Refreshed Du-Par’s Reopens at Suncoast Casino
A beloved restaurant with a drama-filled past has reopened at the off-Strip Suncoast following a renovation.
The restaurant is a typical casino cafe, but it’s the pancakes that make it special.
The Du-Par’s overhaul is part of an ongoing update of Suncoast. There’s a new bingo room, new sports book, new casino bar and a metric hell-ton of new carpeting, with more changes in the works.
Anyway, we are very busy, so here’s a quick version of why Du-Par’s is even remotely interesting beyond the pancakes.
So, there was a Du-Par’s at Golden Gate. It, too, was beloved.
Then the owner of Du-Par’s, the guy mentioned in the photo caption, forgot to pay his taxes to the I.R.S.
Oopsie.
It would almost be funny if Golden Gate hadn’t spent hundreds of thousands of dollars building out the Du-Par’s space.
Golden Gate gave Du-Par’s the boot in 2017. Nobody talked about why but us. Do you know this blog at all?
There was another Du-Par’s at Suncoast, a Summerlin casino owned by Boyd Gaming.
Boyd, too, was screwed out of a hell-ton of money by the tax-dodging owner of Du-Par’s.
Rather than giving Du-Par’s the boot, there were some lively conversations between Boyd and the owner of Du-Par’s about the potential of certain people being sued so hard it would be the legal equivalent of that scene in “The Godfather” where the guy wakes up with a horse’s head in his bed.
Feeling inspired, the owner of Du-Par decided to let Suncoast use the Du-Par’s name and top secret pancake recipe forever, at no cost.
Here’s what the renovated Du-Par’s looks like from the outside.
While we are a noted architectural and design expert, we’re going to let ChatGPT handle this: “This entrance is a textbook example of contemporary hospitality theming built atop a classic diner brand, but with some questionable spatial storytelling. The facade uses a pseudo-Beaux Arts panel system—overscaled pilasters, recessed shadow lines and high-contrast color blocking—to telegraph ‘heritage’ even though the palette (matte black and casino red) reads more branded theatrical set piece than legacy architecture. The illuminated blade sign is a retro-futurist typographic gesture, but its placement feels contextually adrift, floating in a ceiling zone with no clear datum alignment. The vestibule’s deep reveal creates a forced compression sequence, but without an anchoring focal feature, the threshold lacks narrative hierarchy. What should feel like a warm, bustling entry instead gives off liminal corridor energy, intensified by the cool color temperature and absence of perimeter activation. The glazing along the right serves as a visual permeability strategy, but the angles produce parallax distortion rather than inviting sightlines. Overall: Polished, high-contrast and competently executed, but relying heavily on applied ornamentation rather than an authentic architectural vocabulary. It’s casino-district vernacular—all about signaling, less about soul.”
ChatGPT took the words right out of our mouth, especially the parts about “overscaled pilasters” and “parallax distortion.”
Fun fact: Du-Par’s pancakes are 8.5 inches across unless they have been in a pool.
The fact Du-Par’s offers a three stack is patently absurd, as no human being has ever been able to finish even two.
Boyd did a great job with Du-Par’s as they have with their other new offerings. Boyd isn’t really about spending money on updates, but they saw the writing on the wall, so had to invest to keep Suncoast competitive. Oh, the writing on the wall said, “Red Rock Casino.”
The dining options at Suncoast have been a tad weak recently, but the reopening of Du-Par’s helps a lot. There’s also a food hall in the works. If it’s nearly as good as the one at Fremont Casino, also owned by Boyd, we’re very much up for it.
More to come!
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