Key Takeaways
- Villa’s Tacos, the Michelin Bib Gourmand taqueria from Los Angeles, will open its second Las Vegas spot in the Red Rock Resort food court this spring.
- Chef Eric Kim will open Sushi Kame in Durango’s Eat Your Heart Out food hall early next year, in the former Yu Or Mi Sushi space.
- KJ’s Social at The English Hotel in the Arts District has closed after about seven months.
- Downtown, Aloha Specialties closes at the California on Nov. 22, and Side Street Inn will take over the space.
What’s Happening
Station Casinos announced on Friday, Nov. 13, that Villa’s Tacos is coming to Red Rock Resort in Summerlin. It follows the taqueria’s August debut inside the Eat Your Heart Out food hall at Durango Casino & Resort. Chef-owner Victor Villa started the business in 2018 in his grandmother’s front yard in Highland Park, California, and it has held a Michelin Bib Gourmand since 2023. The menu centers on tacos, queso tacos and mulitas on house-made blue corn tortillas, with a Las Vegas-only al pastor taco cooked on a wood-fired trompo.
Over at Durango, chef Eric Kim, whose Kame Omakase in Chinatown was recently recommended by the Michelin Guide, plans Sushi Kame with three areas: a hand-roll bar, a traditional sushi counter and a full-service dining room. The menu is set to include hand rolls, sushi and sashimi platters, donburi bowls and upscale plates like A5 wagyu prepared tableside. Yu Or Mi Sushi, which held the space, closed Nov. 10.
Not every update is an opening. KJ’s Social, the modern American restaurant and bar that opened at The English Hotel in March 2026, quietly shut down in October, and the hotel says plans for the space haven’t been announced. Downtown Terrace Kitchen & Bar at Downtown Container Park also closed after nine years. And at the California, Aloha Specialties wraps up a 41-year run on Nov. 22, with longtime Hawaiian favorite Side Street Inn moving in.
What It Means for Las Vegas
Station Casinos keeps leaning on buzzy, value-priced food halls to pull locals off the Strip, and Red Rock gets one of the most talked-about taco names in the country. For Durango regulars, Sushi Kame adds a higher-end option without leaving the food hall. Downtown visitors from Hawaii lose a decades-old favorite at the California but keep a Hawaiian menu in the same spot.
What to Watch Next
- An exact opening date for Villa’s at Red Rock (only “this spring” so far).
- Sushi Kame’s opening date and pricing early next year.
- Side Street Inn’s opening timeline after Nov. 22.
- During Grand Prix week, Grindin Coffee runs a pop-up at Eataly in Park MGM on Nov. 20–21 with free morning samples.
Sources
- Casino.org: Vegas Dining News, Nov. 13, 2026
- CDC Gaming: L.A. taqueria opening at Durango
- Station Casinos: Villa’s Tacos
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