Came here over the weekend because my fellow 808 friends loves this place and swear that it's as close as it gets to home. Us Mainlanders now gotta be on the lookout for Hawaii style cooking. :)
So for starters, they have daily specials and I wish it was a WEDNESDAY because they have Meat Jun. Hopefully it tastes just as good as Dong Yang in my hometown in Wahiawa. Definitely need to make my way out to Vegas during the weekday.
Food:
Tako Poke
Shoyu Poke with limu
Spicy Ahi poke bowl
Friday's special - Lau Lau plate with rice and long rice
Fried Noodles with Kalbi
And lastly for dessert 1 dozen malasadas
When you first walk in, there are dessert choices on the left hand side. Also, looks like that's where you can order "to go" items. Keep walking in and go straight to the POKE station where you'd find lots of different types of POKE. On the right hand side is the dine in with a sushi bar.
Our server was alright and nothing really stood out. Our food came quickly and everyone was really nice. We even met the owner. Aloha!
For the food here's my opinion:
Poke was on point considering that I've had the opportunity to try all different places from San Diego's Best Poke and the infamous Foodland POKE so Island Sushi is good.
The lau lau was dry, unfortunately. It was overcooked.
Fried Noodles and Kalbi was also good. The kalbi was on point however the noodles lacked flavor which is fine so I added soy sauce. (I like salty food so that's my fault)
Now for the malasadas. Lots of places claim that they have good malasadas. I will say that so far on the mainland, Island Sushi & Grill has the best. We opt for 6 malasadas to eat at the table then took 6 to go. It was good that I had to return before leaving Vegas for San Diego. I called in my order and when I got there my order wasn't quite ready. :( Which is fine so I waited. The young lady (on a Sunday morning) grabbed a box from the warmer and filled a couple with custard. This time around the malasadas wasn't as good. Not sure why, it was also not as hot. :( I think I should've ordered when I got there instead. It probably would've been hot.
Aloha and Mahalo Island Sushi & Grill. Definitely a restaurant I will return to when I'm in Vegas. #islandgirlnette