changed hands<\/a> in March 2016.<\/p>\nA rep for Smith & Wollensky said it’s anticipated the company will share information about their new location closer to the restaurant’s closing date, but that remains to be seen. Smith & Wollensky is a rare free-standing steakhouse on The Strip (we can’t think of another one that’s not inside a hotel-casino), and we’ve never heard much about it, good or bad.<\/p>\n
The reason for the restaurant’s closure is unknown, but a good rule of thumb is financially successful restaurants don’t tend to close in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
Update (8\/18\/17): Our source says Smith & Wollensky will re-open at Venetian-Palazzo.<\/p>\n
Update (6\/19\/18): Our scoop about the re-opening of Smith & Wollensky has been confirmed officially. The restaurant will open at Grand Canal Shoppes in spring 2019.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A fixture on the Las Vegas Strip, Smith & Wollensky restaurant, is set to close on May 26, 2017. The three-floor steakhouse, with its distinctive facade, is located across from Monte Carlo resort. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, there are plans in the works for Smith & Wollensky to open in another location, but no […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,5],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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