We decided to off Strip it the first night in Vegas...
and lo an behold Andrew Zimmerman of Bizarre Foods
was wrapping up filming in the bar section of Raku (on air this summer)!
We sat where he was filming (small bar space), and ordered:
homemade cold tofu
hamachi collar
tsukune ground chicken
butter sauteed sea scallop w/ soy sauce
yellowtail carpaccio
oysters
All were super delicious!! Most especially the homemade tofu (made every morning) with their homemade soy sauce and green tea sea salt. The hamachi collar is HUGE and the fish is super juicy and melt in your mouth worthy. =) Oysters are cooked in sea kelp to make it more sweet. For drinks, we had roasted matcha (concentrated green tea). ^_^ I wonder if they spiked it a little cuz I was feeling a little tipsy..=P
and pst.. they do have blue fin tuna... I would definitely recommend everything on their "chalkboard menu".
** They have a kaiseki menu *traditional Japanese multi-course menu* .. 10 courses for $100. You must reserve 3 days in advance.
Space is very small and there is a wait (even on Thursday night!!).. but they open till the wee hours in the morning, so fear not! Service was beyond excellent and presentation is superb!