{"id":173164,"date":"2021-05-10T08:21:15","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T15:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/hogs-heifers-takes-on-downtown-grand-in-david-vs-goliath-court-battle\/"},"modified":"2021-05-10T13:29:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T20:29:59","slug":"hogs-heifers-takes-on-downtown-grand-in-david-vs-goliath-court-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/hogs-heifers-takes-on-downtown-grand-in-david-vs-goliath-court-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Bar Takes on Downtown Grand in David Vs. Goliath Court Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hogs & Heifers Saloon on Third Street in downtown Las Vegas will take on the might of its neighbor and landlord, Downtown Grand<\/a>, in a David vs. Goliath court battle Monday, the Las Vegas Review-Journal <\/em>reports.<\/p>\n

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A bartender at Hogs & Heifers in downtown Las Vegas. Landlord Downtown Grand wants to evict the business, despite claiming it throws the \u201cbest damn party in Vegas.\u201d (Image: Hogs & Heifers)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At issue is the section of Third between the saloon and the Downtown Grand directly across the street.<\/p>\n

Hogs & Heifers sued its landlord in 2019, accusing it of violating its lease agreement by using the area exclusively for valet parking. The saloon had previously used the street outside its premises to stage charity events and festivals.<\/p>\n

According to the Hogs & Heifers complaint, the space is identified as a common area in the lease. It also claims Downtown Grand is attempting to illegally evict Hogs & Heifers from the premises.<\/p>\n

Unsafe, Druken Party, Says Downtown Grand\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Downtown Grand has countersued. It claims the lease stipulates the tenant must get permission from the landlord to use the area, which the saloon failed to do when it held a St. Patrick\u2019s Day event in 2019.<\/p>\n

It also blames Hogs & Heifers for drunken fights and other antisocial goings-on in the area. The casino’s lawyers describe it as \u201ctruly the aggrieved party.\u201d<\/p>\n

Instead of cooperating with Landlord and abiding by its Lease, H&H chooses to create a consistently unsafe environment that Landlord can no longer allow to continue,\u201d<\/strong> claims Downtown Grand in court documents seen by LVRJ.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The casino wants District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez to terminate the 20-year lease.<\/p>\n

\u2018Obnoxious and Raunchy\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Hogs &Heifers is described as \u201can All-American, Classic\/Outlaw Country and Southern Rock Dive Bar where the Bartenders interact with the crowd, sometimes via bullhorns, as they sling drinks [and] share laughs.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s on the Downtown Grand\u2019s website, which also says the saloon \u201cthrows the best damn party in Vegas.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A reviewer on the TripAdvisor website called it \u201cloud, friendly, and with some of the best bartenders around. They insult, scream at you, and dance on the bar.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Another described it as \u201cobnoxious and raunchy,\u201d giving it five out of five stars.<\/p>\n

Obnoxious and raunchy may not be everyone\u2019s cup of tea. But Hogs & Heifers has become part of the fabric of downtown, and was an important player in the revitalization of the area in the mid-2000s, observers claim.<\/p>\n

Cult Success<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Owner Michelle Dell told LVRJ <\/em>she was personally invited by then-Mayor Oscar Goodman and other city officials to launch a downtown venue following the cult success of the original Hogs & Heifers in New York.<\/p>\n

She opened the saloon in 2005, just as the adjacent Lady Luck casino closed for renovation. Two years later, the Lady Luck was acquired by investment group CIM. It opened in 2013<\/a> as the Downtown Grand.<\/p>\n

To me, ultimately, this is about starving me out,\u201d<\/strong> Dell said. \u201cAt the end of the day, it\u2019s really about the value of real estate. And I\u2019m in their way.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThey [Downtown Grand] took eight years to open, and as soon they opened the very first thing they wanted was me out. But I don\u2019t want to leave. I like Third Street. We built this street,” Dell continued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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