Penny S.
Yelp
One thing I've learned throughout the years is that you can't judge the food quality by a restaurant's initial appearance. But dang, this Japanese izakaya really took the cake with its chrome retro diner exterior and its glowing red Tokyo Boys signage and diner booths.
Upon entry however, the vibes felt like a casual izakaya: welcoming, full of regulars at the sushi bar, and home-like. I decided to take a chance on some of the 1 piece nigiris (saba, benitoro, madai, harame, tamago, amaebi with a lightly fried head), a negitoro handroll, and 1 special oyster of the day (believe it was a kushi oysterday). My sushi was chef's kiss - so fresh and melt in your mouth good. The negitoro handroll was also the biggest handrolls I've ever had, jam-packed with fatty tuna pieces. I could've eaten two of those and would've happily called it a day.
My friend ordered a negitoro handroll, an omakase appetizer (chef's choice of what 3 appetizers you were going to get), and a Japanese lasagna. The omakase appetizer was more adventurous than what I was expecting my friend to go for, but she said that she enjoyed all of it -- even the jellyfish appetizer. She also said liked the lasagna, which was a baked roll filled with crab, avocado, and cheese, and the handroll also pushed her into the point of no return (in terms of fullness). We definitely slept happy that night.
The service was great from beginning to end. When the omakase appetizer initially came out, the server who brought the dish didn't tell us what things were. Another server came by and asked if the dishes were explained to us, and then identified each dish.
I will be dragging some of my Vegas locals here next time I visit.