Mark Wahlberg and his team open friendly cantina Flecha at Town Square

Thu, Oct 3, 2024 (2 a.m.)

Movie prima Mark Wahlberg has go a bigger portion of the Las Vegas assemblage aft moving his household present from Southern California a mates of years ago. His Wahlburgers franchise already had a mates locations connected the Strip, but his Vegas takeover continued this period with the openingof his 2nd Mexican edifice Flecha, which made its debut successful Huntington Beach, California, earlier this year.

Filling the long-empty Town Square abstraction that erstwhile housed Miller’s Ale House, Flecha seems similar a bully acceptable for the monolithic outdoor mall’s divers audience—and an perfect spot to service margaritas and cocktails made with Wahlberg’s Flecha Azul tequila.

“Town Square is evidently a large halfway and it attracts not lone millions of tourists coming done Vegas, it’s besides a large spot for locals to frequent,” says managing spouse and co-founder Randy Sharpe. “It was the cleanable accidental for america to showcase a beauteous restaurant.

“Southern California has been his location truthful erstwhile Huntington Beach came up, we jumped connected it, and present Vegas is home, truthful it makes a batch of sense. We truly admit the assemblage embracing us.”

Wahlberg missed the brushed opening since he’s presently filming drama flick Balls Up successful Australia, but he’s expected to beryllium backmost successful clip for Flecha’s expansive opening festivities toward the extremity of October.

Sharpe notes that the 10,400-square-foot edifice is designed astir that wide Town Square demographic, and notes the promenade hasn’t had a important full-service Mexican offering successful years, if ever.

“We specify it arsenic ‘Mexican redefined,’ decidedly much of an elevated eating experience. We person the accepted Mexican you expect, but we besides person a braised beef shortrib that volition sound your socks off,” helium says. “You tin spell for brunch, you tin person an elevated nighttime out, and you tin besides spell for luncheon and person a large burrito.

“And we tried to make thing that feels similar you’re connected abrogation erstwhile you locomotion successful the door—you get the vibe from the euphony flowing, the greenery, the wide environment. It makes you consciousness similar you’re not connected luncheon interruption anymore.”

That burrito sheet ($18-$20) could beryllium anchored by your prime of achiote chicken, tofu chorizo oregon carne asada, packed with cheese, beans, atom and pico de gallo. Besides the 32-ounce bone-in shortrib ($59), entree options see chimichurri steak with mashed potatoes ($44) oregon oversea bass filet with grapefruit chimichurri condiment ($42).

Tacos, enchiladas, ceviches, salads and appetizers similar coconut shrimp ($26) oregon pork belly flautas ($22) guarantee there’s thing for everyone connected this menu. And overmuch attraction has been paid (unsurprisingly) to the cocktail menu, worthy exploring during Flecha’shappy hr from 3 until 6 p.m. during the week (and 9 p.m. until adjacent Sunday done Thursday). That’s erstwhile guests bask $4 disconnected trade cocktails, $8 disconnected location wine, and $4 disconnected ceviche, appetizers and thoroughfare tacos.

FLECHA Town Square, 6683 Las Vegas Blvd. South #109, 702-728-2774. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.

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