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| - My family and I went this past Sunday (we were in town for the MayPac fight) and this was the highlight of our trip!!!
I have been a big fan of JS for a long time and have gone to Picasso & JS in Aria every time I am in Las Vegas (about 4-5 times a year) and was very excited to hear that Lago was opening up in the old Circo space (that was a terrible restaurant).
The restaurant is overlooking the famous fountains and if you had seen Circo before, you wouldn't recognize one thing about the space. It was a complete gut renovation and looks awesome. Very 50's Mod/Space age vibe with lots of gleaming white, chrome and marble. Very cool concepts with the type of food they are serving.
We ordered a ton of food as we like to try everything the first time we go somewhere and there were some definite stand-outs. Like JS Aria, the menu is small plates concept and they split the menu between breads (mini pizza, crostini, flat breads), crudo, veg, meat, pasta and seafood and then large share plates.
We started off with the crostini and focaccia breads and we could have ordered multiples of each. The stand out this section was definitely the crostini with the olives and pecorino and the nduja focaccia. The bread itself was perfectly cooked and salted.
For our 2nd course, we had the crudo of scallop and salmon. Both were great, but the Scallop was really delicious. Raw scallop isn't for everyone, but the texture and citrus flavors of this dish were really wonderful.
3rd course; Pasta & Risotto!!! The highlights were definitely the red wine risotto and the 7&7 Gnocchi with lobster reduction. Flavors, textures and ingredients were on point.
For our meat (protein) course, we had the Vongole clams, branzino and lamb chops. The flavors were classic on all of these and not too innovative, but regardless the dishes were all exceptional especially the chops. Usually when you get lamb chops as a small plate, they are tiny and very thin. These were very thick and juicy with great moisture and flavor.
For dessert; we had the mini cannoli's were great and a perfect way to finish off the meal as they weren't overly sweet and had just enough ricotta and citrus zest to make them almost a palate cleanser.
A few things that could change; they put their drinks and dessert on a iPad, which is really annoying and not necessary. Its cumbersome and not worth the hassle to click thru images and pages when you could review a menu much more easily. iPads have been around for while now, and its not very cool either way to have to swipe and touch a screen that many other hands have touched....talk about passing germs before you eat food with your hands.
The restaurant is loud and crowded. High ceilings and vast space make it very loud, so don't expect a romantic date night. Also, the seating is odd. They mixed all different shape tables and seating, which make the restaurant extremely tight to maneuver (the hostess couldn't figure out how to get us to our table and we had to loop around) and you are sitting very close to every table around you.
In reading some of the other reviews, a big complaint is the pricing and portions. Not sure why people complain about pricing, when thats reviewable prior to going and as for the portions, even for "small" plate standards; there were really healthy portion sizes. The waiter will recommend 3-4 plates per person and we ordered that and it was perfect and extremely filling. Without ordering too much alcohol, you can definitely eat there for $50-$75 a person.
A lot of the food is very classic with flavors that people will recognize from their favorite Italian dishes, but most of the food is very innovative with amazing ingredients and flavors. I highly recommend Lago and can't wait to go back!
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