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| - Montesano's could easily be overlooked with larger establishments like Panera and Buffet @ Asia closer to Eastern and mostly obscuring view of this location. It sits in the small strip with Cheeburger Cheeburger behind Buffet. It has a very unassuming presence, but is packed with delicious flavors.
Upon entering, you're smack dab in front of the devilish bakery case full of coffee cake, cookies, cannoli, loaves of bread, cheesecake, etc. Whilst waiting for an open table, you get plenty of time to peruse the offerings because there is limited space in the entryway. Needless to say, the not exactly subliminal advertising worked on me and we left with a box of baked goodies to enjoy at home.
This trip, after a 15-20 minute wait, our party of 2 was seated at an 8 person table with convention/banquet type chairs. A bit odd, but at least we were in. Drink orders were taken quickly, hot garlic knots and bread was brought out right after, and our order was taken within a few minutes. We started with the Caprese Salad which was refreshing and delicious. I ordered the Chicken with Peppers & Onions (Caccitore) over penne, which was divine. The chunks of chicken breast were tender and the sauce was amazing. I really enjoyed the bell peppers in the sauce. The portion was enormous! I ate about a 1/4 of my entree at the restaurant, and some more the next day. It heated very nicely in the microwave.
The BF ordered the Meat Loaf Parmigiano with angel hair, which he enjoyed immensely, but only got through a 1/3 of...more yummy leftovers.
Our desserts to-go included one of the best cannoli we've had in Vegas. A fantastic moist coffee cake, and an assortment of delicious cookies. We have to stop forgetting about this place since we enjoy it so much for dine in and take out.
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