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| - this is by far one of my most favorite restaurants in las vegas. Ever since discovering this place about 3-4 years ago, i have always been coming back. this isn't your high end japanese restaurant. the decor is simple, the prices are very reasonable, the food is extensive and excellent, and the place is great place to be merry. right when you walk in you are greeted in japanese and when you leave your thanked in japanese. the workers there all seem to be young students.
there are so many dishes to choose from. the only thing i can do is tell you about what i always order: 1) menu items: kushi-katsu - crunchy breaded pork w/lemony teriyaki dip; ika yaki - broiled squid; ichiza ramen noodles - yummy; seaweed salad; beef tataki - rare beef slice to dip in a ponzu-dailkon radish mixture (sublime); kim chee fried rice; and a sashimi plate w/ tuna, albacore, mackerel, yellow tail, salmon, octopus, and squid. 2) non-menu items (sheets of paper that have daily/common specials are posted over the walls) monk fish liver, fried smelt (my most favorite b/c the eggs are cooked in the belly), and beef cubes in ponzu sauce. yeah, there are a lot of dishes that i like, but im so impressed that ichiza's has not disappointed me for the many times i've been there. They have large group seating areas, which i've enjoyed many times with friends and family eating and drinking up cold sake, sake bombs, and japanese beer. i really recommend their house cold sake, so much better and smoother than drinking it warm. i've been there a many nights till closing leaving with my belly full and ridiculously buzzed from all the sake we drank. i always have to put this on the itinerary of any of my visiting friends and family that come to las vegas. that's how much i love and trust this place. anybody who knows me, can back me up for whatever say about this restaurant b/c most likely i've taken them there....
additional note...don't think that this restaurant is one of those upscale dress up places b/c of the amount of stars i gave it. it gets five stars b/c all around it's hella awesome!!!
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