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| - I went to Island Sushi on 9/24 for lunch with a few friends, and WOW! I've eaten a lot of sushi in Vegas, and I have to say this is right up there with my top picks. It's also a good spot for casual dining for non-sushi eaters as well, as there are options for sandwiches, salads, and bento boxes, noodles, etc...
We devoured:
Seaweed salad- fresh, no fishy or briney taste. Very light. $4 (I think)
Kilauea roll - spicy tuna, fried unagi, and spicy miso sauce. $15
Crocodile roll - spicy soft shell crab, avocado, deep fried unagi, and eel sauce (The eel was perfectly prepared, fresh taste, no fish oil flavor like you sometimes get.) $13
Philadelphia roll - salmon, avocado, cream cheese $8
808 Ahi Poke salad - entree size with BEAUTIFUL tuna. $9
Tuna nigiri $5
Our non-sushi eater ordered the ISHG Players Club sandwich, which was VERY tasty. Chicken breast, ham, bacon, lettuce, tomato, topped off with a curry aioli.$8
Everything that we had was very light in taste, exceptionally fresh, and generously portioned. Prices on the sushi were slightly higher than other places in town but I expect that in a casino, and given how good everything was, I'm really okay with that.
Bonus: the wasabi was FRESH. Good job! (I've only had fresh wasabi at Osaka, and they charged extra.)
The service wasn't quite as fast as I'd like, but not uncomfortably slow. (Given that it's a Hawaiian style place, I think that a relaxed pace is to be expected.) The friendliness of our server more than made up for it.
Overall, I'd give it a 4.5 if I could, with the only drawbacks being the slightly higher prices and speed of service. An enthusiastic 5 for the food. I'll definitely be back!
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