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| - Came here with a friend that lives in Henderson. I liked the decor and the music they were playing (Andrea Bocelli) during dinner. The restaurant was also packed on a Tuesday evening, but luckily we made a reservation and did not have to wait too long.
We ordered their fried calamari and the Rice Balls (Arancini Di Riso) as our appetizer, and since the restaurant was all out of chicken we ordered a Veal Marsala.
The Rice Balls (Arancini Di Riso) was something I have never had before, and it was the highlight of our dining experience here. I recalled reading another comment about getting two orders of this and have that as the entire meal. I too think that is an excellent idea.
The Fried Calamari appetizer was an EPIC FAIL. It came out looking like it was left unattended in the fryer, and was rescued from the scolding oil after it was completely crispy and dark brown, but not completely burnt. If it was a kitchen mishap by inexperienced culinary students learning to fry food, I can totally understand. Newbies tend to overfry/cook fried calamari, instead of flash frying them. But after tasting it, and discovering the not-so-pleasant fishy after-taste, indicative of seafood that has started to turn or already completed the left turn, I believe it was intentional and to mask the lack of freshness in the calamari. I usually finish everything, but we opted to left half of the calamari on the plate and asked to have it taken away.
The Veal Marsala was okay. It came with a buttery Marsala sauce and pieces of sauteed white mushrooms, and a side of spaghetti. The consistency of the sauce would be graded a C+/B- at best in my Saucier class, and I definitely have had better Marsala Sauce at the Cheesecake Factory. Overall, there is nothing to really complain or praise about this dish. It was just very "homemade".
Service was good. We did not take too long reaching a decision for what we were going to order, and the bread basket and order we brought out in a timely manner, even when the restaurant was packed. So if service was an issue in the past, it has since been resolved.
In conclusion, I thought we had a decent dining experience in all aspects of dining out, excluding the food. The food experience spanned the full spectrum of "Oh my gato, that's terrible" to "it's alright" to "Yes, I would totally recommend that!"
But with the overweight on "food" score, it only gets a 2 stars.
The restaurant does have potential. And I respect the fact that they want to honor their family's recipes, but taste change overtime as should some recipes. Clinging to the sacred family heirloom recipes for the sake of doing so, is IMO a mistake. If the customer constructive feedback is decidedly less than positive, it is only wise to be open-minded and see if updating the recipe is needed.
P.S. Thank you Andy T and Li Ly.
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