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Las Vegas Food Hall ‘The Sundry’ Shutters Doors Suddenly After 1 Year

Author Slone Terranella
The food hall opened in June 2023. Now, they plan to close on June 22, 2024.

The Sundry Food Hall Las Vegas threw in the towel after one year of operating in the UnCommons, a commercial plaza in the Southwest region of the city.

Yesterday, Eater Vegas reported on the closure of Mizunara, a sushi handroll restaurant inside of The Sundry food hall. Today, the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Eater Vegas both reported on the closure of the entire food hall. The food hall’s last day will be Saturday, June 22.

The food officially opened in June of last year, according to our previous reporting.

When the food hall first opened, there were two full-service restaurants B.S. Taqueria and Mizunara. There was an Italian place, a Greek eatery, a fried chicken spot, and an Indian portion within the food hall.

Over time, the food hall seemed to slowly be stripped. Soul Belly also tried a shot at the food hall. The website currently lists Mabel’s fried chicken, Easy Sliders, Messina Italian Kitchen, DEO Mediterranean, and Calle Street Tacos as the only restaurants in the food hall.

The Sundry, Other Food Halls Around Country Also Closing

The Block Food Hall located in Bethesda, Maryland closed in April of this year, as reported by Montgomery County-based podcast the Moco Show.

A food hall in Colorado Springs announced its closure last week, according to the local Fox affiliate in Colorado. And another food hall in Orlando closed after facing a lawsuit about rental payments, the Orlando Sentinel reported.

It seems that the lucrative nature of food halls may be halted by large operational costs.

Retail Wire reports about “food hall fatigue,” which means people are not enamored by food halls anymore.

Like most dining concepts, the idea becomes repeated so much that it loses its “special sparkle.” Now, nearly every Las Vegas casino has some type of food hall.

“For food halls to succeed, they need to be round-the-clock operations, with nighttime programming and a bar scene,” Phil Colicchio, executive managing director at Cushman & Wakefield’s Colicchio Consulting Group, said to the Wall Street Journal.

Top 5 High-Paying Jobs In Las Vegas That Are In Demand

Let’s face it: The economy is a little delicate right now. It seems that the cost of items is increasing, it’s harder to take vacations and things just seem economically stagnant. You may be looking for a career change or possible other jobs in Las Vegas.

According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, job openings plummeted in April, equating to be the lowest level in three years.

From this statistic, it seems that the job market is definitely becoming more competitive. And according to the Washington Post, “Hiring is slowing, especially for recent graduates, with coveted white-collar employers pulling back on new postings.”

Jobs In Las Vegas: Market Is Tight And Competitive

 We don’t want this bleak forecast on the labor market to scare you. Even in times of recession, there is opportunity for economic growth. Along with that, Nevada’s economic data is showing a positive growth in regards to some economic indicators. The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development reports a growth in the state’s gross domestic product (GDP), median household income and labor force employment in 2023.

But, this doesn’t take away from our unemployment rate. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Nevada’s unemployment rate in April 2024 was 5.1%. In comparison to the rest of the country, that’s one of the highest unemployment rates.

We’re basically right behind California, which has a 5.3% unemployment rate during the same data period.

An online financial publication called CPA Practice Advisor reported and interviewed David Schmidt, the chief economist at the State of Nevada Department of Employment, Training, & Rehabilitation, which is a state workforce development agency.

Schmidt said we have more people who are “entering the labor market, or re-entering the labor market, or voluntarily left their last job as opposed to people who lost it.”

Although inflation does feel suffocating, wage gains have seemed to benefit hospitality workers, and these gains “have outpaced inflation,” CPA Practice Advisor Reports.

Nevada’s Most In-Demand Jobs

During Covid-19, the state of Nevada created a “Workforce Blueprint.” This would be a resource for civilians to see the most hottest and needed jobs in Southern Nevada.

According to the report, “One of the more crucial impacts has been the destabilization of the region’s leisure and hospitality sector that, while positively recovering from the height of the pandemic, is expected to see sustained and possibly permanent job losses in the tens of thousands.”

Due to this, the state — along with other agencies — decided to get together and analyze date. This data would help uncover the most in-demand jobs that skilled and technical workers are needed in. Scroll down below to see the top five.

Click here for the entire list and data.

  • 5. Veterinarians

    The fifth most in-demand career in Las Vegas with a positive job growth is a veterinarian. From our guess, the growing population in Las Vegas also means an explosion in dogs, cats, etc. Most likely, there hasn’t been an equal growth of veterinarian clinics to suffice the need of the exploding population.

    The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics also said that, “Employment of veterinarians is projected to grow 20 percent from 2022 to 2032, much faster than the average for all occupations.” So, it seems that getting your foot into the door by working as a vet tech would help this career step. The average wage for a vet is around $119,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics further reports.

     

  • 4. Managers, All Other

    This one slightly confused us when we saw it on the list. But, once we read the data — it became more clear.

    The data from our state says, “Managers, All Other (11-9199) and General and Operations Managers (11-1021) indicates the business and financial services industry cluster continues to remain a significant focal area of the Southern Nevada regional economy.”

    The term “Manager and All Others,” is actually a classification under the U.S. labor and tax system. The main industries that use this job classification are federal, state and local governments, management of companies and enterprises, management, scientific, and technical consulting services, the U.S. labor data reports.

  • 3. Civil Engineers

    Civil engineering is a broad term. But, it usually means that you work with local infrastructures like roads, bridges, dams, etc. Again, the growing population has created a need for this job. As more developers build residential and commercial areas, there will be a need for civil engineers.

    On Linkedin, there are a few openings for civil engineers. The growth rate for civil engineers is about 5%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

  • 2. Software Developers, Systems Software

    With the rise of e-commerce, a majority of our digital ecosystem has transferred to be online. This job entails being a quality assurance analysts. Along with that, you often test computer systems and designs, the U.S. labor bureau reports. The 10 year growth is projected to be around 25%, which is a very promising number.

    A software developer is constantly listed as one of the “top-earning” jobs in tech. With the need of cloud services, more manufacturing and commerce in Las Vegas, we’ll need people who can develop applications and software that can accommodate our needs. If you’ve ever had a bug in your software then you know how irritating they can be. It often causes the software to act unexpectedly and incorrectly. Software developers are crucial to help ameliorate these problems.

  • 1. Software Developers, Applications

    According to Learn.org, “An application developer creates or writes programs for a particular operating system (i.e, Windows, Mac OS X or UNIX), the web or a device.” It’s basically similar to the software developing job listed above. It constantly remains as one of the most in-demand jobs across the country. 

    An application developer usually starts the project, outlines the program’s input and output and then codes. Once the developer codes, they often run tests and add the magic finishes, Learn.org further states.

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