Viewers of TLC’s Cake Boss know plenty about Buddy Valastro. For instance, they know he’s got a huge family; they know his family loves to eat; and they know Buddy love feeding his family. For the Valastro family, any occasion involving food is a special one, and whatever special occasion you might be celebrating during your visit, make sure to make Buddy V’s Ristorante a part of it. Trust us, it will make a memorable day that much more so.
Whether you’re in the dining room or on the indoor patio, you’ll feel special here; the atmosphere is warm and welcoming, and your servers are so friendly you’ll want to adopt them. There’s an enormous wine selection to go along with the substantial dishes, but we recommend one of Buddy’s specialty cocktails, particularly The Cake Boss, as essential a Buddy V creation as you can get here, with Pinnacle Cake vodka, Chocolat Royal liqueur and Baileys Irish Cream.
We don’t often recommend a specific salad at most restaurants, but we make a huge exception for the Toscano, maybe our favorite on the entire Strip. It’s just perfect, with prosciutto, roasted tomatoes and artichokes on a bed of baby arugula, drizzled with lemon vinaigrette and pecorino Romano. If you want to start with something a bit more substantial, you’ll want to order Grandma’s Meatballs, made with beef, veal and pork and smothered with marinara and Parmesan.
As you’d expect from an Italian restaurant, your choices here include pizzas, salumi and cheese boards, pasta and seafood. In every category, yes, you made the right choice, from the Mediterranean sea bass and chicken Parm to the Boss XL veal Parm chop. But if you want the true Buddy V experience for dinner, you’ll want to order the Valastro Sunday Gravy (their term for “sauce”). It’s a monster of a bowl, piling meatballs, sausage, lamb and pork on a delicious mound of rigatoni. This is what Valastro family gatherings are all about!
Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian and The Palazzo, 702.607.2355
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