ai Pazzi is a very nice Italian Restaurant located in the Rampart Casino/Hotel in the Summerlin part of Las Vegas Nevada. This restaurant is brought to you by celebrity chef Fabio Viviani.

Inside it’s rich, airy and modern.

Whatever you order they start you off with delicious house made focaccia that’s embellished with olive oil, rosemary, and grated cheese.

They also offer a few wines blended by the chef.

We tried the arancini (fried rice balls)

Here they are a little different and are vegetarian with a cheese center and sit in a pecorino cheese sauce.

For my main I tried the branzino.

I got a very generous amount of meaty fish that’s prepared to perfection and comes with a nicely grilled lemon. The salad is made of very fresh bitter young greens. The dressing really pops. I think because it’s made with an unusual vinegar that is very tasty.

We planned to share charred broccolini. We were getting kinda full so we brought it home.

My husband enjoyed the Pollo Scarpariello.

He said it was all very good but especially enjoyed the house made sausage in the dish.

We also enjoyed the lemon ricotta cake.

And they surprised us with a celebration dessert plate.

It was a sweet ending to a wonderful dinner.

ai Pazzi is Worth a Fork!

Ai Pazzi at Rampart Casino/Hotel

221 N Rampart Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-507-5900

www.aiPazzi.com

www.TheResortatSummerlinLV.com

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Lindo Michoacan is a group of Mexican Restaurants and Bars with four locations around Las Vegas Nevada. The food and menus of the locations differs. I do note that I had a good experience at the Centennial location.

The location at Place Station has a bar and a couple dining areas that are made of traditional tables, booths, and half booths.

They start you off with complimentary spicy chips here, a red spicy sauce, and soft whipped beans. (different from Centennial location)

I hate to be honest but I have to tell The FORKING Truth…..This is the worst salsa that I’ve ever tasted anywhere. It’s like tomato puree mixed with a very hot chemical…..Not hot peppers…like something chemical. No cilantro, no onions….just horrible. It burns and isn’t good at all. THIS IS SHOCK because the salsa at the Centennial Location was good.

Next come the Fideo Soup that comes with most entrees.

The dominate flavor is TABLE SALT. (I can’t eat this…….my husband is more tolerate of salt…he can eat it but said that it is salty. So it is salty….Later when we got home he kept drinking water saying he was so thirsty from probably that salty soup)

My main was the Pollo A La Naranja Becky (Spicy Mexican Orange Chicken but with vegetables instead of rice and beans)

They gave THREE pounded chicken breasts that are in a mild slightly orange sauce. There are suppose to be jalapeños in the dish but they didn’t make it to this plate. The vegetables on the side are ok……This also came with corn tortillas that seem hand made but are thick as pita breads.

My husband tried the Chile Relleno Camaron (Shrimp and Pepper)

He said that the shrimp didn’t taste fresh and thought it was odd that the pepper was flat on the plate and topped with the shrimp.

Lindo Michoacan at Palace Station – This visit not the best.

2411 W Sahara Ave Las Vegas NV

702-253-2916

www.LindoMichoacan.com

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The Bootlegger Italian Bistro is a famous multi award wining Old School Italian Restaurant and ,bar, that also offers banquets, catering, gaming, nightclub, and entertainment. As soon as you enter you see various photos of celebrities that dined here.

Most of the dining rooms are red and are lined with more celebrity photos.

Here is part of the bar area.

We got seated in the Steve & Eydie Booth.

We ordered and they started us off with well seasoned bread with garlic and tasty red sauce on the side. They told us that we could have all the bread we want.

For my main I ordered the lunch sized Pollo Angelo.

It’s chicken breast in a sherry wine lemon caper sauce with artichokes, mushrooms, olives, and red peppers. It comes with fettuccini Alfredo on the side.

My husband ordered the Veal Saltimbocca.

It’s veal layered with Genoa salami, hot capicola and cheese and it’s dipped in egg batter and sauteed in sherry wine and mushroom sauce. Fettuccini Alfredo is on the side.

Everything was good and we were too full to try dessert.

Below is list of their awards.

The Bootlegger Italian Bistro is Worth a Fork!

The Bootlegger Italian Bistro

7700 Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-736-4939

www.BootleggerLasVegas.com

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Paris Baguette is a chain of bakeries that offer fresh baked pastries, cakes, breads, and cookies. They also offer grab and go sandwiches, coffee and tea. The Chinatown location offers indoor seating and outdoor seating.

In the grab and go sandwich section I noticed a tuna sandwich, various meat and cheese sandwiches, and this unusual Grilled Cheese Buffalo Chicken Sandwich (notice that Cheese is on the outside of the bread)

Here’s just a sampling of the goodies that await you.

Paris Baguette

4115 Spring Mountain Road Las Vegas NV

702-820-0909

www.ParisBaguette.com

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Trattoria Nakamura-Ya is a Tokyo Style Italian Restaurant and that means if you are in Japan this is what you’d find if you are looking for an Italian Restaurant. This restaurant is small with limited seating inside. They are small but we did notice that they serve wine.

Awards grace the wall.

My husband started out with what they call spring rolls.

He thought the spring rolls seemed like they were tempura dipped. He thought they were cheese sticks with a little bit of Italian lunch meat in them.

I went with the lunch special –

I got a platter of Chicken Tatsuta-age, Chicken Katsu, Grilled Mackerel, Salad, and my choice of rice or bread and I went with rice.

I prefer the katsu (fried sliced chicken on ends of plate) over the tatsuta-age because it’s much more tender (dark meat) and is much more flavorful. The mackerel seems fresh but it is a strong tasting fish. The Salad seems very fresh but is kinda plain. The rice also tastes freshly made.

My husband tried the Pork Loin Tonkatsu made from that special Canadian refined red meat pork called Mugifusi. It also came with freshly prepared mixed vegetables.

So far what we tried was reasonably good.

I hope to return to try a pasta dish and fresh flown in fish from Japan.

Worth a Try!

Trattoria Nakamura-Ya

5040 Spring Mountain Rd Las Vegas NV

702-858-7240

www.NakamuraYaLV.com

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The Bagel Cafe is a full service restaurant, deli, bar, and bakery located about 15 minutes away from the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. They also have a small ghost kitchen downtown and a brand NEW Ghost Kitchen in the Lucky 3 Food Hall near the Las Vegas Strip.

. At the main location they offer daily made fresh baked goods and bagels.

They also offer, knishes,-

house roasted meats, soups, salads, breakfast,-

smoked fish platters, over stuffed sandwiches, pizza bagels, meat platters, entrees, kids meals, fresh squeezed orange juice with pulp –

, bar drinks and more.

Above is part of the Deli Area.

Inside is energetic and busy.

They start you off with complimentary bagel chips and some sort of cream cheese.

You might order something like a house roasted pastrami sandwich on their house made rye bread.

Or maybe a Triple Sandwich with House Roasted Turkey, House Turkey Pastrami, and house Pastrami hand craved….

Or a smoked fish combo of nova lox and white fish

All very good so The Bagel Cafe is Worth a Fork!

The Bagel Cafe

301 N Buffalo Dr Las Vegas NV

702-255-3444

www.TheBagelCafeLV.com

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Naxos Taverna + Kallisto Oyster Bar is a contemporary Greek Style Seafood Focused Restaurant located in the Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas Nevada. They were offering a three course Restaurant Week (June 2-20th 2025 But manager told us this offer was extended again to June 22 2025……(?) …….(I have not found that info posted anywhere…?) Lunch for $40. so we decided to give it a try. It’s beautiful inside.

I started out and asked for Iced Tea.

It came out warm with no ice. I asked for ice.

My husband’s first course was oysters (east coast & west coast).

He said he liked the west coast oysters more than the east coast oysters because they had a brinier stronger flavor.

I tried a Greek Salad.

YIKES! The pickled shallot is so strong I can’t eat it. I really only like the raw tomatoes because they tastes like good heirloom tomatoes. The feta cheese is too salty for me and it tastes like they added extra salt to the cheese. The cucumbers are ok but taste old.

My husband tried the Seafood Linguini ($10. extra)

He said it was made with one extra hard over cooked shrimp (cut in pieces), over cooked clams, and he thinks it was missing the crab.

I tried the Lavraki (Greek Sea Bass).

The fish is cooked nicely but is way too salty for my taste. The tiny tomatoes help some.

For dessert we shared the Froyo and the Date Spice Cake.

Not much flavor in the Froyo and the cake was very dry with little flavor.

That was my trip to-

Naxos Taverna + Kallisto Oyster Bar

11011 W Charleston Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-516-8888

www.NaxosRedRock.com

www.RedRockResort.com

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Zaytinya is a Mediterranean Restaurant by Chef José Andrés. The Las Vegas Location is in the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. They offer a main menu and a chef’s experience menu. On the night of my visit it was still Restaurant Week and a special Restaurant Week Menu (June 2-20th 2025) was also being offered. (Zaytinya translates to Olive Oil in Greek).

It’s modern and attractive inside. Below is the bar area.

Below pictured is part of the Dining Area-

Whatever you order they start you off with pita breads and oil embellished with balsamic.

The pitas are hallow and are more like balloon bread.

We started out with hummus, crisp vegetables (an added extra plate), and stuffed grape leaves called dolmades.

We both really enjoyed the crisp vegetables, and the amazing grape leaves. The grape leaves might have been the best I’ve tasted anywhere. I like the flavors in the hummus but not so much the texture because here it is very thick.

Next was a beet salad and Brussels sprouts.

The salad was good. The Brussels sprout had good flavors but the actual Brussels sprouts were served all dried out.

For my husbands main he had the Cumin Spiced Meatballs. He said they were really different but good.

I tried the salmon.

It was 2/3rds very good and 1/3rd awful……See next picture.

It’s hard for you to tell but this is a very small, very flat piece of fish and it is 1/3 bloodline (The dark meat pictured) Usually in nicer restaurants they remove the bloodline because it taste like bad fish.

Last course was dessert.

We both received Olive Oil Cakes that were very good.

We also received Greek Yogurts with Cherry that were interesting and different. We received the Greek Yogurts as a bonus plate because my husband complained about them sending all the plates of food to the table at once.

Zaytinya – Mostly Good but not perfect.

Zaytinya

3500 Las Vegas Blvd S Las Vegas NV

702-276-2000

www.Zaytinya.com

www.JoseAndres.com

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