My fiancé, son, and I always come here! This is our favorite and only sushi spot. Food was amazing and delicious as always. The staff is super friendly, attentive, and very hardworking. Anything you need, they got you! Ambiance and music is nice there. Today my son and I came for dinner and our server Gaby gave us excellent service and she was super kind and funny as well. She has been our waitress and server couple times and has always been great and wonderful! read more

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Love love LOVE the food here at Smile Shota. Our server Yuni was so pleasant and the wait time was good too! If you need a place to get some good quality food and service, come to this location. read more

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My family loves Smile Shota, and our most recent server Yuni was so nice! Great good, great service, and the little shopping center is so cute! Definitely recommend! read more

We have been here numerous times. We have tried other AYCE places and still come back to this place. The quality is top notch and the rice ratio on the nigiri's is the best. So little. We opted for lunch $24.95 instead of all day $34.95 because we couldn't justify all the items under all day except for Salmon Kama and soft shell crab. Come to find out, both items were no longer one per person, it's one per table! So not worth it as part of the package. It's more cost effective to order à la carte. We stuck with yuzu yellowtail, garlic salmon, seared salmon, eel, basic salmon, mackerel, and a few baked rolls, honey pork belly. Their affogato quality has decreased in size. It's such a smaller scoop of ice cream. This place is still the best value, quality, and fast service. read more

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I've dined here a few times before, and overall I'd say the food is above average with a decent variety on the menu. Unfortunately, after this experience, I won't be coming back. We had a pretty good lunch, and I ordered an affogato for dessert. On my second bite, I noticed something strange sticking out and ended up pulling a long ass hair that was basically woven into the ice cream. I didn't make a huge scene about it -- things happen -- but I politely let the server know. What bothered me most was the response. He apologized and said it was probably plastic from the spoon. Like really? I'm not a moron. What made it worse is that my husband asked if there was more because he thought he had seen another strand sticking out. At that point, I was completely grossed out. Honestly, the hair itself was bad enough, but I would've felt differently if the issue had simply been acknowledged. Trying to brush it off completely ruined the experience for me. read more

I was so looking forward to trying this place but for me it did not live up to the hype or our groups expectations. If you have a food allergy, this place is not for you. If that's not an issue, than this place would be a 3 star in my book. We specified a food allergy to shrimp upon sitting down and our server assured us it wasn't an issue, and confirmed that all rolls could easily be made without shrimp. He just said not to order any fried rolls are the oil would contain shrimp. Easy; we can do this we thought. We even reminded him every time we ordered, yet somehow rolls with the shrimp appeared on our table anyways. Once the food was dropped off he saw we weren't eating it and ended up having someone else take over our table it seemed. The other worker appologized and said she wouldn't charge us for not eating the rolls (we were on AYCE) and took them away, but it took a good amount of time before they came by to check or noticed. Luckily for our group the person with the food allergy didn't touch or eat any of that food as they were cautious. However, this could potenitally be a big issue for someone and this establishment needs to take better care of customers (or honestly just say no, you shouldn't dine here). Initially, our waiter seemed really nice. But once we ordered our first round of food he kind of disappeared and then someone else took over our table (she was pleasant). The food was good, but it didn't rock my tastebuds like other sushi places in town. They had a few standout items on their nigiri or limited menu (like tuna carpacio), but a lot of the other stuff was just average compared to other spots in town. I loved the smiley decor everywhere. Definitely makes you happy just looking around. Glad to have tried the place but won't be back. read more

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Visted at Lunch Time. So picked Lunch AYCE plan. The atmosphere was good. The server frequently check on us! My favorite dish there was Seaweed Salad!!! It was way tasty than other regular seaweed salad. Majority of order I did was nigiri. It was okay. but a lot of dipping sauce or something saucy on top. As Japanese, the minus point of Smile Shota was Not tasty rice..."Shari" is important part of sushi for me. Not Seasoned well and too soggy. Still I think it's very reasonable price for the quality!! read more

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The AYCE price is a little steeper than most other AYCE sushi spots (~$29) that provide better quality seafood. The Nigiri was okay, nothing to write home about, had just about a little of everything, the Garlic Salmon stood out the most, really liked it. The pork belly and kalbi was under seasoned, the spicy cucumbers were over seasoned, the rice to fish ratio was great. Definitely recommend the Garlic Salmon, Stuff Tomato from the limited menu. Paprika Salmon, Super White Tuna, was decent. The tempura sauce for the shrimp tempura was great, but the sauce for the agedashi tofu was too vinigery. Really liked that they had shishito peppers here, made to perfection. Customer service was decent. We came for late night happy hour, it was quite busy. Music wasn't too loud, didn't have to raise our voices to chat. Happy hour prices are decent (~$26)[Does not include the All Day (A) items on the menu]; which was still pretty decent. read more

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This is located inside of the Cheongdam Food Hall. The parking lot out front is always packed. But that might speak volumes to how good this food hall is it's always crowded every restaurant in this place. This is not my first time here, first time reviewing it, and checking out the food. First off service is always great very friendly very welcoming. The day that we were there, it was really crowded so they only had small tables available, we got seated against the wall, but they checked with us first if that was OK I said it was fine because we were hungry. Their menu is large, but they're very helpful in offering up suggestions and explaining dishes that you might have questions about. When I go to all you can eat sushi I usually stick to my favorites first to Check. I'll see how everyone else does it. For example, the Hamachi, super white tuna, and yuzu yellowtail, miso soup and all the side orders. For the dessert options we got the ice cream it comes in cute cups. I have to say everything here is tasty and fresh plus the sushi guys are fast with the orders. This place will be added to my rotation in my AYCE sushi spots. Give this place a try and happy eating!!!! read more

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Have to edit my review since previously it was used to get the free mochi. Food: 3/5 Very basic menu in my opinion, compared to other sushi spots. This place is more expensive than other AYCE spots. They have "unique" dishes, like rose mussels and steak, but they aren't good. I like the ratio of fish to rice though in the nigiri. They give small bits of rice so you do not get full faster. However, nothing stood out to me. The green tea ice cream was horrible, I'd stay away from that. Get the affogato instead for dessert. Service: 3/5 Yuni was our server. Really great sushi spot. She was attentive but slowed down for the duration of our dinner. She came before 1 hour was done and said we needed to put our final order in. It felt too quick. Especially when the restaurant was empty and nobody in the waiting area. I've never seen a sushi spot do that, not even the busy ones in Chinatown. Just be aware that they WILL stop feeding you after 60 minutes. Posting a review gets you free mochi, which the server was nice enough to tell us. But the mochi wasn't good quality. Ambiance: 3/5 Very cute place. It's clean. There are a lot of smiley faces everywhere. I feel like the tables are too close together. There were kids at the table next to us that were visibly trying to get our attention and being noisy. Other than that, great vibes. Overall, the food, service, and ambiance is mediocre. I personally wouldn't come back. read more

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Since we found this place, it's been our favorite go-to for sushi now! If you can request for Yuni, she is absolutely AMAZING!! She was very attentive and took great care of us. They have a great selection of music playing and all of the seating and decor is very cute. Highly recommend if you're looking for an AYCE spot in town!! read more

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Fantastic spot for AYCE Sushi! My friends and I came in on a Saturday night and there was no wait. Everything we had was delicious, but I would personally avoid getting the spicy seafood salad (super filling) and the Q roll (not bad for a light option but still, eh). The salmon egg was a little too salty for my liking, but most of the other dishes were good! I would highly recommend ordering the special Nigiri's. Our server Gaby was fantastic! She was very attentive and was also very friendly. Overall, the food was delicious and our server was wonderful. Looking forward to coming back here! read more

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It's not trying to be a Michelin-starred omakase experience, but for what it is--a high-volume, variety-packed sushi spot--it's actually pretty good. Pricing is good, although there aren't fancy items like amaebi or uni on the menu. But the fish was good and fresh. I also appreciate that that they are not trying to stuff you with excessive rice in nigiri offerings. You can also order half size roll. Surprisingly, the very simple queue q was great and super refreshing. read more

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First time here after hearing my relatives rave about it every time they come visit. Lunch ayce is $28 and dinner ayce is $35, pretty typical for ayce places now. We had a party of 7 and made a reservation. It wasn't too busy and they had our table ready for us when we arrived. The parking lot is small so be prepared to wait a bit for a spot. They told us that right when we sit down is when our 90 mins begin, so we waited for everyone to arrive before being seated. They had a huge variety of selections and they also have sashimi. We ordered their baked mussels and I liked their pesto mussels. First time having it and I was impressed. You can also order full or half rolls. Will be back! Service is quick read more

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Service was slow and unfortunately the food didn't make up for it. The sushi rice was mushy and the skewer items came out overcooked. For what they're charging, there are definitely better AYCE sushi spots elsewhere. read more

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Solid AYCE sushi spot. We love their fish to rice ratio especially in the seared salmon. Comes with free ice cream. Service was pretty quick. Wait time was around 30 minutes. read more

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Found my new AYCE spot. Didn't realize it is the same ownership as Neko. Loved everything about this place. The service was excellent. The waitstaff was amazing, Evelyn, Nene, and Josh were all very helpful. Nene made some perfect recommendations and we loved everything we ate. It was just me and my wife, who doesn't eat a lot of the foods I do. So I had to suck it up and eat a lot. Usually I like to go in a group to AYCE so we can share some of the menu items. Some of my favorites Addicting cucumber salad No name roll Soft shell crab Poke Sashimi Check out the pics you will see. I'll be back again for sure. read more

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Hands down, this is our favorite AYCE sushi spot in Vegas! We've been to Smile Shota so many times and we've never been disappointed. We stopped going to any other AYCE sushi restaurants. Currently, weekday lunch pricing is $25.95 per person and weekend/dinner pricing is $34.95 per person. It's a little bit more costly than some other spots in town, but totally worth it. Location/parking: Inside Cheongdam Food Hall, Smile Shota is right by the front entrance. We usually are here weekday evenings and there's never really a wait. If you do need to get put on the waitlist, there's some seating in their lobby, the rest of the food hall, or you can just wait in your car. Since it's inside a food hall, there's always plenty of other dining options if the wait ends up being too long which has always been our plan B (but we've never had to resort to that yet). SUPER IMPORTANT though is the parking situation!!! Their lot is small, so you may need to park by some other nearby businesses. However, do NOT park in front of the dentist office at ANY time. In retrospect, there were signs at the food hall warning customers about this which we didn't see initially, and one time our car got towed during our meal. Food: Great fish to rice ratio for their nigiri, on par with most other AYCE sushi spots in Vegas. Some unique menu items that they have here: truffle butter scallop (1 time order only, delicious), octopus carpaccio (1 time order only), soft shell crab appetizer (1 time order only), addicting cucumber salad (indeed addicting), seared hokkaido scallop nigiri (1 time order only), blue fin tuna nigiri (1 time order only). They also have poke bowls though I haven't tried them. As usual, you can get most rolls as a half-roll. I do think their roll variety is more limited here compared to other places. The size of their rolls are smaller, which I actually prefer since you don't get too full too quickly. AYCE comes with dessert choices of ice cream or affogato. Service: Top tier service! Also a huge factor that sets Smile Shota apart from other AYCE sushi spots. They are consistently attentive. Food has always come out soooo quickly. We've never had any delays in ordering or waiting for food. I can't say enough good things about the service. It's very impressive and a big reason why we keep coming back (in addition to the quality of the food/menu). read more

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Smile Shota is located to the right after entering the Cheongdam Food Hall. The entrance of the Smile Shota is vibrant with decor and some neon lights and smiley faces everywhere including the waiting area tables. We were greeted by staff and seated quickly in one of the booths. I'd say the restaurant was 90% capacity at the time. We had never dined here before but it's a different style than your traditional AYCE sushi spots. Weekend pricing is $34.95pp. Instead of ordering via QR code or one the big paper sheet, you will ordered everything with your server as you go. The menu has a wealth of options and categories to select. It's a great menu full of delicious food, but if you are not ready to order once your serve comes you might feel pressured to order quickly. Positives about this location are you have the option order 4pc or the full 8pc rolls for the specialty rolls. The location is well lit and very clean. The servers work very hard, but orders were messed up 1-2x and plates were given to us that we had to tell other servers we did not order. My advice would be if you're dining here put a list on your phone of all the items and read them out to servers so you're not scrambling reading the menu when they ask about putting more orders to the kitchen. To note: they have a highlighted section of the menu where they offer specialty 1x items per person. There were sushi/rolls and various items I liked: -Quail egg, Steak, Kurobuta Sausage Skewers -Truffle Butter Scallops -Miso Salmon, Seared Salmon, Blufin Tuna, Garlic Salmon Nigiri. -Lisa Lisa Roll, Hot Cheetos Roll and Bruno Mars Roll Overall, it was good dining experience. The sushi was good and I'd recommend Smile Shota as an affordably priced AYCE sushi spot. ( ^_^)b read more

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My "NEW" favorite AYCE Sushi restaurant! I went on a Saturday night at 730P and wait was 15-20 mins for a group of 3. We waited about 18 minutes. So within the wait time provided! Ambiance was very clean and aesthetic! Service was quick! Once our waiter took our order the food and drinks were coming out. Some of my favorite dishes were the oysters, ribeye, carpaccio, nigiris, and skewers. I don't eat rolls when I'm at AYCE because I don't like getting full off rice. For dessert I had the ube ice cream and it was so good! Overall experience was a plus for me! read more

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Smile Shota is located in the Cheongdam Foodhall. I love it here. It's been a while since I've been, but I was really craving the coconut shrimp! Service started out strong, but then kinda slowed down 30 minutes into our meal. We waited a while to get our second round of orders. Food was still good though. Area was clean. Would go back again soon. read more

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Yumi's service was great! Thanks for the yummy sushi, cute kids menu & great music playlist to vibe to while doing the food dance. Timing of food was a bit off when getting the kids menu à la carte ~ the child was starting to get antsy while the AYCE group was stuffing their face, but it may be on purpose ;) read more

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I don't normally love AYCE sushi but because this place got such good reviews, I decided to try it out. It didn't take too long to get seated on a Friday night ~maybe 20 minutes for a table of 2. The interior itself was pretty modern and nice. The service was excellent and the servers themselves were very attentive. They always saw when we were done with our rounds and would check in frequently to see if we wanted to order more. The sushi itself was what one would expect of AYCE so don't come in with high expectations if you're expecting top notch tier sushi! The seared salmon nigiri was probably my favorite but the portions were tiny! We did feel satisfied afterwards though. Reasonable prices all around! read more

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I really enjoyed my time here. The food was fresh and hot when it came out. The menu was reasonably priced, and I was able to enjoy à la carte options while my friend enjoyed the all you can eat. That's not always taste at all. You can eat sushi spots! The service was quick and very attentive. The ambience is cute cool and very clean. read more

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Went back last night and it was a much better experience than last time. No forgotten items and the rice for the sushi wasn't a mush ball like last time. I do still think the rice to fish ratio is off. It's a tiny bit of rice compared to fish and sushi is all about balance. There were no bad dishes all were tasty and fresh but that balance was a bit off. Also would be nice if they could get some good uni. Last time it was bitter and not high quality this time it was nowhere to be found. Server let us know they are changing the menu soon so might have to try again once that happens. Also noticed a small notice o the menu that they are now sister to Neko Sushi. I can't help but wonder if this has something to do with the improvement. Now Neko has Smile Shota and Eki Ramen at Cheongdam. read more

Smile Shota is a nice AYCE choice away from the strip and China Town. The sushi is fresh and the service nice and fast. The menu options are large with some unique items not found on most AYCE joints. They offer 2 choices for the AYCE menu ($27 or $35) as of this review. Pro tip: get the $35 option. Overall, would recommend if you're craving some good sushi that's located in a locals area. read more

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Smile Shota is an AYCE Japanese restaurant located inside CheongDam Food Hall. As you walk in, it's on the right-hand side, you can't miss it thanks to the big smiley face at the entrance. The restaurant is open, bright, and spacious, creating a welcoming atmosphere. Our server was friendly, patient, and very helpful. The menu offers a wide variety of dishes. With the All Day Special Menu at $35, you can order anything on the menu. If you choose the lunch-only menu at $26, there are a few restrictions, but there's still plenty to choose from. Considering the reasonable prices, the food quality is solid and enjoyable. read more

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Smile Shota is excellent value sushi... good quality and friendly service. Yuni, our server, was efficient and friendly. They use iPad ordering so the food came out quickly... barely minutes after the order was placed. The sashimi plate had 4 teeny pieces of fish but the yellow tail hand roll had 4 huge pieces and soy paper was gonna be an extra $1, go figure. I would have given 4.5 stars but that's not an option and there were a few minor reasons to not give 5. We ordered skewers that didn't arrive so we cancelled them but that was a good thing bc we were stuffed at that point and didn't want to waste food. Quick tip... if you're a small group, ask for 1/2 rolls... get a bite or two and lets you sample more items. read more

Amazing experience at Smile Shota. The food was incredible and the overall atmosphere made the night feel really special :) Gaby provided fantastic service and was so attentive throughout the meal and let us order so much!! She made sure everything was perfect and really elevated the experience. I would definitely come back again! Worth the money because it's ayce, the nigiri is fire!! read more

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Good not bad .., good server friendly , coming back wth kiddos soon..... but the thing is the good one has a limit lol .,,. But the rest of as good.. read more

Came in as a solo diner in a random Tuesday. Honestly the options were great and the sushi pretty tasty. It is not top of the line sushi but considering it's an AYCE it's a Great steal for the price, not the premium quality but it's still pretty great comparable to neko. I love their happy hour during late night so make sure to take advantage of their sweet deal. read more

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I pass this place EVERY DAY! I kept telling myself, I have to check it out! It literally says smile in the business name, I want to smile!!! Finally the day came, and smiles happened! My belly smiled for sure! Thanks to Ron-- our server & the delicious food! The food was impeccable just like its arrival time! For the food to be top tier with quick service it's definitely the whole package experience here! The restaurant is very clean and the staff seemed to be quick to upkeep it as guests left! The price for AYCE is also pretty reasonable especially for the quality! Thanks SMILE SHOTA for the amazing food & SMILES! read more

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Part of the Neko family, you can immediately tell after looking at the menu. I actually stopped going to Neko-owned restaurants after I felt like the quality went downhill after the pandemic. So glad I gave this venue a shot because i feel like the portions aren't tiny like at the OG Neko. I understand its AYCE so size shouldnt be a factor, but everything from size to the quality was much better at this location. There was surprisingly no wait here on a Thursday around 6:30, but they made sure that i knew as soon as I sat down, by 90-minute time limit started even though i was still waiting for my guest. All in all, I'm glad this place is now in the neighborhood! read more

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One of my favorite sushi spots in town. They have an amazing selection of nigiri & it's always super fresh! Julio makes amazing cocktails!! Suggest going for their late night cocktail & beer special for $3! Always great customer service & the food comes out quickly. Gaby is one of my favorite servers, ask for her! Highly recommend! read more

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Smile Shota is one of our go to sushi restaurants in town. We absolutely love the appetizers here! Some of our favorites include: Coconut Shrimp, Baked Mussels, and Yuzu Yellowtail. Expect a more casual ambiance and rapid service. This restaurant is great for groups! read more

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Decides to give Smile Shota a try because of the great reviews. The ambiance is modern and delightful. There are quite a few tables and the booths are spacious and comfortable. My husband and I ordered one lunch AYCE and one all day AYCE since my husband does not eat raw fish. I am glad they didn't make us both order the same thing. Overall food quality was very good, fish was fresh and fish to rice ratio was favorable. My only complaint is that the portions were kind of small. Even though it's all you can eat and more can be ordered, it makes a difference when it's one of those "one only" items. For example, the sashimi plate came with very small and thin pieces. They have a good variety of cooked food also, we didn't even get around to try the skewers. The Angus Ribeye Steak was thin and overcooked. The KFC was a bit too sweet for my taste. We had Ube Ice Cream and Affogato for dessert. Service was decent and prices are fair. read more

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In my opinion, the best AYCE sushi spots as a whole are located in Las Vegas. Whenever we visit Vegas we try to eat 1 different AYCE sushi spot during our trip. Smile Shota was a high regarded sushi spot I was interested in wanting to check out. We arrived on a Tuesday early afternoon for lunch. The sushi restaurant is located in the nice new Cheongdam Food Hall in Las Vegas. Parking is accessible in the medium size parking lot all around the food hall. The restaurant has a nice vibrant modern decor that compliments it very well. Smiley face decor is everywhere adding to its fun, family friendly, and welcoming atmosphere. There are plenty of booths, tables in the main dining area along with a convenient waiting room as well. We chose the lunch AYCE which is a great value. Everything we had was so delicious. Some of our standout dishes we tried were the pork belly and steak skewers, baked sampler mussels, lobster garlic bread. No name roll, dragon roll, baked lobster roll, Bruno Mars roll, and the Chanel roll. The 5 skewers and baked sampler mussels had an appealing presentation. The protein skewers with flaky salt were scrumptious with every bite. We tried as many of the customer favorites dishes. The baked lobster roll and No name roll was so flavorful. Overall we enjoyed our experience at Smile Shota. The staff were friendly and accommodating. The option to choose half rolls was a smart option. Included dessert options were a nice touch. We will be back next time we are in town. Hopefully we can try the all day AYCE dishes. read more

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The business has several "SHOPS" which offer different tours of Asian food. We chose the Ramen place and I had the Ramen with pork and vegetables in a spicy broth. My daughter had broth and noodles. You order the food and are given an identifying number and it's delivered to your table in the common seating area. Large portions. There is a free water station as well, but you can buy assorted drinks. read more

Smile Shota - Pork, ramen noodles, broth, vegetables - Sushi Bars Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

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Came here and posted pics about a month ago while I was in Las Vegas and thought I better write a review, because it was so good! Our waiter, Johnny, was excellent and brought us everything in a timely matter. We came here for AYCE (all you can eat) and yes, we certainly ate a lot! Everything was so fresh and flavorful. The freshness is above many other AYCE places I have been to. My pics speak for themselves. I always favor spicy ahi tuna and love salmon as well. You can't go wrong with the rainbow roll here!! Soft shell crab were in season, and it was some of the best I've had in a long time. I loved the affogato for dessert. Be sure not to miss this wonderful finale. Get here early, as it gets busy fast. I can't wait to come back. Hopefully, our next trip to Las Vegas! read more

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Yoooooooooooo! Found my new favorite sushi spot just off the Las Vegas Strip! First time here, so I pulled up with a whole squad to run through as much of the menu as possible. Super easy to find, tons of parking, and I had no idea it was inside a huge food hall packed with Asian restaurants and stalls--very pleasant surprise for someone not from Vegas. For appetizers, the oysters and coconut shrimp were instant repeats for me--fire every time. The shrimp tempura was solid too, pretty standard across most Japanese spots, but still hit the spot. Now the rolls... we went crazy. Japanese Lasagna, Baked Lobster Roll, Bruno Mars Roll, CR7 Roll, Something Wrong, I Love My Ass, and the Chanel Roll--not a single miss. Every one of them slapped in its own way. One thing I really loved? The prices. Way cheaper than California sushi joints but still super good quality. Friendly service, fast food delivery, and overall just a smooth experience. Ambiance is also very family friendly. Definitely coming back again... and again... and again. read more

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