The only other pairing, Fox said, is in Gilbert, Arizona. North Italia and Flower Child are paired in Rampart Commons and will be in Henderson, but that’s the exception in the restaurant group. His Culinary Dropout restaurant used to be in the old Hard Rock Hotel, before its conversion into Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, and his company used to own True Food, which is still in Summerlin. “We worked on the plans and design for a long time, and everything has come together in the last six months.”įox isn’t new to Vegas.

The location was actually scouted before the Rampart Commons restaurant openings in 2019, but “it just took a while to move things along,” Fox said. In Henderson, unlike in Rampart Commons, North Italia and Flower Child will be free-standing, occupying adjacent but discrete pads, on the north side of The District, north of REI and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. “We try and craft our message to the neighborhoods.” “We always try and feel as local as we can,” said Sam Fox, the founder of Fox Restaurant Concepts, which created both places. Although neither could be mistaken for a mom-and-pop storefront, both restaurants, especially the buzzy North Italia, have pulled off the trick of seeming to be independent shops.

North Italia and Flower Child are chain restaurants, too, each with more than 30 locations across the U.S.

The restaurants are also siblings - did you know that? - and they’re taking the sibling act on the road, with openings planned for mid- to late 2024 in The District at Green Valley Ranch. The two restaurants share many customers, and you might say dining at Flower Child allows folks to tuck into the more indulgent offers at North Italia. North Italia in the Summerlin area offers a safe space for stylish Italian grazing: sips of Greco di Tufo and barbera, plates of burrata with crisp pancetta, cacio e pepe refashioned as pizza, rounded anolini (from Emilia-Romagna) plumped with seasonal vegetables.įlower Child, a quick walk across Rampart Commons from North Italia, offers an occasion for stylish healthy eating: ginger miso crunch with carrot zoodles, bowls brimming with vegetables and ancient grains, gluten-free mac and cheese (when you must), and a spicy tofu and avocado wrap with a gust of Thai basil.

The interior of Flower Child in Las Vegas, which is expanding from Summerlin to Henderson in 2024.

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