Q: positive

A: The first time I went to Carnevino (last year) it was one of the best meals I've ever had. This time around the experience fell short. To start we ordered the fried calamari and the big eye tuna crudo. The calamari was excellent and the hot peppers in the dish added a good amount of heat without dominating the flavor. The tuna came with approximately eight small slices and were arranged in order of leanest to fattiest. All were delicious, especially the fatty ones. Just don't expect large chunks of fish to come out if you order this dish. Next up was the black fettucine. Served as a small portion, this is meant to be the equivalent of an appetizer. It sounded good when our waiter recommended it, because it came with crab, jalapenos, and shallots. But the dish just didn't deliver. There wasn't much crab to speak of and the taste and overly-firm texture of the pasta was a turn off. For our entrees, both couples ordered the dry aged bone-in ribeye for two. At $65 per person, it wasn't cheap but if was more than enough meat for all of us. They wheel it out on a cart and slice it tableside. The dish is finished with a touch of sea salt and olive oil. Our ribeye was a slightly bloody medium rare as we ordered and absolutely delicious. They also leave the bone on the table which was one of the best parts of the meal. I wasn't going to be shy about trying it either. I picked it up and gnawed on it for a while, cleaning off all the meat I could. And, I have to say that the meat from the bone was the most flavorful and memorable bites of the night. As good as that steak was however, I prefer the ribeye at CUT to this one. Not only is it cheaper (per person), but the smaller and thinner cut of beef allowed for more seasoning and more of the crust on each bite. Our sides were the sauteed mixed mushrooms with spring onions, brussels sprouts with pancetta, and a butternut squash dish with pine nuts and capers. All were amazing and the brussels sprouts were some of the best I've ever had. So, while I still think Carnevino is an excellent restaurant, I would recommend it for the appetizers and sides (you can't go wrong with any of the ones we tried) but the pastas can be hit or miss. Their filet mignon, which I had my previous visit, is amazing and still ranks as the best filet I've ever had. I'm still tempted to go back and try their porterhouse for two or their riserva steak -- aged for over a year. 4.5 Stars

Q: negative

A: This is not the Shawarma I am used to. If you want real Shawarma, you have to go to Dearborn, Michigan, or Lebanon. This is not even close. It was aweful. I still have not found a place on the West Coast that makes good authentic Shawarma sandwiches. Shawarma is lamb or chicken that is spiced and cooks while it turns on a ventricle roaster. The cooked meat is cut off as it turns and then rolled in pita bread. The meat shawarma usually comes warped with onions and tahini sauce with pickled turnips. The chicken is rolled with a garlic sauce and pickled cucumbers. Both sandwiches are then placed on a panini grill to toast the bread. That is a shawarma sandwich. Note****** This place was on Dirty Dining in July. I just seen that today on the Channel 13 website.

Q: negative

A: The doctor is nice but the wait time here is RIDICULOUS. You will be here for two hours without any dilation of eyes. How do they stay in business? ?? Never again! !! Finding another eye doctor.

Q: positive

A:
Gorgeous flowers and easy to work with! I live in San Francisco, so I reviewed tons of florist websites in Vegas to fine The Palette. I chose them b/c their site showed a variety of options and they were 2011 Best of The Knot. I was not disappointed! I changed my order several times as the day go closer and never had any issues with them. I chose hot pink/fuchsia as my theme colors. My order: * 1 bridal bouquet and 2 bridesmaid bouquets - Hot Princess Roses, Hot Pink Hydrangeas and Freesias * 2 corsages - Hot Princess Rose and Hot Pink Freesias, greens and ribbon * 5 Boutonnieres - Groom-Hot Pink Freesias; Others- Hot Princess Rose. All w/ minimal greens * 2 Side Towers and pedestals - 18" Across x 30" Tall arrangement of Carousel Roses (bi-colored; hot pink/white), Hot Pink Sword Lilies, Green Goddess Callas and Stargazer Lilies. Lemon leaf greens. 40" Glass Pedestal. * 2 boxes of Rose Petals ...all for about $700! My bouquet never wilted, until I threw it away 2 days later (I know, I didn't feel like traveling with it).