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We hit up Raku again now that they've expanded, allowing a few more people to experience this fantastic place at a single time. Do yourself a favor and don't walk in - you likely won't get a table. Even on a Tuesday, at 6PM. They're likely booked to 11 by then. Reserve your table a day or so in advance and get in your 2 guaranteed hours of amazing food and intimate setting.
This time, we once again ordered the Agedashi Tofu, because... you can't NOT order it. Even if you don't like tofu, you will love this dish.
A special we tried this time were the small fresh crabs, lightly fried and served posed on a small long dish, as if they're in a little procession of deliciousness... right into your mouth. They're maybe each as big as a 50 cent piece. You pop the entire thing into your mouth and chew. In a word - amazing. I'm not a big crab lover, but these were tasty, well seasoned, and delicious. The shell on them is so light there's no worry of impaling your mouth with a piece of them. My wife devoured them and we almost ordered seconds. She talked about them on the way home. The next day. Just order them if they're available.
The core dishes that we re-visited from our previous trips are still excellent. This time we also got 3 sake tasting special to sample with the meal and I was impressed not only with the choices (a filtered, an unfiltered, and a flavored one) but how inexpensive it was for the sampler ($14). A good value and more than enough to keep a great mood through your meal.
As an update to my last post, I must say that Raku's desserts are quite excellent. We've tried the different sorbets, the melty chocolate cake, the bubbly milk pudding, and they've all been wonderful. Now if they only offered a Honey Toast dessert....
Raku is continuing proof of a growing array of excellent restaurants that you don't have to walk through a casino to find here in Vegas. Don't miss it!
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