Mark Wahlberg's Las Vegas Restaurant Catches on Fire
Mark Wahlberg has made himself at home in Las Vegas since moving his family to the desert city in 2022. Back in September, the Arthur the King star opened a Mexican restaurant, Flecha Cantina, on the Las Vegas Strip. But less than two months after opening, Wahlberg's restaurateur dreams have seemingly gone up in smoke.
On Nov. 6, video emerged on social media of a fire engulfing Flecha Cantina from the outside. The fire started on the patio, per TMZ, as the result of a broken fire pit. Thankfully, no one was injured, and the restaurant was back up and running an hour later.
The restaurant is Wahlberg's second Flecha Cantina location, the first being in Huntington Beach, California. While he's best known as an actor, Marky Mark is no stranger to the dining game. Back in 2011, he co-founded the fast casual chain Wahlbergers with his brothers Paul and Donnie and serves as a co-owner today.
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After moving to Sin City, Wahlberg explained he did it with his kids in mind, though with another new business in town, it appears it may be doing some good for him too.
"I want to be able to work from home. I moved to California many years ago to pursue acting and I’ve only made a couple of movies in the entire time that I was there," he said in a 2022 appearance on The Talk. "So, to be able to give my kids a better life and follow and pursue their dreams, whether it be my daughter as an equestrian, my son as a basketball player, my younger son as a golfer, this made a lot more sense for us."