Another Downtown Vegas Spot Bites the Dust? NADC Burger Opens Its Doors.
Oof. Some news is so painful, you need a topical numbing cream. Or in this case, a straight-up amputation. The disappointing (sorry, “vIRaL!”) NADC Burger has announced it will open in downtown’s Tony @ Carson building, the space that was home to Bocho Sushi and DDT Bar & Grill. We were the first to tell you NADC was coming to this location back in October 2025. If you don’t know what “NADC” stands for, this might help: Will NADC Burger succeed at this location? NADC. It stands for “Not a Damned Chance.” Please keep up. If NADC sounds familiar, it’s because it was a pop-up at Resorts World for a minute. Let’s just say there’s a reason they didn’t stay on permanently at Resorts World.
Despite the fact that this restaurant is marked for death (the over/under is nine months), we are obligated to cut and paste some words from the news release. NADC comes from professional skateboarder Neen Williams and Michelin-starred chef Phillip Frankland Lee of Scratch Restaurants Group.
“Located just steps away from the bustling Fremont East District, the new NADC Burger space will follow its proven fast-casual model, serving a streamlined two-item menu built for repeat cravings: the brand’s signature 100% Wagyu burger and beef tallow fries. The space will mirror NADC’s signature look, with skate memorabilia and work from local artists lining the walls, while ’90s skate videos play throughout the restaurant.” Skate videos are guaranteed to attract our fellow youths!
Here are some of the words you were promised.
“At the centre of the menu is the flagship NADC Burger. Instead of smashing the beef thin on the grill, it starts with two three-ounce patties of 100% Wagyu beef made from a rich 70/30 blend, generously seasoned and topped with chopped raw onions that steam directly into the meat as it cooks, creating a crisp sear on one side and a softer, juicier bite on the other. The burger is finished with New School Cheese—a chef-driven take on classic American cheese designed for maximum melt and flavor—then briefly rested steak-style for maximum tenderness. It is served on a toasted Martin’s potato roll with house-made secret sauce, pickles for balance, and four ‘tamed’ jalapenos, delivering jalapeno flavor without the heat and ensuring every bite has the perfect ratio. Guests can pair it with beef tallow fries or upgrade to Beast Mode fries, loaded with cheese, pickles, jalapenos and special sauce.”
Here’s a bit more, so we have it in the archives when this restaurant closes
All we can say is gird for disappointment. No business can survive in this location, but this burger is even more doomed. This spot has had more churn than a “Witness” fan meetup. For our fellow youths, “Witness” was a movie released 41 years ago featuring an actor named Harrison Ford. Anyway, the movie took place in an Amish community. The Amish avoid modern technology, so they make butter by “churning” cream. Cream is the fatty part of milk. It is lighter than the rest of the liquid, so the cream rises to the top. This is the source of a once-popular saying, “cream rises to the top.” That means the best things succeed over time.
NADC isn’t that. See? We always bring it back around. This isn’t our first barn raising. Anyway, one must admire the gumption of the good folks at NADC. They’re throwing caution to the wind, betting the farm, flying by the seat of their pants and several other old-timey sayings we don’t have time to explain right now. NADC opens in the Vortex of Failure in mid-April. Learn more about NADC on the official website.
They should have waited and moved into the White Castle location at Casino Royale. If those shitty burgers were able to last there for 6 or 7 years, NADC probably could have printed money there. One must admit, some of the folks here have a rather low opinion of this venture.
One reader lamented that a previous review of NADC at Resorts World was “meh” and that the pop-up soon vanished. Given the history of this particular downtown location, with its frequent turnover, they are placing their bets on the “under” for how long NADC will last. They do root for the underdog, but fear this one is destined to fail.
Another reader chimed in, inspired to try it themselves. However, the initial assessment was quickly corrected by someone pointing out that NADC isn’t exactly a “mom and pop” shop, but rather part of a larger restaurant group with a significant national presence and even a high-end sushi spot in Beverly Hills.
Then comes the classic debate: Does the burger look good, or is it just a seven-year-old’s palate at play? The back-and-forth gets a bit heated, with one person defending the vision of Neen Williams and the skateboard community’s supposed long wait for a burger that “speaks their language.” They predict a future of skateboard-inspired burger joints in Vegas.
The response to that? A rather blunt dismissal of the idea, questioning the skill set crossover between skateboarding and burger creation, and firmly stating that this specific venture won’t make it past 2027. According to current stats on a betting platform, NADC has a slim 1.3% chance of survival until early 2027. One commenter even claims to have had better burgers from a “Nana Burger guy in Bangkok.” The sarcasm, it seems, is lost on some. Perhaps people truly do consider the availability of skateboard-influenced options when choosing where to grab a burger. Who knew?
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