 Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Review: This three-story, freestanding replica of New York's steakhouse seats 600-plus in its versatile rooms. The sidewalk café is adjacent to the Strip, and open from lunch until late night. Wollensky’s "famous" split pea soup is a favorite, as is the Maryland crab cakes appetizer. Among lunch entrées are the Wollensky’s butcher burger with tomato-jalapeño relish, Vermont cheese, bacon and Cajun-spiced onions; and the Wollensky salad with romaine, teardrop tomatoes, potato croutons and bacon. We like the yellowfin tuna burger with grilled red onion marmalade and ginger-wasabi mayonnaise. Free-range roasted chicken breast with a leg and thigh confit, and the scallops and cider-braised prime rib are lunch and dinner winners. So are the grilled fish selections --- swordfish and Atlantic salmon --- served with a choice of mango chutney or cilantro pesto. In addition to the classic dinner steaks, we recommend the veal rib chop and coffee- and cocoa-rubbed filet mignon. Among our favorite sides for two are the whipped potatoes and truffled macaroni and cheese. Save room for the carrot cake with walnuts and raisins layered with sweetened cream cheese. The all-American wine list nicely complements the cuisine.
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