text: Traveling with friends is about making a series of compromises and since I was going to get my way on our third day in Sin City I had to be good for the other two days Day ended with dinner at Lupo by Wolfgang PucknnI halfheartedly tried to talk my friends out of this place because based on the reviews I expected mediocre food at best at prices I do not mind spending money on food au contraire most of my discretionary income goes to eating out but I want good food in return Living in NY has made me very spoiled as if I was not bad enough before and the prospect of spending money on subpar food made me grouchy but I swallowed my complaints because I knew we were all making sacrifices at one point or another for each other nnI dislike going to celebrity restaurants where a chef owns a several restaurants because I know there is no way that they could possibly manage and visit each one on a regular basis I feel that they are simply selling their name This certainly is the case with Wolfgang Puck and with LuponnWe received two very long breadsticks and two different kinds of dips white bean and a black olive tapenade for the sticks Although I enjoyed the flavor of the white bean dip it was way too runny as none of the dip clung to the breadstick In order to get the flavor of the dip I had to let the bread soak the dip which then made the bread mushy The dip needs to be thicker more like a spread rather than watery like soupnnI ordered linguine alla vongole linguine with clams because I love this dish in general It was the typical price point I expect for an upscale restaurant I received was a Vegassized platter of food I was only expecting half as much food indeed even if they had only given me half I would have thought that it was a generous serving The food was a sad disappointment The clams were overcooked I would have preferred the pasta to be a little more al dente And the sauce made from olive oil was way too runny like the dips The quality of the food is entirely unworthy of an upscale restaurantnnThe desserts however were quite delightful We ordered the layer chocolate cake with gelato and the tiramisu The layer cake made of very thin layers of milk chocolate and dark chocolate cake It had a very good chocolate flavor and richness The tiramisu was not quite the traditional tiramisu as there was not as much lady fingers and far more mousse It was more a tiramisu mousse but it was lovely and light We polished off the desserts with much gusto nnExcept for the superlative desserts I would rate the food as s Lupo gets another star from me because of the service Seriously the service at Lupo was absolutely incredible and it was one of the best service experience that I have ever had They were absolutely correct in everything served from the left and removed from the right water was discreetly and miraculously refilled without drawing our attention a beautiful synchronous harmony of waiters bussers and runners working together to create a masterpiece of a posh elegant dining experience Too bad the food did not match the level of expertise and care given to us by the staff