Sushi in Las Vegas

We are driving to Las Vegas tomorrow morning and will be staying Downtown @ The Fremont(comped room for 4 nights, Bingo tournament @ the Plaza for the wife.)

There was discussion a month or 2 ago, that I can't seem to find, about where to eat sushi in Las Vegas. Someone talked about finding it in the middle of desert, one place was a little more expensive than another...

Could someone kindly help out with some suggestions? or find the thread postings?

Mr Win:

I thought the best buffet sushi during my trip last week
was at Treasure Island, if you care to give that a try.
(This is in comparison to Rio, Palm's, & Red Rock).

One comment - the lines at the Rio buffet got real long
at about 5:30, so if you decide to go there, it might
save you a lot of time if you don't mind eating a little
earlier.

Not a personal experience, but my girlfriend and her best friend had sushi at the place in the Golden Nugget downtown (sorry, I don't remember the name of the restaurant), and they both said the sushi was terrible. It's also overpriced, which is why I've never eaten there.

I had pretty good sushi at a place off the strip. Unfortunately, I do not remember where or the name of the place. There is something like a mini-Chinatown not far from the strip, and I believe it was somewhere in there.

I suggest Todai at the Planet Hollywood. It is an all you can eat sushi and seafood buffet.

If you are staying at the Plaza, please check out the tapas bar Firefly. You will not be dissapointed.

Additional suggestions at the Las Vegas Review Journal's, "Best Of":

Osaka (two locations)
Raku

Todai is overpriced without king crab legs, but if you want pretty damn good sushi and as much of it as possible that is an excellent place.

If you are staying downtown then your choices are limited.
(1) Red Sushi at Golden Nugget is expensive with limited hours (4pm to 11pm)(small casino place). Rolls are $10-$18
(2) There was a Sushi place at Neonopolis but it may have closed
(3) Makino Las Vegas is at the Premium Outlet Mall (short trip on the ACE bus headed away from the strip. Long walk if you try and hoof it. Good choice, but also limited hours. All you can eat.

Makino Premium Outlet

Price ADULTS
Mon-Thu Lunch $15.95
Dinner $24.95
Fri,Sat,Sun & Holiday Lunch $16.95
Dinner $25.95

Lunch
Mon-Thurs 11:30am - 3:00pm
Fri, Sat, Sun. & Holidays
11:30am - 4:00pm

Dinner
Mon-Sat: 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Sun: 5:00pm - 8:30pm

Address
775 S.Grand Central Pkwy.,
Suite 1301 Las Vegas,NV 89106

I would head west from downtown on Sahara Avenue and check out Osaka Japanese Bistro. For me, it's much better than buffet sushi but the prices are still reasonable. See: http://www.lasvegas-sushi.com/

Quote: nyuhoosier

I would head west from downtown on Sahara Avenue and check out Osaka Japanese Bistro. For me, it's much better than buffet sushi but the prices are still reasonable. See: http://www.lasvegas-sushi.com/

Osaka in Summerlin is very good and they have happy hour specials:
Monday-Friday, 3-7p.m.
Saturday-Sunday, 4-7p.m.

I agree that Osaka is better than buffet sushi, but it is not easy to get there without a car. It is not on Sahara Avenue, but take I -95 past the Summerlin parkway to Lake Mead Avenue exit (west).

I only suggest that Premium Outlet sushi buffet because it is a very short bus ride.

Hama Sushi at Neonopolis was also good, but I doubt that it is still in business.

The Fremont casino does offer some sushi rolls as part of their buffet at night,

Paco, it looks like there's also an Osaka at 4205 West Sahara Ave. It's a locally owned chain, I believe. I go to the one on Eastern Avenue in Henderson. With a car, the one on Sahara would be relatively easy to get to.

There seem to be two unrelated restaurants with the same name. I can vouch for the one on West Lake Mead with excellent happy hours.

Osaka on Sahara Avenue, & Green Valley

and

Osaka on West Lake Mead .

Also Yama Sushi near UNLV gets some very good reviews. Not a fancy place.