. "0"^^ . . "2010-09-23T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . . "4"^^ . "My first experience with real sushi (not grocery store or deli counter sushi). Loved every bite. Even got adventurous and ate the face off of a giant shrimp creature. Eyeball stalks, and all. That may have been a garnish. I don't know, it was also my first fling with the sake.\n\nSpeaking of sake...this is also the only place I've found that served a particular sake which was brewed by females, to cater to females. Came in a frosted pink bottle. Little bit sweeter than other sakes I've tried, but good...and the bottle looked precious, with a pretty flower stuck in, nestled on my girlfriend's nightstand. \n\nI tried many new things, here. Sashimi of various sorts, seaweed salad, eel sauce, tako and tamago...always attractively presented and delicious.\n\nWent here several times over the years in Las Vegas. Never had a meal I didn't thoroughly enjoy, never had a server who wasn't friendly and outgoing, never had any fellow guests complain about taking off their shoes, never had a menu recommendation that went unappreciated, never had a check that raised my eyebrows. \n\nMy only beef with the place was the smell...the last few times I went, everything past the sushi bar smelled like a sewer. Now, I managed food places for a long time, and I know that once there's a problem in the lines under the building, it can be a bear (a big, angry, expensive bear) to get taken care of. But in a sit-down joint with aspirations towards the classy, aged poo cannot be allowed to waft. \n\nSO...if someone can confirm for me that the smell has been taken care of (my nose now being several hours to the south), I'll bump this review up a notch."^^ . "0"^^ .