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| - Came here for a Meetup event with the I Love Sushi group. We had a fairly large party, and we ended up placing a huge order right from the start as every one was marking down what they want on the order sheet without much group coordination. We were warned about not ordering too much, but as a group we failed to heed the manager's warning. So a lot of food was prepared and served almost on top of each other.
Anyway, at the end of the meal Chef Joon (owner) came to speak to us, and said that they do their best to make the best food they can for the customers, but when they get a huge order they will rush it and may not be able to put as much attention as they normally would like, so it is better to order slowly for the best food. Plus they do not skim for their AYCE customers, and the rolls were larger than we were accustomed to at AYCE sushi restaurants.
The restaurant itself was beautiful. You can tell someone invested a lot of time and other resources into the design and the final look of the restaurant. It is very modern and artistic look to it, which pairs well with the beautiful food served. The lighting is fairly bright, so you can enjoy the food visually before savoring it with your other senses. Plus it almost feels like you are eating in a modern art museum, or a restaurant within one, since it is roomy!!! and you are not crammed in there like 7 Vienna Sausages in a can.
We ordered a wide range of items from their AYCE menu, which is practically their entire menu (with some exclusions). Below are the highlights and my personal recommendations:
APPETIZERS:
Monkey Brain (basically spicy tuna and cream cheese stuffed in mushroom and tempura fried) - small enough to eat solo or share with up to 4 ppl.
Soft Shell Crab - Tempura fried and delicious. Served san rice makes it even better (more room in the tummy for other awesome food, plus it is low carbs!)
SALADS:
Tuna Poki Salad - good portions.
ROLLS:
Crunch Albacore - looks good, and tastes great.
Mango Salmon Roll - sweetness from the mango just pairs well with the salmon.
Energy Roll - one of the deep fried rolls, great flavor, especially if you like unagi (eel).
Tiger Roll - They make a good version of this popular roll.
NIGIRI:
Uni, Super White Tuna, Ama Ebi were all good and they do not skimp on these just because you ordered AYCE, so you get a nice proportion of fish to rice. And most importantly the fish were fresh!
Pepper Seared Baby Tuna - big fan of this!
HONORABLE MENTION:
Superman Burrito (Shrimp Tempura, Soft shell Crab, Tuna, Salmon, Yellowtail with special spicy Garlic sauce) - it is a ginormous roll, be sure to bring a lot of hungry friends, or you will not get to try too many other items on the menu.
Sushi Wa offers lunch specials and 1/2 price sushi menu offers from 11:30am-3pm and dinner specials from 6-9pm, which you can check out on their website. http://www.sushiwavegas.com/menus.html
If you live near here, be sure to get their frequent visitor/loyalty card. In hindsight I should have picked up one of these, as I am going back to Sushi Wa next week.
The staff here are nice, and checks up on their guests frequently. Our drinks were frequently refilled. And as I have mentioned earlier, Chef Joon (the owner) even came and spoke to us at the end of our meal.
The restaurant is located in the SE part of Las Vegas (Henderson), where there are also a lot of other really good AYCE Sushi restaurants nearby and unfortunately for me a little far (by Vegas standards), but I think it is worth the drive or if you happen to be in the area.
Decor: 5/5 I love the look of the restaurant.
Ambiance: 4.5/5 Very nice
Food: 4/5 I found some favorites already, while others I am glad that I have tried and will likely pass up in order to try other items.
Service: 4/5 Good.
Location: Worth checking out if you have your own transportation for out of town visitors. Otherwise cab fare will be more than the price of the meal.
Solid 4 stars. Plus it is still a hidden gem (even though they have been open for a few years already), as you don't have to wait a long time for seats compared to some other well-known AYCE sushi restaurant in the area.
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