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| - 20 FEB 2012 | 4:00 PM-ish.
Let me preface this review with a positive statement. Spago's server assistants are top notch. Ok, on to the rest.
Wish I could keep my review at around 5 stars, but here's the thing:
1. The margherita pizza that my lady friends ordered didn't come with any basil! For some reason, I totally tuned out what they were eating, until I took a bite of the last piece of their pizza. Yes, to a server, this sounds like a typical, "We ate the whole thing, but didn't notice until the last piece" - rip-the-waiter-off scenario. But sadly, IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED THAT WAY. When I brought it up to our server Tony, and told him that the ladies had been too nice to bring it up, he gave me the "you're trying to rip us off punk" look, and said, I'll bring it up with the manager. When the bill came, nothing had happened, no apologies, nothing. We paid for a bland cheese pizza with tomatoes on it! Hey Tony, next time, just err on the side of trust and take off the damn pizza from the check that my friends had to endure...bless their hearts. As a server at at a fine dining restaurant, YOU are responsible for making sure every ingredient is on the dish BEFORE it hits the table. I'm sure T is a great guy, but management, I don't want him as my server next time. Thank you. :) (I'm still trying to forgive myself for choosing to pay for it...)
2. The last time I had the Pancetta Wrapped Meat Loaf, it had more beef and less of whatever they put in it this time. This time it was essentially a Sausage Loaf. The gravy and sauces were a bit off this time. I think the gravy turned out to be more of a watered down version of salsa verde, and the port wine sauce kind of got lost in the mix. The redeeming value of the dish? The potato/sweet potato puree and spinach. SOOOOOO good.
3. The crispy calamari was just that. Crispy breading and tasty rings of squid. But all of us agreed that the marinated cucumbers and hearts of palm with coriander vinaigrette was the highlight of the dish.
In the end, my recommendation is sit at the bar, your service will be phenomenal.
PS: Is it not a requirement in Vegas anymore that servers have to have a nametag? I had to specifically ask Tony his name when he came to the table. No nametag...
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