Jaime W and I had the best time on our free night on the strip. She had a gift card to Bacio, I had free tix to Blue Man, and together, we made magic happen on the Strip.
We started off with a flatbread, which wasn't so much a flatbread as it was a thick-crust pizza without sauce. Flavors were good, temperature was not so good. It was meatball-tastic. I dipped it in balsamic because I'm cool like that and like to give my mouth the inability to taste things. Vinegar is a girl's best friend, what can I say?
We both had a pasta with alfredo sauce, thick noodles, proscuitto, chicken, and artichokes--Papardelle. The noodles were definitely the winner here--it was fresh pasta and so tasty delicious, I was sad when it was over. However, the meats in the dish were not my fave. They weren't flavored well and way too overcooked. I picked across them for the artichokes and devoured happily.
For dessert we had profiterole and tiramisu. The tiramisu was a real winner--nothing standout other than the fact that it was delicious. The profiteroles weren't as outstanding, but I really never met a dessert I didn't like so I still ate it.
Definitely request to be inside. We sat on the "patio" area with full view of the casino area and the "I-forgot-my-poncho-and-my-fake-Gucci-sunglasses" kiosk. The inside was reserved for the executives to hobnob their way through a bottle of wine. CEO, Schm-EO. The kitchen-y old Americana-Italia feel inside was more what we were going for.
All that for $4? Yeah, we know how to hack life. Jaime is my homegirl.