text: Being a huge fan of Scott Conant on Chopped, my wife and I made a point to visit Scarpetta as soon as we landed on Thursday night.  On the plane I joked that we better not get any sticky pasta, and luckily we didn't. \n\nThe decor of the restaurant has a great feel and it's in a great location at the Cosmopolitan.\n\nWhile the meal was fine, there was just no wow factor.  The black pasta with lobster was good, as was the veal chop, but it wasn't great.  \n\nI am glad we tried Scarpetta, but there are too many great restaurants in Vegas to visit this place any time soon.