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I told
friends I would be reviewing The Makino Restaurant, everyone
knew it as that “Sushi Place”. In fact, Makino calls
itself “Makino
Gourmet Sushi and Seafood Buffet”. Makino is much
more than Sushi. For the first time I tasted a
wide
variety of Japanese food. My world just got bigger; dining
at Makino is like a trip to Japan.
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There are other Makino, but I visited their newest
Restaurant at Fort Apache & Charleston. The décor
is a mix between understated Japanese, and art deco.
You enter the setting of an upside down fishing
boat, said to have dumped the fresh catch of the day
into Makino's. The dining is buffet style, but
without that Strip hotel feel. Even at the Bellagio
Buffet you get the fast shuffle, it feels like an
Army mess hall. My drill sergeant would say “Chew
your food in the mess hall and swallow it on the way
back to the barracks”. Not at Makino, I was there
three hours; it is more a high-end restaurant. |
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Real guys don’t eat Sushi; it’s girl food, like
fruits and veggies. Give me guy food, like a
cheeseburger. My mother was Jewish and father
Italian, so most of the food I know is heavy, like
me. Being Jewish, I love Chinese food, but to my
surprise, Japanese food is very different, it is
very light. I never experienced so many wonderful
new tastes in one night. I sound like a hick, but
unlike Italian food, Japanese food has never been
for the masses, and if anything, I am a mass. |
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You
can see why the Japanese don’t have the over-weight problem
we have in America. Look at all the food; it is fresh
seafood, vegetables and lean meats, mostly raw or cooked
very little. Like me, I’m sure many people have never
experienced high-end Japanese food. This is your chance. |
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Makino's crab tastes like crab! It’s not
the usual buffet stuff, with no flavor and
the shell is too soft to crack! Makino’s
Crab is fresh and all their food is quality,
prepared in the best Japanese tradition. |
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Their Sushi is more than California Rolls;
it’s everything you can imagine. |
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They have great deserts too, my favorite,
Strawberries topped with Hot Chocolate, yum,
yum. |
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Makino is proud of their Sake bar. Who knew
there are so many different kinds of Sake,
it’s like wine tasting in Napa Valley. They
serve it chilled in a wood box. You pour
your shot of Sake in the box, and the Sake
wine mixes with the aroma of the wood, to
make a wonderful new taste. If you are a
wine connoisseur, try a chilled dry "Mashumi"
Sake, truly great especially drinking it out
of a BOX!! Wow, am I learning new things,
or what? |
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Mr. Makino is the originator of Nationally
Famous "Todai" Japanese Sushi Buffet. After
25 years, he sold Todai to create Makino.
Some people just don’t get enough. |
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I have been to Sushi bars, and Makino is NOT
just a Sushi Seafood Buffet. It is a
wonderful experience and I’m bewildered,
how could this be the first time I’ve have
been to a REAL Japanese restaurant? |
Do Japan, in Las Vegas.
Have
Lunch or Dinner, or plan a Mashumi Sake BOX party. |
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1225 S. Fort Apache (at Charleston Blvd. in
Summerlin) Las Vegas, NV 89117• 702-759-0099
3965 S. Decatur Blvd, Suite 5 (NW Corner of
Flamingo & Decatur)
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702-889-4477
775 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 1301 (At
Las Vegas Premium Outlets)
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702-382-8848
Green Valley
location is currently under construction and
is scheduled to open in Spring 2007.
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