any reviews of koi? saw it on 2m2mm today and it looks yummy and chill. i dig the couches/view

I posted before but I think its the best. Personal fav is the baked scallop.

Where do I get the freshest and most exotic fish (stuff like needle fish, live spot prawn/sweet shrimp, Uni, kohada, shima aji, ankimo, mirugai, kama toro) ? Not rolls or cooked items but just spectacular Nigiri/Sashimi.

Also is there anywhere that serves Kaiseki?

I can only speak for Uni and sweet shrimp. You can get those two at any joint in town. I'm not sure on the other stuff. The sweet shrimp won't be live though.

yeah I'll probably come off as sounding like a Sushi elitist but yeah I guess I meant really really good Uni because much like oysters, bad Uni is really disgusting.

Anyways, on the other stuff, ankimo is monkfish liver (one of my favorites, its like a slightly oceany better for your body foie gras)

Shima Aji is skip jack, I find its taste to be a mix between Aji (horse or spanish mackarel) and yellowtail.

Mirugai is giant clam or geoduck clam.

Kohada or Gizzard Shad I've never had but have only heard about. Supposedly its a very strong fish thats more popular in Japan.

Neither have I had Sayori or Needlefish.

kama toro is fatty tuna from the collar of the tuna instead of the traditional belly that most toro is harvested from.

I enjoyed eating at Hachi at the Red Rock resort. They have a special in the early evening where certain items are $8 or less. Fish was very fresh and delicious.

This thread is a little dated but i thought i'd post here instead of starting a new thread.

Im looking for a sushi place on the strip (so probably in a casino?) to take my gf later this week.
She rarely eats anything uncooked so im not looking for anything really high end. For example she will usually order an appetizer and maybe 2 specialty rolls (tempura roll, ca roll, spider roll, etc) and be full.
Im a little more adventurous and will usually order nigiri along with a few rolls.
Just a place that has a fun atmosphere, good but not necessarily excellent sushi, and is on the strip.
Something no more than $60/person is preferable.


Edit - i recently read about all you can eat sushi in vegas - can anyone tell me about some of these places? is teh sushi generally made to order, or is previously prepared, like buffet style? if its made to order, and includes rolls/sashimi/nigiri i would consider this option as well.

sounds like u should just go to the nearest sushi place to your hotel, lol. never heard of someone asking where they can go get food that is good but not great.

the all u can eat places are off strip and prob not cost effective when factoring in cab ride

thanks for teh reply, i just meant that i dont want to go somewhere like nobu and spend $300+ for the absolute highest quality fish when my gf wouldnt even fully enjoy it/know the difference. i didnt say i wanted crappy food.
of course i want good food.

With that being said... any recommendations near Harrahs towards the central strip?

While I prefer some of the off-strip places (Naked Fish + Sen of Japan), I found yellowtail at the Bellagio to be fairly similar to what I think you're looking for. Really interesting decor and general vibe along with decent rolls (the popping spicy crab roll was a lot of fun, spicy crab + poprocks, pretty tasty)

Koi @ PH is near Harrahs, decent quality and offers a nice view on the strip.

thanks, this is exactly the kind of advice i was looking for. i read several reviews and seems to be a good fit for us.
and surprisingly (in a good way considering its location) i found it to be pretty much in line with bay area sushi prices

Thanks, ive heard of koi, and and after reading up it also seems like a fun place to go based on teh reviews. I havent seen a menu but i get the feeling it may be a little pricier than Yellowtail?

kojis at the orleans is my favorite, and sushi loca on 95/centennial is really good and its great atmosphere at night

Just curious, but is the content in here still valid, Any closings or new places worth mention???? Thanks

Just wondering if there has been any change in the sushi chefs at Hyakumi.

I was last in Vegas nearly 3 years ago. I stumbled onto the sushi bar there and was blown away. The toro was incredible, and the tamago was easily the best I've ever had in my life. My wife's Japanese-American and we eat a lot of very good sushi in NYC and NJ, so finding great sushi while traveling is no small thing. And tamago is so often mediocre to downright bad (go ahead and make your "why eat chicken eggs in a fish egg joint" jokes here).

I loved it so much I ate 4 meals there in 5 days, all at the sushi bar. I guess this was a good thing, as I later heard that the teppanyaki joint inside is nothing special.

Going back to Vegas in a few weeks and hoping the place is as good as I remember.

Also, anyone know if Morimoto has any restaurants in Vegas (not counting Nobu, which really doesn't count anyway)?

wow 4 meals there in 5 days, what a waste. that place is totally mediocre compared to other sushi joints in vegas.

Bummer. That was definitely not the case when I last visited. I guess I'll have to go with the consensus choices voiced earlier in the thread. Nobu and nakedfish?

i'm not saying the food is bad, you will just have a much more memorable experience at many other places.

if you don't care what you spend, the places to eat on your next trip are bar masa and blue ribbon.

those places are VERY expensive though, no joke, i think that the nigiri at blue ribbon is $8 PER PIECE. if you want to spend a reasonable amount thats a different story

when i ate at blue ribbon a cpl months ago, 4 of us stuffed ourselves silly and the bill was only like 350 or something.

I don't mind paying for really good food. I'm used to paying NYC prices and frequent Nobu and Morimoto. The reason I'm bummed about the apparent decline of Hyakumi is that I thought I'd discovered a jewel in the rough. When I say it was exceptional, I wasn't kidding. That's why I was so blown away, because it was this little dump of a sushi bar at an apparently mediocre restaurant, and it was a revelation. C'est la vie. I'll hit some of the others. Thanks for the recommendations.

Yes.. most of this is still very relevant. Not sure about openings.. but all of the main ones mentioned that people love are still open. Nobu, Naked Fish, Koi, Sen of Japan, Okada.. etc. To be honest, all of these are far better than your avg US sushi place anyway.. So unless you're from the coast and have a hole-in-the-wall place that is super fresh... you're probably having a very good experience.

i don't know about "the decline," i've only eaten there twice and it was probably around the time that you ate there. it's never been on the same level of those high end places to begin with. as long as you don't mind the bill, the high end places will make you forget all about hyakumi

There is no morimoto joint here.