North Italia , the buzzy modern Italian restaurant near Summerlin, is expanding in the Las Vegas Valley with a second location set to debut on Nov. 13 in The District at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson. North Italia, while part of a 40-restaurant chain, also manages to feel like a neighborhood spot.
The new North encompasses almost 10,000 square feet, seats more than 300, and includes an indoor-outdoor bar and covered terrace. An exterior mural depicts a caped desert biker — à la Evel Knievel — and minimalist views of Lake Mead. Executive chef Will Lentz is opening with a seasonal menu that features lasagna bianca al forno with Grana Padano béchamel, pappardelle Bolognese with wild oregano, a hot honey and prosciutto pizza, braised short ribs with black truffle risotto and affinato aged balsamic, and pumpkin praline butter cake with toasted mallow and white chocolate crema.
Options for imbibing include a Julietta fashioned from Tito’s Vodka infused with ginger and vanilla and a Turino Old-Fashioned mixing WhistlePig Piggyback Rye, hazelnut, brown sugar and bitters. North Italia will offer lunch, happy hour, dinner, weekend brunch and takeout. Visit northitalia.
com . ◆ ◆ ◆ The Parlour , from chef-owner Antonio Nuñez, is opening its third location, this time in Henderson in the West Horizon Ridge Parkway space previously occupied by The Kitchen, which closed in May after almost a decade . The newest Parlour, planned to debut on Oct.
22, joins the downtown orig.