Out with passable burgers, in with Mexican.
A successor has been named for the former Holsteins Shakes and Buns at Cosmopolitan, which we told you was closing long before it was announced, as is our way.
The new concept: Mariposa Rosa Mexican Restaurant.
In a rare turn of events, the Las Vegas Review-Journal was the first to share news about Mariposa Rosa. While the “paper of record” lacks the integrity to give attribution for original reporting, we aren’t that petty, probably.
What the Review-Journal didn’t say is how hard it is to get excited by another Mexican restaurant.
The restaurants at Cosmo overall are fairly underwhelming, other than Superfrico, so anything new in the mix is welcome.
The restaurant line-up changes (anticipate more) follow Cosmopolitan being integrated into the MGM Resorts family of casinos. Holsteins just wasn’t cutting the mustard.
The casino’s Identity loyalty program recently became MGM Rewards.
The construction of Mariposa Rosa Mexican Restaurant will reportedly cost $2.9 million and will be a Gen3 Hospitality concept.
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Gen3’s collection of underwhelming restaurants include Elephant Bar (formerly in Vegas-adjacent Henderson, permanently closed), as well as Haute Doggery and Flour & Barley pizza at Linq.
The only other Mexican offering we can think of at Cosmo is China Poblano by Jose Andres, the rare miss by the famous chef.
Mariposa Rosa Mexican Restaurant hasn’t shared a logo, menu, Executive Chef, opening date or renderings of the interior of the restaurant yet. Since the advent of A.I., we don’t have to wait for a lot of those things.
There was no further information about when Mariposa Rosa Mexican Restaurant might open, but in the meantime, head across the street to Nacho Daddy at the Miracle Mile Shops.
