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| - First time eating at a Mario Batali restaurant, and I was not disappointed. What made the dishes so great were the quality of the ingredients and the care and attention to perfectly seasoning each dish. All the dishes were simple and fresh. We got some Italian breadsticks to begin with, service was fast and helpful, and ambience wonderful since you're sitting outside in the St. Mark's square of the Venetian.
Here's what we got:
3 cheeses- Burrata, Mozzarella di Bufalo, Parmesana Reggiano- cheeses were good, not the best I've had but good enough. What made this appetizer amazing was the condiments that accompany the cheese and bread- 3 small dishes of black truffle honey (amazingggg), candied apricot (with chili flakes) and candied dark cherries (SO fresh, dark and sweet, it just popped and zinged in your mouth, like someone hand-picked and pitted cherries that are all the same size). Honey was really good with the burrata, cherries were good with the parmesan.
Margherite pizza with tomato sauce, mozzarella and basil- I don't know how they got the crust so crispy especially when served right out of the oven and onto a plate, but the crust stayed crispy throughout our entire meal, with a thin layer of flavorful, ripened tomato sauce and large chunks of melted fresh mozzarella cheese and a fresh, good-sized basil leaf to bring the flavors together so nicely.
Rigatoni with pork belly and swiss chard- The rigatoni was perfectly al dente, soft with a nice chewy finish and the pork belly sauce was really good. It was shredded pork belly simmered in its own sauce with a nice blend of the chard. It was a tad bit salty but overall very good.
Roasted cauliflower side dish- I love, love love roasted cauliflower so when I saw it on the menu, I had to get it!! It was perfectly seasoned with the right amount of olive oil so it wasn't swimming in it (which is normally what you get when you order roasted vegetables). You could taste the freshly cracked black pepper, and it was topped with freshly chopped basil and roasted hazelnuts, which gave the dish a nice crunchy, nutty flavor.
Blueberry Coppette- Blueberry sorbetto, cinnamon gelato, oatmeal cookie crisp and sliced blueberries on top, all made in-house. I was impressed with how fresh, smooth and full of flavor the gelato/sorbetto was- not a single icy granule or dull bite!!
I can't wait to go to Vegas again to order the same exact meal. I wouldn't change anything I got except maybe to order more (the Rigatoni with roasted cauliflower on the table next to us looked amazing, and the guy eating it commented on how it must have been made with some expensive, extra gourmet cheese!). I think anything you get on the menu is going to be good. Go to the bathroom, they use an awesome-smelling soap that is made from used oil from their restaurants and a cool hand dryer.
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