We had no reason to doubt Station Casinos when it announced the plans for this year’s Durango Casino in the southwest Valley and claimed the new resort would be stocked with elevated dining options. Still, the culinary collection coming to its Eat Your Heart Out food hall, unveiled last month, easily exceeds the most hopeful expectations.
Like some of the other trendy food halls that have sprouted around town in recent years, Durango’s will be a mix of local favorites and new-to-market concepts; both categories pack some real heavy-hitters. The familiars are Downtown’s Yu-Or-Mi Sushi, third locations of Shang Artisan Noodle and Vesta Coffee, Henderson sweet spot Nielsen’s Frozen Custard, an outlet of Palace Station’s legendary Oyster Bar and a new version of Marc Vetri’s pasta bar Fiorella.
The new stuff also delivers familiar names in the form of beloved eats from other cities. Chef Gene Villiatora will introduce grateful Ninth Islanders to Hawaiian street food at Ai Pono Cafe. New York City’s Prince Street Pizza will serve “Soho squares” and Sicilian-style slices. The East Coast-style LA deli Uncle Paulie’s will bring its long list of signature sandwiches to the 25,000-square-foot food hall. And another LA institution, Irv’s Burgers, is sure to land on everybody’s must-eat list with its pastrami-topped Big Irv, birthday cookies, chili cheese fries and more.
Still to be announced at Durango are a steakhouse concept, a coastal grill from Lettuce Entertain You and a Mexican restaurant, but Eat Your Heart Out’s eye-popping collection already has us excited.
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