Chef Robert Solano is an award winning chef who garnered the 2008 Top Ten Best Restaurants in Las Vegas and the 2009 Best of award for his innovative menu for the popular boutique Mexican restaurant - La Madonna Avant-Garde Cuisine by the Las Vegas Review Journal. In 2010, Mundo, A Latin Chic Restaurant, a collaborative effort between entrepreneurs George Harris, Mingo Collaso and Executive Chef Robert Solano, opened it's doors in the prestigious Las Vegas Design Center at the World Market Center-Las Vegas. That same year, Mundo, was named Best Mexican Restaurant by AOL, OpenTable's Diner's Choice Award and has already won Best Place for Power Lunch by the Las Vegas Review Journal in 2011. Chef Robert attributes his successful fusions of old world Mexico and modern flavors to his years of travels researching regional Mexican cuisine and the American training he received working at top Las Vegas restaurants. Mundo, A Latin Chic Restaurant is the only upscale Mexican restaurant in downtown Las Vegas.