{"id":49023,"date":"2026-11-13T13:30:35","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T21:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=49023"},"modified":"2026-11-13T13:32:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T21:32:30","slug":"villas-tacos-is-in-rubios-is-out-at-red-rock-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/villas-tacos-is-in-rubios-is-out-at-red-rock-resort\/","title":{"rendered":"Villa&#8217;s Tacos is In, Rubio&#8217;s is Out at Red Rock Resort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The refresh of Red Rock Resort&#8217;s food court continues with news it will get Villa&#8217;s Tacos.<\/p>\n<p>Villa&#8217;s Tacos made its Las Vegas debut at Durango Casino in August 2026. It opens at Red Rock in spring 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Villa&#8217;s Tacos replaces Rubio&#8217;s Coastal Grill, which closes Nov. 14, 2026. Rubio&#8217;s had the distinction of being the only place in Red Rock&#8217;s food court where we never dined. Awkward.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49024\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49024\" style=\"width: 1400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49024\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/villas_tacos_red_rock.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/villas_tacos_red_rock.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/villas_tacos_red_rock-924x615.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/villas_tacos_red_rock-845x563.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/villas_tacos_red_rock-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/villas_tacos_red_rock-306x204.jpg 306w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/villas_tacos_red_rock-190x126.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Write this caption already.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Villa&#8217;s Tacos comes from chef Victor Villa, who got his start selling tacos in his grandmother&#8217;s front yard in Highland Park, Los Angeles. Now, he runs a Michelin Guide-recognized restaurant with a loyal following. <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/post\/on-the-menu-villas-tacos-highland-park-grand-central-market\/14623017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here&#8217;s more<\/a> about the chef and his restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>Fun fact: The restaurant was featured in Bad Bunny&#8217;s famous Super Bowl halftime show.<\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-epk4epvulp8\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;ch-ua &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts &#039;none&#039;;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-epk4epvulp8\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/EPk4EPvUlP8?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/EPk4EPvUlP8?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.casino.org\\\/vitalvegas\\\/villas-tacos-is-in-rubios-is-out-at-red-rock-resort\\\/#arve-youtube-epk4epvulp8\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/EPk4EPvUlP8?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>We tried Villa&#8217;s Tacos at Durango, and they were damned tasty, which is impressive because we aren&#8217;t really a taco person (see our Tweet below).<\/p>\n<p>Menu options include steak, chicken, chorizo, grilled soyrizo, potatoes and beans with cactus. The Las Vegas locations also feature an exclusive Al Pastor taco, prepared on a wood-fired trompo, a vertical rotating spit.<\/p>\n<p>You can see the chef and his spit in Durango&#8217;s Tweet. Note: There&#8217;s some shouting involved. Yes, it&#8217;s annoying, but loud is the new fun.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We aren\u2019t a taco person, but these were fantastic. If the Italian place had to go, this is a worthy replacement. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/durangoresortlv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@durangoresortlv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GdpeZ5Trj6\">https:\/\/t.co\/GdpeZ5Trj6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SEiesUKypu\">pic.twitter.com\/SEiesUKypu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vital Vegas (@VitalVegas) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VitalVegas\/status\/2088116246193836062?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Villa&#8217;s Tacos is known for its Estilo Los Angeles tacos, with homemade blue corn tortillas, guacamole, crema, cotija cheese, onion and cilantro.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Estilo Los Angeles&#8221; means &#8220;Los Angeles-style&#8221; in Spanish. You took at least one Spanish class in high school. How did you not know that?<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant earned Michelin&#8217;s Bib Gourmand distinction, recognizing restaurants offering high-quality food at reasonable prices. In Las Vegas, that qualifies as something of a miracle.<\/p>\n<p>Villa&#8217;s Tacos joins a batch of new offerings at Red Rock. They&#8217;ve pretty much flipped all but a couple of their concepts. (Hang in there Panda Express!) New additions include With Love Always (popular), Good Pie (trying hard) and Randy&#8217;s Donuts (it&#8217;s harder to screw up doughnuts than pizza).<\/p>\n<p>After our experience at Durango, we can confirm the Villa&#8217;s Tacos hype is justified.<\/p>\n<p>No exact opening date has been announced beyond spring 2027, but you&#8217;ll know when we do. We look forward to mansplaining more Spanish terms we wouldn&#8217;t have known without Google.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The refresh of Red Rock Resort&#8217;s food court continues with news it will get Villa&#8217;s Tacos. Villa&#8217;s Tacos made its Las Vegas debut at Durango Casino in August 2026. It opens at Red Rock in spring 2027. Villa&#8217;s Tacos replaces Rubio&#8217;s Coastal Grill, which closes Nov. 14, 2026. 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