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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