text: So had lunch here today and the restaurant looked cozy and nice with white linens and smaller version of Valentinos when I was still open I used to work there I thought I might be a little under dressed in basketball shorts and Tshirt but was told it OK that was nice Seated and helped promptly but checking the menu noticed prices a bit higher understandable since it is Lake Las Vegas and it is a tourist restaurant nnOrder margarita pizza and Lynn ordered linguini with calamari in a spicy tomato sauce When the margarita pizza arrived it looked like a plain American cheese pizza with no tomato or mozzarella slices and some sprinklings of basil pieces cut into thin strips Lynns pasta looked better and I being in the business did not complain or ask differently thought I would try it out nnThe pizza tasted what it looked like a cheese pizza Nothing special no basil leaves no tomatoes no charred crust just a cheese pizza The pasta was good but nothing again too special Unfortunately I always compare Italian food from my experience with Valentinos and from working with my former boss a American Italian with an Italian husband nnTo sum it up when it came to desserts we opted for only a espresso for mewait for itit is probably the worst espresso ever served No offense to our server but I would hate to think he would accept a espresso like he served to me since he was Italian Where is the nice crema on all quality espresso It was not on my espresso that is for sure The espresso looked like a small cup of black coffee Like I said before my experience with Valentinos made me extra particular then your average Asian I was trained to make espressos with a nice crema so when you put sugar on top of it the sugar sits waiting to sink or be stirred in this was not that type of espresso Yes might be ranting about espresso but when you work for Italians you learn to make good espresso nnAverage Italian restaurant in unfortunately a slowdead village Maybe it is better at dinner