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| - First Kabuto and now Yui. Who would have ever thought that Las Vegas would be the hot spot for amazing sushi?! From start to finish, a beautiful dining experience of great food, exceptional service, and a demure ambience that has led me to rank Yui Edomae as my #1 sushi restaurant in Las Vegas.
As much as I appreciate the celebrity chef restaurants and the glamour of on-the-strip dining, it appears that I am finding the best meals off the strip in recent years. If you are willing to venture out beyond the neon lights, you'll run into foodie gems like Yui Sushi.
Similar to Kabuto (another off-strip sushi restaurant), you will find yourself at the mercy of the sushi chef as you select from a choice of several omakase courses. The evening we were there, we had the option of choosing from 2 omakase dinner courses (Gen's Selection $160 and Omakase $120) and a Nigiri course $68.
The Gen's Selection and Omakase are both comprised of the same portion and course components: apertif sake, appetizer, soup, sashimi platter, grill platter, nigiri, hand roll, and dessert. What differs between the two courses is that the Gen's Selection includes more expensive cuts of fish, choice ingredients, and includes Waygu beef in the sashimi and grill platter.
The Nigiri course consists of apertif sake, amuse, nigiri, hand roll, and dessert. If you don't want to spend too much money and can do without all the frills of a course-style meal, I would opt for the Nigiri course and order additional a la carte sushi items if you're still in the mood for more.
Since it was our first time here and because we were celebrating a late Valentine's day, my husband and I both opted for the Gen's selection. We sat at the bar in front of Chef Gen-san and watched as he and the other sushi chefs cut and prepared the sushi. Every aspect of this course was exceptional from the refreshing sake apertif, to the grilled A5 Wagyu beef skewers, and even the melt-in-your-mouth cuts of otoro. To a level that I would expect a Michelin star restaurant to be, I would feel confident in recommending this place to any sushi aficionado or foodie I know.
There are about 10 seats at the bar, a few tables that seat 2 - 4 people, and a semi-private room for a larger group (about 5 or 6). I would suggest reservations, especially if you want bar seating.
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