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- Feb 12, 2009Updated review
Couldn't get same day reservations at Ichiza, so hit up Shuseki again.
This time we didn't go all out, but did have a few bites:
* Ankimo "Monkfish liver" ($7.99) - I love this stuff, the creaminess of the liver is just divine on the tongue!
* Okura Ika "Okra and Squid" ($3.99) - I like when squid is cut up in strips, and the okra gives a bit of slime feature on the bottom of the dish.
* Shishamo "Grilled Shishamo" ($5.99)
* Agedashi Tofu "Deep-fried Tofu" ($4.99)
* Tontoro "pork" ($1.50) - We ordered three skewers so we each could have one.
* Buta Kakuni "Stewed Pork Belly" ($4.99)
* Sushi Rice Bowl topped with Salmon and Salmon Roe ($10.99)
Service was slacking...they were just so busy and couldn't handle the flow of customers. The place was packed despite it being a weekday night. Nearby tables were left waiting a long time just to get the check. It was a good thing we were too busy enjoying the company to really notice that much.
3.5 stars for this visit.
(Pics posted!)Helpful 8Thanks 0Love this 6Oh no 0Oct 31, 2008Previous reviewSince our little jaunt to San Diego, yakitori has been on our mind. Seeing the sign for Shuseki for the first time, the menu fit right into what we were looking for. Their menu offers along the similar lines of other izakayas and yakitori-type places.
We tried a little of everything: (All their skewered stuff comes in an order of one.)
* Takowasabi ($3.99) "raw octopus in wasabi dressing" - A slimy texture mixed in with the heat from the wasabi. It was an interesting dish, although I can understand why others may not enjoy it. Eaten in moderation with other food is necessary.
* Torihatsu ($1.00) "chicken hearts" - I like the taste of crunchy-like texture of chicken hearts done yakitori-style. Plus, it had a nice taste to it with a fresh squeeze of lemon and salt.
* Gyutan ($2.50) "beef tongue" - Again, pretty tasty stuff. Speckled with sesame seeds too.
* Sunagimo ($1.00) "chicken gizzard" - I like the texture of chicken gizzard as well, although the Big F wasn't as impressed. It reminded him more like liver this time, so he passed after the first piece.
* Tontoro ($1.50) "pork" - Pork on skewers are just good, period. When the fat hits the grill, it's just brings out the flavors that only pork can provide.
* Kurobuta Sausage ($1.50) - I was afraid this was going to taste like a hot dog, but it actually had a lot more flavor than a hot dog. It was pretty good.
* Yakitori Chicken ($1.50) - Nothing special about this, tasted like chicken with teriyaki sauce. It was probably they least enjoyed out of all we ate.
* Buta Kakuni ($4.99) "stewed pork belly" - Fatty chunks of pork belly stewed in a soy sauce concoction along with a hard-boiled egg. You should probably order some white rice with this dish 'cuz of the strong taste. (The Big F said my version at home was a lot better.)
* Sashimi Salad ($7.99) - Their sashimi salad was a combo of raw seafood that included kani, ebi, maguro, tako, masago, seared albacore and saba on a bed of field greens, cucumbers and daikon. The sauce they used was pretty good, although I could always do without the imitation crab meat. There might have been some other fish in there as well.
They have a bunch of other dishes that range from your basic sushi rolls to unique dishes (sea snails with kimchee sauce, bang bang chicken, simmered guts in miso) and ramen bowls (which we noticed other diners gorging on). They have a lot of seating room, and a few tables in the back for sitting on pillows.
Like other yelpers said, it's not a bad alternative to Ichiza. They even sell Honey Toast for $6.50! We definitely would like to go back and order a few other things off their menu.
(Pics posted!) - Dec 28, 2009
We decided to give this place a try instead of our usual Ichiza this time around. They weren't busy at all around 7.30pm on a weeknight and we were seated immediately.
Here's what we had:
Vegetable tempura -- your standard tempura with dipping sauce but no grated daikon for the sauce
Agedashi tofu -- again, standard, wasn't the best I've ever had, but the young man liked it well enough
Buta-kimchi -- wow, hardly any kimchi at all and only about 5 pieces of buta -- but very large pieces. I like the one at Ichiza a whole lot better!
Spinach in sesame dressing -- this was delicious!! I could've had 3 orders of this with rice.
Grilled rice ball -- hmmm, they sure give you a huge ball but it wasn't grilled nicely -- didn't have the crunch on the outside, in fact, it was just like a regular onigiri. Nice flavor though, but I would've been happier had it been 2/3 the size and grilled more.
OKAY, so this was all we ordered (2 rice balls) plus a bowl of rice and edamame, 2 glasses of beer.... our total was like over 50 bucks! I thought it was kinda pricey for what we got! I mean the portions weren't large -- except for the rice ball. I enjoyed my meal, but I think Ichiza is still my fave for izakaya style food.
Service wasn't bad.
3.5 starsHelpful 4Thanks 0Love this 5Oh no 0 - Mar 16, 2011Updated review
I always complain about the bad customer service here, yet I keep coming back! AHH! I guess I just can't stay away from the good food here. I really do like their Ramen, Katsu Curry, and a few other items on the menu. They have reasonable prices and I like how they are open until 1 or 2 am.
I would like to say that once in a while, okay, maybe once in a GREAT while, Shuseki does provide good customer service.
Wait.....Say whaaaat??
Yes, it usually only happens when they are not crowded, and by not crowded I mean that only 2-3 tables are occupied. Two of the servers there have actually been very attentive, refilling our drinks, asking how the food is or if we need anything else, and they will actually grab your payment and bring back your change or a charge slip to sign. Usually it is the other way around, where they bring out your drinks and food, then you don't see them again for a long time or they ignore you. A lot of times I have to walk up to the register, ask for my bill, and pay right there.
I just discovered that they have good lunch specials as well. You can get a ramen and your choice of a rice ball (which is pretty huge) for the price of just the ramen, which is always $7.99 in my case. I'll probably be back again next week!Helpful 2Thanks 0Love this 4Oh no 0Nov 30, 2010Previous reviewThe bottom line: Good food, bad service.
We came here around 6:00pm on a Saturday and were seated right away. Half of the tables were already full and within the next 20 minutes or so, it was a full house!
I really liked how the entire menu had pictures, if only all restaurants could do the same thing! I ordered the Shoyu Ramen. It was good, but they were pretty stingy on the noodles. I wanted a light meal since I wasn't too hungry, but this bowl of ramen did not even fill me up! Also, the two pieces of pork that it came with were cut too thick, I couldn't eat most of it. My husband ordered the Chicken Katsu Curry, which I took a bite out of. Gotta love the taste of Japanese Curry - mild, a little sweet and it didn't have too many crazy ingredients in it. It was served on a huge portion of rice. Now why can't they be more generous with the noodles?
Service=Horrible
We sat at our table for a loooong time without any service. After the waitress took our orders and delivered our food, she never came back! No drink refills, they didn't take our plates away, and we couldn't even order dessert! I really had my eye on trying that Honey Toast with Ice Cream! Finally after like 45 minutes of waiting, an employee stopped by our table by mistake with plates of food, and we had to quickly ask him for our bill before he zoomed off to the right table. There were even times where no employees were out on the floor. Any customer could have just walked out the door without paying. I'm surprised that a restaurant like this (good food, reasonable prices, steady business) had such bad customer service.
I would like to come back and try other things on their menu, but on second thought, probably not. I mean come on, I can get better service at any buffet in Vegas!! - Feb 15, 2014
Came here with some friends recently for food, after a concert. Chinese owned japanese restaurant (well iunoe if its chinese owned, but at least its chinese ran)
I had ordered a Takoyaki and a Yakiudon. Had a friend order their Cold Tan Tan Noodles and her boyfriend ordered an Omusoba, another friend had ordered a fried rice.
The cold tan tan noodles are different from any of the traditional ones you may find. this is more of a noodle salad vs the ramen style or sichuan style. Lots of veggies (lettuce and tomatoes) with a "spicy" dressing/sauce.
Omusoba is a normal yakisoba with a okonomiyaki style egg/dressing wrapped like if its was an omurice. Friend had said it was good but too salty (apparently was a on-going trend being the noodles....)
The takoyaki was good. Freshly made and hot. Flavored well. Thoroughly cooked without any residual flour taste.
Yakiudon. huge portion came out on a sizzling hot plate. overly salty. caused me to drink a lot of tea to balance it out. Otherwise would have been good. If you are a small eater, this may be big enough to share.
Service was mediocre. Even when it wasnt busy. A lot of workers were just sitting/standing around and needed to be called on. Iunoe if its good to judge depending on if they fill my water/tea but this is how i am judging them for this. Had to flag/wave them down for the check as well.Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Jeffrey S.Las Vegas, NV128726Mar 14, 2019
Food is above average (4 stars) service is 1-2, hence the two stars. Service is terribly slow at least half the time I'm here (can see te FOH just talking and eating at the moment. Servers need to pay attention more to their tables. Would still come back for the food tho. Ramen is filling and they have a wide variety of choices.
Still remember one visit when they got my order wrong and yelled at me and my girlfriend at the table. I said "Yaki Soba" they brought me grilled "soba" and wanted to charge me for it. Guess the server couldn't understand my English accent.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Jan 3, 2012
Roomy restaurant, comfortable vibe, nice and quiet.
I ordered the spicy pork ramen, and let me tell you, it was actually spicy! They give a generous amount of ramen and soup. It is by far the best ramen that I've had at a Japanese restaurant. The noodles weren't too soft and they weren't too hard. The soup was super hot so you know that this is the good stuff. The sushi rolls looked great, but I wasn't in the mood for sushi.
The customer service was fine, and we had to walk up to pay, but that wasn't a big deal.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Mar 23, 2012Updated review
Been here now a few times and each time the service seems to have improved, they are quicker to get to the table for you order and the food comes out faster.
The menu is quite extensive with many plates, bowls, sushi, tempura and ramen to choose from. By far the spicy pork ramen is my favorite. It's not too spicy, with good size pieces of pork and vegetables.
I also love the kamikaze roll. It's bite size pieces are perfectly prepared, the combination of eel, spicy tuna and avocado with cucumber is truly delicious.
Overall, the quality is good and the service is better.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0Nov 27, 2011Previous reviewThis place is hidden and not an easy place to find if you didn't know better. My husband and I are craving a good bowl of ramen and had to try this place. They have many to choose from along with some sushi rolls. Tonight we had the Kamikaze roll eel and avocado on top spicy tuna inside. This was made fresh and brought out set down on the table and I knew by looking it was going to be good, I enjoyed it, I think my husband had a couple of bites, but, it's my favorite for sure. Then I tried the Tan tan mien spicy pork miso ramen, served piping hot and smelling good. I enjoyed this as well. This place is excellent. A little slow at service, but worth the wait.
Apr 25, 2011Previous reviewCold wintry night, the wind is blowing, what could be better than a little sushi and ramen? Ah, but were to go for ramen in Vegas? Shuseki is very good place to start.
The Kamikaze roll, one of my favorites, is eel and avocado on top spicy tuna, the flavors are very fresh and delight the tongue. Then a big bowl of
Tan tan mien which is spicy pork miso ramen. The warmth of the broth goes deep inside, to da bone! And then the kicker is the spicy pork, um good.
Been here a few times and everytime, very good service and consistent flavors. Will continue to come back for sure. - Anh D.North Las Vegas, NV664657Mar 3, 2014
I feel like I have to preface something: It doesn't matter if it's chinese-owned or ran or whatever, because that just sounds highly-prejudiced on its own if you think you HAVE TO BE a certain race to make certain cuisine. What does it matter unless you are properly trained? People ought to judge food based on taste and not on who/what race is the person makes it. Food for thought.
LOCATION: Tucked away in the corner of the plaza near the bottom-floor garage, I feel like it often gets overlooked. Definitely not as packed as Ichiza, which also serves japanese dishes, it's a nice change. Food came out relatively quick.
PRICE: Relatively low-priced around $7-$8, the dishes left us pretty full. My friends ended up having to roll me through the door because I decided not to waste any food.
FOOD: My friends and I ordered the omusoba and yakisoba. My yakisoba arrived greasy, crackling, and heaping. The omusoba is the exact same thing, but with over-egg encasing the top of the noodles. Topped with pickled ginger and japanese mayonnaise, it was the perfect food soaker for the late-night drinking crowd. How can you go wrong with uber-greasy noodles, lettuce, beef, and sliced carrots?! It was filling and tasty.
As far as their sushi and ramen go DON'T. I've been here enough times through the years to order the food they're good at making. The problem with shuseki is, it has this massive menu but they don't have specialty in making any one dish. They aren't really known for spectacularly done items. I believe they try to tackle too much.
This might explain why this place is always dead. Everytime I come here, it's pretty empty. Even on the weekends, I hardly see it filled up or too busy. Great place to meet up with a whole group of people.
Our server was attentive, and went to check on us often to refill our waters.
It's a decent place to pop in for something simple, but not somewhere to impress out-of-towners. I would just suggest Shuseki to make cut their huge menu down and focus on improving on the dishes they do well/improve the ones they do not. Worth a visit.Helpful 6Thanks 0Love this 3Oh no 0 - Minh D.Costa Mesa, CA192331176Apr 13, 2012
It's late one Tuesday night in Vegas. GF and I was craving Japanese food. Izakayas are the best places for those late night cravings. They're cozy and offer good food and drinks. You can also be loud and no one would care.
On a chilly Tuesday night, we thought the place was closed. However it was just dead. There wasn't a single customer the whole time we were there. That means priority service! Whoo Hoo!
We ended up ordering several dishes but all I remember was the one I ordered that night. Curry over rice and udon is common usually but I've rarely seen curry over ramen. So that caught my eye.
A bowl of ramen topped with beef curry. Included are the usual potatoes and carrots. It was thick, flavorful, and filling. A bowl of ramen that got me stuffed without the extra noodles. I was impressed.
Can't complain about the service because we were the only ones. It was quick!Helpful 3Thanks 0Love this 6Oh no 0 - Ryo Hanalei Z.Las Vegas, NV6024143427Mar 8, 2015
I was about to join my coworkers for an evening karaoke but I was hungry, I thought I would get something to eat.
I saw this little restaurant and decided to give it a try.
When you enter in the place has a nice ambiance and decor theme that enjoyable.
I was immediately greeted and seated and ordered a beer while I look through the menu.
It looks as though noodles bowls and sushi are a large part of their offerings. I chose to order a Teriyaki Chicken bento instead.
The bento arrived and It looked ok. I think the portion of chicken was meager portion & for the salad, it was simply iceberg lettuce with a tomato wedge dressed in thousand island dressing. I could make this entire meal at home. I was hoping for something a little more authentic, less Americanized, especially being in China Town.
I wouldn't recommend this place, there are better places to enjoy noodle bowls and basic teriyaki chicken.
Perhaps, dine at my house. :)
Bon Apetit!Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0
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