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| - LVRW2012: Day one of Fall Las Vegas Restaurant Week (LVRW) and I've already hit gold. I don't have to eat around the other menus to figure that Bacio's prix fixed menu is the best value dinner of the whole shabang. Not only are there a myriad of excellent options to customize your three-course meal, the selection of dishes available to you is outstanding. At $30.12, Chef Carla's menu measures about $20 less than the average LVRW dinner. And she offers more than just a salmon and a steak.
I kicked off my meal with the Fritto Misto di Mare ($14.50). Atop a bed of zucchini, majority of the bowl of deep fried sea life was calamari joined by a couple healthy chunks of tilapia and a single shrimp. Although outnumbered, this prawn was meaty, sweet and easily the stand-out piece in this starter. Between the rémoulade and the tomato sauce, the latter seemed to better compliment the taste and texture of the dish. The balance of flavors was a little off in the rémoulade. Either my palate was falling flat this evening or the herb and caper flavors were overpowered by the mayo-base. This isn't a dish to take your time with; the fried zucchini wilts quickly.
Anyone whose met me knows I'm one of those "banana-asians." You know. Yellow on the outside, white on the inside? I may not act F.O.B. but I certainly eat like one. On a rare occasion, I'll crave Italian. And on an even more rare occasion, I'll actually enjoy it. Linguini alle Vongole Veraci ($21.00), or linguini with clams in a white wine sauce, is one of those simple dishes that quite often comes out wrong. There aren't many ingredients, so it's all about finding just the right measurement of each item to really make it sing. The al dente linguini was heavy on the garlic with the olive oil, wine, and brine all in perfect harmony. It all came together with just a touch of cracked pepper and a light sprinkle of parmesan.
There's a dessert option for every palate. But I couldn't leave The Trop without a bite of Chef Carla's famous Tiramisu ($8.50). At this point, the first two courses had filled most of my stomach so I could really only manage a bite before packing the equally massive dessert course to-go. The creamy, sweet sabayon was the perfect finish to such a rich and excellent meal. Combine that with the coffee-soaked lady fingers and a dusting of cocoa powder, you have another thousand calories of decadence in front of you.
I've eaten many LVRW meals since its inception in 2007. And after a couple fail whales last season, I was happy to find that Bacio by Carla Pellegrino did not disappoint.
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