That’s why we are announcing special anniversary discounts and a couple of new menu items to try during your next visit.

The details:
· Any couple celebrating an anniversary in 2012 will receive 10% off their entire bill.
· For couples celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, the restaurant will offer a 15% discount.

In addition to the anniversary specials, our Executive Chef Gilbert Fetaz has rolled out some new menu items including “Veal and Peas” and the “30 Burger.”

Now please come in, sip a Pieros Primo, and help us celebrate!

-Evan

Angela “Angie” Despain – 5 ½ years at Piero’s

• Title:  Administrative Assistant
• Favorite thing about working at Piero’s: All of the girls in the office…it’s my extended family.
• On Piero’s at 30: Being part of a family-owned company that has been around for 30 years is a blessing. It’s nice to know that even the smaller companies can survive through thick and thin. Here’s to 30 more years!
• Favorite dish at Piero’s: Agnolotti
• A Fact: I was born and raised in the Las Vegas Valley. Not many people know, but I have a 1972 Chevrolet Nova that I’ve had since 2000. It’s being restored very slowly, but I do skirt around town in it a few times a year!

Antonio Martinez – 20 years at Piero’s

• Title: Head Pastry Chef
• Favorite thing about working at Piero’s: I like everything.
• On Piero’s at 30: I’ve been working at Piero’s since I was 20 years old. That’s half of my life. It’s like a family here.
• Favorite dish at Piero’s: Chicken Parmigiana
• A fact: My favorite sport is soccer. When the weather is nice out, I like to take my family out to play a game or two.

Brandon Lizama – 8 years at Piero’s

• Title: Host/Busboy
• Favorite thing about working at Piero’s: The people – Customers and co-workers
• On Piero’s at 30: “Cheers!”
• Favorite dish at Piero’s:  Osso Buco
• A Fact: After the end of a fairly busy night, some of the employees and I like to go out for a midnight snack.

Meet Lucy Yrizarris – 11 years at Piero’s

• Title: Waiter
• Favorite thing about working at Piero’s: My friends here – they are like family. It’s fun to meet new people.
• On Piero’s at 30: May Piero’s have 30 more years… Love this place!
• Favorite dish at Piero’s: Bone In Prime Rib…so good!
• A fact: Martini! Yeah! Goose up, little dirty, one olive – Please!

We are so grateful to these members of our team, and for all of our staff over the years. Thank you for being an integral part of the Piero’s family!

-Evan

The 9^th annual PK Bike Day, held right here at Piero’s, is March 25, 2012. Through the work accomplished through the Patrick Kelley Youth Foundation we will provide 200+ underprivileged kids in the After-School All-Stars (ASAS) program new bikes and helmets. The kids earned these new bikes by meeting certain parameters and guidelines set by the Clark County School District and ASAS.

The bikes and helmets are donated by members of the community. I can tell you from personal experience that nothing feels better than being able to positively affect a child’s life. Patrick would be proud – in fact, he is proud.

What’s the story behind the first menu? One of my father’s (Freddie Glusman) first experiences as a restaurateur was at The Las Vegas Sporting House on Industrial Road with partner Allen Glick.  It was a café that served coffee and lunch daily.  One day a week Chef Piero, a longtime family friend, would visit and cook up an Italian feast for our guests.  The food was so good, and so popular, that my father decided to open up an Italian restaurant on Karen Ave. by the name of Piero’s Italian Cuisine.

Piero’s quickly became a hotspot for locals as well as some questionable characters in town.  However, Chef Piero’s tenure with the restaurant was short-lived.  At a party for Luciano Pavarotti the chef walked out following a disagreement surrounding a customer’s request for vegetables.

This event made way for Sous Chef Gilbert Fetaz to take over as head chef.  He made the menu his own, incorporating in a great amount of fresh fish and Italian classics.  Our customers are still enjoying it 30 years later.

-Evan

Piero’s Primo Cocktail

It’s our 30^th anniversary at Piero’s, and we thought, what better way to celebrate than to raise a glass and say “cheers” to our friends with a special, savory drink!

Our good friends at Southern Wine & Spirits helped me develop our celebratory concoction, which includes Aperol, Plymouth Gin, fresh pink grapefruit juice and a splash of Prosecco for some added sparkling sweetness.

We felt that an apertivo is a great way to start an evening and another 30 years of success! Come in and enjoy one with us – it will be available all year. Or, feel free to try it out at home. Let us know what you think!

-Evan

Piero’s Primo

A tantalizing mixture of…

• 1 oz Aperol
• 1 oz Plymouth Gin
• 1 oz Fresh Pink Grapefruit Juice
• Splash of Prosecco

Method:

• Shake all ingredients with ice, strain, serve straight up
• Top with Sparkling Prosecco

Garnish: ½ Slice Pink Grapefruit