$$$$Price: Moderate • American • Cripple Creek
MerlinoÕs Belvedere Italian Restaurant is Carson CityÕs top spot for homemade Italian cuisine served in its welcoming and friendly eatery. For starters, enjoy the deep-fried cremini mushrooms and the crispy garlic bread as appetizers. Some of MerlinoÕs Belvedere Italian RestaurantÕs most popular entrees include the steamed blue mussels in a lemon and white wine sauce with parmesan cheese, the Italian-marinated grilled chicken breast and the char-grilled wild Alaskan salmon basted in garlic butter. MerlinoÕs also serves tasty sandwiches, such as the spicy sirloin burger with jalapeno jack cheese and roasted chilies and the Belvedere sausage hoagie topped with mozzarella cheese, as well as pastas like homemade pork and cheese-stuffed ravioli and meaty manicotti with ricotta.
Be sure to save room for MerlinoÕs Belvedere Italian RestaurantÕs bananas foster dessert, which flambŽed tableside for the enjoyment of your eyes and taste buds.
