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Originally Posted by MunkeyBznz
Kama toro from Kabuto is probably my favorite bite of food in Vegas. Kabuto pics were great. Never had the red sea perch, looks amazing. Next time.
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Try the jabara-toro as well, it was the first time I've seen it on the menu and it's amazing. Hadn't seen akamutsu before either. I agree with kama-toro being one of my other favorites.
Since it seems everyone has Kabuto love, I'll talk about two other things we chatted with Nobu-san about while there.
First, the fish list is huge compared to what it used to be when they opened. I still have original menus and they maxed out around 17-20 pieces total, including the uni. They were always running out of fish back then and basically tried to use up all of the fish daily so nothing was old. At that time you could get a same day reservation at Kabuto without difficulty. Now it's one of the only places in Vegas I actually make a reservation before coming because I've been shut out so many times.
Second, we discussed the practice of ordering extra sushi after the set nigiri course. In North America this is accepted as being normal to do, but when we were in Japan eating at all the Michelin sushi places, they would give us our entire progression and then jokingly ask us if we wanted more. Despite wanting more because it was so amazing, we never asked for any because felt it would be disrespectful after having 16-18 pieces. Nobu-san pretty much confirmed this, saying that you could ask for more, but if you did, it should be a specific number of pieces, not types of fish. The reason behind this is that the sashimi and nigiri progression is a story being told by the chef in a specific order for a certain reason. In Japan it was almost always a very similar progression at places like Masuda, Harutaka, Tokami, etc.
Oh and last funny bit was when wifey and I were talking to each other and briefly mentioned Gen-san, the original Itamae of Kabuto. Gen is now at Yui Edomae a bit closer to the strip and basically just a poker player hangout.
The backstory is that when we were eating at Kabuto in the early days, Nobu-san did something wrong, we weren't sure what, but probably a grain of rice fell off the shari or a piece of fish was cut improperly. Gen-san full on grabbed Nobu by the ear and pulled him off the line into the back and gave him ****. Gen was pissed.
Gen's ear pull was much rougher than this
This trip we were sitting right in the middle of the counter and quietly said something to each other about Gen-san. This was Nobu's reaction.
It was pretty hilarious. His ears perked up and he just froze in place and stopped working.
Alright, I'll get to work on part 3.
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