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| - I really need to go back when I'm sober. We went here after a concert at the Hard Rock across the street for some decompression food. Ramen is so good at the end of a party night. Or the day after when your head is throbbing.
This place reminds me of the ramen shops in Hawai'i. Unassuming little store. Looks deceptively like nothing.
Enter from the market side where you can buy from a very small variety of fresh Japanese vegetables, like daikon. They also have a little packaged snack area where they sell Japanese confections like Yan Yan. Oh, God, so good ...
Our waitress was a little Japanese girl in a pink kimono. She was scarce after she took our order. Then it was pretty much the curt little man helping us out.
I looked over the menu and wanted everything. But I just settled for the Kaigen ramen (seafood and veggies) and yellowtail collar. For $12, my ramen was only alright, but really big, as ramen should be. I barely made a dent in it and took it home for leftovers. For $11, the yellowtail collar was really, really good. It was nice and moist. I love the little bits of dark meat. My bf and I shared (fought over) that bad boy.
For dessert we had kinako mochi. I didn't see it on the menu, but we were there with a couple of regulars who were on a mission. They knew exactly what they wanted. The mochi was $5 for four little pieces. But really good. I think they added brown sugar in with the kinako.
I want to go back and order all of the seafood apps, drink the specialty drinks, and get all of the mystery desserts. I can see myself getting drunk here on a regular basis.
*off the strip, non-casino
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