What’s the Latest With Social House?
Over the summer, VegasChatter dined at Social House at Treasure Island one night only to find out that it was one of the last nights that the restaurant would be open. The waitresses informed us that they had only heard about the closing themselves as they came into work.
After some tussle with the folks at PURE, who denied to us that the restaurant was closing, we learned that the Social House closure was 100 percent official, with the intentions of it reopening elsewhere on the Strip at a later date. (It closed on July 5.)
At the time Social House closed, Pure representatives said the decision had nothing to do with Phil Ruffin’s purchase of TI from MGM/Mirage. It was a business decision, they insisted. Still, one can certainly speculate (especially since representatives from TI did not return calls seeking comment).
So far, there’s no news on where or when the place will reappear. Although we've heard whispers that Social House might make a move into CityCenter when it opens in December.
Nevertheless, the old Social House space received new life on Aug. 10, when TI opened Khotan, a pan-Asian restaurant.
The eateries are similar, though not identical. Khotan has sushi and fancy-schmancy cocktails. It also offers Asian tapas including skewers and tempura starting at $3 apiece.
Khotan has added some inedible attractions, too: the restaurant is now home to the largest private collection of hand-carved jade and ivory antiques in the U.S.
While this display of polished stones is pretty impressive, it strikes this writer as curious and somewhat out-of-place. Admit it, people, when was the last time you hit a restaurant to see its jade?
Got any scoop on what's going on with Social House and where it will pop up in its next reincarnation? Let us know.
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