You’ll want to try the agave spirits in Wax Rabbit, the speakeasy hidden within Mijo Modern.

We’re really delving into our tequilas and mezcals,” said Keith Eure, vice president of Clique Hospitality, which created the restaurant. Tequilas and mezcals take a star turn, “anything from your standard tequilas to something more esoteric (like Bozal pechuga). The menu celebrates coastal Mexico, with charred octopus, coconut ceviche, tacos with shrimp swaddled in guajillo crema and a 3-pound grilled lobster. The striking entrance leads to an equally striking dining room, moodily arranged around a central bar. Long brick spirals, like sun-dried strands of DNA, form the lead-up to Mijo Modern. “We’re not sharing a (typically) small branzino,” said Daniel Ye, executive chef of Durango. Branzino is dry-aged, a technique of the moment in which the fish is aged on hooks in temperature-controlled refrigerators to yield better texture, cleaner flavor and less fishiness. You might try bluefin tuna topped with Kaluga caviar and gold flakes, sharpened by balsamic glaze. A chandelier that resembles a coiled copper peel commands the central room.

The restaurant encompasses three dining rooms, two private dining spaces and a terrace with burbling fountains. A fish market with flown-in booty from the briny deep - the other evening, red snapper and langoustines rest on ice - lies near the entrance to Nicco’s. Here’s the reconnaissance on all the tasty from the casino resort on South Durango Drive near the 215 Beltway: We’re always trying to get out ahead of something that’s relevant,” said Dave Horn, vice president and general manager of Durango, a Station Casinos property. And UnCommons, with Amari and The Sundry food hall among its options, forms a significant settlement.īut there’s nothing like an 83,000-square-foot locally owned casino-hotel tower, with six stand-alone spots and a food hall with 11 purveyors, to round out an entire slice of the city as a food and drink destination. Later encampments, such as Firefly Tapas, Locale Italian Kitchen and Basilico Ristorante Italiano. There have been early scouts, such as The Black Sheep. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) new Durango casino punctuates the point - in a $780 million way - that the southwest is the latest flavor stronghold in the Las Vegas Valley. The food hall is open for friends and family during an opening event at Durango Casino and Resort on Friday, Dec.

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