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| - It was pretty gross. Disappointment is an understatement, as I am an Italian food junkie, and Il Fornaio was far from what I expected.
I ordered the Cannelloni con Pollo, which was decently sized, but was very bland, with WAY too much cheese. I'm a fan of cheese, I understand the Italians are, too, but the cheese totally overpowered the sauce, which is a definite no-no in my book. Oh yeah, marinara sauce? Absolutely not! All I could see was white. Nothing marinara-y about it. I ate a few bites willingly, and the rest I pretty much had to choke down, for the sole reason that I was paying close to 20 bucks for it, and was not ready to leave with this in a doggy bag to be finished later.
Atmosphere of the place is nice- it's right across from The Bar @ Times Square, so you can enjoy the old school piano songs while you dine. They're a rowdy, loud, drunk bunch over there, which makes for interesting entertainment.
In a word- yuck. Sorry, NYNY. You've done better. Il Fornaio gets two stars- 1 for the convenience of being at the hotel I happened to be staying at while in Vegas, and 1 for keeping me from starving to death in the wee hours of the night. Even though the meal made me want to gag.
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