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| - I have driven by Rocco's for like the 10 years that I've lived here and haven't given it a try until a couple days ago. It's right by me, and for whatever reason, I finally thought I'd give it a shot. Rocco's looked like it was gonna be a legit Ny pizzeria/deli. They have a bunch of great looking pastries, and Italian dry pasta for sale amongst other things. There were lady fingers, gnocchi, pasta, olive oils, packaged pizzelles (I make that shit from scratch, FTW!), and other nice Italian items. That was the best part of Rocco's. Not many prices listed so it could be good or ridiculous, I have no clue. There was also CJ's Italian ices in their freezer.
I was disappointed by the Garlic Knots. They didn't seem fresh by any stretch of the imagination. The white pizza was just ok. Nothing great. The cheese pie was above average for Vegas pizza. The crust was nice and fluffy but they didn't cook it much on the bottom. It needed to be rotated in the oven or cooked a little longer to get that nice golden brown on the bottom. It was more white on bottom than anything. If you order a regular pie well done here, it would probably be better. It should be golden brown on the bottom regardless when they're using a brick oven. So pro tip, get it a little well.
The pricing wasn't outrageous and it wasn't a great deal either. I got a large half white, half cheese pie and half a dozen garlic knots and it came out to just under $20. Not terrible, not great when I didn't love the product.
In fact the highlight of the meal was free with their check-in offer. The cannoli was the best part. It was somewhat close to an authentic New York cannoli. The cream was a little dry and the shell seemed a little stale, but in Vegas we take what we can get. Parma has better cannoli, but not many places have cannoli here, let alone have better cannoli. I'd go back and try their penne all vodka, and maybe a pizza well done. If the pasta holds up, I might bump up to 4. But this place just doesn't earn a 4 star when they throw NY in their name.
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