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| - I am constantly surprised at the great restaurants I keep finding in Las Vegas. Just when I think I have found all the good ones...!
Shuseki (none too modest of a name!) is an Izakaya (tapas if you will) type restaurant. However, you can also get entrees and even noodles. Being as that I was here for lunch, I opted for the ramen. Since most places are pretty bad at doing ramen, my expectations were a little low. Actually, I was impressed. They overcooked the noodle a degree or so, but otherwise the soup stock was good. I had the korean bbq style, which was a bit unorthodox, but was nicely filling with a shoyu base soup. I also tasted the miso based, which was just fine. The best part is that the gyoza appetizer was $2.95 for 6 pieces. Most places have gotten into the habit of charging up to $7 for the same. Tsk, tsk.
Interestingly enough, though owned by Japanese, the waitress here was not (Chinese, I believe). So, do not necessary roll in and bust out your Japanese language skills.
Naturally, this place would be in direct competition with another LV izakaya favorite, Ichiza. Unfortunately, I cannot comment on this because I was there for lunch and did not have the izakaya menu.
Judging from the ramen, I would say that this place will do nicely.
During the day, this place is pretty empty, so there is only one waitress and probably one cook. With only three parties in there, the service was actually kind of slow. Not a big deal, but good to know if you are in a hurry.
Shuseki is tucked away in the corner of the first floor of the strip mall, so keep an eye out for it. I did not even realize it was there until this visit there, though I had been in the plaza several times before.
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