to <strong>Two Bald Brothers </strong>and <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/zydeco-po-boys"><strong>Zydeco Po-Boys</strong></a>. The retail strip was remodeled in the summer of 2015 after years of neglect. </p>
<p id="SFjhZo">Solano first launched his concept in <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2017/3/21/14994696/robert-solano-bomb-tacos-now-open">Spring Valley in early 2017</a>, following time as executive chef of <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/mingo-kitchen-lounge"><strong>Mingo Kitchen & Lounge</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/mundo"><strong>Mundo</strong></a>, and <strong>Olivia’s Latin Cuisine</strong>. The Durango Drive original remains open daily, serving tacos and wet burritos. </p>
<p id="2c7fSs">Downtown, the counter-service space was decorated with<strong> </strong>“tin walls, brightly colored furniture, Mexican artwork” and design elements either hand-painted or built by the chef.</p>
<p id="oK05WH">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/search?q=bomb+tacos">All Coverage of Bomb Tacos </a>[ELV]</p>
<p id="HWQ5bY">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/closings">All Las Vegas Restaurant Closings</a> [ELV]</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2019/1/2/18163600/bomb-tacos-closes-downtownBradley Martin2018-12-28T09:00:06-08:002018-12-28T09:00:06-08:00A Mexican Restaurant Closes in Downtown Summerlin
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<p>The restaurant opened in 2016</p> <p id="9ugIuP">Seattle-based <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/casa-del-matador"><strong>Casa Del Matador</strong></a> <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2016/8/5/12383550/casa-del-matador-now-open-downtown-summerlin">lasted about two years</a> at <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/downtown-summerlin"><strong>Downtown Summerlin</strong></a> before closing. The Mexican restaurant on the north end of the shopping center sat near <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/andiron-steak-sea"><strong>Andiron Steak & Sea</strong></a> and Crate & Barrel. </p>
<p id="lmBjmR">Inside, the restaurant featured ornate metal railings from Seattle’s 2K Metal Works while co-founder Zak Melang added his touch to the ornate table and bar tops to the brand he created in 2004 with Nate Opper. </p>
<p id="eMuH4A">The 4,306-square-foot included a 660-square-foot patio, a bar with more than 130 tequila choices, and a circular, 12-seat, indoor fire-pit.</p>
<p id="Dpf1vy">On the menu, choices included enchiladas, tortas, tacos and burritos, as well as braised carnitas, carne asada, fajitas, and rib-eye steak. </p>
<p id="iSCxP8">More than 130 tequilas, mezcals, and añejos lined the bar, arranged on the menu by flavor profiles, and available in flights.</p>
<p id="t8KCGi">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/24881/casa-del-matador">All Coverage of Casa Del Matador</a> [ELV]</p>
<p id="Q6fvR0">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/1/18/16904344/restaurant-bar-closed-las-vegas-2018">Every Restaurant and Bar That Closed in Las Vegas in 2018</a> [ELV]</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2018/12/28/18158448/casa-del-matador-closes-downtown-summerlinSusan Stapleton2018-12-27T12:00:09-08:002018-12-27T12:00:09-08:00Biggest Restaurant Closings of 2018 in Las Vegas
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<p>A look back at some of the saddest closings of the year</p> <p id="BN3FBG">The inevitable happens all the time in Las Vegas; another restaurant or bar closes. Some come as no surprise. Others break the hearts of fans. Here, a look back at some of the saddest restaurant closings of 2018. </p>
<h2 id="C4GVtd">Spago</h2>
<p id="Mf3czY">Wolfgang Puck pulled up stakes at the Forum Shops at Caesars to make the move to the Bellagio. <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2017/8/21/16180460/wolfgang-pucks-spago-closing-forum-shops"><strong>Spago</strong></a>, the landmark restaurant that ushered in an era of celebrity chefs in Las Vegas created an entirely new look for its Bellagio location that practically sits on top of the fountains. Diners can still find his favorites on the menu at the new location. </p>
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<h2 id="8GpUcX">The Country Club</h2>
<p id="dyxSKX"><a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/the-country-club"><strong>The Country Club</strong></a>, the steakhouse overlooking the golf course at Wynn Las Vegas, closed on Jan. 14 since the resort started construction on <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2016/4/8/11391138/wynn-paradise-park-las-vegas-coming-attractions"><strong>Paradise Park</strong>, the $1.5 billion new lagoon, water sports facility, convention center and hotel</a> surrounded by sand beaches over 140 acres. Most of those plans were dropped, but the restaurant with its jazz brunch and killer French dip never returned. </p>
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<h2 id="X2XQpU">Lucky Dragon’s Restaurants</h2>
<p id="LFvb6Y">The resort on Sahara Avenue that all things Chinese to Las Vegas lasted less than a year. Early 2018 brought quick closures of <strong>Dragon’s Alley</strong>, the night market at the resort, <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/pearl-ocean"><strong>Pearl Ocean</strong></a> with its dim sum menu for lunch and dinner, <strong>Phoenix </strong>with a focus on modern Chinese fare, and <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/bao-now"><strong>Bao Now</strong></a><strong> </strong>with its casual dishes.</p>
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<h2 id="HPDy5s">Jean Philippe Patisserie</h2>
<p id="cy36dq">Giant chocolate fountains didn’t keep pastry chef Jean-Philippe Maury in Las Vegas. <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/1/8/16861308/jean-philippe-patisserie-out-aria-bellagio">Both of his bakeries</a> on the Strip closed in early 2018. <strong>Jean Philippe Patisserie</strong> at Aria re-branded itself as <strong>Aria Patisserie</strong> and his original outpost at the Bellagio turned into the <strong>Bellagio Patisserie</strong>.</p>
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<h2 id="iUHM7H">BarMasa and Tetsu</h2>
<p id="fkKy42">A famous chef leaving Las Vegas is always a sad occasion, even when the shutter was anticipated for year. Pricey sushi and teppan at Aria<strong> </strong>at <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/17914/barmasa-2"><strong>BarMasa</strong></a> and <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/tetsu-2"><strong>Tetsu</strong></a> from Masa Takayama <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/2/2/16966520/barmasa-tetsu-sushi-restaurant-aria-closed-catch-coming-attractions">departed the resort on April 2</a>, and a celebrity favorite out of Los Angeles and New York City, <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/52036/catch"><strong>Catch</strong></a>, took its place.</p>
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<h2 id="ffVrx5">Bratalian Neapolitan Cantina</h2>
<p id="4ntDLK">Carla Pellegrino, the chef and owner behind <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/bratalian"><strong>Bratalian Neapolitan Cantina</strong></a> in Henderson, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10215510622057237&set=a.1165952747542.2026155.1189603688&type=3&theater">closed her restaurant</a> in May. On Facebook, she told fans that the rent became a “heavy burden,” and decided not to renew her lease. Pellegrino ended up <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/10/17/17987434/carla-pellegrino-yosemite-brew-masters-ellis-island">moving to Yosemite National Park</a> to run The Majestic Yosemite Hotel. </p>
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<h2 id="e46GKD">Chada Thai and Chada Street</h2>
<p id="XK6s5I">First, <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/3/27/17170276/chada-street-closed"><strong>Chada Street</strong> with its Thai street fare closed</a> in March. Then its sister restaurant <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/chada-thai-wine"><strong>Chada Thai & Wine</strong></a> bows out after almost six years on May 26. Never fear. Bank Atchawaran, the man behind the restaurants, opens <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/7/17/17579958/bank-atcharawan-thai-restaurant-lamaii-opening-fall-2018"><strong>Lamaii</strong></a> soon in Chinatown. </p>
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<h2 id="8Fft2M">Border Grill</h2>
<p id="NpKZAS"><a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/5/18/17369172/border-grill-las-vegas-restaurants-closed-forum-shops-caesars"><strong>Border Grill</strong></a>’s second location in Las Vegas closed on May 15, just days after <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/5/14/17351220/vegas-uncorkd-2018-hangover-observations">the final events of Vegas Uncork’d</a>. Owners Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger announced the shutter of Border Grill at the Forum Shops at Caesars on their website. They still operate the original Border Grill at Mandalay Bay. </p>
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<h2 id="qtuJ0j">Carnevino, B&B Ristorante, and Otto Enoteca</h2>
<p id="hbwvyb">Almost all signs of disgraced chef <strong>Mario Batali</strong>’s restaurant empire in Las Vegas disappeared after July 27. His business partner <strong>Joe Bastianich</strong> announced that three of the duo’s restaurants close at the Venetian, Palazzo, and <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/grand-canal-shoppes">Grand Canal Shoppes</a>, an announcement that came less than a week after <em>60 Minutes</em> revealed new sexual misconduct allegations. Employees at <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/carnevino"><strong>Carnevino</strong></a> at the Palazzo, <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/b-b-ristorante-2"><strong>B&B Ristorante</strong></a> at the Venetian, and <strong>Otto</strong> <strong>Enoteca e Pizzeria</strong> at the Grand Canal Shoppes learned that the restaurants would close via a letter from B&B Hospitality Group partner Bastianich, <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/3-mario-batali-restaurants-on-las-vegas-strip-to-close/">the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports</a>. Bastianich says Venetian/Palazzo parent company Sands Corp. decided to end the leases for the three restaurants, which employ almost 300. Of course, Batali still has ownership in<strong> </strong><a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/39510/eataly"><strong>Eataly</strong></a>, the 40,000-square-foot Italian market with a range of restaurants, that just opened at the Park MGM.</p>
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<h2 id="0K0ZiY">Yonaka Modern Cuisine</h2>
<p id="38l0Wg">The highly praised <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/8400/yonaka-modern-japanese"><strong>Yonaka Modern Cuisine</strong></a> debuted on Jan. 21, 2013, close to the intersection of Decatur Boulevard and Flamingo Road and quickly earned a loyal following for its casual ambiance and affordable pricing, combined with a dedicated approach to Japanese dining. Owner Ramir DeCastro expanded to Henderson last September, <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2017/9/18/16322864/purple-potato-now-open-henderson-yonaka">creating the <strong>Purple Potato</strong></a>, then converted into <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/3/14/17108196/yonaka-by-chef-ramir-new-menu"><strong>Yonaka by Chef Ramir</strong></a> on Flamingo Road in March, abandoning the earlier menu and creating an 18-course <em>kaiseki</em> menu, only available four days a week, priced at $125 per person and serving “seasonal, exclusive and exotic ingredients.” Within three months, <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/8/7/17659422/sawaddee-thai-yonaka-modern-japanese">the handover to the new Thai restaurant <strong>Sawaddee</strong></a> was in place.</p>
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<cite>MGM Resorts</cite>
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<h2 id="cUhLnR">Cafe Bellagio</h2>
<p id="gyxiUi"><a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/39360/caf-bellagio"><strong>Cafe Bellagio</strong></a>, the three-meal restaurant at the Bellagio, <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/3/20/17140688/cafe-bellagio-closes-sadelles-coming-soon-bellagio-restaurants">officially closed in August</a> to make room for <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/54303/sadelle-s"><strong>Sadelle’s</strong></a>, the all-day restaurant and bakery that just opened in the space overlooking for gardens and conservatory at the Bellagio. Thomas Design Group originally create Cafe Bellagio, an airy bistro with views of the pool and botanical gardens with 488 seats.</p>
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<h2 id="mniqT8">Andre’s Bistro & Bar</h2>
<p id="hPD0Qf"><a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/26914/andre-s-bistro-bar"><strong>Andre’s Bistro & Bar</strong></a> closed for good in December. The two-year-old restaurant was an ode to chef Andre Rochat, one of the <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2015/1/27/7863541/andre-rochat-vegas-first-celebrity-chef-reflects-on-35-years">pioneers of the fine dining scene in Las Vegas</a> He opened his original restaurant in Downtown Las Vegas in 1980. That moved to the Monte Carlo and closed in 2016. He also had <strong>Alizé</strong> at the top of the Palms, now home to <strong>Vetri Cucina</strong>.</p>
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<h2 id="PMDHiT">RM Seafood and Rx Boiler Room</h2>
<p id="B3Wiom">James Beard Foundation award-nominated chef Rick Moonen, dubbed the “The Godfather of Sustainability,” closed both of his restaurants at Mandalay Place in November. <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/rm-seafood"><strong>RM Seafood</strong></a> and <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/9120/rx-boiler-room"><strong>Rx Boiler Room</strong></a> both closed. Moonen opened RM Seafood 14 years ago on Valentine’s Day, while Rx Boiler Room scooped out the upstairs of RM Seafood in 2013 as more of a lab for Moonen to play with food and drink. He announced plans to open a new off-Strip restaurant.</p>
<p id="rsm07b">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/1/18/16904344/restaurant-bar-closed-las-vegas-2018">Every Restaurant and Bar That Closed in Las Vegas in 2018</a> [ELV]</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2018/12/27/18157843/biggest-restaurant-closings-2018-las-vegasSusan Stapleton2018-12-13T11:00:02-08:002018-12-13T11:00:02-08:00A Strip Juice Bar Opens a Second Downtown Location
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<p>The Strip’s Juice Stars replaces Smooth Eats with a menu from Bronze Cafe </p> <p id="AFnDwy">When downtown’s <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/11/19/18100766/bronze-cafe-closed-the-market-fremont-east"><strong>Bronze Cafe</strong> shuttered last month</a>, the owners announced they would be up and running by Dec. 3 at a new location near Summerlin and providing a daily menu to <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/smooth-eats"><strong>Smooth Eats</strong></a> at the John E. Carson Building. </p>
<p id="QroZyN">Just a few weeks later, the new outpost will not be ready to open until next year and Smooth Eats has been taken over by the Fashion Show mall’s <strong>Juice Stars</strong>.</p>
<p id="Szypw9">Launched in June 2017, the ambitious, locally created restaurant runs a made-to-order custom juice bar and vending machine at the mall. Downtown, Bronze Cafe now plans to be supplying the “sammiches, salads, and sweets” beginning Dec. 15. </p>
<p id="ZwKyNS">Located next door to <strong>Bocho Sushi</strong>, Juice Stars replaces the cold press juice and sweet and savory selections at Smooth Eats, opened <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2017/6/27/15878044/smooth-eats-now-open-downtown-las-vegas">last year by the owners of Donut Bar</a>, still open around the corner. Hoping the third time’s a charm, this location was also previously home to the shuttered <strong>Grass Roots </strong><a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/juice-bar"><strong>Juice Bar</strong></a>. Updated opening hours have yet to be announced.</p>
<p id="QWKU0x">Diners who want to eat the Bronze Cafe creations at its new home close to the corner of Buffalo Drive and Smoke Ranch Road, will now have to wait “until after construction of our front of house coffee bar and juice bar and dining room,” expected <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/11/19/18100766/bronze-cafe-closed-the-market-fremont-east">to be in early 2019</a>.</p>
<p id="c4XVT8">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/1/18/16904344/restaurant-bar-closed-las-vegas-2018">All Coverage of The Shutter</a> [ELV]</p>
<p id="Vq7349">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/9557/bronze-cafe">All Coverage of the Bronze Cafe</a> [ELV]</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2018/12/13/18138567/juice-stars-now-open-downtownBradley Martin2018-12-13T09:00:02-08:002018-12-13T09:00:02-08:00An Ode to a Legendary Chef Closes in the Southwest
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<figcaption>Andre’s Bistro & Bar | <a class="ql-link" href="https://www.photosbyamelinda.com/" target="_blank">Amelinda B Lee</a></figcaption>
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<p>Andre’s Bistro & Bar calls it quits</p> <p id="4WnLlx">Fans of <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/26914/andre-s-bistro-bar"><strong>Andre’s Bistro & Bar</strong></a> in the southwest wondered whether the restaurant was closed for repairs or shuttered for good. On Wednesday night, news dropped that the restaurant, which opened almost two years ago as an ode to chef Andre Rochat, closed for good. </p>
<p id="3SXxpX">Joe Marsco, the director of operations and one of the partners in parent company Stacked Hospitality, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/joe.marsco/posts/10215399799440423?__xts__[0]=68.ARAtIrr4QukqYEotoNxD04kuEfAUB5uMlGnYR3afuJldYg0rVxaCV1sV0v7xvVgnx7WyftYLgCDLqtszpOKKOEEhN16gJNeJAFh9bCGtFk_BC0VEAH-_DClzYQEj253X4g3OQIZU6gJKgYG8qscw4WouUnl3dozIi9sem9oyrDblAD4ah1n8c9_DBIz2AIVP9s5dCtFglD9J9WrO9oJ2rJEtgMUz1VqnGEIKWMkP14wNe-47Khdfo61oHj7Vq0HdHfJHXqGVwpwSk_NO1yq-hzII0J2WYBiFM9vq6a4e5Frm7SEheRMN&__tn__=-R">posted the news on Facebook</a>: “I wanted to take a moment and apologize for all of the mis-messaging and communications over the past couple of days. It came as some surprise to all of us when we found that some partners had decided that an immediate closure of Andre’s Bistro & Bar was the best possible decision for the time being. Chef Andre had recently requested that his name no longer be part of the restaurant that was to be an homage to him after the closure of Andre’s at the Monte Carlo. We had been coordinating a re-brand and re-launch of Andre’s Fort Apache location but many of those plans as we now know are not going to be. I want to thank our wonderful staff and wish them well as they deserve the very best and the many customers that have become great friends for their patronage and continued support over the many years.”</p>
<p id="9meOft">Rochat, one of the <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2015/1/27/7863541/andre-rochat-vegas-first-celebrity-chef-reflects-on-35-years">pioneers of the fine dining scene in Las Vegas</a>, opened his original restaurant in Downtown Las Vegas in 1980. That moved to the Monte Carlo and closed in 2016. He also had <strong>Alizé</strong> at the top of the Palms, now home to <strong>Vetri Cucina</strong>. </p>
<p id="pJLMq8">• <a href="http://vegas.eater.com/venue/andre-s-bistro-bar">All Coverage of Andre’s Bistro & Bar</a> [ELV]</p>
<p id="76OVyb">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/1/18/16904344/restaurant-bar-closed-las-vegas-2018">Every Restaurant and Bar That Closed in Las Vegas in 2018</a> [ELV]</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2018/12/13/18138758/andres-bistro-bar-closedSusan Stapleton2018-11-29T09:00:05-08:002018-11-29T09:00:05-08:00Noodle Restaurant Calls It Quits in Chinatown
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<figcaption>Singapore noodles at Wendy’s Noodle House | <a class="ql-link" href="https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/wendys-noodle-cafe-las-vegas-3?select=Hv7LqH5GSbzsJmLzDnm4ww" target="_blank">Kc L./Yelp</a></figcaption>
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<p>An oversaturation of dining is the cause</p> <p id="Ep0VyM">Chinatown certainly sees its share of restaurant closings, sometimes with a place shuttering to open quickly as a new pan-Asian place. <strong>Wendy’s Noodle Cafe</strong> made it almost 10 years before closing in the busy neighborhood now stacked with restaurants spanning cuisine from China and Japan, Vietnam and Korea, and more. </p>
<p id="oh1NVy">“We are sad to inform you that Wendy’s Noodle Cafe’s last day of service will be tomorrow Wednesday, November 28, 2018. The team at Wendy’s Noodle Cafe thanks our friends, family, and customers for all of your support. We are so happy to have served you these years,” the restaurant posted on its <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10157957945301982&id=213740556981&__xts__[0]=68.ARAKcBp_-tnW1gWAFuhqbIHsT_OWlaxsAxrPd6EcjngmmA_VfOWpG8I3o7ohlEtm-ORQPyURVX2UFEnVd8wy-ccHi8KyGF_vBUcrFe9_880An-p-q7kBW0nIThVKAOX2a-EsJ94M47LWUwyJrVaXVgQSk8wVHVX1ktuxUyhl676TOJ33LPR7Dx1Aiv3gDdnIQInZbtf2aqFcJH-tFNPAd5j-YAzBGMmDmSvInx6LnDJMThklq1WlQ6NcHqE-ZebjQgiZ150Dq9WKKZC3unBUzZIpSbK_fgQOK86B6b1MqSeeI1QDj2NMqfehY-QL56rxwzQUlQMWkUKVsgeb&__tn__=-R">Facebook page</a>. </p>
<p id="pxQclv">Wendy’s Noodle Cafe specialized in Hong Kong and Chaozhou cuisine and featured wonton noodles, pan-fried rice cakes, steamed egg custard, mango tapioca, and durian crepes. Wendy Lee opened the restaurant in 2009. Lee showcased her previous work at <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/chang-s-hong-kong-cuisine">Chang’s Hong Kong Cuisine</a> & Dim Sum. </p>
<p id="jshsyc">Lee tells an Eater Vegas tipster that the oversaturation of restaurants in Chinatown caused her to close. She plans to regroup and perhaps open a new space in 2019. </p>
<p id="3sxpfU">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/maps/best-chinese-restaurants-las-vegas">Where To Find the Best Chinese Food in Las Vegas</a> [ELV]</p>
<p id="HWigP7">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/1/18/16904344/restaurant-bar-closed-las-vegas-2018">Every Restaurant and Bar That Closed in Las Vegas in 2018</a> [ELV]</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2018/11/29/18117268/wendys-noodle-cafe-closed-chinatownSusan Stapleton2018-11-19T13:00:01-08:002018-11-19T13:00:01-08:00Bronze Cafe Departs The Market and Fremont East
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<p>A new location and new downtown vendor for its menu</p> <p id="Q7D1u6">A year after shuttering its original downtown location, <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/bronze-cafe"><strong>Bronze Cafe</strong></a> has <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2017/10/9/16445242/bronze-cafe-closes">closed out its location</a> inside <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/the-market">The Market</a> on Fremont East.</p>
<p id="2IyYzC">Long rumored, The Market filed permits to beak up the former grocery store and deli into leasable spaces earlier this year. </p>
<p id="otgaei">Bronze Cafe will make a move eight miles to the northwest and take over the vacated home of <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/scratch-made"><strong>Scratch Made</strong></a> bakery, close to the corner of Buffalo Drive and Smoke Ranch Road. </p>
<p id="wFftel">The gluten-free Scratch Made concept will itself head in the opposite direction and <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/11/16/18097832/opening-set-for-downtown-gluten-free-bakery-scratch-made">host a grand opening on Nov. 24 </a>from 8 a.m. to noon at the Arts District’s C3 Lofts, a brand new, $14 million apartment building at 1005 Third St., located a short distance from Charleston Boulevard.</p>
<p id="IOfIRX">Bronze Cafe has announced a return date of Dec. 3, 2018, “open daily for delivery and takeout and catering” and in early 2019 the cafe hopes to create a dining room at the front of the space, following a series of renovations.</p>
<p id="9gEQDp">That same December day, the restaurant will also be exporting their “sammiches, salads, and sweets” for sale at downtown’s <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/smooth-eats">Smooth Eats</a> at the John E. Carson Building, just around the corner from The Market. </p>
<p id="FxO4JM">Bronze Cafe originally opened in April 2013 at the Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada on Southern Maryland Parkway, now replaced by the <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/5/1/17305564/little-rainbow-cafe-opening-soon-the-center-downtown">Little Rainbow Cafe</a>.</p>
<p id="c4XVT8">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/1/18/16904344/restaurant-bar-closed-las-vegas-2018">All Coverage of The Shutter</a> [ELV]</p>
<p id="Vq7349">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/9557/bronze-cafe">All Coverage of the Bronze Cafe</a> [ELV]</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2018/11/19/18100766/bronze-cafe-closed-the-market-fremont-eastBradley Martin2018-11-12T12:00:03-08:002018-11-12T12:00:03-08:00Hooters Shutters Its Doors in Henderson
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<p>Down to two local locations for the “breastaurant” concept </p> <p id="rJQdEt">Debuting in April 2015, <strong>Hooters</strong> has shuttered in Henderson, a former 24-hour home of wings, drinks, sports, and round-the-clock video gaming. </p>
<p id="t9iA0Z">The very visible location at 10430 S. Eastern Ave. was previously operated by <strong>Carmine’s Italian Grille & Gaming Lounge</strong> and the roomy 8,086-square-foot space had been upgraded with a new patio, fire pit, and views of “the entire Vegas Valley.” </p>
<p id="gEIQAk">A “cantina” concept has quickly taken up residency, yet to update its menu and future opening hours.</p>
<p id="15HNi5">Conceived when the famed brand was still building its doomed “World’s Largest Hooters” location <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2017/4/27/15446748/worlds-largest-hooters-closing-las-vegas">at the <strong>Palms </strong>casino</a>, a Spring Valley location remains open, close to the intersection of Rainbow Boulevard and Warm Spring Road.</p>
<p id="URsGhb">Also still in business at the off-Strip <strong>Hooters Casino Hotel</strong>, the casino floor restaurant has long been promoted as the company's flagship and nationwide highest earning expansion.</p>
<p id="iOcRRm">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2018/1/18/16904344/restaurant-bar-closed-las-vegas-2018">Every Restaurant and Bar That Closed in Las Vegas in 2018</a> [ELV]</p>
<p id="v9JmGG">• <a href="http://vegas.eater.com/venue/hooters-palms">All Coverage of Hooters</a> [ELV]</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2018/11/12/18083682/hooters-closed-hendersonBradley Martin