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| - 5 stars from a visitor's perspective where restaurants get one chance to make an impression. Were I a resident, I might rate it a 4 because of price, crowded quarters, and long waits for tables. But compared to the strip, the prices and the taste seemed heaven-sent.
I went here because I had seen the tofu touted on one of those "Best Places I've Ever Eaten..." kind of shows. So my expectations were high. I will confess that I liked the Agedashi Tofu, but I didn't find it as mind-blowing as others. It was good, but I order agedashi a lot when I eat at sushi joints, and this wasn't the best I've had. That said, I'm not putting it down. It was good.
My favorite of the night was the kobe beef filet with wasabi. You gotta savor the small bites because there aren't many on the skewer and they are tiny. But as mentioned above, compared to the prices on the strip and the mostly sub-par food I'd had elsewhere, this was excellent. Here my run-down of dishes we tried:
-Miso soup (really good)
-Agedashi tofu (good)
-Kobe beef filet with wasabi (excellent)
-Grilled duck (decent)
-Scallop with soy sauce (good)
-Takana Inari (good according to my daughter who loves inari)
-Carpaccio hamachi (very good)
-Kobe beef skirt with garlic (OK--not much flavor)
Tiny portions, tiny restaurant. Great service. Better food than I'd had anywhere on the strip (minus Gordon Ramsay's Steak). Well worth a visit when you're in Vegas. All of the above plus a Sprite for my daughter was $74.70. Sure as heck beats $60 for a lousy club sandwich from Wolfgang Puck!
And by all means, make sure you walk a few doors down and try out Sweets Raku after dinner. Combined, Raku and Sweets Raku are a food experience.
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