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| - I really wanted to love the food here. On paper, each menu item sounded flavorful and creative, but I'm sad to say that just wasn't the case for me. I will start by saying that two of the items we ordered were pretty danged good: the oxtail empanadas and the chicken meatballs. The rest, however, wellllllll let's just say very underwhelming. We ordered the baked truffle ricotta "In the Gnudi" and although the cast iron skillet it was served in was screaming hot, the cheese itself was cold and hard and I was not a fan of the crostini that was served with it; too sweet when combined with the truffle and honey on the ricotta. The lobster mac n cheese sounded delish as well, but quite frankly was bland and fishy tasting and smelling. Took one bite and that was more than enough. Lastly, we ordered the barramundi sliders, and again bland and fishy. The kitchen should probably consider fresher fish offerings. It reminded me of walking into a grocery store's meat department and smelling spoiled fish. Not good. The atmosphere is amazing however. Love the high ceilings, brick walls, open floor and bar area. And of course, it's hard to beat the setting of Downtown Vegas among all of the revitalized businesses and Arts District. Maybe the kitchen was having an off night, I'm not sure, as this place didn't live up the reviews we'd read. Unfortunately we won't know, because we most likely won't go back.
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