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| - I want to give this place a 4 star review because I do go here really often, but after a first time at the happy hour last week, I have to say, my opinion has taken a real dive down into the almost a three/more like a 2.5 arena.
The good:
-The decor is nice, it's hip, the place (excepting the women's room) is always very clean.
-The fish is fresh.
-The location is great because it is on the Strip but being on the outskirts of Fashion Show Mall it is not that difficult to navigate to get there without setting foot (or car) on the Strip.
-They have a nice foursquare check-in that gives you either an order of edamame or a miso soup. Pretty cool.
-The Ra'chin Shrimp (appetizer shrimp) that is available during the happy hour is really good. The sauce doesn't really complement the dish, but the shrimp are nice without it.
-The Viva Las Vegas Roll and the seared tuna are really good. They are more of a fusion but it totally works. I order them each time I am there.
The consistent:
-The servers have bigger attitudes than any other restaurant I have ever been to, consistently. Once you understand that they aren't being personally rude, that they're just being kind of vapid because they don't care.... Last week my boyfriend sent back chicken wings because they tasted "off" (he did have indigestion later), our server said, "Well, I always liked them," and walked away. She took them off the check and the table, but she was kind of a dismissive jerk about it. We have come to just expect that from the service, like you're inconveniencing them by being there.
-The music is so so loud. The bar portion of RA is fun, yes, but when you are over in the table portion, you don't want to hear the pounding music over your conversation. This consistency is why I avoid being there after 9pm.
The bad:
-My luck must be placing me in the women's room when there is either a line or no toilet paper. It's always one or the other, especially when one of the two stalls was out of commission.
-They pride themselves on a great sake list but they often have 86'ed whichever I am ordering. Boo. I guess I should have placed that in consistencies as well.
-Happy hour for drinks is good. But I was shocked to see how skinny the rolls because during happy hour. It was almost comical. I won't be going to dine there again under the guise of a deal.
All and all, if you don't mind dismissive service but need to get something without the drama of heading into the heart of the Strip, it's good, but don't go in with high high hopes.
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