. "2013-03-06T00:00:00"^^ . "4"^^ . . "2"^^ . "4"^^ . "0"^^ . "What an adorable restaurant! Upon walking in, you feel like you have been transported outside Vegas and into a family's home in Northern Italy. The ambiance in this restaurant is amazing and one of my favorites in Vegas. \n\nThe reason I gave this restaurant only two stars is because of the food and service. The food was bland and mediocre, and I am not about that. I found myself having to shake mass amounts of parmesan cheese on top of my (already parmed-up) Chicken Parmesan for flavor. The chicken was dry and chewy. The pasta was nothing special, and the soup? The soup tasted like the lentil bean mix you get from a can of Campbell's. Someone else at my table got the penne pasta with sausage, and the sausage was the best thing I tasted, so if you go, I recommend getting the pasta with Sausage. \n\nTHEN, for DESSERT, I ordered the Spumoni. Spumoni is one of my favorites, although when the waiter brought the spumoni to the table, it was in the form of a cake... which was odd... very odd... I found myself having to cut out the center of the cake (around the loads of whipped cream) to taste any of the ice cream. \n\nTHE SERVICE: The waiter was wonderful through most of the meal and offered his recommendations when asked for them. BUT, after we were presented with the bill, we requested him to split the bill. His response to our request was, \"F***\" ...I kid you not. I was appalled and did not appreciate his poor attitude. The bill already had an auto-gratuity, which maybe was why he felt the confidence to say whatever he wanted. The restaurant left a bad taste in my mouth (both literally and metaphorically). \n\nIt's a shame that the food and service was not up to par, since the restaurant ambiance was so lovely."^^ . .