The Corner Store has opened on the third floor of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, marking the first expansion beyond New York City for the SoHo original co-founded by Tilman Fertitta and Eugene Remm under Catch Hospitality Group. The debut deepens a partnership between CHG and MGM Resorts International that dates to the 2018 opening of CATCH at ARIA Resort & Casino, and signals continued appetite among resort operators for branded urban restaurant concepts with a proven track record.
The Food & Beverage Program
Chef Michael Vignola leads the kitchen with an ingredient-first approach to American comfort food. Opening signatures include Lobster & Caviar Rolls with tarragon-celery remoulade, Five Cheese Pizza Rolls with whipped ranch, a Corner Store Caesar featuring everything bagel croutons and cream cheese croquettes, and a Wagyu French Dip built around 72-hour slow-roasted Westholme Australian ribeye. Las Vegas gets an expanded Butcher's Counter exclusive to this location, offering hand-cut premium steaks including a Rosewood Ranch Wagyu Tomahawk and Wagyu Porterhouse — a format not available at the SoHo original.
The beverage program, led by CHG Beverage Director Lucas Robinson, positions the martini as a signature draw. The Tomato Martini and Sour Cream & Onion Martini from the New York menu are joined by a Las Vegas-exclusive riff on Oli's Dirty Martini, served with mascarpone caviar gordal olives. Techniques including infusion, milk washing, and oil washing run throughout the cocktail menu. The wine list was developed by CHG Wine Director Emily Buse in collaboration with Master Sommelier Douglas Kim, MGM Resorts' executive director of wine — a cross-operator collaboration that reflects the growing sophistication of resort beverage programming. For operators tracking beverage industry trends, the martini-forward positioning speaks to a broader cocktail-culture resurgence reshaping upscale dining menus nationwide.
Design and Operator Implications
Rockwell Group, the firm that designed the original SoHo location, translated the restaurant's neighborhood warmth into resort scale. Guests enter through wood doors and tinted fluted glass, moving through a main bar into the Martini Room — anchored by a green onyx bar — and into the main dining room. Materials including burl wood, antique mirrors, marble, velvet, and herringbone floors are layered with amber drapery, Art Deco accents, and a curated New York City photography collection. A private dining room seats up to 20 and can be divided into two smaller spaces, adding flexible group revenue potential for the property.
For resort and restaurant hospitality operators watching the Strip, The Corner Store's debut illustrates a durable model: a concept with strong urban brand equity, a distinctive beverage identity, and a design partner capable of adapting the experience to a large-footprint property without diluting its original character. CHG's pipeline reinforces that this is a growth posture, not a one-off — the group has a new concept slated for 9 West 57th Street in New York in 2027, while its Catch brand has expanded to Miami Beach, Dallas, Scottsdale, and Mexico City since 2024. The Corner Store is open seven nights a week, Sunday through Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. to late.
Written by Michael Politz, Author of Guide to Restaurant Success: The Proven Process for Starting Any Restaurant Business From Scratch to Success (ISBN: 978-1-119-66896-1), Founder of Food & Beverage Magazine, the leading online magazine and resource in the industry. Designer of the Bluetooth logo and recognized in Entrepreneur Magazine's "Top 40 Under 40" for founding American Wholesale Floral, Politz is also the Co-founder of the Proof Awards and the CPG Awards and a partner in numerous consumer brands across the food and beverage sector.
