Are you craving sushi? Then head to Kusa Nori to satisfy your cravings and, maybe, introduce yourself to something different. This Japanese bistro, right near the District and the casino floor, is decorated in an elegant style, but throughout you’ll find rather whimsical representations of the various denizens of the ocean, like octopus on the walls and fish swimming over the dining area. In a nod to Japanese culture, another area features a flock of fluttering origami birds.
Start your meal with a drink—Kusa Nori serves up signature cocktails like a yuzu lemon drop, a hibiscus paloma and the cherry blossom, which features Roku gin and dragon fruit. If you prefer a beer, there are three types of Japanese beers on tap, and a few in bottles, too. Wine, sake and mocktails are also served.
Accompany that drink with a salad to start—cucumber salad with hearts of palm; baby gem salad with wakame, endive and frisée; and the suika poke salad with compressed watermelon, mizuna and myoga ginger.
Along those lines, before you get down with the rolls, check out the shareable shigoku oysters, accented by golden ikura and gold flake; the octopus carpaccio with a wasabi aioli; vegetable and shrimp tempuras; and Jidori chicken karaage. The chef’s signature starters include the Crab Kryptonite, with crab dynamite, tobiko and shiitake mushrooms.
There are plenty of classic rolls here, like spicy tuna and a snow crab California roll, but you’ll also find some created specifically for Vegas, like the 3000 LVBLVD, with snow crab and salmon and the Silver State roll with king crab and avocado. For an incredible sashimi tasting experience, choose the nori moriawase, a platter with 10 varying types of sashimi (pictured), which might change depending on availability.
If you prefer a meatier option, take advantage of the robata grill, with pork belly, beef filet, lamb chop and Jidori chicken sure to satisfy. Larger entrées include misoyaki black cod with a wakame arare crust.
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