Thankfully, after leaving Lagasse's Stadium, we gave Otto a chance. We were greeted by a friendly host and quickly sat at a table waited on by Chad. Chad was not only a great server, he guided our food orders as to not order astray.
We started with Mozzarella and Anchovy in Carrozza (a fried anchovy and mozzarella sandwich served with a fennel salad), 3 cheese plate consisting of burrata, buffalo mozzarella and goat cheese. The cheeses were served with black truffle honey, macerated apricots and cherries. Wow! The cheeses and accompaniments were amazing. The sandwich was good and quite rich.
We decided to go with pizza as our main course. I chose pacetta and goat cheese and my wife ordered the pepperoni. The pizzas were good. Mine was on the salty side and mellowed out by the slightly sweet sauce and the richness of the goat cheese. My wife's was basically an upscale pepperoni pizza. We opted to pass on dessert.
So how does this deserve 4 stars? It was upon our return the next evening. We asked to be seated with Chad and he delivered once again. We started out with the same cheese plate as before. Equally delicious. I opted to go for the Vongole pizza (olive oil sauce, mozzarella, clams and chili). The pizza came to the table with the clams still in the shells. The pizza was rich and creamy without being overload. My wife ordered the Gemelli pasta (house sausage and broccoli rabe). The pasta had a nice bite from the rabe. We passed on dessert this evening as well.
Otto had consistent solid food with great service. I will be back on my next trip to Vegas.