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Coming during dinner time on a Saturday night, our wait was fairly reasonable (~30mins or so), and we were immediately seated in one of those tatami style seats on the side. We got some green tea and were ready to order. There's a menu with about 60-70 items, but the thing to do here is to order off the special menu off the wall: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/j5nPiTwWEFr-VsePew7Sjg?select=-0pHxOrb8K-ciAHRKR9PEg
The 5 of us ordered quite a bit and really didn't bother looking at the prices since most of the items were good and cheap. Here are some of the highlights:
1) Yellowtail Tar Tar ($6) (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/j5nPiTwWEFr-VsePew7Sjg?select=PVoyq1ZMFmuvc7NFWb-DQw): OMG, this was so friggin' good. We ended up getting 3 orders the first night and another order the 2nd night here. Yes, it's THAT good.
2) Pork Belly w/Shiso ($2) and Grilled Garlic (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/j5nPiTwWEFr-VsePew7Sjg?select=HK-Pc8suxlednNQlrz8XRQ): To me, pork belly is awesome, so is shiso. To mix the 2, it's a marriage made in heaven. The grilled garlic was like crack. Some may hate garlic, but if you're a fan, you'll be chomping them down. We also got the fried whole garlic, that was just OK.
3) Uni Mochi ($5) and Liver (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/j5nPiTwWEFr-VsePew7Sjg?select=k4DyE-bftxX2eRVLbiP6AQ): Got the uni mochi last time and it's good again this time around. The liver is again one of my favorite organ meat and yakitori liver is damn good.
4) Red Snapper Carpaccio ($7) (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/j5nPiTwWEFr-VsePew7Sjg?select=LZcQ1Ctmqs7BwAwT4p-X2g): Wow, it's really good. Refreshing and delicious. Daikon on the bottom, with a piece of red snapper, topped with nagaimo (white stuff) and ikura (salmon roe) all under a piece of lemon in ponzu sauce.
5) Mochi wrapped in bacon, deep fried oyster, grilled squid, and seared tuna (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/j5nPiTwWEFr-VsePew7Sjg?select=4sA9Ge3BmVXOHAIgH0a55g) Not much description really needed I think. The dishes were all good in the picture. It was the first time I had mochi wrapped in bacon and I want it again!
6) Tuna, Hamachi, Salmon sashimi in an avocado bowl (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/j5nPiTwWEFr-VsePew7Sjg?select=GYxPJSmWppKcfM6ATnrP-Q). I forgot the actual name of the dish, but it's good. The avocado and the sashimi pieces went very well together.
7) Sakuna or Sakura, I forgot what this was called (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/j5nPiTwWEFr-VsePew7Sjg?select=nWDFryiYx5OrS87AFyvgMQ) 6 piece roll done very aesthetically while it's tasty as well. Probably the most expensive item we got all night ($12), but it's something good to try.
8) Of course, with any izakaya, you'd order some grilled rice balls as a filler to get you full. The ones here are done pretty well, but not much flavor other than the shoyu sauce. (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/j5nPiTwWEFr-VsePew7Sjg?select=CwZ8pPU9sYuQM6gUF1L5Pg)
There were other items we ordered that night, as well as many duplicate orders. At about $30/person, it's such a good deal. The pitchers of kirin are $15 and there are various bottled Japanese beers and sakes available. Seriously, it's a great place to eat, drink, and chill with your homies while not forking over an arm and a leg.
Do yourselves a favor and check this place out when you're in Vegas, but just don't go when I'm there since I don't want to you to take my table. Cheap food, fun atmosphere, and plenty of liquor, what's not to like about Ichiza??
This will probably be my last post on Yelp for awhile, so what's better than Ichiza with some pictures. Thanks to my bro Benny for that, since I'm usually too lazy to take pictures when the food is here.
*Note* Opens M-Sun 5pm - 3am, closes 2:30am on Sunday
*Note 2* Get the VIP card, 5% off on the next visit and other discounts after that.
*Note 3* If Lotus of Siam = Epic Fail, Ichiza = The Motherfuckin' Truth
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