Bonanno’s New York Pizzeria

I needed to hit the food court before a concert and so pizza it was!
I had a slice of the Hawaiian and a slice of the Meat Lover’s Delight. The Hawaiian was good but the Meat Lover’s was better as it had bacon!!! Definitely pricey at about $ 6 a slice, and the slices were on the larger side.
This is standard food court stuff, so I wasn’t that impressed. I wanted to order a stuffed slice, which is on the menu. I asked about it and was told they don’t have any stuffed slices.
If you want an overpriced beer, they have that too.
The restaurant is located in the food court, which is deep in the bowels of the convention center and also near the Shark Reef.
It’s easily missed. Signage for the food court doesn’t exist until you’re already almost in the convention center.
It’s almost like a secret food court.

The (breakfast) FOOD: Typical food court offerings and quality. It’s not horrible, but nothing special. A decent option for breakfast, especially since it’s the only choice on this side of the resort other than Subway.
The SERVICE: The cashier was helpful and had a cheerful demeanor. The server was horrible! She displayed the stereotypical «I don’t give a „@&%#“» attitude. She was rude and not invested in her customers.
I get it. It’s early and you probably believe you’re better than just slinging breakfast sandwiches all morning but don’t lay your «land of broken dreams» act on your customers. I expect more at a high-​end resort. 7÷13÷15 am

This is evidently the Vegas version of Sbarro’s, located in pretty much all of the food courts (which the hotels have evidently lifted wholesale from the malls) of the various hotels. This particular one is in Mandalay Bay, more or less by the Shark Reef thing. I have no reason to suspect any of the others are more different, though perhaps the food court area at some of the other ones is less crowded. I’ve never seen the one at Mandalay Bay at anything less than full capacity, ever, even across multiple visits.
Instead of a thicker slice, ala Sbarro’s, what we have here is sort of an attempt at New York style pizza. We can and will throw authenticity out of the nearest window, since they’re not in the right realm, unless you’re measuring strictly on foldability, which the slice I had did fine with. If you want anything more than that (and you will, especially if you’re from New York), you’ll still be wanting after you finish wiping the grease off your hands and maybe your mouth. This is a very average pizza, but because it’s in a hotel, it’s also very pricey, matching that of stadiums and/​or airports.

Alright pizza, terribly dry and sub par garlic knots, terrible customer service, and a little pricey. I don’t recommend this place to anybody. 2 stars for a good location. It’ll feed your hunger, but will not even close to please you. If I had 3 hands I’d give this place 3 thumbs down.