What NY'er (or in my case ex-Ny'er) does not have Rao's on their bucket list?? I had fantasies of trying to figure out a way to get in when I lived there - but never had the balls to go there and be rejected.
Fear not my little kittie-cats, Rao's is now available to the general public via Las Vegas!!!!
It was the only reservation I made prior to my weekend in Vegas, I wasn't sure about whether it would be crowded or not - but I was taking NO chances.
This is OLD school Italian food. I swear when you live in a city like SF these kinds of joints are becoming more and more difficult to find. - Just classic red sauce-y meat-y cheesy Italian food.
I know that the chicken scarpiello is supposed to be great here - but unfortunately I had made that very dish for Easter the weekend before - and we had been eating leftovers all week, so I was not in the mood (sadly).
I went with two food-loving girlfriends and we went family-style.
Night one we ordered:
-Mozzarella en carozza - this is rarely found on menus outside of NY, and even then it is rare
-Meatballs - a must!
-Chicken Milanese - oh the crust was divine! (we asked, they said semolina flour, hmmmm...)
-Fettuccini w cream peas and prosciutto
-Peanut butter cream cheese pie thing - freaking amazing - get it, even if you might not finish it, but you will find a way...
We found ourselves with no plans on our last night - so went there (again). - Sunday night 2 of us split - and ate at the bar - the service was not so great - we were guessing the guy was new- everytime someone ordered a bottle or a glass of wine around us - he asked them to tell him the vin number
-Chicken parmesan - very good - but I preferred the Milanese
-(pasta) Begger purses with fried sage and cranberries, really good!
It is pricy - but I think every nice meal in Vegas is pricy. I would definitely go back.