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| - Panevino is the restaurant that you never knew you were looking for. I've passed Panevino and at one point worked around the corner for years and have always said one day I'm going to try this place. Well that one day finally came, and it was well worth the wait. My lady told me to pick any restaurant to dine at for my Birthday, and though a more popular strip restaurant came to mind I went with Panevino. First let me say Panevino exceeded our expectations. This place is amazing! I personally feel finding a great place to dine that has great food, environment and customer is extremely rare in Las Vegas and Panevino has perfected all areas. Upon entering Panevino the first thing you'll notice is how clean, fresh, casual, laid back and classy the dining area is. To the west of the building there is also a bar and lounge. At around 6 o'clock in the evening they raise the curtains to reveal an extraordinary view of the Las Vegas Strip and McCarran Airport. Customer service is just ridiculously awesome. Everyone you interact with is extremely pleasant and welcoming, it feels like you've been there before and they really missed you. The food is exceptional! We started off with wine, bread and an olive oil with balsamic vinegar mix. The bread was fresh, the olive oil had a rich nutty flavor and I know this sounds crazy but even the water tasted refreshing, not like the typical funny tasting tap water you get at lesser quality restaurants. I love Riesling wine but it is very hard to find in restaurants and if they do have it its not very good. We next ordered Crab Cakes for our appetizer which were crispy Maryland-style crab cakes with honey-mustard dressing, and though $20 for two crab cakes the size of silver dollars may seem expensive, you will definitely want to order more. That $20 will seem like a few pennies for the best crab cakes ever! After being amazed by our appetizer we were extremely excited about our main course meals. My lady ordered the Rigatoni Blackened Chicken which consisted of rigatoni with blackened chicken breast, sautéed mushrooms, onions and roasted bell peppers in a spicy tomato sauce. Her dish tasted fresh and authentic. I ordered the Assorted Grilled Fish which consisted of grilled lobster, salmon, shrimp, scallops, tuna and Chilean sea bass on a bed of sautéed spinach and roasted potatoes drizzled with lemon sauce. I experienced a sense of euphoria with this dish lol. All jokes aside, if you close eyes while eating this meal you will feel like you're dining along the ocean side in Southern California. Rarely do we ever order desert because nine times out of ten we get some type of generic brownie with chocolate sauce and ice cream, but not at Panevino! We ordered the Panevino Trio which was a tasting trio of crème brûlée, tiramisù, and lemon pastry cream Napoleon. Only thing I can say about the desert is try not to lick the plate, it might be frowned upon in this type of establishment. This year my dinner experience was the highlight of my birthday and there is no need for my lady to ask me where I want to dine next year... I'm going to PANEVINO!
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