we loved the place<\/a>, but didn’t visit often enough, apparently.<\/p>\nVegeNation was home to one of the best spaghetti and meatball dishes in Las Vegas, vegetarian or otherwise. We were as surprised as you are.<\/p>\nIt’s all about the wheat gluten in the soy, whatever those things might be.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nVegeNation tried a second location in Vegas-adjacent Henderson, but it closed in 2021.<\/p>\n
What’s left on downtown’s “Restaurant Row”? The popular Carson Kitchen, The Parlour (former home of 31 different restaurants, mostly taco places), the previously-mentioned 7th & Carson and the honorary “Restaurant Row” member, Eat.<\/p>\n
It’s hard to ignore signs Tony Hsieh’s legacy is slowly unraveling.<\/p>\n
He created a community of businesses downtown, through his vision and deep pockets, that wouldn’t otherwise be there.<\/p>\n
Hsieh’s estate is reportedly looking to sell a hundred parcels Tony Hsieh and Downtown Project acquired, and there are ongoing rumors his Zappos will be assimilated into Amazon. Amazon purchased Zappos in 2009, and its headquarters are downtown.<\/p>\n
It remains to be see if another benefactor will pick up Tony Hsieh’s mantle, but it appears unlikely.<\/p>\n
Downtown champion Ryan Doherty is doing a great job of making Fremont East a destination, with new and refreshed venues including La Mona Rosa (formerly La Comida), Park on Fremont (recently remodeled), Meatball Hero (a new food truck), Discopussy, Lucky Day, We All Scream, Cheapshot, Commonwealth and its speakeasy, the Laundry Room.<\/p>\n
Sorry we didn’t visit or publicly rave more often, VegeNation. You will be missed.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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