I came for a business dinner so I have no idea what the bill or the expense was, but the food was fantastic. I'm not sure if they pulled out the stops for our group of 20+ but everything down to the bread was perfect. The little olive oil trio they serve alongside it was a nice touch - and again, the bread was crusty and perfect.
We started with Martorano's Salad and moved into some apps that I don't quite remember but recall being very happy stuffing them into my face hole. A stack of fried mozz with fresh tomato...more please. The meatballs were heaven, the chicken cutlet (City Chicken Stack or some such thing) was divine and a few others were also wonderful. The one glitch was the underdone rigatoni but no matter. I didn't love the trout scampi style but I'm no fan to cooked fish.
There are several big screen TVs to around the room showing Italian genre mob flicks like Goodfellas, Casino and The Godfather so that's fun but it is a little loud and obnoxious if you're hoping for a more intimate experience. Service was tip top and family style dining kept the food rolling in and all of us content. Definitely one of the better spots to eat in the Rio at 4.5 stars.
FYI the cannoli was good but the red velvet cake was OFF THE HOOK!