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There were just a few things that made our meal a little lackluster. This could be preference rather than Piero's fault, but I'll lay it all out regardless.
First off, they only do valet parking. They have no self lot so either Uber there or have a few dollars on hand. Next, they have no cocktail menu. The waiter says order whatever you want and the bartender will make a fine version of it, but he came back with an awful Manhattan and Old Fashioned which tasted just like whiskey dumped into a glass with a random cherry or orange, respectively, as a garnish. Some of the worst renditions of a cocktail I've ever had. Strong but definitely not worthy of a cocktail price. Next thing that happened was that the specials were given before we received our menus and listed about 15 which I couldn't really register as there were too many. It's a little overwhelmed for when you throw out all the specials and don't list prices or ingredient listings or anything.
The food itself was pretty good. The bread was a great French bread and the garbage Caesar salad was a really solid rendition of a Caesar that included tomatoes, avocado, and shrimp (is it even a Caesar salad anymore). This is a great salad and can easily be split or taken as a meal if it's own. The osso bucco was top notch, fall off the bone, deliciousness. It even came with some bone marrow which complimented the French bread perfectly. The side of creamed corn was a nice touch as well. It's sweeter than usual though so beware. The accompanied pasta was just average in the osso bucco dish but you get the dish for the meat not the side so no worries. The mushroom pasta special was very lackluster. Very soft sauce and again the pasta was just fair. The mushrooms were good but there weren't enough and too small to recognize.
Price is pretty steep as well. Most pasta dishes ranged high $20s or low $30s with the meat dishes around high $40s. I think Piero's is one of those romantic locations that you come if you're on a high class vacation or at a convention and on your employer's dollar. But as a destination for the a regular evening out for good Italian in Vegas, it does not even crack the top 10.
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