Hemant Kishore’s Kerala-inspired Las Vegas pop-ups
Toddy Shop brings the food of Kerala’s neighborhood drinking spots into a Las Vegas pop-up format. Chef Hemant Kishore uses those bar-food traditions as a starting point, serving dishes through collaborations, events and restaurant residencies rather than one permanent dining room.
The business’s own account dates its pop-up work to 2016. Its website describes classic Kerala flavors and collaborations with other chefs, while independent reporting follows Kishore’s work across the local dining scene.
A menu with a regional point of view
A StarChefs account of the chef’s food describes vada made with lentils and pepper, served with coconut chutney. Netholi fry uses smelt with onions and lime. Appam, a rice-and-coconut crepe, accompanies a vegetable preparation with potato, carrot and peas.
The same account describes Kishore’s American Chop Suey, combining chicken, sambal and a crisp component. Together, those examples show a menu that can move between regional dishes and the chef’s own interpretations without treating Indian food as a single uniform style.
Finding the next service
Las Vegas’s official visitor publication has covered Toddy Shop as part of the rotating-chef program at Durango Social Club. That residency is one example of how the business reaches diners through an existing venue.
Because the format changes with the event, a visit begins by checking the current announcement for the host location and booking arrangements. The Toddy Shop website is the direct starting point, and the business publishes an email address for inquiries.
Kishore’s project gives Las Vegas diners a way to explore Kerala-inspired cooking through a local chef’s ongoing practice. The venue may change, but the connection between the chef, the regional food and the pop-up format remains the defining thread.
Contact Toddy Shop
Las Vegas, Nevada — pop-ups and residencies
Business website
Researched October 11, 2026. Source 1 · Source 2 · Source 3. Independent researched listing; not an owner interview. For corrections or removal, email cody@702alliance.com.
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