Sushi Hagi

Amazing food, super friendly servers and chefs. This is our first time eating there and this is definitely not The Last time. It is our one of the fav place for sushi in town. I am a Japanese and the food here is very authentic! Definitely 5 stars!

Simply the best. Been following Mr. Shu for 20 years. He is amazing. Great food. Best quality available. Our family spends many special occasions at his restaurant. We love this place!

This place is truly a place for those who love sushi. SUSHI, not rolls. The fish were fresh and really much better than the ayce sushi restaurant out there (including Kaya, Neko, Yama) and the store is run by a cute old couple.
Sit by the counter and you will be able to witness the skill of an experience sushi chef in term of the way he uses his knife and using his 2 fingers to make sushi.
If you love SUSHI, don’t miss this place.

Hard to get 5 stars out of me. But I must at this little family owned sushi bar. Fresh food, from start to finish. Great personality from our waitress. Simple and clean presentation.

Ahhhhhhh!
Finally, an escape from the typical Vegas all-​you-​can-​eat fancy sushi place leaving-you-cursing-and-screaming-with-regrets-but-you-can’t-because-rice-is-clogged-in-your-mouth-nostrils-and-throat.
I ordered Chirashi bowl, served with regular and «fresh» wasabi.
Man, that «fresh» wasabi burns. It can burn your sunburn!
Place is nothing close to fancy. Small, kinda «karinderia» but homey because the lady server was friendly and nice. She explained what she just served even if she was a bit struggling with English; and after being burnt out from work for the past couple of days, having someone serving you oranges, tea and soda refills (mind you, the refill is in can. She didn’t bother asking me if I want another one. She just put it on your table with a big smile) made me wanna give her a big hug.
Aside from the Japanese chef and server, only few people come here. Not everything is on the menu. You have to look at the small board by the entrance to see what else they offer.
So 2 bites left on the bowl, I ordered fried oysters. Haha! Not as good as the Greenville version, but it is still surprising how it was made and presented.
Price is reasonable.
The place is small even the Chef bid goodbye when I left.
Definitely a hole in the wall.

This is a really cute little restaurant. It feels very homey/​familial. The décor is very understated, but the service was great and the fresh wasabi was a highlight.
I’ve been twice and have enjoyed myself both times.

We loved this place. I had the chirashi bowl and my girlfriend had the salmon teriyaki bento box. We split a Sapporo and the bill was decent considering how the fresh the food was. We’ll definitely be back next time we’re in Vegas!

I wanted to judge this place, I really did. It’s located in a run down strip mall and when I arrived on a Friday night, surprisingly few guests. The décor has a slight sterility and it’s quiet enough to hear any other conversation in the room.
I began to get nervous, but ordered two Chirashi bowls and a grilled squid. Within a few minutes I felt like we were being served by family. As the Japanese are not known for being overly or ingeniously friendly, she truly just made me feel at home — even sharing details about how she cooks and which shitake mushrooms are best in what dish.
The fish was phenomenal. Hands down the freshest sushi I have had in the desert. The chef takes time to make each meal with care and thought. Yes, you can taste the love. His experience as a third generation sushi chef shows, he is a one man show cutting up his own whole fish and making his own sushi rice.
There are only quality cuts and dishes — so this is not an AYCE establishment. No mayonnaise sauce and fried breadcrums. Still, I left satisfied and felt like I made a new friend.
If you try this place out, keep an open mind and be careful with that fresh wasabi (really, it’s no joke). They also have a specials menu but you need to ask about it. It’s on a board too, hidden to your right when you first enter.

This is another «going against the grain of the 5-​star average» reviews… while on this side of town, we decided to check out Sushi Hagi.
Upon entering, we noticed a few Japanese speaking customers on a few tables and only one person at the bar. Perusing the menu, this is a traditional style sushi restaurant serving nigiri, cut rolls, chirashi bowls, not your typical AYCE joint serving up sauced up rolls with flashy names, etc. Nope, no Western style sushi is served here folks!
Wifey went with a 6 piece chef’s choice assortment, while I went with a 9 piece chef’s choice assortment which both came with miso soup. Wait times can be pretty lengthy as there’s only one sushi chef. My nigiri assortment consisted of scallop, ebi, hamachi, saba, salmon, ika, hirame, and TWO tuna nigiri which kinda sucked, because I also had a tuna cut handroll as well. So much for assortment… quality of the fish was not the freshest with the exception of the salmon, but what made our visit really go downhill was the chef’s excessive use of the powdered wasabi paste.
Yes, traditionally, a touch of wasabi is placed on the sushi rice before the fish which should compliment the other components, but after 3 pieces of nigiri clearing the sinuses, watching the both of us tear up each time, I disassembled my other pieces, scraped all the wasabi off and reassembled each one. The sushi chef and waitress noticed this, and by this time we looked like a bunch of sushi rookies (We’ve sushi’d well over a hundred times!) and mumbled words in Japanese and chuckled about it.
Never in any of our sushi experiences was it ever torturous such as this one, and to top it all off, our waitress jokingly says «Are you finished crying?» REALLY??? No return visit is planned, but if you do take your chances here, just be weary of the chef’s excessive use of that harsh green paste if and when ordering nigiri. ALOHA!!!
Shaka Meter: \uuu/​\uuu/​2

A very nice sushi restaurant. We went after reading their great Unilocal reviews. Like another Unilocaler had said, the menu is small, but the sushi is FRESH. The selection is noticably smaller compared to other larger sushi bars. If you are looking for all the fancy special rolls with tons of deep fried, baked and slathered in special sauce, this is not the place for you.
If you want very fresh and well prepared sushi/​sashimi with a pleasant staff, you will enjoy this spot.

Finally a traditional sushi restaurant! None of those rolls with heavy sauce to cover the taste of sub par fish!

We were on the sushi hunt tonight and decided to try something new, and this place stood out for its high star ratings. I really wanted to like this place being that it seems to be a small operation but left disappointed instead.
Upon arrival we were greeted warmly and the place was nice and quiet with just a man at the bar and 2 other occupied tables. The host/​server was nice and she sat us down promptly.
We ordered a 6 piece sushi course for about $ 13 and my husband ordered the 9 piece course for about $ 18. The meal consisted of miso soup and, salmon, yellowtail, scallops, tuna, halibut, cucumber roll, tuna roll and octopus. The quality wasn’t the highest but, what really made it hard to enjoy was the incredible large amount of wasabi hidden in every piece. It was beyond painful, and we had to disassemble each piece in order to scrape some of it off and still found it almost inedible.
The server passed by several times laughing at our pain and tears and speaking to the sushi chef in Japanese. I don’t think she meant harm but really felt their take was that we have never had authentic sushi before. In almost 20 years of trying countless sushi eateries, I have never experience this much pain so I highly doubt everyone else has been doing it wrong all these years.
Great sinus clearing and tear action though, but that’s not why I visit sushi joints. Also expect a wait for your food as this is a 1 man operation.

We were recommended this place.
It’s kind of a hole in a wall where it seems that not many people know about this restaurant.
The establishment is small and very quiet.
There’s no music so its kind of intimate where you can only hear conversations.
There was a good amount of people there when we arrived on a saturday night, but had some seatings available still. They had us wait a couple of minutes so that they could put together a large table for us even though it was just four people, which was very nice.
Their menu is limited. Mainly sashimi, charashi, bento boxes and simple hand rolls.
I can say that they are an authentic japanese experience, because in Japan, they don’t serve fancy or specialty rolls like they do over here in the U.S. They focus more on fresh fish rather than variety of sushi rolls.
We ordered the charashi sushi A combo, which comes with the chef’s selections of fresh fish.
The food took quite some time to come out, but thats because he chef really takes his time in making the presentation beautiful and cutting all the seafood in perfect portions.
So you get a variety of seafood on a bed of rice, along with some cucumbers, radishes and sweet egg.
And let me just tell you, that the fish was absolutely amazing. Super fresh, super delicious.
And not to mention that they offered FRESH wasabi and regular wasabi. I’ve never really eaten wasabi, but it was a cool experience to try it fresh. It’s definitely a different texture and taste. And it tastes a lot better too!
And the service was great. Our waittress made sure we had everything we needed, and checked up on us, gave us refills before we even made any requests. She was just very sweet.
Overall, if you want the authentic japanese experience and quality, then you must come here.
P. S. The prices here are more than reasonable as well. And they have lunch and dinner specials.

Wow lots of 5 star reviews for this place. It’s hard to earn 5 stars from me, but I will give it 4.5 because its a nice little mom and pop type place, with good friendly service, and very tasty food. It wasn’t too busy at 5:15pm on a Friday night and while there there was a steady stream of diners. They have seating for 30 – 40 but it never filled up which is good, because I think only the chef and his wife were working. It’s a small, simple menu. They have a board with daily specials that I assume rotate. Prices are fair. Limited selection of beers and sake. Soft drinks are in the can which is nice. 2^nd can no charge.
Items ordered.
Salmon teriyaki bento box — a smallish portion of salmon but cooked perfectly. The breading on the tempura was light and crispy, very good. Miso soup wasn’t overly salty like some, a nice mild flavor. ⁴⁄₅
½ roll special — Half sushi rolls of philadelphia, rainbow, spicy tuna, california, and a couple others I forgot. Nice fresh fish, only the philly roll was missing either cucumber or avocado. Enough for me to be full on, for $ 14.50. 4.5÷5
During our meal the chef presented us with a complimentary hunk of tuna in ponzu sauce. Delicious!
I love the charm of this place. Simple, clean, and delicious! I’ll be back often to try out the breaded pork and chicken katsu.

Seriously delicious. The décor is slightly off putting but the service and fresh fish is phenomenal. No ayce but what they have is freaking delicious and you will definitely leave satisfied.

This sushi will haunt your dreams (in the best way)!!! Fresh fish, great rice, fresh wasabi, friendly staff, and don’t even get me started on the fried banana! Forget ayce. This is how sushi should be done! So fresh and satisfying I will be back soon.

This is my new favorite sushi place for both the food and the people. I have tried the salmon teriyaki, chicken teriyaki, chirashi bowl, half roll platter, salmon ikura bowl, and different nigiri pieces.
The teriyaki is what you would expect. The bento includes things that are less commonly included like seaweed salad which is a nice touch. Miso tastes fresh and has actual green onions slices. They don’t have any complicated American-​style rolls, but they do have giant pieces of amazing fish quality. I tend to not order salmon in sushi restaurants, but their salmon has great flavor and melts in your mouth. The fresh wasabi is amazing and something you never get at this price point.
The reason why I keep coming back to this place is the amazingly sweet server. They don’t have fountain drinks, but if you finish your can she’ll bring out a ‘refill.’ My table spilled a big beer and she brought over a little one to make up for it. I showed up twice in one day and the chef sent over a little something special.
If you want great food at a restaurant where the people actually get to know you and care about you, this is your place. The prices are amazing for the quality of sushi you’re getting, and they do have some cooked specials if you are coming with people who don’t go for raw fish.

The server was really nice. The place also has a nice atmosphere and the food was delicious. I’ll be coming back here for sure!

I’ve been back twice since my first review– it keeps getting better. I sat at the sushi bar tonight. It was really busy, but the chef & waitress made me feel like I was the only person there. The chef checked on me to make sure I was ok and offered me so many free bites I couldn’t finish my bento box. I love this place!

I usually don’t look for sushi on this side of town– but at the recommendation of friend, I kept this spot on my bookmarks for a while until I was in the area and armed with an appetite. Friendly service from female server, sat at the bar and was checked on throughout my meal by the sushi chef.
The chirashi comes in small ($ 16) or large ($ 28), and includes a miso soup– artistic presentation with a reasonable amount of fish on a blanket of sushi rice. I appreciated that I was asked if I wanted to exclude or add any specific fishes. Fish was cut well and everything was fresh. Will be returning soon for lunch to try the maki rolls and grilled octopus.