Want to feel like you've been cast in your favorite Japanese anime? Sweets Raku is the perfect place to go. Every thing about this place is kawaii.
Sweets Raku is a Japanese dessert shop next door to the restaurant Raku (yes, they're different places. Don't accidentally come in here thinking it's the restaurant- like so many people do). It's brightly lit with most of its seats being at the counter (3 tables off to the side). If you want to watch your dessert being made get a seat at the counter! They don't take reservations and the restaurant is small so plan ahead.
The desserts can be ordered by themselves or for an extra $3 (total $15) you can get a bite of the most amazing sorbet you'll ever have. The mango sorbet tasted like a creamy, iced mango. The Haagen Dazs mango sorbet I've loved for years now tastes artificial and lacking. Thanks a lot, Raku! Warning! if you're vegetarian the sorbet comes with some mint jelly on top!
The Carib, or the chocolate melting wine glass dessert you see on everyones snapchat, is a fruit and mousse dessert. The dessert was prettier than it tasted. In other words, take pictures of the one your neighbor orders and order something else for yourself.
The Mt. Fuji (Or if you want to be a show off order it as 'Fuji-san' ;)) is a chestnut cake. Momburan, as it's called in Japan, is not very sweet and has a pretty nutty taste to it. It's my FAVORITE. The momburan at Sweets Raku is the best I've had in America and decent compared to the ones I've had in Japan.
Obviously take your time to eat, but it may not be the best place to hold your 2 hour long conversation with your best friend that you haven't seen in years. It gets pretty crowded and you'll probably get a lot of stink eye from those standing directly behind you waiting for your seat to open up.
If you're staying on the strip and are wondering if it's worth the taxi ride.. YES. YES IT IS. There are plenty of "cheaper" restaurants to have dinner at so that you can splurge a little on dessert in the area.
The parking situation in this lot is pretty horrendous. Why are there so many great restaurants in one plaza!!