I like to eat at:
1) Kabuto - for high end quality sushi with the ambiance. Sake is pretty good.
5040 Spring Mountain Rd. #4
(702) 676-1044 - Hours: Mon-Sat 6 pm - 11 pm.
I typically will order the Omakase, but before I place my order I will ask the chef if their Omakase will impress me as I have dined on several Omakase meals from other high quality sushi restaurants in Japan, Hawaii and LA. I do this as a challenge to their ego. Every quality chef worth anything will want to answer that challenge and do their best to blow your taste buds away. Makes dining a fun experience.
2) Soho Japanese Rest. - Relaxing very good quality sushi that is reasonably priced. Very creative.
7377 S. Jones Blvd. (702)776-7778 - Mon-Fri 11am-2pm, Mon-Fri 5pm-9pm, Sat-Sun 5pm-10pm.
I went here a few years ago when they just opened, but I now enjoy going at lunch, because dinner is packed ever since it became crazy popular. Sake is pretty good.
Soho also just opened a sushi burrito place, but have not had a chance to try and not sure I will. Burrito sushi. meh!
I am not much into crazy ass rolls since the scraps and cheaper quality fish is typically used, especially since you cannot really taste the quality of the fish with all of that shitty over powering sauces and other crap they pour all over the "sushi". Think about it, if you had great quality (expensive) seafood, would you not want your customers to see and taste the quality of seafood you serve? Hmmm....
There are so many existing (as mentioned previously by others) and new sushi places popping up, but all you need is a 2 to 3 places you enjoy. After all, fresh fish is a challenge to get in a desert, so always check for the quality of the seafood regardless of the restaurant. If it smells bad, chances are it is bad.
Sake drinking: If the Sake Festival returns to Vegas, attend that event for a lot (300+) of fantastic sakes.
There are several sushi and Japanese restaurants that have good sake. Their food might be average, but they have a good choice of sake; so here is my list in no particular order. Please drink your sake cold and not hot (like tea). When drank cold you will taste the quality of the sake.
Soho
Nobu (Hard Rock)
Ichiza
Sushi Samba
Japan Creek Market (Not a restaurant, but a Japanese grocery store) has a good variety if you just want to buy a bottle or two and bring back to your hotel.
Now a public service announcement of the worse sushi place I went in Vegas.
The WORSE place has been Yonaka Modern Japanese restaurant. I went there to grab a quick meal and it was slow with only a couple of tables filled. As I was sitting on the sushi bar I watched as the so called "sushi chefs" joked and horse played around. I ordered a couple of different sushi dishes and watched as the same "sushi chefs" cut scraps off of a piece of fish and made a couple of sushi dishes which I had ordered. I did not see them wash their gloved hands after playing around before touching the raw fish and so when the waiter brought the dishes to me I asked for the manager. I told him what I saw and also said that I would not pay good money for sushi made with scrap pieces of fish. I walked out. I will NEVER eat there and if anyone does, sit at the sushi bar to see who and how they prepare your sushi.
FYI, I ALWAYS sit at the sushi bar for a reason.
So much things to talk about when it comes to sushi and sake and so little time to talk about it; such is the same for the ladies of TER. So many beautiful sensuous women in Vegas and so little time to see them all.
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