Tucked away in an upper corner of Palazzo is this location of Sushi Samba - to be honest, all lovations have a type of vibe that is Vegas-like - the whole "is it s resto? is it a loungey nightclub" - so I would expect that the Vegas location would turn that dial up to 11
sadly, our group of 9 found they turned their kitchen down to zero. not in quality - the menu and results from it are identical from the other locales. but the joint wasn't full, so 2 hours to get some asparagus and sushi rolls delivered to our table....unacceptable.
I am always sketchy about the whole 'gratuity included for large parties' - I find that results in the net average work going down (not up) for a server - but this situation couldn't really be pinpointed on a server phoning it in.
based on my experience here vs Tao, Tao wins out - granted, the cuisine isn't identical, but the experience is largely better at Tao.
sorry Samba baby!