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What Happened to Bandito Latin Kitchen & Cantina After Food Paradise?

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As of September 2026, Bandito Latin Kitchen & Cantina has closed — confirmed via neon.reviewjournal.com, June 2019.

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Yelp ·

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What the source shows: The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported the restaurant's closure effective June 9, 2019, quoting the owner's closure statement, and a Yelp listing updated July 2026 still marks the business CLOSED, matching Google Places' CLOSED_PERMANENTLY status as of the 2026-09-08 review.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

Bandito Latin Kitchen & Cantina appeared on Food Paradise's Flavor Fiesta! episode (S16E5), which highlighted the restaurant's Latin American-inspired dishes, with a heavy emphasis on Mexican flavors, alongside a creative cocktail program. The restaurant opened in the summer of 2017 inside a custom-built structure within the Hughes Center complex on West Flamingo Road in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The Review-Journal reported the restaurant closed effective June 9, 2019, quoting the owner's statement that they had made "the difficult decision to close" after two years of serving guests without a surrounding neighborhood to draw on. A Yelp listing for the business, updated July 2026, still marked it closed, and Google Places listed the business_status as CLOSED_PERMANENTLY as of the 2026-09-08 review.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 16, Episode 5
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Flavor Fiesta!
What was featured
Bandito's Latin American shareable plates and craft cocktail menu
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Bandito Latin Kitchen & Cantina

Frequently asked questions

Is Bandito Latin Kitchen & Cantina still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Bandito Latin Kitchen & Cantina has closed — confirmed via neon.reviewjournal.com, June 2019.

What happened to Bandito Latin Kitchen & Cantina after Food Paradise?

Bandito Latin Kitchen & Cantina appeared on Food Paradise's Flavor Fiesta! episode (S16E5), which highlighted the restaurant's Latin American-inspired dishes, with a heavy emphasis on Mexican flavors, alongside a creative cocktail program. As of September 2026, Bandito Latin Kitchen & Cantina has closed — confirmed via neon.reviewjournal.com, June 2019.

Is Bandito Latin Kitchen & Cantina permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Bandito Latin Kitchen & Cantina has closed — confirmed via neon.reviewjournal.com, June 2019. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Bandito Latin Kitchen & Cantina located?

325 Hughes Center Dr #100, Las Vegas, NV 89169. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Bandito Latin Kitchen & Cantina?

Season 16, Episode 5 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Flavor Fiesta!”.

What do reviews say since Food Paradise?

The restaurant opened in the summer of 2017 inside a custom-built structure within the Hughes Center complex on West Flamingo Road in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Address
325 Hughes Center Dr #100, Las Vegas, NV 89169
Venue type
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Official website
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Sources

  • neon.reviewjournal.com — https://neon.reviewjournal.com/dining-out/bandito-latin-kitchen-in-las-vegas-to-close-june-9-1676414/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/bandito-latin-kitchen-and-cantina-las-vegas

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