I visited the Cake Boss' restaurant in Las Vegas. My $80 meal tasted like it was cooked by an Italian grandma.

"While hunting for interesting spots to visit on a recent trip to Las Vegas, I stumbled upon Buddy V's Ristorante, an Italian-American restaurant helmed by the Cake Boss himself, Buddy Valastro. Valastro made a name (and earned a nickname) for himself on the TLC series "Cake Boss," which followed him and his family as they ran Carlo's Bakery, a long-standing New Jersey-based dessert shop."

"As a non-drinker, I was also wowed by the alcohol-free options. As someone who has been living an alcohol-free lifestyle for almost two years, I'm fine with ordering sparkling water or a Diet Coke when I go out to dinner. Still, it's always a special treat when a restaurant serves high-end mocktails and zero-proof cocktails to its sober guests. I appreciated that Buddy V's menu offered both mocktails, such as a strawberry-lime spritz, and zero-proof cocktails."

Buddy V's Ristorante sits in the Grand Canal Shops inside The Venetian Las Vegas and faces a Carlo's Bakery location. Buddy Valastro, known from the TLC series Cake Boss, opened Buddy V's in 2013 as his first restaurant venture. The restaurant offers both regular and prix fixe menus. An $80 prix fixe meal included bread service, three courses, and a mocktail. The dinner was described as absolutely delicious. The menu features high-end mocktails and zero-proof cocktails. A $14 Sinless Spritz made with non-alcoholic prosecco and a non-alcoholic aperitif was singled out as particularly enjoyable.

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