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| - Very fun space if you're an anime fan or even if you've been out of the game for a while and just looking for a little nostalgia. The walls are adorned with various anime posters, Kiki's Delivery Service was playing on a flat screen TV, and a small bookshelf with plenty of manga sits near the front of the restaurant (though I was admittedly deterred by the looming presence of an extra large bottle of hand sanitizer sitting on top of the bookshelf). Of course, there are also the cosplaying servers dressed (at least on this visit) in anime-style maid outfits who cheerfully welcome you to the restaurant.
The food was surprisingly good. The gyoza was solid, and my Tonkotsu ramen noodle soup had some nice flavoring to it, though, unsurprisingly, the quality of the ingredients--particularly the meat--doesn't compete with what you can get at some of the noodle joints on the Strip. The honey toast was a simple and savory dessert--toast three pieces of bread, cover them with honey, and put a scoop of vanilla ice cream in the middle. Unfortunately, the ice cream was frozen rock solid when it came out but eventually relented to the chipping away of our spoons.
Prices are pretty reasonable, though I can't fairly recommend the restaurant for its food alone. On the other hand, if you're looking a pretty fun environment that you usually don't see outside of Japan or the occasional anime convention, then give Anime Ramen & Teriyaki a try. As a side note, it's a little bit of a pain to get to if you're visiting Las Vegas without the use of a rental car, but I didn't regret making the trek.
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