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| - It's funny that I went here after I watched the Anthony Bourdain where he bemoans the trend of traditional Italian-AMERICAN food disappearing, as it dissolves into a mishmash of regional cuisines of Italy. Is there something shameful about a veal parm? Not in my book, and not in Bourdain's either.
Old school, dark walls, candles on the table. I also had the pleasure of watching the Godfather on AMC's mob week before I went here, so it was awesome seeing pictures of old Vegas like the Sands with Dino and Frankie on the marquee. They send a limo to pick you up, and all you have to do is tip the driver.
Onto the food! Well first the wine. Their wine list was surprisingly pricey, but the cheap 30 dollar chianti was a solid pick. The bread was uninspired, the butter clearly pre-frozen. I ordered the pork chop saltimbucca, half order, because TWO 8oz pork chops is a little too much. It was pretty good, a little salty. My friends ordered lasagna, fettuccine, eggplant parm. I tried all of them, and while it's nice to have these italian american classics around, I could have made these at home for half the price, easy. However, it's a solid place and I liked that it was off the strip and not touristy as hell.
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