Mulberry Street Pizzeria Closing at Resorts World

Mulberry Street opened at Resorts World on September 28, 2021, its first location outside California alongside the original Beverly Hills spot plus locations in Encino and Sherman Oaks. Founder Richie Palmer, a Bronx native, built the brand in Beverly Hills in 1991 and later opened the Vegas location with co-founder Cathy Moriarty, the Oscar nominated actress. His wife is Raquel Welch. The Vegas spot leaned into that pedigree hard, right down to a Mike Tyson statue near the entrance.

According to Vital Vegas, Mulberry's five year lease at Resorts World simply was not renewed. No public reason has been given beyond that, but the timing lines up with a broader pattern at the property.

Mulberry is not the first sign of trouble in The District. Vital Vegas reports that the food hall next door, Famous Foods Street Eats, has reportedly been running at a loss for years, and that two other third party tenants, sports bar RedTail and Nashville style bar Dawghouse, are said to be at risk as well. Mulberry was even required to close on Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting in 2023 so foot traffic would spread to other restaurants in the promenade.

Put together, it reads like Resorts World is pulling dining in-house instead of leasing to outside operators, whether that is about margins or about tidying the property up ahead of a possible sale. Resorts World has not confirmed a reason publicly. A new pizza concept is reportedly planned for the space once Mulberry clears out, though nothing has been announced yet.

If a Mulberry Street slice was on your list, get there before mid-September. The restaurant is expected to keep normal hours until closing, though Resorts World has not given an exact final date. After that, expect the space to sit dark for a stretch, the same as what tends to happen elsewhere on the Strip when a lease ends before a replacement is locked in.

Mulberry is not disappearing from Las Vegas, just from Resorts World. The Beverly Hills, Encino, and Sherman Oaks locations are unaffected. But if you were counting on a Strip side slice on your next trip, keep a backup plan for after September, since it is not clear yet what replaces it or when.