Sushi Mon definitely lives up to its hype. A couple of friends recommended this place to me as a must stop in Vegas. I was reassured this is the place to be as soon as I heard Japanese coming from the chefs. Can't get more authentic than that, right?
We came in right at opening 11:45am, even skipped breakfast to make sure we have plenty of room for the raw fish. There were only a couple of others waiting anxiously for them to open up. We had the option of sitting at the bar or table, went with the latter to accommodate our group of 4. Our server came up immediately to get our drinks started. We decided to go with the AYCE sushi. You can't go wrong paying 21.95 for good quality fish. I decided to start off with the salmon belly, which was melt-in-your-mouth good. I would highly recommend getting this belly if you see it on their special menu. They ran out in just 10 minutes. Everything else was delicious and fresh!
Restaurant filled up quickly but there wasn't much of a wait until we left the restaurant around 1. I was also worried at the 45 minute time limit they have posted everywhere. How can anyone eat in 45 minutes when you have to wait for your food every time you put an order in? But luckily this rule was not enforced. I noticed that there are plenty of people ordering from the lunch menu. That's something I'd consider if I were a local. But since I'm not, I had to take advantage of the all you can eat menu.
Another huge plus of this restaurant is the insane 2 am closing time. I don't think I'd crave raw fish past midnight, but Vegas never sleeps, right? There is another location closer to the strip on Sahara. I accidentally came to this location because it came up on my Yelp search. But my local friend said that the other location is the original restaurant, and can get more crowded. I'd have to check out the other one on my next trip. I highly recommend this place! Friendly staff + reasonable price + great food = one happy returning customer!