Hamada of Japan

Happy hour is a great deal — 50% off sushi. However, the portions were a little small. The Spider Roll was below par. It is still tough to beat at half price.
**found this review in a four year old phone’s draft folder and decided to post.

The food was good but I would like more for the price I paid. Service was not that great

Went there after a 12 hours flight from Scandinavia via Chicago.
Timewise for us it was in the middle of the night but we wanted something lite before we went to bed
We ordered several Maki rolls and some plates with Tempura.
Maki rolls was OK and there was nothing wrong with the Tempura either
Only problem was my daughter and my niece, they thought that one order or maki was 2 pieces like the nigiri. It was 8 pieces so there was quite a lot of maki rolls on the table when we left…
Service was good
Kirin bear sold out, it was my only disappointment.

Only one star, not just because our appetizer was served after we had started on the main course.
Only one star, not just because my ribeye, requested medium rare, was overcooked and lacked flavor.
Only one star, not just because they had the gall to charge me $ 39 for the aforementioned overcooked and flavorless steak.
Only one star, not just because my dining companion received her side after she was finished with her meal.
Only one star, not just because the dinner caused my friend to become violently ill and spend the whole night purging.
Only one star mainly because I haven’t figured out how to assign zero stars on Unilocal

I have only came here once & was disappointed.
The prices were too expensive for the food. The food tasted like I could have gone to a fast food place & the fast food probably would have even tasted BETTER than the food here at Hamadas.
The service was decent & attentive but I would never come back here again.

First thing coming here is that it’s empty, got a bit worried but it’s a Sunday night and not really a place for folks to go to after football sunday. Service was pretty good and considering the restaurant was empty, it should be! Another good thing is that we saw Japanese visitors come afterwards, whew… must be ok.
I ordered the two choice complete meal for $ 28 and it’s a decent deal. Had the fried scallops and tempura udon. The scallops were quite large, fried crispy and perfectly, and came with katsu sauce. The tempura was the same, nothing wrong here. The udon was pretty good too, the soup was tasty with good fish stock base.
Recommended if you are in the mood for Japanese food!

I was not too impressed and would like to keep this short and to the point.
Like another Unilocaler stated… every roll tasted like a California Roll.
My other issues:
–rice was warm. When you have fresh fish in sushi, the rice should match. Shouldn’t it?
–Sapporo was even warm. Almost asked for ice
Gave the place 2 stars because the service was at least good. Their Yellow Tail Shashimi was good though. With Kazien around the corner, no need to come back here.

DON’T GO…
My husband and I took my daughter here for her 18^th birthday (she was excited cause she’d never had teppanyaki) we were seated in the grill table area at our own table (while there were two other grills going and VERY full of asians).
So there the three of us sat waiting to order… after about 5 minutes someone finally comes over and takes our drink order, as we sat and waited for our drinks we decided to just have sushi so we asked to be moved to the main dining room.
We sat in the MAIN dining room for at least 10 minutes with no acknowledgmemt whatsoever… so we decided to walk right next door to Bahama Breeze which ended up being AWESOME!

Went here yesterday for the first time. We were actually on our way to a restaurant next door but we saw a sign for happy hour, where all sushi rolls are 50% off.
The restaurant was pretty empty, and we were seated immediately. We sat at the sushi bar and our drinks came quickly. We ordered 5 different rolls, and the sushi chef was pretty quick. We had all the rolls out before we had finished the second one. The rolls were a pretty typical size – not huge, but also not tiny like some other places I have been to. Everything was great! My husband is new to sushi so we stuck to the classics: spicy crab, rainbow roll, Alaskan roll. But we also got a salmon skin roll, which was interesting, and the California Bomb (not included in the happy hour special), which was great.
The service was good, but I have to admit that the place was dead, so there was no reason to have bad service. I will definitely be going back for more happy hour sushi, so we’ll see how it goes.

On my most recent trip to Las Vegas, I attempted to eat dinner at Hamada of Japan. I had thought the menu looked good, so I decided to check it out.
Though the restaurant wasn’t remotely crowded, I was put at the sushi bar (Even though I didn’t want sushi) and forgotten about. When I did get some attention from my waitress, she didn’t seem to remember what beers the restaurant offered (Somehow I doubt that bottled Budweiser is the only beer they offer).
After fifteen minutes, I got the hint that my business wasn’t important to them, and went somewhere else. There are a lot of terrific Japanese restaurants in Las Vegas. I didn’t taste the food, so I don’t know how Hamada compares, but I can tell you the service is poor. In a city with so many great dining options, I don’t think I need to go back.

Do not eat here… even for the 50% off happy hour special. It’s not worth it. I just experienced the worst service and I swear every roll tasted like a California roll.
I understand the waitresses had to accommodate to some large parties that night but this restaurant is a large venue and should be well versed in multi-​tasking and careering to various parties. I also noted the waitress would constantly check on the table of 2 next to us. She stopped by them 4 times and never came to check on us.
Here is our wait time broken down: We waited 3 minutes to be seated, 15 minutes to place our order and 25 minutes for the first wave of food to arrive.
We ordered 8 rolls total and our last 2 rolls didn’t come till more than an hour after we ordered them. Were they one sushi chef down today or is this how it always is? Also I wished the waitress would have told us what rolls she delivered as opposed to running off and leaving us playing the guessing game.
I hate to be harsh on a restaurant that has potential but this just isn’t cutting it for me… maybe I’m just accustomed to better service in California.

We walked in around 1 pm on a Tuesday. Initially there was no staff to greet or seat us. There was another table already eating, but there was no staff to be seen. We should have taken this as a bad sign, but it was hot out so maybe we weren’t thinking clearly! After getting seated it was apparent that there was only 1 waitress. This shouldn’t be that big of a deal considering there were only 3 tables, (a total of 10 people) in the ENTIRE restaurant.
Luckily the food was ok. Nothing spectacular. They only had 3 bento boxes as options for their lunch menu. We continually had to flag her down and ask for refills on water. She was very nice when she did stop buy, but overall our bento box lunch ordeal took nearly 2 hours. We won’t be back.

Seaweed salad, Dynamite appetizer, Sunomono, Spider roll, Yakitori, Coconut rice and a Sapporo. YIKES!!! WAY. TOOO. DEELISH! Super happy, Super full, Super gonna go back and eat here again. The chefs are really skilled at doing cool shows while cooking up your order, very entertaining. Each table has a personal chefy who whips up the food right in front of you while you wait, ours was friendly and made the dining experience fresh and fun. Arigato! Will be back with a larger group next time :)

First I want to say I didn’t come here by choice. It was my boyfriends fathers birthday so he chose where to eat. I haven’t personally been to Hamada in forever but it was exactly how I recalled it. Big, slow, decent food, expensive.
Atmosphere: ⁴⁄₅ You walk in this place and you feel like your in Japan. I liked the décor a lot of fake plants with a Japanese sand box in the middle (it was actually a rock box but I figured food + kids = dust everywhere). The lighting was very dark it helped disguised the fact they barely had anyone there. I was there about 6:30 prime dinner hours and that place was EMPTY.
Sashimi: ³⁄₅ was delicious… fresh big chunks. They better be for the price! For an assorted boat of sashimi was $ 40 bucks. I basically inhaled it
Nigiri: ³⁄₅ Great portions big fish and good amount of rice. I really liked their rice with the nigiri. It was a bit sweeter than most places.
Shrimp Tempura Boat: I’m not a fried food type of person but my boyfriends little brother loves Shrimp tempura. I can’t give you a good opinion on shrimp tempura because I’m already bias on the friend part.
Teriyaki Chicken Entrée: ⁰⁄₅ I was so surprised how SIMPLE and HORRIBLE this dish was. I literally could’ve gotten better Teriyaki chicken from PANDA EXPRESS. The presentation was even horrible. A scoop of rice, teriyaki chicken, and edamame
Seaweed Salad: ⁰⁄₅ What a rip off, this seaweed salad was mostly cucumber salad. They should call is cucumber salad with a dash of seaweed. What a joke.
Service: ⁵⁄₅ Service was great, your waitresses are really nice and they get into character so well. Dressed in Japanese kimonos
Price: ⁰⁄₅ Super expensive $$$$ for 3 ½ people our bill came close to $ 300…and I was still hungry after.

I love sushi, but I think I may have broken it for everyone else by eating at Sugarfish in Los Angeles. We came here for a dinner with some vendor folks, so the party got a bit large.
Hamada had OK sushi, but by no means great sushi. Service was decent, the sushi selection was good, but the cuts of fish and the flavor and texture were only OK, not good or exceptional. I enjoyed eating it but was aware the whole time that I’ve had better.
I don’t think I’ll be coming back here on my own.

When I first was told we were heading to Hamadas I was really
excited and anticpating some tasty eats. The food was Just ok
unfortunately.
I ordered the seafood meal and the lobster was overcooked, which was unfortunate because he sauteed it right in front of me and even I could see that it was on the grill too long. Oh well…
Outside of the food the place was practically empty which was surprising because it was a Friday night…
All in all the entire experience was just… OK
I think i’ll keep to Benihana if I want the group/​japanese grille experience !

A friend of mine hosted a dinner here during the G2E convention for his top clients and invited my Wife and I to join them. When I heard it was at Hamada, I said «We’re In!» and didn’t even ask The Better Half what she thought about it… ha!
A group of 16 of us were seated at back to back grills in the Teppan side of the restaurant. We placed our drink order (glass of Cabernet) with the Mamasan and then enjoyed the company and conversation for what seemed to be a very long time before we were given our menu. Not sure if it was slow service or if time stood still while we all chatted.
If you’ve never been to Hamada, the Teppan side of the restaurant is identical to Benihana. A chef grills your order in front of the group of people seated at the table and puts on a show with the food.
I decided to order the NY Steak & Chicken combo ($ 35). The Better Half ordered the Two Lobster Tail dinner ($ 65).
The chef comes out and starts with the grilled Shrimp and Veggies… then does the whole Volcano thing with the Onion. Very entertaining, but predictable if you’ve been to Benihana. I can’t wait for someone to come up with a new act. Then he gets into our entrees… I thought he did a great job cooking the Chicken and NY Steak… both were cooked just right and had a lot of flavor. I love dipping the Meats in the Sauces they provide for you… although I have no clue what those Sauces are… ha!
We continued to eat and drink into the night and they made sure our glasses weren’t empty. A few of us did shots of Japanese Brandy and also had some Dessert, which was a Green Tea Ice Cream.
Overall, it was a fun and delicious dinner with friends and colleagues.
Will I return? I prefer the other place, but will probably come back sometime in the future.

Terrible. Absolutely worthless. This restaurant is so HAS BEEN they don’t even maintain the neon sign above the entrance.
Menu that looks to be 5 years old has items x’d out with a Sharpie. Yes, a magic marker.
No art on the wall indicative of owner change and new owners being under financed. It’s sad and depressing.
Likely not remodelled since the casino originally opened in 1990 this is a MUST PASS.
Doesn’t even have old Vegas charm. Just old, outdated and in need of closure.

I just wanted to Unilocal that a few years back I ate at the Hamada in the Luxor and enjoyed it very much, but I hear they are now gone from there.
Fresh fish, tasty maki and cutesy service (in kimono).
However, the next time I am in Vegas, I plan to try this branch of Hamada.

The service was very attentive and fast, but not rushed.
I was struck at how the décor of this restauant is like a early 80’s throwback of a Japanese or Hawaiian restaurant, but in a good way.
The place is massive but feels cozy due to the darkness of the décor and focused lighting.
I had sushi at the bar and the restaurant was rather quiet. Unfortunately I had to put up with a loud couple in bad suits and bad hair (I could’ve sworn I was transported back to 1982) talking about their bankruptcy court hearing in the morning and the gentleman whining about his kids and ex-​wife. Their rudeness (fueled by a few Sapporos) even raised the eyebrows of the sushi chef and other diners, which we all enjoyed giving them dirty looks which they didn’t even notice.
The sushi was good but not great, but served quickly and the cuts of fish were generous. Strangely the amount of rice was rather miniscule in comparison.
The final tab with a large bottle of sake was extremely reasonable.
This is a good place for sushi at an excellent price.