808 Tapas

This place opened up a while ago and when I saw the name and read about it we had to try it. Tapas & Sushi? How could you go wrong, sound like a great combination right? Well the food tasted great, had no issues with the that, however other things certainly did not live up to my expectations.
808 tapas is located inside the Village Square where Chicago’s Brewery is off of Sahara and Fort Apache. Had no issues parking, we went around 6:30pm and the shopping center was fairly busy, there’s a movie theatre inside Village Square but it’s far down in the corner. That will be good to know, and I will explain why.
I walked into the restaurant and at first thought it was seat yourself but saw a podium far inside, within seconds I was greeted with a smile and seated. The decorum is nothing special, pretty basic. I ordered the 808 roll, 5 piece salmon sashimi, and the steamed mussels. The 808 rolls were to die for, it tasted equally with how it looked. My only issue is when I order a sushi roll I want it to be the size of a sushi roll, they were tiny!
The sashimi was delicious and the steamed mussels were huge! Very succulent and rich flavor. My wife also ordered sushi and hers were small to, not what we’re used to. I had dinner with my wife with no alcohol and I ended up spending over $ 75 with tip, and I wasn’t stuffed!
Quantity isn’t everything but I want to be somewhat full at those prices. If it wasn’t for the great service and the fact that the food was good id be giving it 2 stars. If you bring a movie ticket it’s 20% off awesome deal, and from 3pm to 6pm it’s half price! Maybe I was getting happy hour portions due to being 6:30?

Amazing service, great vibe, and fair prices. Their Asian/​Hawaiian fusion was perfect. We’ll be back!

We stopped here for lunch, hoping for some great rolls. We arrived for Happy Hour. 50% off rolls and select menu items. We were not disappointed. The staff was very friendly and helpful, giving suggestions. We went with 4 rolls:
1) Ali’i — My opinion the best sushi roll I have had to date.
2) Honolua
3) Victorino
4) 808 Special
Each one unique and every one delicious. We will definitely be back again.

I absolutely love this place. I have eaten here a couple of times and nothing I’ve tried has ever let me down. The ceviche is probably my favorite item. The taro chips on the side add an excellent crunch too. I haven’t tried all the sushi yet, but the rolls I have tried were really good. I mean I have loved everything I’ve eaten here. I will be back and I’ll continue to bring friends.

We spent the last two days eating heavily and wanted something good but not heavy. Checked out Unilocal for reviews of restaurants. Saw 808 tapas which peaked my interest. Called to make reservations because there were 7 of us. Spoke to the hostess that I wanted to make reservations. She said they only make reservations for parties of 10. I said oh and she asked how many were in our party. I told her 7 and she said she would hold a table for me. Great!
We arrived at the restaurant which was located in a strip mall. Décor was ok. We walked in and were immediately greeted. Told the hostess we had reservations and she sat us right away. She asked if we wanted drinks and we ordered saki and a soda. She brought our drinks and asked if we wanted to order food. Server was very attentive. We waited until the rest of our party arrived.
The remainder of our party arrived and the server took their drink order. The waitress returned with the drinks and took our order. We had some questions about the food and she was very knowledgeable.
Within 15 minutes of our food order the food arrived the presentation and portions were very good. Short ribs were a killer. Nacho poke was very good. Throughout our dinner the staff was fantastic. We ordered a lot of plates and everything was very good. Icould write about it all but you are probably tired by now.
We finished our meal and couldn’t order dessert. I ate so much I had to orw the mint tea (recommended).
Overall good food, value and excellent service!

At one point during my meal, my friend pointed out, «I don’t get what is ‘tapas’ about this place. It is pretty much sushi.» Truth.
The good news is that it has an extended happy hour means most of the sushi rolls are $ 5 or less. I had a sashimi salad and a bowl of rice. (There is no brown rice.) The dressing was delicious. It was a ginger, citrusy blend with lots of crushed black over pepper. I poured it over my rice and ate it with the fish.
We got a bunch of rolls to share. They were pretty standard, nothing too amazing. The roll with yellowtail was a tad sweet. The rest of the menu items were skewers and typical things you would find on an izakaya menu.

A family memeber and myself came here for lunch. We ordered a varied and large amount of food off the menu. We enjoyed almost all of it with only a couple of let downs.
All of the more tapas like dishes and sashimi we ordered was excellent. The wagyu sliders were juicy with a good accompanying sauce. The fish tacos had a good batter with moist and flaky fish inside. The three orders of baked mussels we got were eaten in a matter of minutes. The salmon nigiri was buttery, and the yellowtail sashimi was some of the best tasting I have had at any Japanese or sushi restaurant. Pork belly that didn’t just taste like a fatty piece of bacon. While these were just some of the highlights, there were other tasty dishes.
Now for the unfortunate subpar orders we got. All of the sushi rolls we got were unforgettable with not a lot of flavor. Tastes that were similar to a premade roll out of a grocery store. The spicy tuna on their version of a tiger roll didn’t have any flavor. The shrimp tempura roll had a lot of cream cheese in it to where the flavors of the shrimp and eel sauce didn’t come through.
Service was amazing. Everything came out back to back, empty plates were promptly cleared, and none of our orders were missing or incorrect.
Even with the couple of negatives I really enjoyed the food here, and my family member shared the same sentiment. We will both be coming back here and would recommend this place to others.

I think you should be open on Sundays! It would be great for lunch…
We came here with a group on and it was well worth the trip. The snow crab salad with the lime vinegraitte and the garlic chicken. which I might add was crispy and lightly breaded at the same time, did not have an overpowering flavor. These were a perfect pair with the Kirin beer. Its well decorated and great for groups that can order a little bit of everything and share.

I have had this place bookmarked forever, so last night we decided to cross it off our list. I remembered seeing Groupon offers for it in the past, so I checked just before we walked in and score! $ 22 for $ 40 offer, done!
I was really surprised that on a Friday evening, it wasn’t packed at all, in fact we had our choice of tables. We were promptly brought out menus and water, and I had a good feeling. We selected several dishes to get started — edamame, garlic chicken, ceviche, sliders, short ribs, and bacon wrapped asparagus.
The ceviche came out first. It was presented nicely but there was weren’t a lot of shrimp and scallops in it. The taro chips were good. Next came the garlic chicken, it wasn’t what we were expected, it was described as crispy chicken thighs, but it was almost like chicken pork rinds, just deep fried pieces of chewy chicken skin, it was unappetizing.
The sliders were great, as were the short ribs and bacon wrapped asparagus (we each got an order which was 1 skewer). I LOVED the edamame. I could have just gotten my own order of sliders and the garlicky, chile covered edamame and been quite happy.
Why 3 stars? I would have given 4, but after we finished eating, we were totally ignored. At least 3 staff members walked past us while we sat waiting at our table, and no one checked on us for 20 minutes. My husband was going to order a sushi roll, but by the time someone finally stopped (we had tried to flag someone down), we decided we were ready for the check.
If we come back we will sit at the bar so we aren’t stuck waiting.

Customer service is horrible.
Servers don’t know what they serve.
They don’t have a special fishes.
I’m disappointed with foods too.
I’m not gonna come back

Solid HH specials and fresh fish. This place is convenient to my work and offers 20% off with a ticket stub from the nearby theater. Can see this working for a meetup with friends or an early date night thing. Regular prices aren’t bad but if you’re coming for sushi, I wouldn’t come outside of HH as most rolls are half off then and portions are fair.
HITS:
Hamachi shooters– not sure how I’m supposed to eat this but flavors are good.
Garlic chicken– so fresh, so flavorful! Good with a Sapporo.
Rolls– 808 special, Victorino, and Banzai Pipline in order of preference.
MISS:
Fish tacos. It’s just $ 2 and two bites, but was virtually tasteless compared to the other items. Missing something, needs a sauce or something acidic besides a squirt of lime juice.
Drink menu also offers several creative fusion options including sake mojitos, martinis, and sangrias, available individually or by the pitcher.

If you like tapas style dishes with a Hawaiian flair, then 808 Tapas is for you. They offer a variety of hot and cold dishes as well as sushi. Service is always great and don’t forget to check out their lunch and happy hour specials!
Favorites include:
Snow crab with mango, avocado, tomato and onion (formerly the snow crab stack) — light and refreshing with a slight citrus flavor
808 sliders — beef sliders with mushrooms and taro chips (awesome!!)
Poke nachos — tuna poke on top of lotus root chips
Spicy garlic edamame — the name says it all
Kaiser sushi roll — imitation crab roll topped with raw tuna and mango
Tonight was probably our 10^th visit (maybe more) and the menu has changed slightly. Most of our faves are still there, but they did remove the tako karaage :(

Beautiful presentation, yet non explosive flavors made this place just alright. Many dishes didn’t exceed our expectations, they mostly fell short by a few notches. There was only a slim list of memorable items on the menu. The best thing that we ordered was surprisingly the sake nigiri (salmon). It was super moist, buttery and incredibly sweet! We ended up ordering 4 rounds of it.
Tempura mussels — the mussels were very large but they were also super awkward to eat. You can’t bite it in half, so you have to pretty much pop the whole big piece into your mouth. Make sure to get some (or a lot) of that spicy mayo wasabi caviar sauce on the bite– that sauce made it!
Fish tacos — they were perfectly bite sized, crispy and refreshing. Yet, I felt that they could of used another note of flavor. It was lacking depth. I ended up dipping my fish taco into the tempura mussel’s spicy mayo wasabi caviar sauce and it set it off to whole notha level! It went from good to great!
Miso marinated black cod — we enjoyed the small piece of marinated black cod, it was moist, buttery and flavorful — until my boyfriend swallowed a pin bone. There were a bunch of them so he had to pick them all out carefully in order for us to enjoy the fish. I don’t know if they dropped the ball on our dish or if someone forgot to notify us that this fish had bones in it still, but anyway you want to put it, it was very uncomfortable for him since he had pin bones stuck in his throat after eating this dish. I also took a picture of the annoying little bones that stab your throat as you swallow.
Poke nachos on top of fried crispy lotus root chips — they were beautiful and the tuna tasted fresh, however the poke marinade and seasoning was very dry and bland. There was nothing memorable or worthwhile about this dish.
Usuzukuri — halibut sashimi in a special ponzu sauce. As pretty as this dish looked, I had an issue with the flavor profile. It was bland and didn’t celebrate the halibut. Plus the halibut was sliced in such a way that it was not tender and buttery.
Yellowtail jalapeño — Sashimi grade yellowtail topped with jalapeño and a yuzu cilantro sauce. The cucumber took away from the yellowtail’s delicious flavor and delicate texture. We chose to eat the rest without it. This isn’t a winning dish, the fish was fresh, but the yuzu cilantro sauce was bland and basic.
Halibut and Salmon nigiri — Both were delicate and fresh. The salmon had to of been the top dish of the night. It was incredibly sweet and buttery. My salmon addicted tongue was overjoyed!
Miso soup — it was salty beyond enjoyment. I didn’t finish it.
It was very pricey, we spent about $ 90 or so on our bill and we were food coma stuffed, but there were way too many flaws here and there for me to fully be satisfied with this place.

Bought a Groupon for this place so am finally checking it out!
Ordered a couple of rolls, the UFC which wasn’t bad, I especially liked the sashimi mix accompanied with the roll — my only complaint is the tuna that was involved in the sashimi had that HARD stringy type thing in it. I have no idea what it’s called but I greatly dislike it and had to spit it out. The rest of it was very good though!
Also tried the 808 Special Roll which was just aiight.
Of course I had to order the pork belly skewers — two rounds of these — SO good of course!
I didn’t really care for the Kahana Chicken and the Dynamite was okay too.
I DID like the Poke Nachos tho! Was torn with all the poke options but this one was goooood.
And last but not least had to try to Sweet Shrimp with the fried heads! Win!

I’m a real big fan of Tapas style foods. & this place is by far one of the best I have ever been too. Their portions aren’t as small as some tapas places like Fireflys. The quality of food is better too.
They have the best sushi I have ever had. I am not a big sushi fan so that’s a lot coming from me.
The staff is extremely nice and tentative. They constantly check on you but not overly bother you.
They have happy hour 9 – 11 on Fridays and Saturdays. Also 3 – 6 Mondays-​Saturdays. Half off most sushi rolls! You really can’t beat that!

My mom and I visited for lunch to utilize my Groupon. The restaurant is easy to access, located near other favorites, Bachi Burger, Settebello, and Regal Theaters, in Village Square (directly between Coldstone Creamery and Settebello). The lounge has nice furniture and a cool vibe.
My mom ordered the Sushi Combo ($ 12) off the Lunch Specials Menu. It comes with a California Roll, three pieces of Nigiri, shrimp and vegetable tempura, salad, and miso soup. Great deal! My mom doesn’t eat raw fish, so I had the nigiri and it was good. I decided to get a couple tapas and a sushi roll, so I could get a good feel for the «tapas» theme.
Uni Pasta ($ 10): Spaghetti infused with uni and tobikko. The pasta was cooked well, but every other aspect of the dish was disappointing. It lacked flavor and besides the piece of uni sitting on top of the pasta, it seemed non-​existent.
Saikyo Zuke ($ 9): Miso broiled black cod. This was really good! The fish was tender, perfectly flaky, and the miso sauce was delicious. Great execution.
Makapu’u Roll ($ 15): Sautéed rock shrimp with garlic, seared beef, fried onions, and spicy ponzu. Fun combination and light in flavor. The fried onions were blah and did nothing to add to this roll. Overall, it wasn’t spectacular and costly.
It does seem like a great spot to grab a few drinks and hang out with friends. However, I wasn’t terribly impressed with the food. There are several dishes that I’d still like to try, so I won’t write them off just yet and the service was really wonderful!

808 shares the same strip-​mall as other popular restaurants and eateries, such as Archi’s, Buldogi’s, and the bombdiggity Bachi Burger. Competition is fierce, but 808 puts up a good fight with its variety of flavorful infused «East meets West» fare.
A friend and I came here on a Saturday afternoon when it was quiet and empty. Don’t let the emptiness deter you from visiting; most of the food we ordered was delicious.
There are lunch specials here that are reasonably priced; although, didn’t really appeal to me unlike their regular menu of full offerings.
Tako Spinach Salad: A perfect lightly dressed salad with tender little octopuses. This had to be my favorite out of all the food my friend and I ordered.
Dynamite: Not bad. Creamy and not watery, and it had a good mix of seafood.
Kaiser Bowl: Which is actually a roll. This roll took some time to become accustomed to. At first bite, it had an unusual almost smokey taste from the crab.
808 Ceviche: My least favorite. The taste was unusual and difficult to compare to anything else I’ve had, but it definitely is unlike other ceviche I’ve eaten. However, the taro chips that accompanied it were good.
Service: Sure, my friend and I were the only guests dining in, but that didn’t change hospitality we received from the staff at 808 Tapas. Service was swift and hospitable.
Overall: This is a cool spot to visit to try different types of dishes without splurging.

I have been on quite a few occasions since my initial review and the good thing is, things remain consistent here at 808 Tapas. That’s definitely a good thing. Quality, presentation and service are all on point.
Service is always incredibly friendly and accommodating. Some of my favorite dishes are the poke nachos, 808 roll, nasu fries, kalbi, garlic chicken and miso cod. Everything else that I’ve ordered has been solid as well. Even better, they often offer Groupons and other discounts through restaurant. com. Definitely a safe bet in the area for dinner, happy hour or lunch.

Finally tried after all the type of had heard of.
Really wasn’t that impressed. Food was okay only thing that really stood out was the fish tacos, and the skewers. Garlic chicken and kahana chicken was tender, full of flavor and spice. My daughter liked it. 808 specially was the only one i liked. When it came to the others. I’ve had better sushi.
It was happy hour. We ordered food, that took over 16 mins, by the time we received it, it was after 4 and they tried to charge us full price. No we ordered it over 15 minutes ago, that’s not fair,

We came on a Tuesday night with a $ 40 Groupon. All of the tables in the back were full, so we sat at the end of the high bar table since there were 3 of us.
We ordered 6 tapas and asked the server to bring them out one at a time. She did just so and the timing of each dish was perfect. If we did not ask for this pace, all 6 plates would have been on our table at one time.
We ordered:
Spinach Tako: This was the second time having this dish. Again the tako was dry and chewy. The miso dressing was good. I would prefer this dish with some bay shrimp or some other seafood.
808 Ceviche: Our absolute favorite. We must order this every single time.
Buta Hara Sautee: The pork belly was a little fatty. Again we had to ask for a serving spoon.
Honolulu Shrimp Roll: This came out hot and freshly fried with a sweet chili sauce.
Kalbi Short Ribs: 6 thick tender pieces on a bed of raw shredded cabbage. My favorite Kalbi in Las Vegas.
Shrimp Curry: 3 shrimp tempura on top of curry and a scoop of rice. This dish could have used another scoop of rice.
We enjoyed everything and will be back.

After a day of shopping, I was starving and I wanted a variety of small bites but wasn’t really feeling Spanish tapas so, we ended up here. There were plenty of tables available last night. You can sit at the bar, tables for 2, tables for 4 – 6 or the high community table. We chose the community table even though it was just me and my friend. Since the friend had a heavy lunch, we got a Makapuu Roll, Uni Tempura, Tensai Hamachi Shooters, 5 pc Sashimi, 808 Tapas Sliders, Pork Belly Skewers and Garlic Chicken.
Tensai Hamachi Shooters:
We got 2 shooters. The hamachi was fresh in a tangy ponzu sauce with white truffle oil and a thin slice of jalapeño and roe on top. Excellent layers of flavor and texture. ⁵⁄₅
5pc Sashimi:
You can choose from tuna, yellowtail, halibut, octopus and super white. We got tuna, salmon and yellowtail. Very fresh fish in generous cuts. ⁵⁄₅
808 Tapas Sliders:
2 sliders of Wagyu beef with marinated shiitake mushrooms and Hawaiian ginger wasabi mayo served with a side of fried taro chips. They were alright. I was expecting more wasabi flavor to shine through but it didn’t happen. If you’ve tried a burger from Jollibee, you’ve pretty much tried these sliders. ³⁄₅
Uni Tempura:
3 pieces of Uni wrapped in shiso in dipped in tempura batter then deep-​fried, drizzled with spicy mayo and topped with orange caviar. Comes with deep fried grape tomatoes. I like uni but I can’t figure out if it was right to deep-​fry it. It was tempura with just a hint of uni… it was still good. ⁴⁄₅
Makapuu Roll:
The menu says sauteed rock shrimp with garlic, seared USDA beef, fried onions and spicy ponzu. But they changed it. It now has soft shell crab and a different smokey tasting sauce instead of the rock shrimp and ponzu. ⁴⁄₅
Garlic Chicken:
This was an afterthought but ended up being one of the highlights of the meal. The chicken skin was lightly breaded. The meat was tender and juicy but fully-​cooked. Fried to perfection and has good flavor. Slightly sweet but the garlic taste was faint though. Think milder version of BonChon chicken. ⁵⁄₅
Pork Belly Skewers:
Another afterthought but this one we probably should’ve skipped. I don’t like the idea of a light-​colored pork dish on a skewer. It lacked color and flavor. They could’ve rendered this a bit more. ¹⁄₅
The service was good. It was Wine Wednesday and glasses of wine are 50% off. Sadly, they didn’t have the ones I like so we didn’t get to partake in the wonderful that is Wine Wednesday… we ended up at a liquor store nearby.

Decided to try somewhere new for dinner… so glad we chose this place. It was a little far but who doesn’t like an adventure? Came here on a Saturday night around 7 pm and surprisingly, it was empty. The hostess was very nice and seated us quickly. As for the food, here is what we ordered:
–beets salad: I love beets! I always have. There were chunks of beets marinated in a sweet sauce and placed over spring greens. It was super refreshing and had a good crunch! Probably my favorite thing!
–soft shell crab: typical of what a soft shell crab appetizer should taste like. Fried, crispy, seafood goodness, but nothing that blew my mind. It came with a side salad topped with a ginger dressing. The dressing was a little heavy for what ginger dressings are supposed to taste like.
–808 ceviche: chunks of seafood mixed with mango, onions, avocado and cilantro, served with taro chips. The seafood was not fishy at all and the mango added a nice tang to it. The chips were crisp and not hard. The sauce they used was light, which was enhanced the seafood flavors.
–lamb skewers: this was not my favorite. It was way too chewy and salty for my taste. I know that lamb is supposed to be a bit chewier, but this was just hard to eat.
–kaiser bowl: sushi roll filled with snow crab and yum yum sauce, topped with ahi tuna and chunks of mango. I only are two pieces because the tang of the sauce was a little too sour. I did eat the tuna and the mango chunks on top though.
After finishing these dishes, we were still hungry and ordered more
–eggplant fries: fried eggplant! I get worried about places that fry eggplant because it tends to come out soggy. But not here! It was crunchy and not at all greasy. It was served with a side of wasabi lime mayo, but it was too overpowering for the dish. I just dipped them in soy sauce and was happy. It reminded me of my childhood when my mom would make fried eggplant:)
–808 sliders: mini burgers topped with marinated shiitake mushrooms and Hawaiian ginger wasabi mayo. By the time this came out, I was too full to indulge in it. I took one bite, so I can’t really give a fair judgement to this one. I’m sure if I wasn’t so stuffed I would enjoy this more.
The staff was so nice and made sure our waters were always filled. They were helpful with the questions we had with the menu items. There was no rush to pay the bill. Good experience overall. I’m sure when I come back to this side of town I will be back.

808 Tapas has been bookmarked for a while now and so happy I finally got to try it out.
The restaurant was not full so we got to pick anywhere we wanted to sit. They do have a sushi bar. It’s a small place in a strip mall, walls are dark so you feel cozy.
Service was friendly and attentive. A lunch menu was available with a great variety of dishes to choose from.
Lunch here was very good. Had the Bento box with the kalbi, a salad with beets and walnuts and the hubby had some curry. All yummy.