I have a good friend that uses me as the reference to find the best
Japanese restaurants, predominantly sushi for his German clients when
they come to town. He's meeting them in Vegas in October and will be
expected to come through.

What are the better sushi/kappo places in Las Vegas right now? Style
either dead-on traditional or maybe one of the more creative newer
approaches. But high quality.

Any pointers appreciated and dutifully passed on.
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Thank you and have a nice day.

"gtr" wrote in message news:2005100719531575249%xxx@yyyzzz...
What are the better sushi/kappo places in Las Vegas right now? Style
either dead-on traditional or maybe one of the more creative newer
approaches. But high quality.

I have not been to either, but the two restaurants most often
mentioned in this group a

Shintaro in the Bellagio Hotel
http://www.bellagio.com/pages/din_shintaro.asp

Nobu in the Hard Rock Hotel
http://www.hardrockhotel.com/party_eat_nobu.php

Perhaps someone else can provide first-hand accounts of these
or other sushi restaurants in Las Vegas.

glenn

guren wrote:
"gtr" wrote in message news:2005100719531575249%xxx@yyyzzz...

What are the better sushi/kappo places in Las Vegas right now? Style
either dead-on traditional or maybe one of the more creative newer
approaches. But high quality.


I have not been to either, but the two restaurants most often
mentioned in this group a

Shintaro in the Bellagio Hotel
http://www.bellagio.com/pages/din_shintaro.asp

Nobu in the Hard Rock Hotel
http://www.hardrockhotel.com/party_eat_nobu.php

Perhaps someone else can provide first-hand accounts of these
or other sushi restaurants in Las Vegas.

glenn



just search the google archives for this group. I posted a thorough
review of my experiences at Nobu about three weeks ago.

Shintaro, Nobu and Okada at the new Wynn are all sure to impress your
friend's clients and the bill will be sure to get your friend's
attention. I think all three fall under the traditional but with
creative dishes category. I enjoyed sampling the Shochu menu the last
time I was at Okada.

I don't know if this matters, but I think even the Casino where the
restaurant is located impacts the experience. For that, I think Okada
or Shintaro would be my choice. Or maybe I've just lost too much money
at the Hard Rock that I have a bitter taste in my mouth before I even
get to Nobu.

A little off the strip is Osaka Restaurant.
http://www.usmenuguide.com/osaka.html
According to their website, this was selected as one of the 50 best
Japanese restaurants by a magazine in Japan, the only one outside of
the US. While the food there was very good, it just didn't have quite
the same ambience as the others mentioned above. Although they do have
tatami rooms if your friend is looking for that.

FYI, when I went to Okada and inquired about a omakase, the server said
it was around $125 but we didn't end up getting it.

Hope this helps, tmo

tmo wrote:
Shintaro, Nobu and Okada at the new Wynn are all sure to impress your
friend's clients and the bill will be sure to get your friend's
attention. I think all three fall under the traditional but with
creative dishes category. I enjoyed sampling the Shochu menu the last
time I was at Okada.

I don't know if this matters, but I think even the Casino where the
restaurant is located impacts the experience. For that, I think Okada
or Shintaro would be my choice. Or maybe I've just lost too much money
at the Hard Rock that I have a bitter taste in my mouth before I even
get to Nobu.

A little off the strip is Osaka Restaurant.
http://www.usmenuguide.com/osaka.html
According to their website, this was selected as one of the 50 best
Japanese restaurants by a magazine in Japan, the only one outside of
the US. While the food there was very good, it just didn't have quite
the same ambience as the others mentioned above. Although they do have
tatami rooms if your friend is looking for that.

The original Osaka used to be very good. I was going there around 1995.
The owners got old, and turned the operation over to their daughter and
her husband. Long story short, they got divorced, opened competing
restaurants in fancier neighborhoods, stole the best talent from the
original restaurant, and the original fell in quality from apparent lack
of management.


FYI, when I went to Okada and inquired about a omakase, the server said
it was around $125 but we didn't end up getting it.

Hope this helps, tmo