text: all right party people i have crawled out of retirement because i have to put some of these naysayers in place first off my wife and i are huge fans of Mozza in LA both the pizzeria and osteria so before our recent trip to vegas we wanted to pick at least two celebrity chef restaurants to try out for our anniversary weekend the other was Gordon Ramsays Steak we thought another Batali joint was a no brainer until i read some of the reviews here i generally ignore the comments left by cheap asses like oh how dare they charge us for coffee see below but comments about the flavoring of the dishes i pay attention to that is why i was shocked at all the comments about how salty the food was perhaps the restaurant took note and changed things up perhaps those reviewers have a phobia of flavor who knows bc our experience was phenomenal and only solidified our fanboygirl status for the heavyset croc wearin italiannnservice was perfect our server was enthusiastic extremely knowledgeable and attentive albeit his moustache was a little creepy i tried the beef cheek ravioli w truffle and duck liver delish uber rich w its velvety meat filling w a hint of mineraly liver goodness YUMnnmy wife had the bolognese she loved it i loved it it was freaking tasty the flavor was delicate simple and complex at the same time the base tomato sauce tasted very close to the ox tail pasta dish at osteria which was both adorenni then tried the pork belly it was served w arugula heirloom tomatoes and drizzled w that famous something year old balsamic i was blown away the generously sized logomeat was fatty moist and robust in porky goodness highly recommended the hints of that sweet and tangy balsamic the bitter arugula and juicy sweet warm tomato slices on the bottom perfectly balanced out the richness of the bellynnwe finished the meal off w some gelati and sorbetto espresso peach and strawberry gawddamn probably the best we have ever had we were also served an amuse bouche chickpea bruschetta at the beginning of the meal and an additional dessert medley at the end complimentary the perfect meal