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| - First let me preface this review as a person that grew up in an Italian culinary family here in Las Vegas, my father was the executive chef of a very successful Italian restaurant in the late sixties, seventies and most of the eighties. I'm a true foodie. I would have liked to give this new Italian restaurant a better score and I have to say that they did deserve at least one star, mainly for the decor and cleanliness of this small space, maybe a capacity of 25. It was clean and pretty and the unisex restroom was clean, modern and functional. That's a big accomplishment since so many restaurants get this wrong. I felt comfortable right away and was very excited about trying this new culinary experience. Then it all went downhill from there. I'll try to explain without to many derogatory remarks. I was greeted as soon as I walked in the door by the waitress whom I'm assuming might have been a family member, and was promptly seated. I was the only one in the restaurant as they just opened, I usually have a nice lunch after my haircut and love trying new restaurants in the neighborhood. She was pleasant and friendly as she took my order, spaghetti with meatballs and a Diet Coke. She told me she would bring a salad which was included with the entree and some hot bread. She delivered the bread and it had a small container of butter, the bread was warm and toasty but the butter was super cold and what I could put on the bread tasted old and stale...yuck. Suddenly after about 15 minutes the chef brought out my entree, no salad. I was so hungry I dove into the pasta dish and much to my surprise it was only barely serving temperature which most people describe as being cold, yes it was cold. I couldn't believe it, really? cold? Then a few minutes later she brought what looked like a nice side salad and apologized for it being late, then left it on the table after I told her I wouldn't eat it, I was thoroughly perturbed by now. I will give the dish a shout out in that the spaghetti had a nice texture and was seemingly homemade. The sauce was bland and too thick, the meatballs were to soft and also bland. No garlic, no basil, no wine, no flavor. Very disappointing. Why didn't I say something to them at the time you ask? It was lunch, I just wanted a quick delicious meal without drama, didn't get it. Oh and chef, please don't call your customers "boss", that's so old and informal, I didn't appreciate it at all. Good luck in the future but I won't be coming back to your restaurant.
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