Valentino 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South (Venetian Hotel and Casino) in Las Vegas is known for its fine Italian food and one of the finest wine cellars in the world. The cuisine is contemporary Italian focusing on the quality of ingredients, revisiting traditional recipes, and adapting to the local market. Many of the ingredients in the kitchen are imports from Italy, including white truffles, fresh porcini mushrooms, burrata cheese from Puglia, and Mediterranean and Adriatic Sea fish. Breads are baked fresh daily. This is one of the finest Italian restaurants in the entire Las Vegas metro area.
Terra Verde located at 2300 Paseo Verde Pkwy. (Green Valley Ranch) in Henderson is run by Executive chef Massimiliano Campanari’s Good starters include antipasti such as beef carpaccio enhanced with a citrus agrumato oil and sea salt, topped with peppery arugula. One of the items that the chef prides himself on is his pesto. Either tossed with hot pasta or accompanied by melted mozzarella atop thin-crust pizza, the pesto bursts with flavor. The favorites of the chef features more soulful dishes, like his risotto with fresh scallops, or the Mediterranean Sea bass served simply with potato, olives and a white wine sauce. Richest of them all is the seared veal rolls stuffed with prosciutto, Fontina and sage. Pastas are done well here, and the tortiglioni con salsiccia hits the spot, this short tube pasta with ridges, makes it a fine vehicle for carrying chunky sauces such as this creamy tomato version balanced with savory Italian sausage and verdant peas
Bertolini’s Authentic Trattoria located at 9500 W. Sahara Ave. in Las Vegas serves good Italian fare served in large portions. The starter of bruschetta topped with tomatoes, garlic, mushrooms and shaved Parmesan, accompanied by mixed greens, kalamata olives and chili peppers is a meal in itself. Brick oven-fired pizza choices include chicken marinato topped with pancetta, garlic, spinach and mozzarella. Among specialty pastas are penne Puttanesca with spicy tomato sauce, kalamata olives and capers. For those with meat on their minds, consider beef tenderloin with red wine mushroom sauce, veal piccatta and more, served with sautéed green beans or garlic mashed potatoes, chicken scaloppini with artichoke hearts, pancetta, capers, pine nuts and lemon butter sauce. The dessert that has people coming back and making more room for is the fresh banana with a gelato trio topped with chocolate, caramel and strawberry sauces and whipped cream.
NOVE Italiano located at 4321 W. Flamingo Rd. (Palms Casino Resort) in Las Vegas is one of the most upscale Italian restaurants in Las Vegas. This is definetly the spot to see celebrities enjoying Italian cusine. For an appetizer, one must start with the Carbonara ravioli stuffed with runny yolk, pancetta and ricotta Entrées range from fork-tender Kobe short rib to house made pastas and classic dishes like chicken Parmigiana. The Prime grilled steaks are sure to please carnivores, especially when prepared al Forno style with garlic, Parmesan and ravioli. Notable for its name alone, the side of “death by potatoes” is composed of olive oil smashed potatoes with truffle butter, topped with pancetta and mascarpone sour cream. For dessert, if there is room leftover, try the strawberry carpaccio, which is berries cut into slivers and drizzled with aged balsamic, sweetened panko crumbs, and crème fraiche gelato
Trevi located at 3500 Las Vegas Blvd. S (Caesars Palace) in Las Vegas is the trademark restaurant in the Forum shops of the hotel. Among signature dishes are the calamari Fritti appetizer served with a tomato-caper sauce, and the chicken penne salad with field greens tossed with grilled chicken, artichoke hearts, kalamata olives and penne pasta in a rosemary and Dijon dressing. The signature dish of this restaurant is the Romano chicken, which is a flash-fried Romano-crusted breast of chicken with Gorgonzola cream sauce, wilted spinach and mushrooms. Vegetarians will like the pizza topped with Gorgonzola, Fontina and Parmesan cheeses and oven-roasted tomatoes. Among specialty pastas is lasagna layered with zesty meat and ricotta and mozzarella cheeses. Beef tenderloin with red wine mushroom sauce and veal piccatta come with garlic mashed potatoes and sautéed green beans.
Onda located at 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. S (Mirage Hotel and Casino) in Las Vegas is a simple yet elegant Italian restaurant that features a well-stocked wine rack at its entrance, and walls covered with a warm shade of toast-colored grass cloth with culinary words and phrases written all over it. Among appetizers, is the house favorite olive oil crostini and rosemary bread sticks with baked goat cheese and tomato-basil sauce. Entrees include the penne with crab, shrimp and scallops with white wine, arugula and toasted bread crumbs in a lemon-garlic sauce is delicious, as is chicken saltimbocca with prosciutto, mozzarella, fresh sage and red wine reduction. The favorite entrée of many diners is the garlic-crusted sea bass with spinach, tomatoes, artichokes and lemon butter sauce. Hearty eaters like the osso buco over risotto Milanese. Onda has some of the most irresistible desserts, such as the lemon-raspberry cheesecake, Sambuca espresso ice cream with cookies and dark chocolate or Grand Marnier soufflés
The Grotto located at 129 Fremont St (Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino) in Las Vegas serves attractively presented Italian cuisine in a lively atmosphere. One end of the dining room houses the bar, while the pizza oven and antipasti bar occupy the other. Some of the favorite starters include the lobster bisque with a touch of cream and a hint of sherry and pear carpaccio, which is a thinly-sliced pear with baby spinach, tomatoes, and Gorgonzola and sherry balsamic vinaigrette. The rotisserie chicken salad with mixed greens, caramelized pecans, goat cheese and raspberry vinaigrette is also a winner, as is the pasta Grotto with shrimp, calamari, chopped roma tomatoes and pesto sauce. The choice of eggplant, chicken, shrimp or veal Parmigiana is complemented by capellini marinara. The delicious Osso buco comes with saffron risotto, which is to die for.