Heidi Knapp Rinella

Giovanni Mauro hasn’t forgotten his roots — in Las Vegas or Sicily — and he’ll pay tribute to both at Monzù at 6020 W. Flamingo Road.

Indian restaurants have multiplied across Southern Nevada over the years, a boon to vegetarians and fans of spicy sambals and tender tandoori. What really sets Angara apart is the purity of the flavors.

The Tivoli Village spot that’s now the valley’s second PKWY Tavern doesn’t have a revolving door but ought to, considering the brief tenancy of its previous occupants. But PKWY Tavern seems to be a good fit for the sometimes-awkward space.

Chubby Cattle is a lot of fun. It is Southern Nevada’s first — and, apparently, only — conveyor-belt restaurant.

Dishes characterized the global flavors in which executive chef Timon Balloo specializes, but Sugarcane’s Miami origins are also well represented on the menu.

Gaati Thai Kitchen finds a way to best other Thai restaurants with its fresh, lively dishes.

The minds that conceived the Downtown Grand restaurant have some good ideas, but someone needs to work on execution.

The glatt kosher restaurant also offers entrees and burgers, but you won’t find tapas like these anywhere else in the Las Vegas Valley.

The new restaurant at Sam’s Town executed the classic dish flawlessly.

Shawn McClain’s Sage at Aria is one of the best fine-dining restaurants in the city. His Libertine Social at Mandalay Bay is much more casual, but there are parallels between the two.

The Henderson restaurant’s creative all-small-plates menu reflects the iconoclastic but playful spirit of the late Simon.

The restaurant is old-Vegas elegant, with circular booths interspersed with table lamps throwing a soft glow. The menu is mostly old Vegas, too, with a big selection of steaks with topping and sauce options and two sizes of chilled shellfish platters.

The Halal Guys fits in somewhere in the middle of the valley’s Middle Eastern spots. But one place they really stand out is customer service, especially if you have dietary restrictions.

Chick-Fil-A’s first two outlets in Southern Nevada are scheduled to open in January.