Had lunch at Esther’s Kitchen, which some locals say is the best real Italian place in Vegas. It was only 7 or 8 blocks from my place, and it’s smaller than I would have thought. I walked past it twice, but eventually found it.
One of my Uber drivers said you’ve got to try the bread dipping sauces, so I ordered the fresh baked half loaf of sourdough and the basil ricotta. That’s butter in olive oil on the bottom, and the basil ricotta on the top. The bread was super hot and fresh and melted everything, so it was good.
When she came back for my entree order, I felt I needed to have a conversation with her. I wanted some kind of pasta dish, but I had never heard of most of the stuff on the menu. So I said I’m inexperienced to Italian food, but I do like Americanized Italian food like lasagna and chicken parm. So what I’m going for is a meaty, cheesy pasta dish.
She said well we do have spaghetti and meatballs, and I said no I’m not gonna come all the way out here for spaghetti and meatballs lol. I decided on the strozzapretti, which is a pasta with truffle sausage, kale, mushrooms, and topped with Parmesan cheese. It was really good, and only $20 at lunch.
This place is definitely a lesser known Vegas gem, I’m glad I came out here.
Now, back to Resorts World and see if we can turn this back in the right direction!
