Problem: Regulars pull rank on the songs with the Mr Karoake dude running the show. But if you stick around, your song will come up eventually. They do need a better sound system. But hey, if you drink enough everyone sounds the same :) Generous pours and decent food.
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A: positive

Problem: I just visited this restaurant because I was attending a convention at the Las Vegas Convention center which is connected to the Hilton. We felt like steak so we decided to have TJ Steakhouse which is right next to Casa Nicola, but they were booked and we had to wait for an hour. We were starving, so for convenience my coworker and I decided to have dinner at Casa Nicola. What a HUGE mistake. I looked at the menu and the price was high for a Italian restaurant but figured the food must be that good. Boy was I wrong. My coworker ordered a Seafood Linguine (forgot the exact name) and I ordered the Ossobuco (veal) with creamy Risotto rice which is supposed to be one of their signature dishes. (according to their website) We also ordered some napa valley Merlot to compliment my dish. The wine was pretty good, but that was about it. Actually my Ossobuco was horrid. The meat was very tough (this is veal mind you), dry: almost like they had the meat precooked, left out and then warmed it in a steamer or something, and the sauce just reeked of butter. The risotto just sucked and tasted like I was scooping up butter into my mouth. I have not had Italian like this even at Olive garden. At least the food there compliments the price, my dish alone was $37.99. Ridiculous~!!! for the quality of food that they serve here. My Coworker is pretty much a food connesoir and thought the food was horrible. (obviously his pasta sucked too) I do not mind paying good money for good quality food but this place is not that. The food is not just average...it is horrible. I have enjoyed food far superior at places like Maggiano's which is a lower grade restaurant in terms of price than Casa Nicola. DO NOT THROW YOUR MONEY AWAY HERE!!! It will surprise you how bad it is.
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A: negative

Problem: If it weren't for a groupon offer, I would have kept on driving by this restaurant. It's not in the greatest neighborhood, so I never would have gave it a second thought. However, I am glad we took a chance and we highly enjoyed our meal tonight. We ordered chicken korma, chicken tikka masala, 2 orders of garlic naan, and 1 plain naan. Both curries we flavored just right. We ordered medium, but could've have handled a bit more kick in both curries. Naans were yummy as well - soft and fluffy. Garlic naan just had the right amount of garlic. The place was quite busy tonight, however service was not lacking. Nicely decorated interior as well. I'd recommend this place if you were in the area and are in the mood for Indian.
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Problem: Went for our 2nd time last night... The hostess Alicia was rude and acted like she didn't want to be bothered. When our server Roger came over, could barely distinguish what he said, he acted like he couldn't get wait to get to something else. Place was not packed, lots of empty seats and plenty of servers, so being short staffed wasn't the reason for such horrible service. We got up and left without ordering. Very disappointed.
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