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| - On a last minute late night sushi adventure, my husband and I decided to try Sushi Mon. We've tried to come here a few months ago, but it was a 45min wait so we passed.
It was crowded at 11:00PM, we took that as a good sign. We were sat right away since most of their tables were finishing up.
We opted for the AYCE option, at about $25/PP that's a decent price for us. We started with some nigiri and apps- - I always order ikura (salmon roe) and my husband orders amaebi (sweet shrimp). The waiter mistakenly brought me over an order of ika (squid). Honest mistake because I do have a Jersey accent and both words sound the same. I tried it since it was AYCE, but really didn't like it. It was really tough like old bubble gum. The ikura came out after a few minutes, and it was good, not great though. it was very briny and almost too fishy. My husband said the sweet shrimp was very tasty. The salmon, garlic tuna and green mussels were good. All cut extra thin, but we expect that from local AYCE spots.
We both tried their Spicy yellowtail handroll, it was really spicy and delicious. Not too much rice and the fish was rolled to the very bottom of the handroll.
The hurricane roll (Shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, cucumber and avocado topped with salmon tempura, smelt eggs & green onion drizzled with eel sauce spicy yum yum sauce & mayonnaise) was icky. It was drowning in mayo. I didn't see that at first, so my first bite was brutal. It's $13.45 on their regular menu. That's not $13 quality. The mayo to roll ratio was overwhelming. I scrapped it all off, while the waiter watched. It was the worst part of dinner. And to think-- that's one of their "special rolls'. yikes.
The Orion roll (Spicy tuna and cucumber wrapped with cajun albacore drizzled with garlic sauce) pretty good, not overly impressed though. The cajun seasoning was barely there and the albacore was paper thin.
The Tempura icecream had soggy/raw tempura around it, It wasn't cooked long enough so that resulted in a sloppy and unappetizing mess.
With sake and two AYCE the bill came out to $80. The price is good but I'm not sure if we will return. Although some was good, there are too many restaurants that exceed our expectations here in Vegas. There's no reason to settle for sub par food. I think a 3 star rating from me is fair.
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