A restaurant you’ve never heard of, and probably never visited, is set to close at Delano, the bastard offspring of Mandalay Bay.
Della’s Kitchen will close permanently after business on Oct. 30, 2024.
No plans for the space have been determined yet, but we’re pretty sure Delano will have a new name by the time a new restaurant opens.
Here’s the official description of Della’s Kitchen for posterity: “Creating an essence of ‘historic farmhouse meets urban kitchen,’ Della’s Kitchen serves breakfast and lunch with a combination of classics, comfort food and seasonal specialties. This fast casual offering is convenient for our Delano guests looking for a quick option to start out their day or for an early or late lunch. Located just steps from the Delano lobby, Della’s Kitchen blends natural design elements with industrial materials to exude a warm, comfortable simplicity.”
Oh, yes, they describe it as “historic (old) farmhouse (smelly) meets urban (sticky) kitchen (kitchen).” It’s a shocker this restaurant is being shuttered.
As for the real news, that hasn’t been officially announced or confirmed yet, but our sources say Delano will get a rebrand to W Hotels.
MGM Resorts has been mum on the W Hotels rumor, mostly because we haven’t really asked them about it.
Delano and Mandalay Bay recently got some new programmable exterior lighting. Yep, we’re padding this story!
Mandalay Bay and Delano can do text now. pic.twitter.com/5N0zd3ms17
— Vital Vegas (@VitalVegas) January 1, 2024
Because Delano didn’t share what’s next for the Della’s space, it left to us to fill the void, which isn’t nearly as dirty as it sounds.
Delano doesn’t have a casino, which means there’s a need to embrace casino culture and provide guests with a comfy (lose those horrific wooden Della’s chairs), welcoming restaurant with lots of man flavors (convention business is key to the success of Delano).
Design the tables to look like tables on the casino floor, keep the noise level low and name the place something sexy that would entice us to visit every day.
Oh, that’s right, it’s time for a venue where the bartenders and servers have the inside scoop on everything happening in Las Vegas before the local news.
That’s it, we’re tapped out on the filler, sorry.
We could lecture you about pronouncing Delano properly, but if you are reading this blog you are already in the top 1% of Las Vegas, so you are definitely being one of those goofballs saying it like, “de-LAH-no” or “de-LAY-no.” It’s “DEL-a-no.” Like the “D” in Franklin D. Roosevelt, the guy only about 1% of our fellow youths have ever heard of.
Oh, shit, we just realized “Della’s” is a play on Delano! We could’ve written at least four paragraphs about that. Bummer.
Anyway, Della’s Kitchen is closing on Oct. 30, 2024. It will be missed. By several guys wearing lanyards talking about how Angel Reese is padding her stats or something.