We had a party of 4 and a special certificate to enjoy dinner at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (LOVE LOVE LOVE) and chose AGO over Rare 120\u00ba (will definitely go back and visit Rare 120\u00ba). I want to be fair about AGO, since our visit and major bummer for our group was our server , \"Mr. Grumpy\" (he was irritable most of our dinner), and one dish. \n\nAGO is a contemporary restaurant that is spacious, cozy, and dimly lit (could not make out the person waving to me). The prices are reasonable with a fair selection of wines and a full bar. The desserts and the mushroom ravioli were extraordinary...all else that we had was ordinary Italian. AGO also has a \"special Cava room\" they highlight on their website at the entrance, but we overlooked it. However, we did notice the abundance of Partygoers in lounge style seating eating, drinking, and being merry. That section was completely jam-packed compared to the restaurant, which was more mellow for our party of four. \n\nOur dinner party likes to try each others dishes when we order multiple plates. That way we know if the place is worth a second try...not so sure about AGO. \n\nWe ordered appetizers that were tasty...Calamari (crispy with not so \"spicy fresh tomato sauce\" and came a little late) and Spring salad (spring mix salad, poached pears, gorgonzola, walnuts, honey-rosemary dressing--always a good selection for me). The entr\u00e9es arrived with mixed reviews. The wild mushroom Ravioli (with fresh sage and parmigiano) was delicious and perfectly cooked...we all enjoyed it. Two guests ordered pasta dishes, Lasagna (wood fired with meat sauce and besciamella parmigianino---lots of sauce) and Rigatoni (\"fresh rigatoni\", sausage rag\u00fa, with pecorino cheese--it was dry towards the edges of the plate and not sure if it sat under a heat lamp for awhile) ...very customary Italian pasta dishes. The blooper was from the \"specials\" list and not memorable at all...the Braised short rib ravioli that had little to no flavor and was not eaten...had to stop after one taste. Hopefully, that was on off day for this dish...it definitely needed some oomph. The highlight of the entire evening were the Desserts...\"Molto Delizioso!!\". Yes, we shared all of it...1) scrumptious warm valerian dark chocolate with dark rum sauce, 2) flavorful assorted ice-cream & sorbets, and 3) Tasty Panna cotta with mango hearts in caramel sauce. \n\nHats off to the Dessert Chef!! She gave us our moment of happiness that evening from \"Mr. Grumpy\".\n\nOur party of four also tried the Pink Taco at the Hard Rock and enjoyed all of it...on Yelp.
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