OH wow! I had the meatballs appy last night - just one meatball is big enough for dinner! I don't know where to start raving first... the tomato sauce is (and I have to whisper this) - better than my grandma's! And that could get me fired from the family... Its nothing like I've had here in Vegas. Its real, homemade, with the expensive tomatoes and its just right. The little dollop of real farm fresh ricotta on the side really makes it - that's just the little bit of sweet you need to cut the tomato sauce/meat goodness. They need to double up on that, though. Seriously - ask for double ricotta. Then there's the meatballs... OMG. Big as a softball, weighty but light and FLUFFY! Yes, I'm telling you - fluffy meatballs! They melt in your mouth. I don't understand why something as "simple" as meatballs in red sauce can be done so poorly all over the place - but JR's sets the standard. I'm surprised this place isn't being written up all over town in the Weekly, City Life, and RJ... its an unassuming little loungie/bar-looking place, but hiding in here is definitely (IMHO) the best Italian in Vegas.
James the bartender is awesome, too! So authentically nice. I think that's the key word here - AUTHENTIC. No need to go to the Strip for Italiana. Its all right here.