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| - I don't know authentic Japanese cafe style from a hole in the ground, but wow! anyway. My 9-year-old wasn't happy till he got his curry - it looked a lot like the packaged curry we make at home, but the taste was so much better. Turns out the owner makes a veg broth base and purees veggies to thicken it. No flour, no MSG, no sugar...and customers can design their own curries. We ordered three, plus a karaage almost overflowing with flavor, and absolutely awesome takoyaki. We are seriously looking for reasons to come back to LV so we can eat here again. For now, it's the main draw for us.
It's a small restaurant that deserves to be bursting at the seams, but for now at least, you can probably show up to get a table. The decor is cute without being kitschy (detail-oriented people might enjoy the cartoon napkin holders, the artful presentation of the curries, and the constantly updated specials board), and the host is pleasant without being pushy. We were running late for a plane, but the custom-prepared dishes didn't take too long, and they were so worth it that we survived the next five hours of travel rush-and-delay with a smile on our faces, at least most of the time.
If you have any interest in Japanese food beyond sushi, or just want to try a low-key, homey and interesting restaurant, or just need a break from glitz and superficiality, this would be a great place for you to eat.
Most dishes are in the $6-10 range. We ordered an appetizer, four entrees, two huge real-fruit sodas (yuzu is our new favorite) and a dessert (the ice cream parfait was a great, creamy and not-too-sweet finish), and paid about $55. VERY worth it.
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