Ok, there are a TON of sushi restaurants in Vegas and we will literally go broke if we hit all of them that are within 15-minutes of Red Rock. So, we are limiting it to places from Charleston to Spring Mountain. There are probably some Japanese restaurants that specialize in fusion, ramen, shabu shabu, etc. that may also serve sushi, but it they don't emphasize sushi as part of their menu (or have a very limited menu to a couple of rolls), and these have been excluded from this sushi list (we may add these types of Japanese restaurants later in a separate section.)
Here are the criteria we are using for the rating:
Here are the criteria we are using for the rating:
- Nigiri is our metric for rating a sushi restaurant because it contains the basics - fish and rice - and you cannot hide behind sauces and other ingredients. If a restaurant has good nigiri they will likely have good rolls.
- Sushi fish- salmon, yellow tail, snapper, squid
- Flavor (not fishy or rotting)
- Size (decent size slices, not super thin)
- Sushi rice - the rice needs to have a good level of stickiness (not too sticky, not too crumbly) and flavor (not too plain, not too vinegary, not too salty)
- Price/performance ratio
Our star ratings:
- Below 3 stars we are labeling as "Duds" and they are not recommended.
- 3 = Straight down the middle - decent enough but not really memorable (but we may try it again to give it another chance)
- 4 = Well, well aren't we happy campers?! - we'd recommend it and would definitely go there again ourselves
- 5 = Heck yeah! - among the best we have ever had anywhere
*A good sushi restaurant
Restaurant Name |
Location |
Star Rating |
Comments |
Hanabi Sushi & Rolls (AYCE) |
9350 W Sahara Ave #150 |
3 |
We have been to Hanabi numerous times. It used to be our AYCE go-to sushi place post-climbing. However the COVID days seems to have taken its toll here. The sushi is now OK, for the most part -- meaning we rarely hit literal stinkers (aka. I wish I didn't eat that, it tasted off) -- but the fish slices are super thin and rather flavorless. Yes, you can order 20 million pieces of nigiri to make up for the tiny sizes, but why? They do have a decent selection of roll and nigiri options - like uni, different roe, guiduck, surf clam, etc. Some of those have a limit of one in the AYCE. Their sushi rice is pretty balanced flavor-wise (i.e. not overpowered with vinegar or salt). This is currently at the top of the table as it will be our comparison restaurant for the other locations. |
Konbea Belt Sushi |
5685 Spring Mountain Rd #101 |
Dud |
The only real potential appeal to this place is the belt that you can grab your sushi and chow down instantaneously. You might be be mildly entertained by chucking your used plates down a slot, which keeps a plate count for you - it's kind of like a video game. If you eat enough, it spits out a plastic ball with tiny toys in it - free sushi would nice though. At $2.75 per plate, unfortunately you do not get any deals here - i.e. it adds up fast (other sushi-go-round places we've eaten at have plates of varying prices). The quality of the fish was meh to marginal. The salmon was flavorless, and for that matter so was all of the other fish. My squid was slimy and had an off-fishy flavor. We felt like they the low quality of their fish by adding sauces - which are actually pretty tasty and help a lot, but if you are looking for a high quality and affordable sushi experience, this is not worth it. Also, the cuts of the fish were small and the rice was almost too vinegary. This is not someplace we will ever return to. |
Osaka Japanese Bistro |
4205 W Sahara Ave |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Biwon Korean BBQ & Sushi |
2721 W Sahara Ave |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
SOHO Susi Burrito |
2600 W Sahara Ave Ste 115 |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Sushi Loca |
10965 Lavender Hill Dr |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Ohjah Japanese Steakhouse Hibachi |
8991 W Sahara Ave |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Sushi Mon |
8320 W Sahara Ave #180 |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Sushi Fever |
7985 W Sahara Ave |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill |
Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa, 11011 W Charleston Blvd, |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Soru Ramen & Sushi |
10217 W Charleston Blvd suite d, |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Sushi Tanuki |
1000 S Rampart Blvd #16 |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Sushi Hiroyoshi |
5900 W Charleston Blvd #10 |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Hokkaido Teppanyaki Hibachi Steakhouse |
3555 S Town Center Dr #101 |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Sen of Japan |
8480 W Desert Inn Rd |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Sakura Sushi |
6850 Spring Mountain Rd f3 |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Imperial Sushi Seafood Buffet |
5845 Spring Mountain Rd Suite B11 |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Value |
Value |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Sushi Takashi |
5300 W Spring Mountain Rd #101 |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Sushi Neko |
5115 W Spring Mountain Rd #117 |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Kabuto-edomae sushi |
5040 W Spring Mountain Rd |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
ITs Suhsi |
4815 Spring Mountain Rd |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Sapporo Revolving Sushi |
4671 Spring Mountain Rd |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Sushi Zone |
4545 Spring Mountain Rd, |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Sushi Kaya |
4355 Spring Mountain Rd #101b |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Yama Sushi Spring Mountain |
3909 Spring Mountain Rd |
TBD |
Have not tried yet |
Oyshi Sushi |
7293 W Sahara Ave |