My husband and I just moved to North Vegas from NY and going to the Strip anytime we want good Italian food is just not feasible. I happen to live across the street from Bambinis but the whole "chicken and pizza" thing was just so weird to me so we didn't give it much thought. But after being here two months and not having found a place for a good meatball parm hero (yes I said hero NOT sub) I figured I'd check their menu online. As soon as I saw "heroes" on the menu and not subs I knew they had to be from NY or at the very least the East Coast (which they are - Long Island) and it was worth a shot.
Soooo happy we ended up trying this! I listened to all the reviewers and ordered the garlic knots which were fantastic. (Yes they were sitting on the counter on a tray as someone complained in an earlier review they were "left out all day" but when you take into account how many fit in that tray and how many come in an order (6 or 12 depending on the size order) and the fact that it seems most people order them, there is no way they sit out there for more than an hour or MAYBE two during the slow times. They reheat them to piping hot when they serve them and they taste fresh so not sure what the big deal is there.
I got my meatball parm hero and my husband got the chicken parm hero and they were both JUST like home! Toasted crusty bread that was soft in the middle, tons of melted mozzarella, meatballs with actual FLAVOR in them (you could SEE the herbs in the meatballs). I tried my hubby's chicken parm as well and the chicken was delish - moist under the breading. The gravy (sauce, whatever you called it) was great also.
I know I saw a few Yelpers comment on the service. We went during the middle of the day so it was sort of in between lunch and dinner so it probably isn't a fair comparison as we got very devoted and quick service as a result of the restaurant not having many customers at the time. Hubby got several drink refills from the waiter and never even needed to ask - the kid was right on top of it. He was also really interested in what we thought of the food after learning we were from NY and how it compared - asked us about why we moved out here and everything. He was truly great.
Was it cheap? No, two subs, an order or garlic knots and two sodas was 30 bucks. But I'd much rather pay 30 dollars for GOOD food than go get a five dollar footlong with Chef Boyardi meatballs in it at Subway (gross gross gross.)If you are the type of person who is happy with Papa John's Pizza and Olive Garden food, than you probably won't appreciate the authentic awesomeness of this place but if you like GOOD food, you're intelligent enough to know on a Friday or Saturday night service is a lil tougher and you don't mind paying for quality - GO TO BAMBINIS!!! (And get the garlic knots.)