Places I've Been (x16)
✓ 888 Japanese BBQ
✓ Chica San Chen
✓ Double Zero Pie & Pub
✓ Gabi Coffee
✓ Game Nest Arcade
✓ Golden Tiki
✓ GYU+
✓ Hachi
✓ Molly Tea
✓ Palette Tea Lounge
✓ Paris Baguette
✓ Pink Gorilla Games
✓ Shokku Ramen
✓ Spinetti's
✓ Sushi Neko
✓ Sweet Talk
888 Japanese BBQ
We sat in the VIP section (aka: the dungeon)
I should have taken a picture of the other side of the menu (beef) - seafood is better at Sushi Neko - although I prefer the Cripsy Tuna here over theirs!
Always click your tongs twice before using them to make sure they work, prior to your feast.
I walked 16 miles in two days dealing with idiots at the car dealership and didn't really eat much either of those days - so this was one of those meals that absolutely hit the spot in the best way possible. Everything we had was super tasty and it's a lot of fun to grill the food yourself.
Marinades were on point, seasonings were tasty, sauces were delicious overall a great comprehensive meal, at super reasonable price (we got "Menu B" and ordered 23 items, cost was $100 which included giving them a $25 tip).
Definitely recommend skipping a meal or two prior to really maximize the experience!
Chicha San Chen
Heavenly. If you haven't been here, you gotta try it. And if you have, try it again!
Double Zero Pie & Pub
We went here, for some reason I can't find any pictures. Enjoy some a nice stock image in the meantime!
We had the Short Rib All'Arancia Pizza (it slapped!)
Short Rib, Fior Di Latte, Fumella, Orange Chimichurri, Chives, Mandarin Crisps, Tangerine Oil, Parmesan, Pistachios
Gabi Coffee & Bakery
You'll know you've arrived when you have no idea what business you're walking into... Just look for the only other Golden-Tiki-style door in Chinatown!
Once you pick up on the Cornish Pasty Co. vibes (with the indoor greenhouse structure), you'll know you've made it!
Various types of snacks and mini-desserts.
Please tiff (take off) your shoe shoes (shoes).
Game Nest Arcade
$12 unlimited play for 1 hour, except the Claw Games, just FYI.
Don't dead, open inside.
Good mix of games, air hockey, basketball, racing games, music games, Japanese style games, etc.
Plus this thing!
Golden Tiki
POG - get it today, gone tomorrow - that's just how it goes in Vegas!
Passion, Orange, Guava, and Coconut Cream
The aforementioned magical-mystical-tiki-of-chance-and-fortune.
At the DJ Station - just in case the room needs a little music.
Man, they have everyone here!
See?
Tobias Funke approved.
His Museum is the best in Vegas!
The drinks, they are a flowin'.
Over 250 shrunken heads adorn this magical-mystical-tiki-bar.
Oh it's strange alright.
Ahhhhhhh!
Freaky little sucker.
Exactly.
Backstreet's back, alright?
GYU+
What is this - the M'Lady's Room?
That joke works on multiple, multiple levels.
Best fried rice she's ever had - is what I heard.
The bread, the bread, the bread, the bread.
Destination worthy Egg-Salad Sandwich, for me.
Hachi
First, good luck getting in this place, there was a line way out the door before they opened at like 5:30pm and it was packed like that all the way through our meal at 7:00pm.
Reservations are a must!
This is the spot.
I mean you know this place is going to be good when you first walk in...
They have carpaccio dialed in at Hachi.
The sauce is, unspeakably tasty.
A nice cold, slimy, vinegary, mountain yam and seaweed salad - genuinely compliments the other dishes extremely well, and the balance of flavors is spot on!
Duck.
Chicken with Citron Pepper.
Probably the best bite of protein I've ever had in my entire life.
Grilled, smoky, sweet, sour, tangy, salty, juicy.
Unspeakably tasty.
She always wanted a seaweed salad.
No for real, it's that good though.
Garlic, soy, citrus (ponzu, yuzu, who knows) - micro greens, flavorful red onions without tasting like an onion, the balance, perfectly.
As all things should be.
And literally 1/2 the price of some of the other places I've seen in Chinatown (like $13 for this - tuna or steak, etc.)
When the restaurant is fancy enough, you can eat the lemon slices.
What even is this?
Who knows?
Who cares?
Is the flavor perfectly balanced, and well complimented to the meal overall.
Absolutely.
Hui Lau Shan
Sea Coconut, no kiwi (kiwi pictured).
Confusing, I know.
In all honesty, this Mango, Coconut, Aloe thing on the right - one of the (possibly?) best desserts I've ever had in my life.
100% perfectly exactly ripe Mango, like a Mango Sticky Rice only better, with the most amazing Coconut Cream (not the liquid junk, but the actual inner flesh of the coconut).
It's truly destination worthy, where few things are!!
Molly Tea
Isn't that almost her nickname?
Palette Tea Lounge
She was hungry, not angry. There's a difference.
Probably.
Some kind of deep fried milk thing or custard or something - this was so good. Destination worthy. Crispy milk custard I think.
Jiggly. Honestly these need to be filled with something, it's fun but it's just a solid brick of gelatin kind of thing. A little bit over-hyped, but still worth checking out at least once, in my opinion.
They buy these from Sweet Talk, dessert shop in Chinatown (I think).
Paris Baguette
Heard the hype, stopped by.
It's alright, but not great.
Breads/pastries taste cheap, but like they're trying to be expensive.
A notch below Tous Les Jous, if you've ever been.
Looks better than it is, in my opinion.
Cake is one click better than Freed's Bakery - which isn't saying much!
Pink Gorilla Games
Been here, don't have a picture, I'm slackin'!
Retro Video Games - NES, SNES, Sega, N64, toys, anime, plush, etc.
Spinetti's
Think they closed their old (larger and much better) location, for this shoebox in Chinatown where they want $6 for generic $1 chips.
They used to be $3 for $1 chips.
Still a good place to go for unique chips, just beware of major price increase.
Sushi Neko
Beyond these doors, $35 AYCE sushi, where they come by to take your order every few minutes and the dishes come out lightening fast, even when the place is packed.
They have amazing sushi down to a science.
One of my top places in all of Las Vegas. And that's saying something.
I could eat 20 of these. Crispy Rice, fatty Tuna, Jalapeno, Sweet Sauce. It's oily, it's chewy, it's fatty, it's sweet, it's everything I've ever wanted in a sushi dish. Waiter, keep 'em comin'!
Look at the color on this, basically see through. No fishy smell, no aftertaste, just clean, premium, high-grade sushi here folks.
1 Mochi, because you know, dessert should be reasonable after all, right?
Having been to both Sushi Neko and Sushi Neko Supremo - we prefer Sushi Neko, the atmosphere is cooler. Food is exact same at both spots though!
Sweet Talk
The Passoflora is a hella good cup of tea.
Comparable to the best I've ever had, anywhere.
Wreck Room
She did this for a work event (I didn't) - said it was really fun. You get to go all Limp Bizkit and "break stuff".
I don't have any pics, here's a nice stock image!