Carbone
Italian restaurant · The Strip ·
Retro-glam Italian-American restaurant with theatrical tableside service
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Retro-glam Italian-American restaurant with theatrical tableside service
"Home of the famous spicy rigatoni vodka and one of Las Vegas’s toughest reservations, the Aria location channels the same old-school Italian feeling as the original in New York and marked the brand’s Las Vegas debut in 2015." - Rebecca Roland
"When I worked at Carbone, people would order what we joked was the “Number One”—like the McDonald’s combo for Carbone: the Caesar salad, spicy vodka rigatoni, meatballs, and veal parm. Each dish is a great dish on its own, but together it’s not a great meal. I prefer to ask a server to order my meal for me because it makes the staff more invested in the success of your meal; when they come over to check on your plates they’re not just asking whether you liked it, they’re asking whether you liked what they chose, and anything that builds that camaraderie contributes to deeper hospitality experiences." - Bettina Makalintal
"Not all Carbones are made equal, but the Vegas outpost is one of the better ones. It’s the place for a fun, big night out that borders on immersive theater, where caesar salads get tossed tableside and waiters in red tuxes debone dover sole with the precision of a plastic surgeon. These dishes would stand on their own even without the performance, though—see: the nutty brown butter sauce that’s drizzled all over the fish. And while it might not be made in front of you, the spicy rigatoni is a classic worth ordering. It's a lot easier to get a table now than it used to be, but you should still plan ahead. Hopefully, your table is in the back room under the chandelier flaunting more crystals than a Los Angeles psychic." - emmy kasten, brant cox, andrew ryce
"I count Carbone among the can't-miss restaurants included in Eater Off Menu, where it will be part of the curated selection of iconic restaurants and dishes that map the last 20 years of American dining." - Eater Staff
"An iconic, high-demand restaurant whose popularity makes reservations hard to come by, often referenced as emblematic of the neighborhood’s most exclusive tables." - David Farley