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| - By far best sushi in Las Vegas. They pride themselves on traditional edomae-sushi (i.e. Tokyo style, where they apply the perfect amount of sauce and wasabi for you). Fish is extremely fresh and flown in daily from Japan, Southern California (uni), and Boston (scallops). They have a good assortment of premium fish, and the itamae is very skilled with the knife. The restaurant is hard as bones to locate, but that's part of the appeal. I'd say the clientele was 75% Japanese. It's definitely high end but not overly so for Las Vegas.
This is an omakase (chef's choice) sushi restaurant, and that makes it even better. I went with the Kabuto omakase, and here's a high-level run down of the delicacies:
- Palette cleanser -- chef's homemade sake/sorbet! Perfect, if surprisingly ight beginning
- 5 pieces of shellfish sashimi -- highlight here was the tako, deliciously tender and they included the sucker. Presentation was in a clam shell they had just opened
- 5 pieces of sashimi -- exotic fishes from Japan. Two different types of medium-fatty tuna one from the belly and one near the fin that began with a K and was my favorite piece of the night (they took note of that later!)
- Grilled plate -- fantastic seared pieces of sushi, including kobe beef. I usually sigh in disappointment during the "cooked" portion of an omakase but this was perfect and not too heavy
- Sushi course -- they serve edomae style so one piece at at time. This is especially important since they use warm rice. I tried every piece of fish left on the menu! Pacing was especially well done and the chefs provided the right amount of information without going overboard (no pun intended!)
- Miso soup -- there are two choices, bone in fish or mushroom. I went with the mushroom and it was some of the most delicious I have ever had. I like ending with miso soup; this was a good sign we're talking classic omakase
- Dessert course -- a number of options, all handmade by their "Japanese pasty chef". Strawberry mil crepes and of course mochi ice cream were tempting, but I went with the apple sorbet which they topped with a touch of gold leaf. This was refreshing and light and thus didn't make me feel too gluttonous
The itamame seems to be a good guy and he cracked some jokes with the audience. The restaurant is extremely clean and has a zen vibe to it. This is the perfect type of omakase for me, but if you're more of a Sushi of Gari (i.e., lots of sauces, more fusion, more cooked dishes), you might get bored. Presentation of some of the sashimi plates could have been more artful. My glasses were refilled adequately but a touch slow. Otherwise, best Japanese dining experience, EASILY, in Las Vegas if not in the whole Southwest to be frank. The mainstay is the sushi bar, but it's not overly stuck up in the sense they have tables and even a booster seat for kids.
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