One of the leading Vietnamese restaurants in Las Vegas will close after an 11-year run of serving lobster pho and oxtail fried rice at 3400 South Jones Boulevard #8 near Spring Mountain Road. District One Kitchen & Bar will close on July 6, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Founded by chef Khai Vu, a native of Ho Chi Minh City, District One takes its name from the city’s bustling central district, known for its businesses, shopping, and entertainment. Since 2014, the restaurant has served piping-hot bowls of pho with an entire lobster submerged in broth; clams in aromatic garlic and basil gravy; and fried chicken wings spiced with nước mắm gừng ginger and fish sauce, bánh mì pickles, jalapeño, and peanuts. The full bar serves cocktails like a take on a Moscow mule with lychee and a mojito served in a coconut. The space will undergo a six-to-eight-week remodel before reopening as something new, potentially a Japanese restaurant.
Taco Escobar to sling tacos and swag on Fremont Street
A new taco joint is set to join the East Fremont Street scene this month. Taco Escobar will open at 509 East Fremont Street, directly across from sister spot Evel Pie. The latest restaurant from the Lev Group will serve scratch-made tacos inspired by the family recipes of its namesake, the Mexican luchador wrestler. Offerings include beef birria, chicken tinga, and marinated mushrooms, all on handmade tortillas.
The bar will sling margaritas, palomas, and frozen cocktails, while the dining room, much like Evel Pie, will double as a shrine to wrestler Taco Escobar with exclusive memorabilia. Taco Escobar will be open daily from 11 a.m. to midnight, and until 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
Free parking on the Strip
With Las Vegas visitation down 6.5 percent this year, some resorts and retailers are rolling out that classic Sin City incentive: free parking. Resorts World Las Vegas previously announced complimentary self-parking through August 28. Now the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood is getting in on the action, offering free parking for guests who spend $100 or more at shops or restaurants during select weekends: July 11-13, July 18-20, and July 25-27. The mall is also dishing out “buy one, get one” promotions at some businesses — like for yard-style drinks at Blondies Sports Bar & Grill.
Winnie & Ethel’s stays open for throwback dinner
In November, the owners of Winnie & Ethel’s Downtown Diner (1130 East Charleston Boulevard, Suite 140) won a $1 million prize to open the 1940s-style diner downtown. After nearly two years of serving breakfast and lunch — and a false start to serving dinner at the counter — the diner is introducing a supper club-style menu centered around comfort food.
Dinner is served Thursday through Monday, 5 to 9 p.m., and features smoky deviled eggs with candied bacon and catfish with corn fritters and Cajun rémoulade. Where breakfast and lunch include dishes like malted pancakes and French dips, dinner takes inspiration from the concept of nostalgic meals at grandma’s house with entrees of blackened Idaho rainbow trout with spätzle salad and Angus black pepper barbecue meatloaf with mashed potatoes and fried onions. Cocktail highlights include a toffee Old Fashioned and tomato and basil oil-topped martini. For dessert, make sure to order the three warm, sea salt-topped chocolate chip cookies.
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