Boom Bang Fine Foods & Cocktails, the Henderson restaurant known for pairing French culinary technique with playful American comfort food, is opening a second location inside Downtown Las Vegas's brand-new Civic Center. Co-founder and executive chef Elia Aboumrad has confirmed the expansion, which will land the restaurant at 70 E. Bonneville Ave. later this year.
The move puts Boom Bang inside one of the city's most closely watched new developments. As reported by WhatNow, the second location is planned per a City of Las Vegas permit, though the exact opening date has not yet been announced. The address places the restaurant squarely within the Las Vegas Civic Center & Plaza, the 250,000-square-foot, $190 million municipal campus that opened across from City Hall in September 2025, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
A Built-In Crowd of Government Workers and Entrepreneurs
The Civic Center wasn't just built for city staff. In July 2026, the Nevada Secretary of State opened a new state business licensing office inside the complex at the same 70 E. Bonneville Ave. address, creating what officials called a one-stop shop for entrepreneurs alongside the Vegas Chamber and Workforce Connections, according to the Nevada Secretary of State. That office handles statewide business license applications, renewals, LLC formations, and apostille services, giving Boom Bang a steady stream of visiting business owners just steps from its future dining room.
The Vegas Chamber also moved its Small Business Resource Center into the Civic Center in November 2025, setting up in Suite 200 at the same address to offer advisory services to local business owners as part of the city's downtown redevelopment push, the Review-Journal reported. Between the chamber, the Secretary of State's office, and the government offices already housed there, the building has quickly become a commercial and networking hub for downtown Las Vegas rather than just a bureaucratic address.
From Robuchon's Kitchens to a Neighborhood Brasserie
Boom Bang's pedigree is where the story gets interesting. Aboumrad was Joël Robuchon's first female sous chef in Paris, helped launch his signature restaurants at MGM Grand, and later earned four AAA Diamonds at Mandalay Bay, according to her Wikipedia biography, which also notes she reached the final four on Season 2 of Top Chef in 2006. Co-founder Christian Page built his own reputation in Los Angeles, reviving the historic 1948 diner Cassell's Hamburgers in 2014 and restoring its original 1940s cross-fire broilers and house-ground beef programs, per the Beverly Press.
Rounding out the founding trio is Tony Angotti, a hospitality veteran who previously served as Vice President of Food and Beverage at Mandalay Bay overseeing $1 billion in operations, managed food and beverage at Red Rock Resort, and served as COO of The Stirling Club, according to Chic Compass Magazine. That combined resume of fine-dining training and high-volume resort operations underpins a menu the restaurant's own website describes as approachable favorites infused with flavors and techniques from the chef's diverse background, built around craveability, value, and quality.
What's on the Menu, and What's Still Unknown
Boom Bang first opened in November 2021 at Paseo Verde Plaza in Henderson, taking over a space formerly occupied by Rise and Shine. The Henderson menu has featured artisan corn dogs, French onion dip caviar service, 20-hour duck confit, and Dover sole meunière with potato purée modeled after Robuchon's own signature mashed potatoes, according to Neon Feast. The restaurant's beverage program has also leaned local, with a draft beer selection nearly 100% sourced from Nevada craft breweries.
WhatNow describes the concept as an American brasserie with French, Mexican, and global influences, offering seasonal vegetable-forward dishes and a creative cocktail program in what the restaurant calls an upscale but comfortable, almost-at-home setting. The aim, per that report, is to drive repeat clientele among local residents while enticing visiting foodies. It remains unclear whether the downtown location will mirror Henderson's hours or adjust to suit daytime government and business foot traffic, and no opening date beyond later this year has been confirmed.
