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| - First thing's First, a social commentary/vent on Las Vegas:
Las Vegas is truly nothing more than a pile of dirt in hell camouflaged with a LOT of make-up, re-diverted water, and reliable air-conditioning. I say that because no matter how careful I try to be, by the time I leave Vegas, my nails are always filled with dirt as if I had been playing in a sandbox or something.
Now that I've got that out of the way:
But that aside, the Las Vegas strip is visually stimulating with a night life incomparable to anywhere in the world. After walking thru the various hotels in the heart of the strip, Caesars, Mirage, Harrahs, Imperial Palace, and the Venetian, I decided to see what the hype was about the Wynn Resort, a hotel casino, shopping area, restaurant hub, sportsbook, exotic automobile dealership, and golf course!
I was craving Japanese so I opted to eat at Okada. The logo is clever and is a circle with the word ka and below that da.
The interior is sophisticated, casual, dim, and oh so cool with a window less view of a waterfall surrounded by Japanese Pine trees.
The environment is extremely social and I struck up interesting conversations with the bartender and other patrons sitting around me. The service was perfect, the mood fun, and atmosphere stimulating for good conversation.
As for the cuisine, it was overpriced and the overhyped ginger-mojito wasn't special given that the vodka was Japanese which is a shirley templesque 10 proof.
Let's take a look at what I ate:
1. Japanese Oysters (6) on the half shell = 5 Stars. The flavor was only 4 stars because it was bland but if you add lemon and a dask of soy sauce, they are perfect. That just means the chef didn't fully think it out. The chef does season the oysters artistically with flying fish eggs, strips of red and green seaweed and some radish/lettuce like greens.
2. 10 pieces of Sashimi= 3 Stars. Although the quality of the pieces was good, I got ripped off as the Toro sashimi was replaced with Mackeral. The other sashimi pieces were Hamachi (Yellow tail), Salmon, Tuna, and something else that was altogether forgettable. Basically, this is $40 of Sashimi that you'll get for $10 anywhere outside of the Vegas Strip.
3. The Okada Roll=4 Stars. This was a Lobster roll. And although the raw lobster was very good, the accompanying flavor was too sweet and the sushi pieces fell apart when I tried to pick them up with my chopsticks.
4. Foie Gras=5 Stars. Perfectly seared and 100% French style just like in Paris.
5. $6.00 Miso Soup=It taste like Miso Soup. $6.00????????????
6. Desert: Pineapple Sorbet=5 Stars excellent end of an exciting dining experience.
All in all the food was very good but the reason I give this 5 stars is because of the very cool and social atmosphere of this place.
Despite the over-the-top prices, $200+ for the above FOR ONE, I had lots of fun. Not the best 5 star dining experience in my life (Chutney Mary's Indian Cusine in London wins that award) but definitely a memorable good time.
Given the price, this isn't the best Japanese place by any standard, but the environment is conducive to modest, social fun.
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