text: To those yelpers who say you have to be an unsophisticated eater to enjoy this place:  pbthhhh!  I consider myself a knowledgeable and picky eater, and Fiamma was RAPTURE.  \n\nWe decided to go for the tasting menu of two appetizers, three entrees, two desserts, assuming we'd get cute little portions.  Since we loved the sound of the entire menu, this afforded a chance to try a bit more of things, and for $60 a person, seemed fair.  We had cesear salad, carpaccio, seafood risotto, rigatoni with an amazing ragu, and the shortrib, plus a chocolately dessert and a cheesecakey dessert.\n\nThe flavors were sublime.  Complex, deep flavors, with nice twists (like a bit of mushroom on the carpaccio).  Everything was cooked perfectly (including perfect al dente pasta) and presented wonderfully.  A subtle hint of lemon in the risotto, the layered seasonings on the short rib, everything to perfection.\n\nThe service was good--we told them we were in a hurry and they had no issue serving us quickly, but made it feel unrushed.  And the portions--lordie--we THOUGHT this was a tasting menu, with small portions, but I am pretty sure we had full servings of everything.  We had late night dessert and lunch the next day, and still had more leftovers.  Fiamma served up the best ratio of quantity to quality I've ever seen.\n\nI feel Fiamma is perfect for a special occassion, but fine for a more casual night out, good for a romantic dinner, or good for friends or business.  It can be hard to find a restaurant with such a flexible style, especially in Vegas.\n\nI REALLY wish Fiamma was here in the bay area, it would be a regular haunt.