Jonas Brothers' Parents Close Las Vegas Restaurant After Nearly 3 Years

The Jonas Brothers may have just wrapped another Las Vegas residency, but their parents are closing the curtain on a different kind of Vegas venture. Kevin Jonas Sr. and Denise Jonas have shuttered Nellie’s Southern Kitchen at the MGM Grand on the Las Vegas Strip after service on Monday, marking the end of nearly three years in Sin City for the Southern comfort food restaurant.

The closure came as the lease approached its expiration, and according to restaurant spokesperson Manolis Alpogianis, the decision was strategic. As he told PEOPLE, the team made a calculated choice about where to focus their long-term efforts, suggesting this was less about the location struggling and more about deliberate business planning. It’s a pragmatic move that speaks to the realities of high-rent Vegas hospitality — even celebrity-backed ventures need the numbers to work.

The restaurant’s timing was tied directly to the brothers’Vegas presence. Nellie’s Southern Kitchen first opened in June 2022 during the Jonas Brothers’initial Sin City residency, riding the wave of their comeback momentum. The space served Southern-inspired dishes and carried real personal meaning — the restaurant was named after Kevin Sr.’s late grandmother. That connection gave the place authentic roots beyond just being another celebrity-branded eatery.

Now the focus shifts back to where it all started. The only Nellie’s Southern Kitchen location listed on their website is the original in Belmont, NC, which will continue flying the flag for Kevin Jonas Sr. and Denise’s culinary venture. The Vegas chapter may be closed, but the family’s restaurant story isn’t over — it’s just heading back home.