Las Vegas’s dining scene constantly evolves and last month saw more changes with several restaurants calling it quits. Below is a list of the city’s most noteworthy restaurant and bar closures from November, along with those that have publicly announced upcoming final service dates. This is a curated list of Las Vegas’s most notable restaurant and bar closures.
The fiesta is over: Boisterous party spot Carlos’n Charlie’s has closed. The popular Mexican restaurant, which opened April 2012 inside the Flamingo, allegedly received a termination letter from Caesars Entertainment executives asking them to leave despite having two years left on their lease. Carlos’n Charlie’s was the type of place where visitors wore balloon hats, drank margaritas by the yard, and had shots poured into their mouths by whistle-blowing servers — Tijuana-style — while snacking on burritos, tacos, and quesadillas.
Drai’s Beachclub and Nightclub
The first domino of the Vanderpump Hotel rebrand of the Cromwell has fallen. Drai’s Beachclub and Nightclub closed for the season November 3 and won’t return to its rooftop perch when the Bravo reality star puts her stamp — and name — on the property early next year. While Drai’s decade-long run atop the center-Strip resort is over, it will return to its original basement location and serve as a nightclub and after-hours lounge. The Cromwell will undergo a complete renovation and, while Caesars Entertainment has yet to release the full scope of the changes, the company has confirmed to Eater that Giada De Laurentiis’s namesake restaurant Giada will survive the remodel and remain open.
It’s farewell but not goodbye for Ada’s Food and Wine. The Tivoli Village restaurant closed November 26 with a Friendsgiving feast. Chef and owner James Trees plans to take the restaurant to the city’s Arts District, where it will reopen as Ada’s. According to Trees, the new Ada’s, which will live in the chef’s original Esther’s Kitchen space, opens Friday, December 19. Aside from the location change, the restaurant won’t feel that different: General manager Kat Thomas and chef de cuisine Jackson Stamper will continue to lead a team offering a seasonal menu and award-winning wine list. “We’re excited to be putting Ada’s in a neighborhood it will truly mesh with,” Trees says.
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux
It’s an abrupt end for Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux. In early November, the company announced the permanent closure of its restaurant at Harrah’s Las Vegas with only a note posted on the door thanking customers. The Louisiana-born chain restaurant, co-owned by former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, opened in March 2022 but struggled to fill the massive 12,000-square-foot space on the second floor of Harrah’s. Walk-On’s mixed pub fare like chicken wings and burgers with a mostly Cajun-influenced menu that included shrimp and grits, crawfish étouffée, po’ boys, and andouille gumbo.
One of the city’s oldest Thai restaurants, which had served diners in Vegas since 1989, announced its immediate closure on Instagram blaming “a dramatic drop in tourism.” In the post, the owners of Ocha Thai Cuisine said it was “with a heavy heart and profound sorrow” that the downtown restaurant would be closing “after more than 36 years of cherished memories.” Ocha served papaya salads, tom yum soups, and spicy curries, along with a number of rice and noodle dishes. A sister restaurant, Ocha Thai Food on Rainbow Boulevard, remains open.
The Pepper Club at the English Hotel will close December 20. The downtown Las Vegas restaurant will be remodeled and reopen next year under an entirely new concept. Until then, Pepper Club will be open for brunch, lunch, and dinner serving up dishes such as its short rib hash, meatball Parm sandwiches, and pastas like potato gnocchi in a brown butter sage sauce and spaghetti shrimp scampi.
