Maru Korean BBQ & Sushi

There wasn’t anything special about the food. We went to have all you can eat sushi and didn’t feel like we got what we paid for. The service was average. The food literally took 50 mins to come out. Come on the place has a 1 hour time limit and took that long to serve. Basically we only got to order 1 round and that’s it. The fish also wasn’t really fresh and was obvious. I felt the place was a rip off. Not everything was horrible, the restaurant has a nice interior design and atmosphere. But other than that theres way more better sushi restaurant better than this in las Vegas.

This spot is now closed. It was located in the round about on Village Center Circle. I did not like at all. The place had gone down in quality so badly over the last 3 years. The sushi bar was no longer open and the sushi menu no longer existed last year.
Most of the people I saw walking in and out seemed as if they were only taking it to go. Every time I dined there during the day I was always the only one with my party there. They had shabu shabu as an option but that sucker was double of the AYCE you can order from Swish. Even with the lunch price cut from the $ 20 dinner menu it still wasn’t justifiable to spend that much.
The one up they had over other Korean BBQ spots was they had a bar and TV, I enjoyed watching sports here because it was so dead and they had every channel.

Nice and clean place, perfect for date night. The waitresses are always friendly, but service can be a little slow when it gets busy. That probably has a lot to do with the fact that I’ve never seen more than one waitress at a time.
They have a beautiful full bar and a good selection of cocktails and beers. No sushi, which is a shame since the sushi bar looks really nice.
I come for the Soon Tofu stew, which is always really good, but very mild. Ask them to make it extra spicy to get a more flavorful stew.
The banchan is pretty good too. I haven’t tried the barbeque, but I’ve seen others ordering it, and they look like huge portions.
In short, good Korean food, probably your only option in the Summerlin area. Try if you’re on this side of town!

I’ve been here twice now when I come in from SF and have had different dishes each time. This places is consistently and woefully desolate on a Saturday for lunch which is a true shame because it has really good Korean food! The kimchi pancakes are just right. The bibimbap is great, and the goon man du a solid 4 out of 5.
This restaurant has a very new interior, is classy, and — what really counts — it has great food.
Don’t pass this one up!

Great Korean BBQ in the Summerlin/​Trail Center area.
Brisket and Chicken were our favorites.
Cleanest Korean BBQ I’ve ever been in. Staff was great as well as service.

We has a fantastic dinner! I was craving Korean and it had been far too long.
We started with the seafood pancake, which was quite large and chalk full of seafood. I had the bipimbop (sp?), which is typically a rice, veggie, egg and meat sampler in a stone bowl served with optional spicy sauce. I asked them to leave off the meat (as I am a pescatarian), and the chef added some delicious tofu. Yum! The best part is the rice on the bottom of the bowl that gets crispy and delicious — it did not disappoint. My husband had the bulgagi (Korean BBQ). It was a very large plate of shaved meat that he absolutely gorged on.
In all, we loved our meal. The restaurant was, sadly, quite empty. I hope more people try it soon.
(Note: the negative reviews below are basically all about the sushi — especially the AYCE. The sushi bar was not open when we went.)

This is a good place for lunch. The price is reasonable and they have good selections. They can’t serve seafood right now due to a licensing issue but the employee saya theyre working on it. Nontheless, a good place for Korean food!

The best Korean food in Vegas. Clean and great service .A place that I would go back to.

Having lived in Korea for several years, I can recognize and appreciate good Korean food. While it’s not exactly like what one would get in Korea, it is very delicious. Probably the best Bibimpap in town, and best side dishes (banch’an).
The only thing I’ve had that was so/​so was the ddokguk. I’ve never had their sushi, so I can’t respond to some of the bad reviews of it. But why go to a Korean restaurant if you want great sushi, anyway? For Korean food, it’s tough to beat this place.

I have been to maru a few times. I have to say that it is the best Korean BBQ so far that I have found in vegas.
The bulgogi is really good also had the dolsot bibimbop and some of their tofu soups is a must.
Also had their sushi a few times and it was good as well.
The décor is really nice and the place is really clean.

I was fooled by the two $$ on Unilocal.I though it would be a hole in the wall decent priced kinda place. Nope. The store front said it all. I knew I was gonna spend way more than I had planned to but I was too hungry to drive away. I was floored at the 29.99 for one order of Galbi. The Seafood pancake was 16.00 almost double of what I usually pay for. The banchan came out and it all looked really fresh and seasoned properly, they all tasted just as good as it looked not salty at all. All the veggies including the salad that came with the meal was the freshest veggies I’ve ever been served at a Korean
Restaurant. The amount of Galbi that came on the sizzling platter was a big disappointment for the price but the quality of the meat, the taste and texture was perfect. I have had better seafood pancake but it still was pretty good. Nothing went to waste I was pleased with every item. The restaurant was clean, bathroom was clean and service was great.

Korean and Sushi… think again. We sat down and were given lunch menus with specials — all but one special included sushi! We made our selections not being informed of the recent departure as their name indicates. Still baffled as i write this why we were left to choose from the lunch menu. We then had to select again. Not impressed. Green Tea? Almost as much as an entrée!
Food came — it was good — not great.
Likely wont be back. Sorry Maru :(

I have never had the sushi here, my review is based only on my Korean food experience at Maru.
It doesn’t compare to Mom’s cooking, but it definitely satisfies my Korean food craving on those nights when Chinatown is just too far. The interior is very nice and always clean when I have been here.
I usually order:
–pajun (kimchi pancake)
–seafood soondubu (spicy tofu soup)
–dolsot bibimbap (hot stone bibimbap)
Servers are friendly and the food is consistent. Banchan has been fresh everytime as well. Until there are more Korean options in Summerlin I will definitely continue to come to Maru, and even then, keep it in my rotation.

I walked in and was impressed with the dining are of this place — it was rather tony. It is a contemporary design and feels inviting.
I ordered a non spicy — spicy tuna roll. (my kids will not eat anything spicy). Then we went with the Korean BBQ dinners with short ribs and the thinly sliced beef.
They brought out the side dishes and salad. The kimchi, cucmbers, then they had some stuff that was tasty but I had no idea what it was, and potato salad. Everything tasted fresh and well prepared.
I have only been to a few Korean BBQ places but I am really starting to get in to it. I am not an expert at Korean food, but this place was excellent. I have been to 3 other Korean joints in town and this was by far the nicest one.

My wife and I were apprehensive after reading the reviews regarding poor service and the sushi not being great. We were pleasantly thrilled.
We live in walking distance to the restaurant and pass it all the time. I was under the impression that Korean BBQ meant you had to cook your own food at your table as I did long ago when i lived in L.A. This is not the case.
The atmosphere is modern and quality. We ordered Soon Tofu Soup (seafood) and Dolsot Bipimbap. Both were excellent and very fresh tasting.
Las Vegans are often (always) in a rush, so i understand the slow service comments. However, this place has the feel of a family restaurant. A place where i want to take my time eating and enjoy the food.
My wife order the Maru Punch adult drink and she commented on how much larger it was compared to anywhere else. On the strip, the drink would be a quadruple. Have someone else drive you home if your order one.
The staff were very friendly and the place was spotless. The hostess was super nice too. She intruduced herself to all of the guests.

How the hell can you claim to have all you can eat sushi when you damn selection is only the 10 basic rolls you can get an any other sushi restaurant for nearly the same cost as buying them individually?
I really want to give this place 1 star but I’m pretty much ranting on the AYCE sushi aspect of this restaurant. I only came here because it was the closest sushi place from my buddies house and to be honest, I was PUMPED to come here since I was starving for AYCE sushi and wanted to try some new stuff.
The building is aesthetically pleasing and it does have a warm/​cozy feel to it. But the service was lacking (mainly since the waitress seemed to forget that I existed).
Anyways, I look at all the stuff on the menu then come to find out every single thing I planned on ordering from the AYCE sushi was not on the AYCE sushi menu.
Fuck.That.Noise
I have never been so tilted after eating sushi, it fucking defies the laws of physics.
#Hungry
#Ripoff
#HorribleSelection
#WelcomeToSheetySushi

Some of the worst sushi I’ve had in my life, AND horrible service!
My friend and I did the AYCE sushi lunch special $ 21.95, drinks not included, that means, hot tea is extra at $ 2.50/each. Not cool! Other AYCE places does not charge. Then, the selection is horrible, no uni, or sweet shrimp. We decided to suck it up and order anyways. After we marked our page, the waitress had the audacity to point out to both of us the «RULES» on the bottom of the page, and told us with a very mean attitude that we will have to pay full-​price for left overs. WOW, sushi NAZI alert! AND she just called us pigs for ordering so much food.
Food came out SUPER slow, no excuse b/​c there was only 4 other customers in the entire restaurant! Sushi orders were basically a gaint ball of COLD, tasteless rice, with a paper thin, tiny, piece of dried up, not fresh «fish» on top. The rolls were all rice, and no substance, and every single one tasted like horse’s ass (and that’s an understatement).
I heard their Korean dishes are better, but unfortunately, this experience was soooo bad, that I will NEVER come back to try it.

Let’s say you have no other option but to eat somewhere near home, and home is in the Summerlin area of Town Center Drive. You are craving Asian food and don’t want the typical sushi bar experience. Where would you go? I know! MARU!
Maru is a place filled with Asian options and boasts a seating area designed for Korean table BBQ. If you’ve never tried it, now would be a good time to give it a shot. Not only is it fun to watch your food cook at the table, but you get to control how well done your meats are. Still, they offer the BBQ dishes to be cooked in the back, which is what we do every time we visit.
Since the last dinner experience I honestly found THE place to eat Korean BBQ, but Maru, for the location, is good. It’s decent Korean fair with all the fixings and is marinated well. You may be wondering «why the 3 stars if you say it’s good» and I’ll tell you why – because it’s fair, not incredible.
Korean BBQ preferences are like American BBQ – you either love the sauce or hate it. Korean BBQ, although there is a standard marination for each type, can vary from restaurant to restaurant. The one thing that makes a Korean restaurant truly authentic and not city korean food is one side dish that is offered with the meal – radish beef soup.
The person who owns Maru also owns the other Korean restaurant I truly love, but for some reason they don’t share the same flavored marinations for their meat and Maru doesn’t offer the traditional soup but it’s sister restaurant does. Still, this place is good for the location if you don’t want to drive to Chinatown for your fix, so give it a try.
I will come back again once in a blue moon, but I prefer Maru’s sister restaurant for al my Korean BBQ needs.

Maru brings back the pride in Korean cuisine which has been downgraded in AYCE korean bbq joints with a profusion of lesser quality meats.
Maru’s Dolsot Bibimbap is in an authentic dolsot (stone bowl) making the rice crispy and chewy. They serve it sizzling hot and mix it tableside for you, if you wish. All of their meats are of superior quality. You can actually taste the different inherent flavors of beef and pork so you dont have to drown non-​marinated meats in sauce. The Galbi has a tasty marinade and does not have an excess of fat. The Black Pork Belly and Jumuluk (sliced beef in marinade) are also my favorites.
They serve a variety of appetizers including a generous portion of their house salad. The first time I tried Maru, they had seaweed chips which were crispy strips of seaweed sprinkled with sugar and sea salt. Yummy! I never saw it again though…
I give Maru 4 stars for setting the bar in Korean food, cleanliness, and for the owners, an old couple with a sense of humor, who makes it a point to make their rounds and talk to the customers.
PS:
Beware of Maru’s specials like the AYCE sushi and $ 9.95 korean bbq dishes. There are a lot of fine prints. So if you have the moola to splurge on quality and not quantity of Korean food, this is the place to be!

Attention Unilocalers: The following review is only based on Maru’s AYCE (All You Can Eat) sushi.
As an avid AYCE or any buffet eating tasmanian devil, I expect the best quality, variety, service, experience in keeping the food coming and it better be rapidly fresh!
We had plans to go to Xtreme Sushi at Southern Highlands, but some friends wanted to try Maru in Summerlin because they opened their new AYCE sushi.
Going into the restaurant was pleasing, venue was clean and plenty of space. The atmosphere was beautifully designed, however I am reviewing strictly for the AYCE sushi experience… so here it goes.
I must be spoiled from Xtreme Sushi because their AYCE sushi is EVERYTHING on the menu, except for Sashimi (read my review for Xtreme Sushi
)!
Contrary to my Xtreme appetite, Maru’s AYCE sushi was only for selected items! Their regular Sushi menu looked very good and had a variety of appetizers, nigiris and special rolls. Although going into the restaurant I already knew their regular menu merely did not have as much as Xtreme Sushi; but I went anyway with an open mind to try this out.
To my surprise and huge disappointment, they gave us a separate AYCE menu with (as mentioned) selected items and I couldn’t stomach the fact that I knew I could eat all of the items from their 1 page menu in 2 breathes! Additionally, you had to pencil in what you wanted and advertising with ordering in 2 rounds! WTF!!! I could not believe the fact that I have limitations to my AYCE SUSHI?
We sucked it up, stayed and gave it a chance.
Fish Quality —
The nigiri sushi was good, but inconsistent. We had the following items:
Escalor (White Tuna) — The first round was very fresh & buttery, but the last round it was a bit fishy almost rancid.
Unagi — A little soft and dainty, I prefer mine crispy & well done
Salmon — was a bit too orange and with a hard layer
Uni (Sea Urchin) — My first time trying Uni in 10 years! I didn’t like it 10 years ago but it was very good!
Hamachi (Yellowtail) — I was pleased. Tasted fresh with good quality.
Kanpachi (Amber Jack) — this was part of the special item which you can only order 1 at a time & only in the 1^st round. My friend ordered and so I wanted to try but at the end, they said they ran out of it! (yeah, right!)
Hokkigai (surf clam) — this was actually one of my favorites.
Red Snapper — it was better than bad
Garlic Tuna — I’ve had better
Amaebi (sweet shrimp) — It was good
Rolls — We only ordered a couple of items, because you can’t request ½ order rolls like some other AYCE places.
Philadelphia Roll (salmon, cream cheese & avocado) — It was decent, perhaps too much sauce
Summerlin Crunch Roll (vegetables, crab, shrimp tempura, masago topped w/​tempura flakes) — This was also one of my favorites
Unagi Roll (fresh water eel & cucumber) — Not bad
Appetizers — Very disappointing, Xtremely limited items and small portions!
Chuka Salad (Spicy seaweed salad) — Very small and I can’t even fathom to review the taste because it wasn’t enough.
Salmon Skin Salad — okay
Another green salad that they made up — okay
Mussels — the first round it came out warm to cold, as if it was sitting around for a while. The 2^nd round was tolerable.
Gyoza — not bad
Tempura — 2 pieces of shrimp and 4 pieces of mixed vegetables. We asked if we can have all shrimp and they said «NO!»
Dessert — They only had a choice of green tea and vanilla
Green Tea Ice Cream — Normal. They also refused to serve the ice cream to my friends who were done eating with their AYCE sushi, because they were still waiting for our last few items that we ordered! Weird!
Service — I am perplexed why they were Xtremely slow because they were not even busy. Furthermore, servers were hawking at us to ensure that we didn’t share with our other friend who didn’t have the AYCE and only ordered Bibimbap, which she said was very good.
One of the servers also blocked and pushed my other friend’s hands away because server insisted that one of the sushi she ordered was for her only since they were going by our individual paper menu that we had to pencil in. They also didn’t give some of our order at the end and said that they ran out of it. Towards the end, the sushi portion became smaller and smaller! Very disappointing indeed!
I give Maru ½ star for some of the fish quality and another ½ star for the owners greeting us out as we were leaving. The owners were very nice and said to come back again. I advised them that I couldn’t come back because your servers cut me off in my AYCE sushi. She said that she will spank them, so owner well deserved another ½ star!
Would I come back here again? Perhaps and only for the korean bbq which I have been told is really good!
Other than that, I will only go to Xtreme sushi because they guarantee to satisfy my Xtreme appetite without any limitations and I get my $ 26 worth!