Durango Casino & Resort and UnCommons sit across the street from each other on South Durango Drive, near the 215. For two years the food-hall question there had a simple answer. Durango's Eat Your Heart Out survived and the Sundry at UnCommons did not. This winter the roles flip. Durango is closing several original counters while it builds a 2027 expansion. Across the street, STIX Asia is rebuilding the old Sundry space around a short list of Tokyo specialists.
Between now and the expansion's 2027 target, the corridor's food halls will change more than they have at any point since Durango opened in December 2023. The dates below show what's leaving and what's arriving, and how long the gap between them lasts.
The First Round Went to the Casino
The Sundry opened at UnCommons on June 12, 2023. It was the first project from Table One Hospitality, a partnership between chef Michael Mina's Mina Group, Yumul and Highgate. The opening lineup included Matt Horn's Kowbird, BarZotto, Bar Oysterette, Dhaba Ji and Kávos Coastal Greek Grill. Its last day of business was Saturday, June 22, 2024, just over a year later.
Neither UnCommons nor Table One gave a reason for the closure. Eater Vegas pointed to two likely factors. One was the Durango opening across the street soon after, with eight bars and restaurants and a food hall of its own. The other was an ordering system that confused people about how to order, pay for and pick up food from each kitchen. In early 2025 the Review-Journal reported that the property owner had worried about the Sundry's performance within months of opening. The paper also reported that the hall's QR-code-first approach, which put phone ordering ahead of in-person service, was judged a failure.
By the time it closed, the Sundry had cut its menu sharply. Its last lineup was Center Bar, Messina, Easy Sliders, Mabel's, Calle and Deo. Meanwhile, Eat Your Heart Out kept running at 25,000 square feet. It anchored the block with new-to-market names like Irv's Burgers from Los Angeles, Prince Street Pizza from New York and Ai Pono Café, alongside local favorites like Shang Artisan Noodle and Yu-Or-Mi Sushi.
Now Durango Is the One Turning Over
Station Casinos announced on October 1 that Eat Your Heart Out is closing three outlets, plus a fourth counter in the lobby. All of them date to the hall's original lineup.
- Uncle Paulie's, an outpost of the L.A. deli inspired by New York delis, closed on Wednesday, September 30. A new concept will be announced later, and until then the space will host a series of pop-ups that haven't been named yet.
- Yu-Or-Mi Sushi closes November 10. A replacement will be named later.
- Vesta Coffee Roasters closes its food-hall and lobby counters on November 10. The coffee roaster isn't leaving the area, though. A new Vesta is under construction at 7120 Blue Diamond Road, Suite A-100, in the southwest valley.
The resort's announcement explained the timing directly:
"These updates come as Durango continues work on its north-side expansion, which will introduce an expanded food hall, a state-of-the-art bowling venue, Moonshine Flats, and luxury movie theaters and more."
The roster has been changing for a while. Fiorella Pasta Bar, chef Marc Vetri's spot and arguably the hall's highest-profile tenant, closed in March 2025. The newest arrival points to the kind of tenant Durango is going after now. Villa's Tacos, the Michelin-recognized L.A. taqueria from chef-owner Victor Villa, opened August 15, 2026. It's the restaurant's first location outside Los Angeles. The resort's page promotes its blue corn tortillas, pressed to order.
Two of the original counters are leaving and one recognized name has arrived, all while the larger expansion is under construction. The resort's North Expansion page puts its new amenities in 2027. The plan includes about 400 slots, 36 bowling lanes, luxury theaters, new restaurants, additional food-hall outlets and Moonshine Flats. The page estimates about 18 months of construction but gives no completion date and names none of the new food-hall operators.
What Comes Back Across the Street
The Sundry's 18,000-square-foot space at 6840 Helen Toland St. is becoming STIX Asia. The first STIX Asia opened in Honolulu in 2023. Construction in Las Vegas started in April. In mid-September the hall announced its first three tenants, all opening their first mainland U.S. locations.
Ginza Bairin. This tonkatsu house opened in Tokyo in 1927. It's known for its tonkatsu sauce, its bite-size hitokuchi katsu cutlets and its katsu sandwiches, and some credit it with inventing the katsu sandwich.
Ramen Bario. A tonkotsu ramen shop with four Tokyo locations. Its pork bone broth simmers for more than 20 hours, and it also serves tsukemen, with noodles dipped in a separate bowl of broth.
Nanamusubi. Founded in Tokyo in 2016, it shapes musubi from organic rice imported from Japan, in white, brown and ancient grain varieties.
Compare that with the Sundry. It opened with a mix of chef-driven concepts across cuisines, and menus were ordered through a single phone system. STIX Asia is built around one region and long-running specialists who each focus on a single dish. The hall plans 12 concepts in total. The Review-Journal has previewed a few that aren't named yet: an Asian-spirits cocktail bar, a Japanese bakery and a Tokyo-style Neapolitan pizza counter. Frank Clark, the founder and CEO of STIX Asia, called the first three "the foundation of a destination that celebrates the flavors, creativity and hospitality of Asia."
The opening date has shifted. In April, the Review-Journal reported a fall 2026 target. In September, the paper said the hall was planned for a winter launch. An October 1 WhatNow report said late 2026. The company's own Las Vegas page still just says "Opening 2026."
UnCommons has more food on the way, too. The Wise Ox, a butcher shop and deli from a Southern California chef, has a winter 2026 target. The UnCommons listing still says "Coming Soon." Barry's has announced a 3,653-square-foot fitness studio next to Todo Bien, planned for early 2027.
The Calendar, From Now Into 2027
Here's what's on the calendar, in order. Only the closure dates are confirmed. Everything after them is a target that could move.
- September 30, 2026. Uncle Paulie's closes at Eat Your Heart Out. Pop-ups take over the space.
- November 10, 2026. Yu-Or-Mi Sushi and both Durango Vesta counters close.
- Winter 2026. STIX Asia's target window at UnCommons, with The Wise Ox aiming for the same season.
- Early 2027. Barry's is expected to open at UnCommons.
- 2027. Durango's north-side expansion, with its expanded food hall, bowling, theaters and Moonshine Flats, is expected to open.
Between November 10 and whenever STIX Asia opens, the block will have fewer counters than it has now. Durango's replacements haven't been named, and STIX Asia has no firm opening date. If STIX opens on schedule and Durango's expansion lands in 2027, the corridor will have two fully built food halls side by side. In 2023 and 2024 it couldn't support two.
What Stays Put Through the Gap
Most of Eat Your Heart Out isn't changing yet. As of late September, the resort's lineup also included Irv's Burgers, Prince Street Pizza, Ai Pono Café, Shang Artisan Noodle, Nielsen's Frozen Custard, Oyster Bar and DRNK, along with Villa's Tacos. That roster still lists Yu-Or-Mi and Vesta, so the November 10 closure date reported by the Review-Journal is the one to go by.
UnCommons keeps its regular events going while the STIX build continues. The fall calendar has included Wednesday evening rooftop mat Pilates, trivia nights, local acoustic music on the Quad on Friday and Saturday evenings, Market in the Alley, and an October fall festival with a pumpkin patch and vendors. Todo Bien, next door to where Barry's is going, is listed on the UnCommons dining directory as an existing restaurant.
From November 10 until STIX Asia opens, the burgers, pizza, noodles, custard and Villa's Tacos at Durango will cover most weeknights, and Vesta will carry on from its new Blue Diamond Road location once that opens.
Openings and closings like these shape what a neighborhood is like day to day, and that matters whether you're planning to stay near Durango and the 215 or thinking about where to go next. If you'd like to talk through how the corridor's 2027 openings fit your own plans, Florianne May Turla is glad to go over it with you. Let's Connect.
