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| - Read about this place on Yelp and liked the reviews. I was hoping it was actually going to be as good (and fun) as it sounded, but didn't want to get my expectations up...happy to say the night far surpassed any expectations I had.
The whole night had an "After Hours" or "Hangover" feel to it - it was surreal. You walk into a basically empty Korean BBQ joint (Shillas) and turn left into a local Hawaiian restaurant, with Wayne behind the counter immediately asking your name and cracking jokes. (me: "Wayne, this sushi is excellent!" Wayne: "Yeah, it'd be better if it was fresh." haha)
Wayne's wife Heidi is bustling around getting drinks and making sure you feel welcome, laughing with all the customers, while Wayne makes our order (Wayne: "Great, you're giving me all the hard stuff to make!")
Just like the reviews, Wayne made a point of asking our names and talking to us like we were old friends. He kept us entertained - I seriously laughed just as hard as I had the night before at a comedy club - and he busted out the karaoke microphones and insisted we sing - he would NOT let us leave w/o singing! (he told us he would charge us an add'l $20 if we didn't sing.)
The crowd was varied - some West Coast Chopper types, an old asian woman with her son, a young couple with a baby - the gamut - all equally welcomed and laughed with.
And the FOOD...delicious. Fresh. Unique. Wayne flies seaweed in from Hawaii and gives it a special marinade, it was delicious. Likewise with the tobiko, he has a special treatment of that, soaks it in sake, to get the salt out = delicious. I loved my Mikey Mikey roll (spicy tuna, softshell crab, shrimp tempura with avocado and salmon) = amazing.
There were 3 of us and we each said that we would be back every time we come to Vegas. I only hope that the Korean BBQ place can stay in business so Wayne has a location!
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