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| - Mezzo is a great little restaurant in a neighborhood sorely in need of more places like it!
I've been to Mezzo a few times now, and the food has been good each time. Between my boyfriend and I, we've had a variety of appetizers, steaks, chicken, and pastas. The house salad is very nice as well (love the FRESH strawberry they include with it!). There's always a good number of attractive specials listed on the chalk board as well.
Also, if you love wine - especially wines that you don't find on everyone else's lists - Mezzo will be a pleasant surprise for you. They have the BEST Malbec, Durugutti, on their list by the glass. They've got several more excellent by the glass choices. And the wine prices are reasonable (I just HATE paying a restaurant 50% more than average for the exact same glass of wine. Take Flemings for example: $15 for the same glass of cab that you get up the street at Grimaldi's for $10. Geeze!).
The atmosphere is nice, the restaurant is clean, and they do have a patio for the days that are nice enough to dine al fresco. Overall, Mezzo is a good experience at a fair price...and I consider myself a food and wine snob. :)
I do have to point out one thing: The service can be spotty. The reviewer who talks about waiting a while to be greeted is right. That happened to us the first time we dined...then a party who arrived after us WITHOUT the reservation we had was seated first! Table service has been generally adequate, though. The service issue isn't bad enough for me to boycott the place, and the only reason I even mention it is in hopes that the owner/general manager will read this review and seriously take it to heart.
Anyway, give Mezzo a try. It's a great little neighborhood place, certainly worth a drive if you don't live in the Northwest/Summerlin region.
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