text: Client dinner in vegas on expense account let us do the guys steak night thingnnSmith Wollensky is obviously a wellknown name in the world of steaks so I was happy to be therennI think this place probably suffered from Vegasitis too like other Vegas restaurants I have been to lately You take a wellknown restaurant from somewhere else or a wellknown chef drop itheshe in Vegas do not get it right and end up with some bastardized version of the originalnnThree bottles of Pinot Noir for the table is always a good way to start so that is what we did Appetizers were good but nothing special Your usual mix of caesar salads iceberg lettuce wedges with bleu cheese and a tomato bisque type soupnnBiggest let down was their signature steak I had never been there so I asked the waiter what is the thing they are best known for and he said the Cajun Spice Rib Eye The spice is rubbed in and then left to rest for hours blah blah blah I think they also told it that it had a nice personality so it would have high selfesteem They do not trim the steak so that the extra fat adds more flavor The problem was that every other bite had something that was undigestible because it was either fat or sinew I think I would have traded the flavor for just being edible Last thing about the steak never tasted the cajun spice insert Seinfeld voice called a cajun steakbut was not cooked by a cajun and never tasted the spicewhat is the deal with that They must have known it was lacking flavor or something because they put their SW steak sauce out on the table I will be honest I have never heard of a bigtime steak house offering steak sauce I wanted to check if they had A while he was at itnnHighlight was actually dessert Coconut Layer Cake was awesome We also ordered the chocolate mousse but they mistakenly brought out their Gigantic Chocolate Cake no joke that is what it is called on the menu This five layer monstrosity is the size of Fat Bastards head and as tall as two phone books We passed it around the table and still had half of it left It was super moist but it all stayed together when you cut it Phenomenal with a little coffee or espresso at the endnnOverall a pretty mediocre steak night foodwise with the fellas but hey you are in Vegas so you let it slide