That's right my friends, the restaurant's name is Shibuya. As you can imagine, you constantly yell "SHI-BOO-YA" throughout the meal whenever one of your friends gets burned. This restaurant features sushi (very high quality sushi), amazing teppan style food, and cooked dishes as well. If you want the full experience of this restaurant sit at one of the teppan tables in the back, they're the flat cooking tables like at beni hana - to be reviewed in another post :). While you're at the teppan table also ask for the sushi menu. That way, you can get a taste of both.
I've been lucky enough to eat at this restaurant at least 8 times during my travels to Vegas and I have to say, it consistently holds up. The food and service are really excellent. If you're going to blow some money in Vegas, which you pretty much have to if you want to have any fun, you may as well spend it at a delicious dinner instead of at the roulette table.
Since pretty much everything here is good, I say order a lot of different food and share it so everyone gets a taste of everything. Below are some of the dishes I've had during my visits there:
I unfortunately only have pictures of one of the dishes. This will not continue once I've caught up on a lot of the good restaurants I've been to in the past. Below is a picture of the cold plates - you can see the edge of the tuna sashimi next to the hamachi jalapeno.
Cold Plates -
Tuna Sashimi with wild baby arugula, parmesan slices, black truffle, soy vinaigrette, and rice cracker
This dish is truly my favorite at this restaurant. It's so delicious I can't order raw tuna anywhere else since I always compare it to this dish and the other versions fall short. I've never had tuna with black truffle and cheese before but the combination is really unique and memorable.The smooth texture of the thinly sliced tuna is enhanced next to the light but crunchy rice cracker dots. Definitely order on of these for the table to start!
Hamachi Jalapeno with yellowtail sashimi, jalapeno, cilantro, yuzu kosho soy
The yellowtail sashimi was just beautiful. The yuzu added a nice acidity to the dish while the jalapeno supplied a little heat making each bite taste really bright in my mouth. Really excellent and well-balanced dish, definitely worth ordering!
Warm Plates -
Wagyu Short Rib with Foie Gras, white asparagus, spicy sweet soy
I love short ribs, you will start to learn that as these reviews go on haha. Foie Gras is a little heavy for me, it's something to definitely try at least one, but I don't crave it. Pairing the creaminess of the Foie with the tenderness of the wagyu short rib was honestly a little too much. I wanted to love this dish but it was such a rich bite that I only wanted to have one.
I do want to try more Wagyu Short Rib though! In case you have no idea what Wagyu means, it's a japanese beef that is breed to have a high percentage of marbling of fat throughout the meat. Realy Wagyu comes from Japan which makes it very pricey. In recent years places have been using American Wagyu which is cheaper and lower quality but still charging high prices - so watch out for yourself! Though I have never experienced it at Shibuya.
Sushi -
Shibuya Roll, soft shell crab, jalepeno, topped with spicy albacore, ponzu, scallions
I like this sushi roll just because it was unique. They have your typical sushi and sashimi but their specialty rolls are what you need to get. This roll was really spicy but had a clean finish. I can not handle very much spice so if you order the flaming hot wings at a bar, this roll is for you! Tasting the real soft shell crab was amazing. Imitation crab just does not hold up!
Kabuto Roll, australian lobster tail tempura, soy paper, cucumber, kaiware
So to be honest, I ordered this roll just because it had lobster in it. I had no idea what kaiware was so I had to ask - I found out kaiware are sprouted daikon radish seeds. They basically add a little texture and color to the dish. I liked this roll but I wouldn't have to order it again.
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