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| - Living in the Whitney Ranch area of Henderson, it's a pain getting into "Chinatown" for some more authentic Asian food. Fukumimi in SE Las Vegas is a godsend when the ramen bug bites (and it does quite frequently in our house), but any other Japanese cuisine, other than sushi, had us circling half of the valley on the 215 or 95 to get there, and with the a 2 year old, it's like driving with a time bomb. So when we noticed Yatai on our drive home from Fukumim a few weeks ago we got our hopes up.
I'm glad to say our expectations were exceeded.
Interior: larger than you expect when you walk up, very low key interior design but modern. Very clean.
Menu & Pricing: Large selection and the pricing is very good. We didn't see any specials, but the menu was large enough for us not to notice until we were talking the next day. Pricing was very good, most skewers ranged from $1.25 to $2.00, and other al-a-carte items were on par with other restaurants (i.e. karaage was $4.95). We ordered a grilled squid ($6.95 I believe) at the end of the meal that was big enough to be a meal for one person if you threw in a side of rice.
Food: Delicious. There were no 'rave' level items we ordered, but everything we did order will be ordered again. I did find the karaage on the bland side, but my wife, who's born and raised in Japan, told me that it's exactly the same way she would get at izakaya in Tokyo and the other places in America serve it more the way mom's cook it at home.
Location: Make sure your car is locked.
Overall: Definitely will be heading back with a group of friends very soon.
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