VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Popular British Pub Suddenly Brexits, Lavo Italian Taking a Riposo

Crown & Anchor, a British pub beloved by ex-pats and locals for nearly 30 years, is no more.

No advance notice or reason was given for the closure, only a brief and vague note taped to its locked front door on July 2. In fact, the next day, the pub’s Facebook page eerily posted the following business-as-usual message…

Crown & Anchor opened near Tropicana Avenue and Maryland Parkway in 1995, and was a favorite to grab a pint, lose money on video poker, and catch soccer (sorry, football) on television 24 hours a day.

Another Crown & Anchor (referred to as “Little Crown & Anchor Pub”) remains open at 4755 Spring Mountain Road.

Dining Ins & Outs

Lavo Italian Restaurant & Lounge, which opened at the Palazzo in 2008, closed on June 23 — though it plans to reopen this fall with a new coastal Italian menu.

The English-flavored Luckley Tavern & Grill opened at the Rio on June 14.

Chef Kris Yenbamroong’s Night + Market, which opened along with Virgin Hotels Las Vegas in 2021, has quietly been replaced by an Asian fusion restaurant called Chow Fun, as per Vital Vegas.

Ciao Vino will take over the 4,000 square-foot Boca Park space vacated suddenly by Bella Vita in April at 740 S. Rampart Blvd. After a $1.4 million renovation, Chef Joel Myers, most recently with Osteria Fiorella at Red Rock Resort, will lead the staff.

A new concept called Loaded Empanadas also plans to open shortly just down the block in Boca Park, at 750 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 15. Empanada varieties listed on its website include Sweet Melon, Magic Mojo, and Maze Balls.

Look for Chickn N Dipnz, a $1.2 million Korean-style rotisserie concept, to open later this year in Southwest Las Vegas.

Chef Antonio Nunez will open his third location of The Parlour at 1716 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 100, in Henderson. That’s the space occupied for almost a decade by Kitchen Table.

LA’s Scratch Restaurant Group has launched a limited-time pop-up version of Sushi by Scratch at Resorts World. Its 17-course nigiri tasting menu, $225 per person, spotlights fish and shellfish from Tokyo’s world-renowned Toyosu Fish Market.

Pho Vegas, at 4251 W. Sahara Ave., was closed by the Southern Nevada Health District on June 27, having garnered 23 demerits. The same goes for Antojitos Los Guayabitos at 3085 S. Nellis Blvd., which earned a whopping 40.