Sakana

Thanks to the many great Unilocal reviews I met some friends from work here for dinner the other night. At 4:00 it was already packed, a good sign. We were lucky enough to get the last big table. First off, anyone that offers ALL DAY 2 for 1 beer wine and sake is on my favorites list, but that’s just the beginning. The AYCE here includes lots of appetizers, salads and soup.
Andy started out as our server and explained the menu, drinks and answered many questions. Since there were 5 of us we were able to sample many of the appetizers, sushi and rolls. We started off with «the shit», dragon balls, pork belly, miso soup and chicken fried rice. Everything was delicious, still not sure what was in the shit but it was really good!
Then the feast began. Several orders of the towering poke (Loved these!), yellow tail, spicy tuna, dancing eel, something wrong roll, snow in Vegas, and on and on and on. Kevin took over as our server and made sure we were taken care of just as Andy did. I couldn’t believe how much we ate, finally ending with the honey toast with ice cream. All of the sushi was generously cut and super fresh. The rolls were all excellent with the dancing eel and something wrong (the garlic ponzu was amazing) being my favorites. There was never a long wait the food just kept coming and coming despite how busy it was.
the AYCE dinner is now up to $ 25.95 and desserts are now limited to one each. Still our bill for 5 AYCE and 4 beers only came to $ 150. We easily ate twice that amount or more. Sakana is definitely worthy of its 5 star reviews and I WILL be back for more!

There are very few things in life I love more than good sushi and Sakana is currently my favorite in Vegas. After seeing multiple check ins from a Unilocaler I know and trust I bookmarked it and eventually made my way down. The first thing about them is that the fish to rice ratio is fantastic. So many places barely put a sliver of fish so that’s a welcome surprise. They customer service was great. The servers are always making sure you’re good to go, whether it’s beer or water or more rolls. The rolls Come out quick. It was almost too quick because I expected them to take longer so I had a table full of rolls-​a good problem to have. The chefs are fun to converse with, which is an underrated part of sushi experience when eating at a bar. An outgoing chef changes the entire vibe. Their fresh Wasabi is straight (fire emojis). It’s soooo soooo good. If you’re a drinker, they have a good 2 for 1 happy hour that I make sure to always take advantage of.
If you need a sushi place, come to this one

BEST AYCE Sushi in town!
I used to love Goyemon but it gets so packed over there and I feel like they really need to expand.
This place has the freshest fish and they serve you very large portions of fish with a small quantity of rice. The restaurant itself is not the biggest but we didn’t have to wait for a table. The service was great. The drinks were reasonable! There were a lot of rolls but none were that memorable. I recommend getting the nigiri because the quality of the fish is so great.
I highly recommend this place! It’s worth it for the price. I can’t wait to visit this place again when I’m in Vegas.

This is one of top 5 sushi places for me in Vegas! The whole decoration is cute and comfortable. People here are so nice and considerate. The food is fresh and delicious. They make nigiri very good! A little rice and thick fresh fish. And they have lots of appetizer and dessert on the menu which is so good. I just like Sakana a lot and strongly recommend to you!

****dinner only****
I think this is a Monday night and had AYCE, not bad for the price! I’d come back just for the other stuff in their AYCE not the sushi. Pork belly, bulgogi and the other stuff was great! all the servers were nice and their specialty rolls were generous in size with the fish and the sushi was a generous size to the rice given. all in all it was a great time with good food. id come back… * thumbs up*

Our waiter and waitress was so polite. As soon as we came in they escorted us to our table. He said anything that we needed to let him know and he even greeted us at the end and told us to enjoy today. I think his name was Kevin I’m not too sure. But he was awesome. The service was awesome and the food was awesome! I recommend the lobster king roll :)
I highly recommend this place and for their dessert you need to try their honey toast.

30+ minute wait for Chef Johnny dining solo sushi Friday ¹⁄₈^th @ $ 25.95 + a great deal of $ 7.95 Large Sapporo (2 for 1).
*Everything I ordered was good, but nothing wowed me.
**Generous thick cuts of fish w/​minimal rice.
***Entertaining Top 40 background music.
****No halibut available.
Drink server tried to have me fill out a check list while sitting at bar only arms reach from Chef Johnny. Nope! I don’t play that way, Johnny agreed and I ordered from him directly.
*“The Shit is the shit!”
**Nice presentations w/​bamboo leaf.
***Several limits of 1 order per person.
(e.g., Seafood salad, Oysters, Ocean Trout, Salmon Belly, Skewer items, Uni, Ama Ebi)
Previous restaurant tenant was called Kabuki and the men’s restroom still has the walls adorned with framed handwritten compliments from patrons. Kinda odd!
*Wood chairs w/​worn out thin seat cushions.
**Unpleasant smell of propane from torch used to sear fish.
***4 Asians + 16 Hispanics = kinda odd employee ratio for a sushi restaurant.
TV behind sushi bar showing a documentary on life of a sushi chef. English subtitles read «if the restaurant doesn’t feel clean, the food is not going to taste good.» Generally I agree. The food here tasted good, it appeared clean; but this restaurant needs interior decorating help as it is a bit too eclectic to the point it feels cramped inside.
11:30am til Midnight located near Target, Maryland & Flamingo.
See 18 photos below…
Unilocal 200 REVIEW CHALLENGE 2016: #22

I finally found a sushi that I like! Went tonight 1−8−16 for their $ 25.95 AYCE around 6:30 PM. This restaurant is located adjacent to the Target shopping center on Maryland and Flamingo. Shout-​out to my Unilocal pal Gregg W. who just happened to stroll in while we were chowing down!
The ambiance is casual but their food is totally upscale. I was amazed at how quickly the food came out! Seriously we must not have waited 2 minutes for our food and it was all hot and fresh and delicious.
Items selected:
Scallop & bacon skewer– Delicious. Bacon was crispy and scallops were tiny but sumptuous.
Shrimp tempura– Best I’ve ever had. Hot, crunchy, salty, delicious. I could eat them all day.
The shit– wonderful. Spicy, crunchy, hot, crabby. I wanted 20 more immediately.
Edamame– Best I’ve ever had. Piping hot, salty, perfectly steamed. Yassss.
Chicken fried rice– Wonderful flavor. Good size portion for AYCE.
Japchae– Stir-​fried glass noodles with shredded carrots. Delicious flavor and piping hot.
Pang– YUCK. Tastes like hot mayo and crab. Not for me. Gagged a little bit.
Something wrong roll– The first sushi I’ve ever liked. I’m go glad I tried it. It had tuna, salmon, and shrimp tempura. If you go, you have to try this. I loved it.
Mini honey toast– Amazing. Toasted block of bread with honey and ice cream. Get five of these. The ice cream is something special… it’s super white vanilla (like the inside of a Klondike bar).
Get your ass down here if you like sushi… or even if you don’t (like me). This place has made me a believer!

Sakana was everything we wanted it to be and more, knew we had to venture out off the strip to get some good local sushi and it’s safe to say we found the spot!
Service: 5 stars, we were treated like we were the only customers there, checked up on often, sushi came out fast, everyone was friendly and our drinks were often refilled. What more can you ask for?
Décor: 4.5 stars, the outside is misleading (and like some mentioned the location a little hard to find, Unilocal had us on the other side of town). Anyways, the inside is cozy, well decorated and for the animé fan inside me they had Totoro seat cushions, I died of pure happiness, took me back to my childhood.
Food: sushi and non sushi items were fantastic! Taking someone to an ayce sushi restaurant that hates sushi had me worried but she agreed the tempura and fried rice were delicious & helped the rest of our party not feel too guilty dragging her here, she was pleased.
Sushi 5 stars in originality and sauces. The super white tuna sauce is to die for! I’ve never had anything like it, I wish I could have gotten it on everything :) the Chanel roll and be happy roll are killer I’d highly recommend them if you like fresh raw fish.
Great sushi gem off the strip I will definitely be back.

I don’t understand why this place has so many excellent reviews. I was not impressed by the food here.
Some of the nigiri we tried were fishier than we liked. Others were either doused in sauce or simply limited– as in we could only order one portion per person. The salmon belly was good, and the sweet raw shrimp was really delicious. I did love how the shrimp came with a fried head– the best! But the rest of the nigiri was unimpressive. There was a lot of rice in both of the nigiri and the rolls, so it fills you up really quick. I ordered a premium roll with spicy tuna, but they covered it with too much sweet sauce, so it threw off the balance of flavors complete. I did order another one of the same roll, but asked for less sauce, which actually helped.
To be honest, the only reason we tried this place was because Goyemon had a 2 hour wait, and we were starving! I’d much rather wait for two hours at Goyemon instead.

We took a short ride from the strip purely based on the great Unilocal reviews and we were not disappointed. We also didn’t know this spot was All You Can Eat, so the value was even better than expected. With the AYCE price ($ 20ish for lunch), I can’t see anyone just paying the a la carte prices.
The food was excellent, from the sushi rolls, to the nigiri, and various Japanese dished everything tasted great. The Salmon kama was particularly great.
One thing to note is that it’s a bit tricky to find. If you’re looking directly at Target it’s to the right around the corner.
Definitely worth heading off strip for the great food and way better value.

I promised before I wouldn’t start out another AYCE sushi spot review with «Best AYCE sushi in town.» But damn it…
BEST AYCE SUSHI IN TOWN!
I’ll make it simple:
–Freshest fish I have ever had in an all you can eat setting
–Enormous cuts when ordering nigiri… almost double thick of other places
–Unique dishes like «the shit» and «poki nachos»
Just look at the photos and check this place out.
Service was lacking a little bit… so sit at the bar and you should be ok. I’ll take excellent fish and mediocre service over great service and mediocre fish.
For me to travel from Summerlin across the strip rather than hit all the «good» places in Spring Valley says something. This place is great.
Tip: The extra $ 5 pricing at dinner time allowing you to order the no rice roll options is WELL WORTH IT over the $ 20.95 lunch price… I’m sure you could go at lunch and ask to pay $ 25.95 for dinner menu options, the fish is all right there…
Sakana, my new #1.

**FYI– because I got a note from a server who was like you don’t know about the service industry.
I was in the restaurant business 10 years: typically when someone walks before close they are allowed to order to eat 30 minutes past closing in most restaurants. If there is a last call at 11:30 honor it– I expect a smile and service until 11:29. Servers that don’t want people to walk 30 – 20 minutes before closing ruin diners experiences because they are tired but it is called SERViCE so suck it up or change jobs. I tip well and that server lost $ 20 on serving 2 people and my friend refuses to go here again.
You may also notice someone else complimented this post because they had the same experience.
Updated review: Taking all my stars away. We showed up at 111:20 and they didn’t want to serve us. They said oh last call is at 11:30. We said ok– we had 10 Minutes and we’d been there before. We were open to ordering 1 big order of sushi fast and they said ok though they didn’t want to. We sat down knowing we would be rushed but open but no one came over with an order pad… I mean we just left because it felt like they didn’t want our business since it was late.
They were still serving two large parties that we’re going to be visiting and stuff.
Usually we come here annually for my friends bday but she never wants to come back now.

You cannot go wrong with $ 20.95 all you can eat sushi! I’m more of a nigiri fan than the sushi rolls & for the price and quality, it is so worth it.
Many things on the menu have some unique tastes that I haven’t had at other sushi spots. Portions are small but it’s all you can eat so order it again, duh.
They are anal about making sure you finish what you ordered or else you get charged full price for that item, but what’s a few more bites gonna cost you?
Their green tea ice cream tasted homemade and yummy!

Vegas definitely has a number of AYCE sushi restaurants and we’ve tried some of them before including Oyshi and Goyemon. The latter are really good, but we wanted to try some place new. I decided to Unilocal for an AYCE sushi place and stumbled on Sakana – boy am I glad that we did! Hands down one of the best AYCE in Vegas! Price for lunch AYCE IS $ 21.99 and dinner is $ 24.99.
The restaurant itself is located in a small plaza with ample parking, although it can get relatively full. The actual restaurant is quaint with cute japanese/​sea inspired decors inside. We were seated right away and first thing I noticed on the wall were the recommendations by the Chefs. I found this to be nice, specially since it was our first time going there and as like any new comers, we may need help picking either the most popular or the favorites of the Chefs.
The service itself was great. Never once did we have any empty water glasses and everyone was really nice and polite. The food came out pretty quickly as well, which was a plus.
In terms of the food, all the sushi and apppitizers we tried were delicious! I do recommend for the appetizers to try the pork belly, shrimp tempura, baked mussels, and something called «The Shit,» which is a stuffed pepper with crab meat.
For the sushi, we tried the Golden Tiger, the Poki/​Crab Meat Nachos, the Monkey Brain, the Lemon Shrimp, the Albacore and the Yellowtail. Again, all were very tasty and fresh! Some of the flavor profiles will surprise you, like the Monkey Brain, which plays on the sweet and savory taste as it mixes sauteed banana with the California Roll. Sounds weird, I know, but it is absolutely delicious!
I definitely would recommend everyone to try this place out! If you’re an avid sushi fan or just looking for a nice Japanese restaurant to eat at, this place can cater to all. If you don’t want the AYCE option, you can also just order per entrée. Definitely a must try in Vegas!

Sakana is close to another local favorite AYCE called Yama. If I could only choose one of these two I’d definitely pick Sakana.
I liked the place as soon as I walked in. It looks like a cute little restaurant decked out in Japanese stuff. It was a cute environment and fun to look at everything they had going on.
It’s about $ 20 for lunch until 3:00p and then it goes up like $ 3 for dinner. It’s a great price as most AYCE places are about $ 27 for dinner. Sakana also has all of the premium items you pay the extra couple of bucks for like uni, oysters, ect. It’s definitely worth the price in my opinion.
I came for lunch with a couple of friends and their kitchen is FAST. I would place orders on things and get them within minutes. They have a really sweet team. I was nervous reading reviews but I got lucky. I ordered the pictured hand roll and it came to me in like under a minute. The appetizers from the kitchen came out hot and fast also. Empty plates were cleared quickly. Orders could be given to anyone and they did ask often. It went swimmingly. No complaints at all.
Their appetizer selection is big enough, but not huge. The items they do have are done well. I tried the age dashi tofu and the pork belly.
The main item IMO aside from the fresh fish would have to be tempura shrimp. Why? That’s my favorite item in a sushi roll. I really like their shrimp tempura so although I don’t remember which rolls I got I did think they were all good. The fried items came out hot in the rolls while the cold items were cold. That’s the most enjoyable types of rolls to me.
My one «complaint» is their rolls menu is so huge! Not a real complaint lol It’s very intimidating or hard to figure out what to order. I suggest looking at Unilocal photos or just reading. We did get recommendations from the server which made this a none issue.
Their nigiri that was served was also really good. They serve large slices of fish on their rice. This was a highlight for me. I was able to try different fish without getting full off of a huge rice to fish ratio.
The restaurant was clean, service was attentive, their food quality was good, and I can’t wait to go back. Add the affordable price and Sakana now is up there on my AYCE sushi list.
Pro tip! I heard a group next to us pay the dinner price to get their dinner specials. I wish I knew this was an option earlier on as I did want to try their oysters and uni along with their other dinner only items.

This review is way overdue!
I believe I must be Japanese stuck in a white girl shell who happened to be born in Poland.
If I could I would eat sushi for breakfast, lunch & dinner (also snacks). Sakana is my favorite sushi spot in town & I’ve been to most of them from the hole in the walls to the fancy & overpriced ones.
What makes this place special?
1. It’s cozy & super cute with so many fun little touches.
2. The service is always on point.
3. The sushi!!!
Have you ever thought to yourself this piece of fish is too big for this little wad of rice? This place spoils you! Most all you can eat places don’t believe in this philosophy & gyp you on all the good stuff.
There are so many great menu items here & the options are endless. Some of my favorites are —
Super white (check out the HUGE cuts)
Scallop sushi
Unagi sushi
Uni!!!
Wet dream
The shit (spicy & sweet goodness)
Pang (on toast! Amazing!)
Mistake roll
Garlic tuna sushi
Orange blossom roll (refreshing)
Popcorn lobster roll
And hands down my favorite item — monkey brains! * two words, banana tempura :)
Also, the mini honey toast is the perfect way to end your meal here.
For any sushi lovers this is the place to try! Expect to wait to be seated & just know that it’s totally worth it :)

I show up with an entorage of 7 adults and my 2 toddlers to this spot usually. Unfortunately, we have been turned down 3 times in person and even after calling in to reserve a spot. We always tip 20%. We always eat what has been ordered. Not once have we been disruptive.
The last time I brought my handicapped senior citizen mother and they told her that she couldn’t even have a seat to wait to tell the rest of our party. She begged the older hostess lady as my mum can’t stand the pain for too long and the waitress very rudely shoved her off with her forearm and said «No! No you cannot sit no where. No!».
Aside from that my brother had serious 7 disk spinal surgery done and needs to use a mobility scooter to get around. I believe this is the absolute reason why they keep turning us down. I’m not sure what the customs are wherever Sakana’s owners are from, but as far as I can remember when someone is handicapped in ‘Merica we usually abide with the
AMERICANS with DISABILITIES ACT: ADA Title III under PUBLIC ACCOMODATIONS.
Certain liberties must be taken when a disabled person requests for assistance in most any public or privately owned or leased facility. Shame on you Sakana.
Besides that the food has really become mediocre within the last few months. For your first time you might get a kick out of it. Surely after eating at much nicer and better sushi restaurants like Kaizen or NOBU, this isn’t by far the best sushi to be had on the east side.

Given the location, it is hard to expect fresh and high-​quality fish at most sushi restaurant in Las Vegas. I have been to Makino, Island Grill/​Sushi, Rainbow and Kobe for AYCE sushi and I can assure you, Sakana is one of the best AYCE sushi spot for its service and quality.
SERVICE
From reading other reviews, it seems that service here is hit or miss. Fortunately, my server (Carlos) was on top of his A game. He was not only knowledgeable, but also friendly and attentive. My water was filled the entire time and Carlos constantly checked if we needed anything.
I was also pleasantly surprised by the wait time. Keep in mind, this place was packed with no empty seats at 1PM on Sunday. It literally took 5 – 10 minutes for all the food to get to our table. Fast, but none of the items we got were sloppy by any means. Every dish was perfectly presented. Billion times infinity and beyond thumbs up for their amazing chef and staffs. You guys rock!
SUSHI
AYCE is $ 20.95 for lunch and $ 24.95 for dinner. I highly suggest you pay that extra $ 4 and come here at night because there are much more selections. They are not stingy with the cuts. If you look at Nigiri, you can see how thick and generous the cut is. I hate when AYCE sushi place pack ridiculous amount of rice. I’m sorry but I’m not paying over $ 20 to eat rice. All the sushi we got here had nice thick cuts of fish with the perfect amount of rice. Things I tried:
Nigiri ⁵⁄₅
Ocean trout garlic ponzu (one time only) ⁵⁄₅
Garlic ponzu albacore ⁵⁄₅
Spider Roll ⁵⁄₅
Yakitori ⁵⁄₅
Garlic ponzu mackerel ³⁄₅
Agedashi Tofu ⁴⁄₅
Green tea panacotta ⁵⁄₅
Tiramisu ¹⁄₅
I got hooked on their Green Tea Panacotta. It’s made in the house and has rich matcha flavor. Super creamy and it was delightful. I got 4 of this… #yolo
Pass on that Tiramisu. It was rock hard and was ridiculously sweet. Had a medicine aftertaste.
CONCLUSION
Exceptional service and quality of food. I would come back in a heartbeat!

You’re honestly doing yourself a disservice if you live in the Vegas area and haven’t been to Sakana yet.
The sushi I had the pleasure of inhaling here last night is the way sushi should be. Fresh, delicious, absolute perfection! When we walked in we were greeted by what seemed to be a very happy bunch of employees!
We got seated immediately at the sushi bar and within minutes we had our drinks and appetizers!
We both did AYCE which was $ 24.95 each for dinner. I think its something like $ 20.95 for lunch. Decent prices for the amount of options and rolls you have to choose from! This place probably had the largest selection of specialty rolls than any other sushi place I have been to in the past. And with fun, exciting names like the Playboy and the Wet Dream who wouldn’t want to eat here?
Rolls:
Shrimp Lover Roll
Lobster Roll
Dancing Dragon Roll
Superman
Golden Dragon
Playboy
Wet Dream
Apps:
Seaweed Salad
Spicy Edamame
Baked Mussels
Good Shit
Dessert:
Fried Banana
Everything was a ⁵⁄₅! My only warning is that the spicy edamame was no joke spicy like my mouth was on fire and my eyes were watering! It was delicious but very very hot!
Cant wait to come back here!

Ganz ehrlich das kann doch nicht sein .
wir kommen in dieses Lokal weil wir gute Bewertungen im Internet gesehen haben .
es ist komplett das Gegenteil Bedienung ich glaube die Tochter des Hauses war so unfreundlich .
Also nein danke und das Essen war ok aber Vergleich zu Las Vegas Sushi Bars nichts besonderes.

1a Sushi in Vegas, weit weg vom Trubel des Strips.
Sushimeister, die ihr Handwerk verstehen und all das zu einem sehr guten Preis!
Wer Sushi mag, wird das Sakana lieben!
Absolute Empfehlung für Las Vegas!!!