Still as great as ever. Can’t go wrong with anything on the menu, but remember to order multiple chalkboard specials – they’re always AMAZING. However, I was disappointed in not being able to try the kaiseki on visit #3, as they were preparing for the Lucky Rice Festival food event the very next day. But Raku has become a must-visit for my Las Vegas trips, and I’m sure I’ll get around to the kaiseki one of these days…
Visit #2 (end of May):
Sake Flight
Special – Momotaro Tomato
Special – Bluefin Tuna Sashimi
Steamed Foie Gras Egg Custard
Agedashi Tofu
Kobe Beef Tendon, Kurobuta Pork Cheek
Tsukune
Oden – Soft Boiled Egg, Daikon Radish
Special – Iberico Pork Kushiyaki
Special – Kanpachi Sashimi
Soboro Don
Visit #3 (end of June):
Raku’s Tofu
Kobe Beef Liver Sashimi
Special – Bluefin Tuna Sashimi (look at the fattiness this time!)
Poached Egg with Sea Urchin and Salmon Roe
Sea Urchin and Wakame Seaweed with Soup
Special – Halibut(?) 2 Ways (Sashimi)
Special – Halibut(?) 2 Ways (Grilled)
Crispy Fried Shrimp
Tomato with Bacon
Pork Ear
Juicy Deep Fried Chicken
Enoki Mushroom Wrapped with Bacon
Kurobuta Pork Cheek
Steamed Foie Gras Egg Custard
Chris Hei grade: A
Raku
5030 Spring Mountain Rd, Ste 2
Las Vegas, NV 89146
(702) 367-3511
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