LAS VEGAS – Dec. 2, 2009 – Well-known restaurateur Gino Ferraro is opening Ferraro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar with an expanded menu and wine cellar at 4480 Paradise Rd. in late December.

Ferraro’s has been serving Las Vegas since 1985. Since, Ferraro’s has been a leader and staple in Italian fine dining and wine selection, quality standard and service.

Ferraro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar will have two chef’s dining tables, a 36 foot-long wine cellar of 10,000 distinctive Italian and California wines, a double-sided wine bar open to the indoor bar area and outdoor patio with a wine system dispenser, late night dining, lounge seating area, live music daily and wine lockers for patrons to house their selected wines. There will be comfortable banquet space to host groups of 10 to 250 people with audio/ visual capabilities for meetings and special receptions. The main dining area and four banquet rooms can open to accommodate a maximum capacity of 480 people in the entire restaurant. The restaurant will have walnut wood-finished floors, crown moldings, blown glass chandeliers and mood lighting. The ambiance will be open and airy with a warm and sharing atmosphere.

“We’re excited about our new restaurant on Paradise,” stated Gino Ferraro, founder of Ferraro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar. “Ferraro’s will continue to bring the Italian flair and authentic menu partnered with personalized gourmet pizzas, Antipastini (small plates) and, of course, one of the top selections of Italian wines in the world.”

Executive Chef Mimmo Ferraro will feature the Ferraro’s menu staples that have been a family tradition for years, such as Osso Buco, Pasta e Fagioli and Trippa Calabrese as well as homemade pastas, breads and desserts.

The numerous awards and accolades achieved by Ferraro’s include the DiRoNa, also known as Distinguished Restaurants of North America, for 10 consecutive years; Wine Spectator’s Best of Award of Excellence since 1996; Best Italian Restaurant by Las Vegas Life Magazine’s Epicurean Award – voted by a panel of local and national food and drink experts including members of the local chapter of Chaine des Rotisseurs; Southern Nevada Hotel Concierge Association’s Best Restaurant in the category of Italian Cuisine; and voted Best Italian Restaurant in the Las Vegas Review Journals annual reader’s poll. Gino Ferraro has also received such prestigious recognition and accolades for his restaurants including the 5 Star Diamond Award.

Ferraro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar will be located at 4480 Paradise Rd. on the corner of Paradise and Harmon, south of Flamingo. The restaurant will provide a new expanded menu and hours. Lunch will be served Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Happy Hour will be on weekdays from 4 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. in the lounge and bar. Dinner will be served seven nights per week from 4 p.m. until 11 p.m. Ferraro’s will have a late night menu from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. featuring Antipastini small plate dishes. For more information, visit www.ferraroslasvegas.com.