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| - My husband and I moved to the area about two months ago. We decided to go out to dinner and decided to check out Il Vino at Aliente. Neither of us had been the hotel/casino, let alone any of the restaurants. We used to be closer to Red Rock, so this will be our new hang out. When first entering the hotel/casino, we noticed how clean it was and that it didn't smell like a cloud of stale smoke.
When we found Il Vino, the décor and atmosphere were attractive and alluring. When you walk in there is a full service bar and a tasting area. We did not participate in the wine tasting by the ounce, but we have done the experience and this place looks like it would be fun to try it at. The have a large walk in wine chiller lit with purple lighting. We were seated within moments of walking in. There were probably fifteen people in the restaurant (staff included) when we arrived, which was a little after 8:00pm. I found it odd that the hostess asked for the name of the party. There was no one there and we were about to be seated, why did she need a name? She explained that she puts the name of the party in her system to show the table is occupied. Why you need a name to do that is beyond me. At any rate, we were given the option of sitting at a table or a booth. I chose a booth and we were seated in a horseshoe-shaped booth. The booth's seats were well maintained; I didn't sink in and shrink once I sat down. I'm a short person, when the booth sinks in I have to sit on my leg as a booster, it's always nice when they keep the booths up to par. Small detail that I enjoyed, the back of the booths was upholstered with a fuzzy back. I feel it gave it a fun little flare.
Our server was Sunny. She got to our table and asked if we knew what we wanted to drink and asked if we knew what we wanted for appetizers. We ordered two glasses of wine (reasonably priced) and told her we needed a minute to make our food selections. Service was prompt and order was taken. We decided to order the Caprese Salad (Thick slices of juicy tomato and fresh mozzarella, served with fresh basil and extra virgin olive oil @ 7.99). While waiting on our appetizer, we were brought five bread sticks...not as good as Olive Garden's breadsticks (there's just something about those!) but they were nicely seasoned and toasted. Before we could eat too many bread sticks, our appetizer was brought out. She split the order onto two plates for us, which I thought was nice. The tomatoes were nice, ripe and juicy. It hard to mess up caprese, the tomatoes can make or break it...and it was delicious. My husband ordered the Rigatoni and Sausage (Rigatoni tossed with Italian sausage, ricotta cheese, meatballs and rich tomato sauce @ 10.99). I had a nibble but I'll go off of the "mmmmmm" sounds that he was making that the dish was good. We are Italian sausage lovers and he said the meatballs were better than the sausage.....rare for him to say. Meat Lasagna (Beef and sausage layered with thin pasta, and ricotta
cheese then baked with marinara and mozzarella @ 9.99). A little subpar for my taste. My husband said it takes like lasagna....just pasta, meat and cheese. Maybe it's my grandmother's home cooking that's tainted my taste buds for good lasagna. I wanted there to be a little more flavor. Nothing in my dish gave me the "mmmmmm" factor....I should have went with the chicken parm. We each ordered another glass of wine and finished eating. The portions are good sizes, so we needed to go boxes. Sunny was there to check on us regularly and made sure our dishes were up to our standard. However, after we ordered our second glass of wine, Sunny started to get a little slower. She did get more tables in her section, but we noticed the time lag and decided against getting desert.
For four glasses of wine, an appetizer and two entrees, the bill was just under $55.00. We go to Buffalo Wild Wings on wing night and spend that much! Over all we had a great experience and would recommend this restaurant with thumbs up!
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