. "0"^^ . . "2"^^ . "Repeat after me, \"The best food in Vegas is not on the Strip.\"\n\nRaku is another excellent offering in Chinatown.\n\n- Service was perfect. Detailed descriptions of the food and nicely paced\n- The space is a little tight, but that gives you an opportunity to spy on what others are eating and then ask for it when your server comes around\n\nThe Food:\n\n- Raku tofu: Fresh, smooth, and served with nice accompaniments\n- Sunomono: The best sunomono salad I've ever had. Tangy, crunchy, fresh. Mmmmm\n- Chicken breast in chicken skin: Full of pop. I'm not usually a white meat person, but they managed to keep it relatively moist\n- Kobe beef with wasabi: Just wow. Perfect temperature, texture, and delicate. Delicate wasabi, what? Yes, delicate wasabi. And the magic it imported to the kobe beef was special\n- Kobe beef with with garlic: It was ok. That might be because the Kobe beef with wasabi was off the charts and comparing the two felt like we were comparing a Maserati to a Lexus. The Lexus is nice, but the Maserati takes it to another level\n- Yellowtail with soy glaze: Another perfect dish. Fatty, firm, sweet. Yes!\n- Eringe mushrooms: My second favorite dish (after the wasabi beef). Meaty with a slight tang\n- Okra: The fish flakes complemented the dish well\n- Salmon with Ikura: It was good, but not special\n- Soft pork: Mixed review. Great initial flavor, but then it got chewy. Didn't really like it\n- The whole fish special cooked two ways (fried, grilled): What a presentation!! The fried fish in the broth with the mochi was nuts. So good!!! Drink the broth!\n\n- Whipped cheesecake dessert: Just so good. Creamy, sweet, fruity\n\nI loved Raku!"^^ . . "5"^^ . "0"^^ . "2016-05-20T00:00:00"^^ .