Nearly 20 years after opening the restaurant, he sold it to his sous-chef and moved to New York to open Masa, and later Bar Masa in both New York and Las Vegas. He opened a second restaurant in Las Vegas in 2009.
After operating the restaurant for nearly two decades, he sold it to his sous-chef and moved to New York to start Masa and Bar Masa in both cities. In 2009, he opened another restaurant in Las Vegas as well.