Nellie's Southern Kitchen, the comfort food restaurant co-owned by the Jonas Brothers' parents and inspired by the band's great-grandmother, has closed its Las Vegas location at the MGM Grand after four years of operation. The restaurant served its last meals on Monday.
Manolis Alpogianis, a spokesperson for the restaurant, confirmed the closure to People, stating: 'We are grateful to our dedicated staff and loyal guests who filled that space with so many unforgettable moments over the years. As our lease approached its expiration, we made a strategic decision about where to focus our long-term efforts.'
The mini chain, co-owned by Denise and Kevin Jonas Sr., parents of Nick, Kevin, Joe and Franklin Jonas, is named after Kevin Sr.'s late grandmother. The 11,000-square-foot Vegas venue opened in June 2022, coinciding with the Jonas Brothers' Las Vegas residency shows. Despite the closure, the original location in Belmont, North Carolina—Kevin Sr.'s hometown—remains open, having first opened in 2016.
The restaurant served Southern-inspired dishes such as chicken and dumplings and shrimp and grits, using recipes passed down through generations. Kevin Sr. previously told People: 'My great-grandmother shared her recipes with my grandmother who shared them with my mother who shared them with our chefs. We have protected the natural recipes and made sure that our professional chefs at Nellie's knew how to make them like my family before figuring out how to serve them to our customers.'
MGM Resorts International stated there are no immediate plans to replace the restaurant. The spokesperson added: 'We invite everyone to visit our founding location in Belmont, NC, now celebrating a decade of great food and Southern hospitality.' The closure follows that of another Las Vegas restaurant, the Heart Attack Grill, which shut down due to rising costs.
