Vegas Food Fest - Flamingo Heights

This is by far the best Italian in all of Las Vegas. Everything is made from scratch and fresh ingredients. The Chef is hands on with the customers and a delight to chat with. I've been here three times and will continue to go for authentic Italian Cuisine . . . I would give it 10 stars if an option.

Review for FIRST BISTRO in Canyon Plaza, 7905 W Sahara Ave Ste. 103, Las Vegas, NV 89117, who served my party on April 13, 2022 at approximately 3pm. Our original plans were for a nearby restaurant but since it was closed Tuesdays, we went next door to First Bistro. There were four in our party. The place was completely empty except us. The ambiance was five star with beautiful string ceiling lights, brick wall pops everywhere, minimalist and very clean. We only saw one worker, a waitress, but like I said it was empty of customers. After we were seated, orders taken, etc., another couple came in and was seated near us. The waitress was great, five star service, sweet and polite. Sorry to say that was the best of the experience! We ordered regular drinks, and an appetizer – the Charcuterie Board $17.95, described as a mix of Feta, Brie, Provolone and Mozzarella Cheeses, Pepperoni, Prosciutto with some fresh Fruits and Nuts accompanied by a freshly baked garlic bread , because I wanted my teens to enjoy the delight of these boards. We also ordered our courses: Chicken Piccata for me described as Piccata Di Pollo $24.95, a delightful lemon chicken sauce with cappers and seasoned chicken breast , plain marinara spaghetti $19.95; which was very over-priced for my reluctant-to-new-things teen, lasagna $21.95 , and for my try-anything-new-teen Ato Salon Di Pesto Pasta $9.95 described as Creamy pesto flavored pasta topped with marinated, grilled 8 oz salmon; which was under-priced for the amount of salmon served . The entrée helpings were large except the lasagna and each entrée was served with a chopped very fresh salad. Our first items dropped to the table were a small sliced bread and marinara bowl and our beverages teas and soda . The bread was the size of one ½ of a hotdog bun sliced in eight pieces with just a little melted cheese on it and served with a small bowl of marinara sauce. Each piece was about the length and width of one finger. And that was fine, because we don’t like filling up on bread before we eat. Four stars for the bread and dip. The bread was gone quickly, as is usual with teens imagine three teens sharing one hotdog bun , and then we waited for the Charcuterie Board. After about 6-7 minutes, the charcuterie board was served. It was not a board! It was a simple round dinner plate like all the others with a small selection of meats, cheeses, ½ filled with salad?, very small amount of nuts, no fruit $17.95? , no crackers or bread, and no spreads. The meats were large, flat and hard as a rock. It was four large hard different pieces about four inches long and two inches wide. I mean I shook the table trying to cut them into smaller pieces. I thought maybe it was just the dull knife. Then I tried a piece, and then another piece WTF and the meat was so hard you couldn’t chew it. It was like shoe LEATHER. I know these are supposed to be cured meats, but I am not a novice, they were like leather. There was a small portion of hard cheese triangles and a piece of Brie with a squirt of balsamic glaze, about five nuts that were also hard as a rock again, WTF, how do nuts get that hard? and ½ a plate of salad ? as filler, I suppose, to make the plate look full. No bread or crackers, no flavored mustards, no olives, just a lot of nos. But, I would not have a complaint at all about it if it had been edible instead of leather-like meat, and had included what was stated, and indicated it would also be half a plate of salad. The amount was tiny for $18. The teens chopped their way through it except for the salad but when I have the opportunity I’ll take them to Macaroni Grill for a real good Charcuterie Board “albeit tiny for the high price” and show them what a good one is supposed to offer and taste like . Oh, and by the way, the small bread plate at the beginning of our meal, ½ hotdog-size, way before the Charcuterie Board was brought out is supposed to be the bread that goes with the board. So I guess there was bread, but it had been presented as a starter way before the board and not part of the c

So sorry to report this, but Chef Eva closed and relocated to another state. Alas, this good thing came to a quick end ‍ Okay for those who want to be on the Ground Floor of a great dinin spot, here's the deal. Chef Eva and her team are now open! My friends and I pigged our tonight. I had the ribs with Mac cheese and veggies, one of my co diners feasted on blackened fish with the same sides I enjoyed and his wife ordered the petit lobster. We all enjoyed the food and just as important, the service was great and the presentation was superb. We ended our dinner with Chef Eva's world famous J Ice Cream sitting atop warm Jamaican Rum Cake. I am full, satisfied, and looking forward to what else Chef Eva has in her ever evolving spectacular menu. This is truly on my Must Visit Spots when I am in Vegas.

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