But Guy Fieri’s namesake restaurant had no interest in going quietly into that good noche. Until now. Signage has been removed, and the restaurant has been scrubbed from the Rio Web site.<\/p>\n El Burro Borracho opened at Rio Las Vegas on March 4, 2016.<\/p>\n As Rio struggled (it’s still struggling), so did the drunken ass. No, really, that’s how “El Burro Borracho” translates.<\/p>\n When it opened, Rio was owned by Caesars Entertainment. Now, it’s owned by Dreamscape.<\/p>\n When the pandemic struck, El Burro Borracho closed. It came back in 2022, but the hours were unpredictable.<\/p>\n Since then, it’s chugged along.<\/p>\n Now, it seems the plug has finally been pulled.<\/p>\n Our friend and Las Vegas journalist Ryan Slattery<\/a> passed along the tip about El Burro Borracho closing for good.<\/p>\n We’re curious to hear what might move into the El Burro Borracho space, and by that, we mean it had better be Italian.<\/p>\n Rio recently opened High Steaks Vegas in the former VooDoo Steak space on Rio’s “50th floor.” It’s in quotation marks because Rio doesn’t have 50 floors. It also doesn’t have 51. It’s just a marketing thing.<\/p>\n Rio says it has 51 floors, but it's actually missing 10 due to superstition. Unlike some other hotels, it has a 4th floor and 13th. Rio has 41 floors. (There are a couple of floors above the 41st, accessible only to hotel personnel.) Now, you know. pic.twitter.com\/kymDPadM99<\/a><\/p>\n — Vital Vegas (@VitalVegas) May 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/burro_borracho1.jpg\")
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