Maggiano's Little Italy

Maggiano's Little Italy Restaurant Review:

There is a lot to like about this handsome restaurant on the second level of the Fashion Show mall, including views of Strip resorts. Maggiano’s décor features dark woods, crystal chandeliers and walls adorned with framed New Yorker cartoons. Parties are seated in lavish banquet rooms or in the 14-seat wine room. Loyal diners return for value-priced Southern Italian specialties such as jumbo lump crab cakes with Calabrian pepper aïoli, four cheese ravioli, and a lighter take on baked ziti with Italian chicken sausage, ricotta, mozzarella and pomodoro sauce. Try the salmon Oscar with jumbo lump crab, asparagus, sun-dried tomatoes and garlic cream sauce with spinach. An 18-ounce veal porterhouse with roasted garlic, caramelized onions and lemon with crispy red potatoes is hearty, as are beef medallions accompanied by portobello mushrooms and garlic mashed potatoes. Family-style lunches and dinners feature three courses to be shared among the table. Desserts are tiramisu and a double chocolate brownie with vanilla bean ice cream, strawberries and balsamic glaze.