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| - There are many reasons to go to Vegas, but in recent years one of the biggest draws has been food. Vegas has evolved into a Western Mecca for fine dining and has amassed an impressive collection of restaurants from some of the finest chefs in the world in the process.
Plan well ahead though. The best of the best book up fast, and without a reservation you be stuck with something almost as expensive but far less impressive. Which brings us to Nove Italiano.
Located on one of the top most floors of the Palms, the elevator ride and the view are probably the most impressive aspects of this restaurant and those are... well they're not bad, but it isn't awe inspiring either.
What you end up getting is a restaurant that seems like a clone of the Il Fornaio chain. The service is pretty good, very friendly, but woefully under informed. Our first waiter had difficulty answering basic questions about the restaurant's menu items and wine list. After that we had a different waiter the rest of the night who made as little conversation as possible.
The menu itself was relatively basic. In fact in the comparison to Il Fornaio, Il Fornaio comes out on top in terms of creativity and the sense of eager anticipation that should come when you read a menu. There was no, "Oh that sounds good I have that." That you hope for from either the menu or the specials. Instead it was very much, "Umm do you guys have anything else?"
Fortunately for me, I was also enjoying the company of a woman whose beauty was so distracting that I barely noticed the food anyway.
As for Nove Italiano, The food isn't bad, but it certainly isn't very impressive either. Given all of the other dining options in and around Las Vegas, Nove Italiano is more a disappointing and overpriced option for people who want to go out but couldn't get a reservation someplace else.
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