Address: | 4983 W Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89103, USA |
Phone: | +1 702-685-8358 |
Site: | yonakajapaneserestaurant.com |
Rating: | 4.5 |
Working: | 5–10:30PM 5–10:30PM 5–10:30PM 5–10:30PM 5–10:30PM 5–10:30PM 5–10:30PM |
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Tu Anh Tran
Yonaka is the embodiment of the newest techniques and art in cooking: molecular gastronomy. Ordinary cooking employs concepts one may find in chemistry while molecular gastronomy uses physics principles to construct the food to the desired texture, taste, shape, colors, etc. Here youll experience food that went through processes such as compression and dehydration, or perhaps food cooked at various temperatures atypical to traditional cooking techniques. But before I started to sound like an ad executive writing a promotion for a client, I will just go straight to the food we tasted. Beet salad - Wow! The presentation alone deserves five star, seriously! On the plate sat four or five pieces of cooked yellow beets wedged between dehydrated and wafer-thin slices of green apple; all of the ingredients piled atop a layer of the most creamiest and delicious white dressing. This is not a salad. This is dessert!!! It is THAT good. Yellowtail sushi - Really fresh yellowtail. Normally I prefer my fish pieces to have a slight drop of lemon or lime on them. This tasted like a piece of plain but very fresh fish so over all, not bad. Crudo - This is a big roll of sea bass sushi. I tried one little piece of it and I thought it was good but nothing super special. Midori salad - My friend ordered this so I tried it. Youll find square pieces of crunchy pear and green leaves all dressed in a nice acidic dressing. Its really refreshing and light. Various other fish sushi - We also ordered four or five other pieces of fish sushi but I didnt get the names. They were all really fresh.
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Paul Reynolds
I dont usually write reviews for anything ever. But this restaurant is SO AMAZING that I just had to. It would be a sin if I didnt. I cant even begin to explain how good this place is. I am a foodie, I appreciate textures, presentation, originality, flavor combinations. And this place has it all. Ive been telling all my friends to check this place out and everyone has been blown away like me. Im totally serious -- in my opinion this is THE BEST restaurant in Las Vegas. In fact, I ate at Nobu the other day and although it was amazing I think Yonakas has it beat. Please please please do yourself a favor and check this place out. Im not going to recommend anything because at this point Ive probably had at least half of the menu items and theyve all been amazing. Well OK, Ill recommend a few things. First of all, the chocolate dessert plate is out of this world. The cold plates are unreal. The sushi rolls are excellent but in my opinion not as good as the cold plate options. I just tried the octopus dish today and was really surprised how good it was. And the new dessert addition -- the cheddar flan -- was also super super good. Most of the people I know are crazy about the brussel sprouts -- I think they are good but Im not crazy about them. Then again, I normally hate brussel sprouts and these are pretty good so that in and of itself is a feat. The saki orenji, the crudo, the karaage, any of the wagyu beef options (the berry, peach, mushroom sauce, etc) are all amazing.
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Alice Ly
We came here specifically for Happy Hour (5:30 - 6:30 pm) Coconut Ceviche: This sounded promising but it was just coconut juice with bits of cut up fruit and a raw fish I didnt recognize. Hamachi Chile: Hamachi got overpowered by the sauce. It also has bits of ginger so if youre allergic, avoid. Buko Jam: This sounded really interesting because it has coconut pandan jelly on toast along with foi gras and egg. Very cute presentation, but the combination of tastes was a little odd. Lipa Roll: Shrimp Tempura with Spicy Tuna. Standard stuff. Negitoro: Nothing special about this. Tsutsumi: Pork belly with pork ears, and you mix a raw egg in it to cook in the stone pot. Cute presentation and it was fun mixing. Asian Bacon: This was really good! Yummy pork belly with a nice crisp. Like lechon. Shioyaki Saba: Good presentation, but a little dry. Crunchy Spicy Handroll: Generous portion but didnt seem like HH price at $5 per. Brussel Sprouts: This was roasted really well and a good filler for $5! Foi Gras Sushi: This was off HH menu at $9 per piece. SUPER rich. Greenies Dessert: All my stars go to this. Green tea semi-fredo ice cream, green tea cookie brownie, mint ice cream, coffee soil, candied almonds and you take a sip of the warm strawberry white chocolate milk after each bite. Amazing!! I would come back for the dessert and have it all to myself instead of sharing with 4 others ;)
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Renee H
Ive eaten here twice and gotten carry out once. Its my new favorite sushi restaurant in Las Vegas. Its not traditional. They have a small selection of rolls which I havent tried yet. They have daily sush/sashimi specials that change. Last time I was there there were seven different types of sushi that I had never even heard of. I tried a few and they were amazing. The chef does an awesome job with flavor pairing in the other sashimi dishes. The Tuna Tataki is one of my favorites! Theres a kale dish paired with a white fish, I think it was yellowtail. It was so clean and delicious. My favorite is the yellowtail and apple dish with dry sweet fennel on top. The Sake Oranji is good too. I love them all. Theres also a non fish selection too that Id like to try someday. Im just always in the mood for sushi when I go there. The ambiance is nice too. Perfect for a date night. GOGOGOGOGO! Try it!
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Andrew Cha
I had nigiri a la carte: Suzuki, Avocado, Ikura, A5 Wagyu, and unagi as well as the Brussels Sprouts appetizer. I didnt really taste much of the yuzu kosho thats supposed to be on the avocado. The A5 Wagyu was a pretty bad cut and I couldnt swallow it all because of the chewy connective tissues. The Brussels Sprouts was good. The sushi cook was very friendly and welcoming, although he wasnt too knowledgeable on everything the head chef prepares, like which cut of wagyu it was, or what kind of salmon roe they use. But thats totally not his fault, just faulty training and management. Ken the server was nice and friendly as well. Overall, my meal was okay. After having really nice sushi in California, I guess I cant put every sushi/Japanese restaurant in the same category to compare. They might have some great items on the rest of their menu too, I just didnt order them on my visit.
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CEG Dealer School
My experience at Yonaka was outstanding. My girlfriend loves Japanese and Ive heard amazing things about this place so I booked a reservation to celebrate our one year anniversary. They offer high quality Japanese food with a modern twist located off the Strip. We picked the omakase and that is an awesome deal. Outstanding and affordable especially for a special occasion such as mine. We had everything from steak to salmon, pork belly, yellowtail with apple slices. Prakash and Elizabeth were our servers and they were both amazing. Definitely knowledgeable about the menu items and passionate about their jobs. Ill absolutely be back and highly recommend this fantastic restaurant!
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Chris Kastner
Terrible service , uninspired poorly executed attempt at Japanese food. We went after watching a local tv review recommended it. Honestly it was the third string on a Sunday nite. No teamwork evident between the host, waiter and busser. Waiter was our bartender too because he said he could mix our cocktails better than whoever was supposed to mix. The sashimi was fresh but sliced way too thick with no sauces or accompaniments.The menu descriptions were not even close to what showed up on the plate. Too many great Japanese places to go to in Vegas. Ill have to hear about some huge turnaround in this place before I go back.