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It's great to discover places for locals. It's also wonderful to see how sushi has progressed in the desert, a sign of cultural change as well as the efficiency of modern distribution networks. This is a high end Japanese restaurant in a strip mall. The ingredients are fresh; the preparation is expert with just enough creativity (perhaps due to the chef hailing from Sapporo rather than Tokyo); and the service could not be more attentive and polite without being embarrassingly deferential.
I had chirashi, presented in two lacquer boxes. The tamago, which is how a traditionalist judges, was perfect. I also ordered an item off the menu (meaning not on the menu; "off the menu" is a bad phrase, since it communicate two meanings, opposite one another), ikura oroshi, which the chef happily made. He uphold me on fresh oysters, but they were good and not too expensive. The dessert was elaborate, a green tea creme brûlée.
For sushi experts (which I do not claim to be), my assessment is the class of raw fish and its freshness are, as might be expected, not quite Los Angeles or Los Angeles levels, but on par with any other major American city (say, Chicago). The preparation was faultless. The flavors probably were toned down a bit.
To reiterate: highly recommended. I plan to stop in Sushi Hiroyoshi whenever I am in Las Vegas.
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