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Elway's sells both the sizzle and the steak.

A A A Comments By Jason Sheehan Thursday, Mar 31 2005

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Mark Manger

Touchdown! Elway's is much more than a steakhouse.

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Elway's Cherry Creek

2500 E. 1st Ave.
Denver, CO 80206

Category: Restaurant > New American

Region: Central Denver

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2500 East First Avenue, 303-399-5353. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. every day; 5-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 5-11 p.m. Friday- Saturday, 4-9 p.m. Sunday

Tacos: $8
Shrimp cocktail: $12
Corn chowder: $6
Iceberg wedge: $5
Creamed spinach: $4.50
Potatoes � mashed, baked, twice baked: $4.50
16-ounce NY strip: $31
Bone-in filet: $34
8-ounce filet: $26< br>15-ounce prime rib: $26
Lobster tail: $34 / $44
Bacon cheeseburger: $10
Duck burger: $10
S�mores: $8
Milk and cookies: $3

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Still, the practiced casualness of the place and the serious expertise brought to the menu's showcase list of prime rib, T-bone and strip steaks make these minor flaws almost forgettable. It's hard to complain about a smear of potatoes when there's a big, honkin' lobster tail in front of you. It's tough to hang on to much animosity over the splash of a fountain when it's drowned out by the sizzle of a huge whack of bone-in filet, done a perfect mid-rare, cut and gleaming on a plate dampened with water to make it sputter and pop when presented.

Which is a nice trick, by the way, proof positive that while Elway's is couched in science -- meticulously planned, marketed and modeled from the atom out -- the partners also recognize the importance of both the sizzle and the steak.

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