It's really my mistake for thinking that there's actually a great izakaya place in Las Vegas. It's like I fooled myself to think about all the goodness that an awesome izakaya can offer. Perhaps it was the alcohol. Maybe it was just "hanger" taking over me. I looked it up and arrived with great hope and expectation. This place is small and it has the concept of izakaya but not quite there yet. It feels more like a restaurant with open kitchen with bar tables that resembles what izakaya should look like.
What's great about late night is the ultimate ramen craving mixed with good sake. So I ordered their soy based ramen, grilled squid and fried chicken appetizer. Salty, salty, salty and salty. I have never asked for a cup of hot water to water it down at any restaurants. I had to. It was like someone poured soy sauce all over the ramen and served it without tasting it. Really? Well, after a full cup of hot water, it tasted little better. I was "hangry" so I ate the grilled squid drenched in sauce and extra salty fried chicken.
This is Vegas so I had to relax. But the Pho places are amazing and ramen at Sushi Samba in Palazzo is even better than this place. With expectation always comes disappointment.