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This historic Italian gem in Vegas serves up rich Southern dishes, warm hospitality, and nightly live entertainment in a charming setting.
"The Bootlegger is a Las Vegas institution. It has been dishing out plates of spaghetti, sausage subs, and slabs of lasagna for decades. Grab a cannoli or slice of cheesecake and settle in for the nightly jazz performance." - Ryan Slattery
"This Italian family-owned and operated restaurant began in the early 1940s and continues to serve hearty classics such as ravioli and lasagna. The robust menu has dishes like pappardelle bolognese ($26) and prawns scampi linguine ($36) but the real draw is the nightly entertainment." - Janna Karel
"Since 1949, Bootlegger Bistro dished out southern Italian fare using the original recipes of chef Maria Perry. The restaurant features live music along with house specialties such as bistecca alla griglia, lasagna made from Maria’s original recipe, linguini alla vongole with chopped clams, and Maria’s saltimbocca, rolled and filled with Genoa salami and cheese in Italian egg batter sautéed in wine mushroom sauce." - Janna Karel
“The Bootlegger has the reputation for being a locals joint, and it is, but there’s a lot of out-of-towners, too, sentimental fools like me who, if they don’t miss Sinatra, definitely miss Dino and Louis Prima and Keely Smith,” Bourdain said. Bourdain suggests: Veal parm, fettuccini Alfredo, steak, shrimps, iceberg wedge with bleu cheese.
"Bootlegger Italian Bistro has a number of family meals for four with options such as spaghetti, baked penne Bolognese, chicken fettucine alfredo, pollo Parmigiana, and more. The restaurant is taking takeout orders from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. To order, call 702-736-7080." - Susan Stapleton
