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It is a sign o' the times when you roll up to your favorite sushi bar and there's a big ole sticker on it saying they are closed for good. (We arrived at that place at the same time as two guys did and they were expecting to use their full punch cards for FREE sushi! Double bummer for them!)
Necessity being the mother of invention and the stepmother of exploration, we set out to find our next favorite sushi spot. We had just moved near the intersection of Green Valley and Warm Springs and had seen the banners outside the Ka and since it is literally one mile walking distance to our front door, we thought to check it out. And MAN were we glad we did! It has become our favorite All-You-Can-Eat (AYCE) sushi places in Vegas.
From reading the past Yelp reviews spanning the last two years it sounds like this place has gone through some serious changes. You can see the date on this review. I have no clue what it was like before (when there were booths?) or what the other management or chefs were like back then. All I can comment on is what's going on in the Summer of '09, and my report is very favorable.
To begin with, the atmosphere is nicer than most sushi places in Vegas. The sushi bar itself is a large square with seating in three full sides which means there is plenty of sushi bar seating available. (I much prefer this over the sushi bars that are just one long side with the sushi chefs standing behind it.) The one thing that drives me nuts about the sushi bar is that it is two tiered so that there is about an 8 inch ledge close to you that is flat to put your plate on. But there is a 6 inch ledge that is about an inch higher and it is slanted down towards you where you might think to put your drink or soy sauce concoction BUT DON'T: shit slides off of there all the time! Everything spills up there so it makes that space almost useless.
The music is loud enough to listen to but not too loud to have a normal discussion. It is definitely not my kind of music nor any kind of music that I'd associate with a sushi bar, but the employees seem to love it and it doesn't bother us at all.
The sushi chefs are very good. Their engrish is not very good, but then my Japanese is limited to "donttouchmymoustache" and "Hai!" and the various sushi fish names, so we're a good match. They are totally turned on by my girlfriend (she's a tall blondie), but they serve us kick-ass sushi so I'm cool with them checking her out while we're scarfing down all the raw fish that we can.
The list of rolls is as long and creative as it gets. Some sushi places really like to go for it when they name their rolls, and The Ka is one of those places. Rolls with names like "Sexy Girl (Taste Like My Ex-Girlfriend)" and "I Love My Ass." Our favorite is definitely the Warm Springs Roll. The most creative roll is the Yummy Crispy roll (which really isn't a roll but mini-sushi-tostadas). If you're doing the AYCE (and why the hell wouldn't you be???) then check out the Yummy Crispy for a very unique roll that most people would like the taste and texture of. It comes in three different pieces so it's easy to split up. My 11 y/o son's favorite roll is the Tempura Roll, and if you're into fried rolls, I would have to give it a thumbs up. For variety, they have a good selection of cooked rolls (the Baked Salmon Roll is my fav). The one roll that the three of us do not like was the Baked Lobster Roll. The roll itself was nothing special and the texture of the lobster was not very good.
My favorite fish is sake (salmon) and it has been very good the several times that we've visited. The White Tuna was very surprisingly good. The Cajun Albacore is only very slightly seared, which is the way I like it. My GF is pretty picky about her raw fish and she gives this place a big thumbs up.
The Cucumber Salad is a big portion so if you're doing the AYCE I highly recommend you share it between 2-3 people. The edemame is properly prepared and nicely salted.
We love mochi (ice cream in a rice-based coating) and they have both coffee and mango which are our two favorites. I think it's very odd that they only bring out one mochi per person when a regular order is for two. One extra piece of mochi per person is not going to cost them hardly anything especially when we could have eaten a couple more orders of nigiri at no extra charge. Still, the mochi is fresh and the cut it into quarters to make it easier to share.
In Vegas in 2008-2009 the All You Can Eat sushi going price is about $23 for dinner. The Ka is $28, but for us it is worth the extra few bucks. They do have Happy Hour and Late Night specials (2-for-1 drinks) if you're interested. (I hate to fill up on any liquid when I'm going to stuff my gullet with expensive raw fish and expandable rice.)
BIGGEST COMPLAINT: I really wish they had a STAMP CARD for a free dinner after 8-10 purchased. GET WITH THE TIMES!!!
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