The Hat is coming to Las Vegas

The exterior of one of The Hat restaurants in Southern California. The small restaurant group famed for its pastrami dip sandwiches has begun work on a location in Las Vegas, the first outside California. (The Hat)

A pastrami dip sandwich from The Hat. The small restaurant group famed for this dish has begun work on a location in Las Vegas, the first outside California. (The Hat)

The pastrami burger from The Hat. The small restaurant group famed for its pastrami dip sandwiches has begun work on a location in Las Vegas, the first outside California. (The Hat)

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This famed pastrami sandwich spot is finally coming to Las Vegas

By Johnathan L. Wright / Las Vegas Review-Journal

June 9, 2025 - 9:15 am

Updated June 9, 2025 - 9:30 am

The Hat, the Southern California restaurant renowned for its pastrami dip sandwiches, is finally making its way to Las Vegas.

Clark County building records show commercial plumbing and grading permits have been issued for The Hat at 6215 S. Rainbow Blvd., at Sobb Avenue, in Spring Valley. A commercial construction sign listing The Hat is attached to a chain-link fence surrounding the vacant parcel.

A representative for the company confirmed the Vegas debut.

Six years ago, word emerged that The Hat was going to open on the same site, but that project was never completed. The restaurant began in 1951 as a roadside stand in Alhambra, Calif., serving pastrami dip sandwiches. Today, there are 11 locations in Southern California. The Spring Valley shop will be the first outside California.

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