My wife and I enjoyed going to one of Chef Mark's restaurants at a prior location on Lake Mead Blvd so we were happy to hear he had opened a new place on Sahara. We went on a Sunday night and had reservations which I strongly recommend. While they provide chairs outside to wait for a table when it's 108 degrees outside even the awning above the chairs wouldn't help. I've always enjoyed the pork chop El Chico which Mark tells me is his father's recipe. I order it as a 3 on a 1 --5 hotness scale which gives it a hot/spicy kick but you still know it's a pork chop. It was excellent. I'm not a fan of polenta so I requested a side of pasta which was tasty but the noodles were a little overcooked/soft for my taste.
My wife had the chicken marsala with mushrooms which she thought was excellent even the leftovers for lunch the next day.
The service was outstanding; very attentive without being overly obtrusive. We had a nice talk with Chef Mark reminiscing about the old place and it was good to see him again.
We had a really good dinner and would definitely recommend Chef Mark's Trattoria except on nights we go as I don't want to wait for a table.