All-you-can-eat Korean barbecue restaurant closes in Chinatown Vegas

Chinatown, the center of Korean barbecue restaurants in Las Vegas, now has one fewer. Mr. BBQ, on Spring Mountain Road, closed Sunday. The restaurant announced the closing in recent Instagram and Facebook posts.

“After an unforgettable run as Mr. BBQ in Las Vegas, we’re closing this chapter with full hearts,” the posts read. “We’re beyond grateful for every meal shared, every celebration hosted, and every memory made with our amazing community. You made this place more than a restaurant, you made it home.”

Mr. BBQ opened in December 2022 at 4240 Spring Mountain Road. The debut was an expansion from the restaurant’s home in Fullerton, California. That location remains open.

Mr. BBQ served what it described as premium, all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue at lunch and dinner, with more than two dozen protein selections, including scallops, teriyaki chicken, spicy garlic pork butt, wagyu beef belly and prime grade beef short ribs.

The shuttering of Mr. BBQ follows a spate of recent closings of Vegas restaurants, including both locations of a longtime bakery, a beloved breakfast and lunch destination and one of its siblings, a short-lived Thai street food spot, two outposts of a national chain famed for its small square burgers, and a downtown coffee bar with a conscience.

Contact Johnathan L. Wright at jwright@reviewjournal.com. Follow @JLWTaste on Instagram.