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Las Vegas Loses Three Restaurants With Plant-Based Menus
Three restaurants that catered to vegans, Meatless Monday enthusiasts, and vegetable lovers shuttered across the Las Vegas Valley in the past week, including local favorite NoButcher and the mushroom-forward eatery Chagaroot.
NoButcher announced the closure of both its locations — on South Rainbow Boulevard near Spring Mountain Road and its three-month-old outpost on Saint Rose Parkway in Henderson — via Instagram on Monday, July 7. The plant-based deli, known for its vegan takes on classic sandwiches like pulled pork and pastrami with Swiss, cited unforeseen challenges, including underperforming sales and undisclosed building issues.
'This may only be temporary, but for now, we are taking a step back,' the post reads. 'Sales are 30 percent lower than what we were originally told,' the post added, noting that the concept 'isn't gone forever.'
Chagaroot, which closed on Thursday, July 3, primarily focused on plant-based fare — particularly mushrooms — but also offered meat add-ons such as salmon, chicken, and steak. The Henderson restaurant featured vegan chicken sandwiches, crispy nuggets, and smoothies made with tropical fruits and mycelium mix or cordyceps mushrooms.
A farewell Instagram post reads, 'From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for being part of this journey.' The Vegas-based brand continues to sell its mushroom protein powder online.
Japanese tea shop debuts in Vegas
Japan-based tea shop Nana's Green Tea has landed in Las Vegas. The matcha used at the shop is stone-ground in Uji or Shizuoka before arriving at the new location at 6925 South Buffalo Drive, Unit 140, near Warm Springs Road. Matcha is available in lattes, floats, sodas, soft serve with chocolate, and parfaits layered with black sesame.
First Watch makes first appearance
First Watch, a daytime café with nearly 600 locations across the country, is bringing casual brunches to Las Vegas. The first of three planned locations opens this August at 1020 East Craig Road in North Las Vegas. The menu includes smoked salmon eggs Benedict, lemon ricotta pancakes, quinoa breakfast bowls, kale salads, and roast beef and horseradish Havarti sandwiches.
