Ferraro's Italian Restaurant

01/05/09

Best old school Italian restaurant in Vegas

by coloradotodd at Citysearch

I always try new restaurants when I go to LV, but I also always devote one night per trip to eat at Ferraro's. It is old school Italian, with a live but unobtrusive band, and healthy and creative portions of food. Their signature dish, osso buco, is about the size of a shoe, so two people could probably share one. The anchovy salad is very tasty, as is their port chop, rabbit, lobster rissoto, and any pasta dish. As well as their desserts. They key here: Don't go there if you expect some trendy nouveau Strip cuisine. There is a reason Mimmo has kept things the same way for years and years, and people keep coming back. This is traditional Italian all the way, from the food to the ambience. And speaking as one whose ancestors hail from Milan, Ferraro's is a refreshing change from restaurants that try too hard to reinvent the wheel. On another note, I read one review that complained about the restaurant's location, being out west on Flamingo road, far away from the Strip. Truth be told, once you pass the Palms heading west, you will get there in 5 minutes because the traffic eases up so much. Well worth the trip, I promise.

• Pros: Old school Italian. Sinatra would be proud.
• Cons: NONE!!!

12/22/08

Terrible Service

by Moab98 at Citysearch

Visited Las Vegas and couldn't wait to try Mimmo Ferraro's on a Thursday afternoon around 2pm. The restaurant was very nice and everything was fantastic until we had to wait for almost 50 minutes to receive our food and we had to grab the bus boy to check on our order.. Our Waitress was terrible and forgot about us because she was too busy chatting with a table of men that turned out to be the owner. A horrible experience the food was good but not good enough to put up with lousy service. Would not visit again and would not recommend to anyone.

• Pros: Wine List
• Cons: Wait Staff

12/12/08

In Las Vegas, it is always nice to find an off-the-strip place faithfully and consistently patronized by the local community.

by jetsetway at Citysearch

In Las Vegas, it is always nice to find an off-the-strip place faithfully and consistently patronized by the local community. Ferraro?s is a perfect example of such place.

In 1985, Gino Ferraro created a unique dining experience in his bone fide authentic Italian restaurant. Then in 2003, upon his graduation from the California Culinary Academy and studying in Italy, Mimmo Ferraro (Gino?s son), has taken over the everyday duties of running Ferraro?s and serving some of the best food in town.

We started our meal with an outstanding salad, Cappuccina con Gorgonzola, which is almost like a butter lettuce wedge with something extra. As Ferraro?s is best known for their sumptuous and award winning Osso Buco, I had to indulge. It did not disappoint, and was probably the best I?ve ever had. It is highly recommended.

JetSetWay Tip - The shank is called Osso Buco in Italian, literally ?hole bone?, because the bone marrow is part of the appeal of the dish.

We were particularly impressed with an incident over Allyn?s Fettucini Pomodoro. Although it was prepared exactly as per usual, it was not prepared the way she prefers. The waiter heard the conversation and immediately brought out the chef. The chef professionally and kindly listened to her preference, and five minutes later she had a fresh plate, her food cooked exactly as she prefers. Really, they could not have been nicer or more accommodating.

Though I normally stay away from dessert, tonight we shared the Hazelnut and Chocolate Crepe with Mascarpone Cheese, served with Vanilla Gelato. It was the BEST. Kudos to Mimmo, Gino and the whole family. When you go there, be sure to say "Ciao" to Mimmo, who is always around, and tell him I sent you.

09/09/08

Family Family Family

by fortune500 at Citysearch

I have been dining out in Vegas for the past 20yrs, I must say that Ferraros has treated me like family every time I walk in the door. I know that I can bring guests there and they will have a fabulous dinner as well as the royal treatment from Gino and now even Mimmo is out and about from the kitchen and really cares if the customers are happy. As for the wine list at Ferroros, unbelievable! Gino will help you choose a wine that is best for your dining expierence, he is just as delightful when picking a $30.00 bottle or a $200.00 bottle. When you want to have an amazing meal, and good company, Mimmo Ferraros is the place to be.

07/17/08

Horrible Service served with an aweful dish with extra attitude

by chefpt at Citysearch

Due to the reviews and overall look of the place, I gave it a try. The atmosphere is nice and settlingly. The waiter seemed nice at first. After looking through the extensive wine list, I asked the waiter for a wine suggestion. He seemed to look at me in disgust. Due to my age and his assumption of my finicial status, he asked what i could afford. This was the first insult as a customer. After selecting a less expensive bottle of wine, our service went down hill. After ordering a few appetizers, there was no acknowledgement of my presence. Only walking past me with disgruntled looks, the waiter sure was taking care of the other tables with what he felt was a " bigger bill, is a bigger tip" motto. I must say the asapargus wrapped in prosciutto was excellent, when it finally arrived. I will not take that away from this place. As for dinner, I ordered the restaurants so called, "special here" which was the lobster diavolo. A pasta served with lobster, shrimp, scallops and oysters over a white cream sauce.

When my main dish arrived, I was shocked and amazed at the taste. It was as bland and tasteless as it gets. The serving size was fair, but the flavor was missing. The dish was missing key ingredients, spices. With a white cream sauce that tasted like milky water and no spice, this was dish was "no special here". On top of a disappointing presentation and taste, there was NO LOBSTER.. After being honest about the dish, and mentioning the missing lobster, the waiter simply shrugged, apologized, and then tried to convince me that the pieces of scallops he pointed to, were lobster chunks. this was the final insult, which ended this meal with one very unhappy customer. . Which goes to show, this place is not a 4 star restaurant, has some bad waiters on the clock, and the chef might be "special" himself for putting such food on a plate and calling it authentic italian.

• Pros: Good appetizers, and wine list
• Cons: Bad service, overpriced tasteless food, bad management for customer satisfaction.