Yonaka Modern Japanese

Amazing food. Some of the freshest sushi I’ve had in the desert. I asked how it is so fresh, shipments daily from Japan! Flavor combinations were spot on for me, and liked some of the uniqueness. The bright flavors matched the bright colors. Service was great and I know I’m coming back to try some of the cocktails! I’d recommend this place and I judge a place based on if I’d order the same dish, I’d order ALL the same dishes again and know I will crave the dishes I tried.

Everything is small portions.
We ordered 11 course omakase for $ 194.
Server was friendly but we had to constantly ask for our server. He forgot miso soup, water, plates and spoon.
NOT WORTH IT. I won’t be back.

Pretty presentations, but I wasn’t too please with the flavors or service. There were too many things going on with a dish. It seemed like we kept on saying «this dish is good if it just didn’t have (x, y, z)».
Our orders continued to be brought out incorrectly. We specifically said my fiancé had a peanut, tree nut, pine nut allergy. They came out with walnuts… We ordered shrimp tempura… We got a roll.
Sad we celebrated my mother’s birthday here.

I couldn’t remember when I ate here last so I checked my last review. Its been over a year. Will someone please hit me upside the head and knock some culinary sense into me???
This place is unbelievably good. This should be on a permanent monthly rotation. I’ve actually been trying to come back for some time but dining companions preferred other places. My mistake… its too good.
This time around, I had Sake Orenji again, and as usual ⁵⁄₅. I tried the meat candy which is twice cooked caramel coated kurobuta pork belly, kimchee apple, with a smoked tofu peanut butter purée…6/5. Salmon sashimi 4/​5, avocado sushi 4/​5, and a maryland blue crab, deep fried asparagus hand roll ⁵⁄₅. Finished it off with the Mango cotta dessert…8/5. This dessert was sooooo good, with lemongrass wafer, mango ice cream, coconut, and pistachio nuts… I could eat many of these… I wanted to lick the plate but thought that might not come off so well in this beautiful and classy establishment.
Service as always was fantastic! From the hot towel upon arrival to everything else… absolute perfection. It won’t be 1 year and 3 months between visits again, thats for sure.

Amazing fresh and original sushi here. Great on a date away from the Las Vegas strip. And recommended by a local no less!

Fresh
Creative
Affordable
Japanese with a touch of French cuisine
I’m already planning my next visit. Every single dish was a nice surprise to my palate. We got the omakase for two-​the portions were very generous, beautifully orchestrated, and perfectly timed. Everyone was kind and accommodating! The ambiance matched the simplicity of the dishes. The only reason I’m not rating it 5 stars it’s because we didn’t care for the dessert course at all. They were three kinds and they all disappointed…

Probably my favorite Japanese Restaurant thus far :) Would recommend for a date or a fancy dinner ¹⁰⁄₁₀. Food is great and service is wonderful.
Would recommend brussel sprouts and sashimi chef’s choice 12 piece.
Prices not too bad either! :) Spent 130 for two people (and I ordered about 9 dishes plus 3 desserts)

Just an amazing meal. And an even better value.
— Nice space. I enjoyed the 3D wood walls
— Very good service. Polite, informative, not too many interruptions
Cool and hot plates:
— Brussels sprouts — tangy, grilled deliciousness
— Toro — The candied walnuts and cherries complemented the buttery smoothness of the tuna. Very nice
— Kobe beef tartare — unique, rich, creamy, with a hint of spice. Thoroughly enjoyed this new take on tartare
— Hamachi kama — one of the best I’ve had (except for Peche in New Orleans). Just a great fish that was nicely grilled. Very rich
Sushi (huge pieces of fish!):
— Chutoro — Lightly grilled and seasoned. Borderline Sushi Sam’s awesome. Best I’ve had in Vegas
— Honmaguro — Nice bite. Much smoother and more flavor than typical maguro. Wish I knew the supplier
— Uni — It was good, not spectacular
— Saba — Fishier than normal, which to me is a good thing
— Grunt fish, sea robin, and another white fish — all kind of tasted the same with different textures
— Butamaki roll — delicious. Not too heavy and perfectly balanced between the tuna, thai chili, and cilantro

My 400^th Unilocal Review: Well not really, as Unilocal HQ removed at least 5 and I never reposted them, and I removed several reviews also.
Last Friday afternoon on ⁴⁄₂₉^th I dined here @ Yonaka with a fellow Unilocal Elite friend for lunch.
He chose this classy restaurant, being a previous dining patron, and I just showed up, admired the pretty chef creations that were gracefully served to our table, ate in gluttony, he insisted on paying the bill, and we left happily ever after.
This was my 1^st Japanese restaurant Omakase style meal. As I understand it, Omakase basically means to trust the Chef on creating his own choices to bring to your table for you to enjoy eating. This was a 6 course lunch, each course brought to our table w/​perfect timing so we can thoroughly enjoy each course without rush, and without wait for the next course. We shared each delicious course and both of us used chopsticks to eat.
Our Omakase lunch last Friday was fantastic! The service was exceptional; fast, friendly and very professional. The restaurant itself has unique wood décor, and an overall welcoming ambiance. Our Omakase 6 course lunch included:
Crispy Brussels Sprout– cooked w/​lemon chili, mint and puffed rice. Very good flavor and texture that I enjoyed. Actually the best brussels sprout i’ve ever had.
Sake Orenji– this course was awesome! Scottish salmon, mandarin orange slices, yuzu tobiko, marinating in orange oil. Delicious!
Toro– Bluefin tuna belly, walnuts, cranberries, negi, piment d’espelette. This course combination of ingredients was sensational.
Fresh Fish Selection– 12 pieces of different raw fish, each w/​their own creation, served on a bed of ice, w/​pretty décor. Tuna, Scallop, Mackerel, Salmon w/​Ikura.
Wagyu Beef– Several slices of Wagyu raw beef were served to our table, with a fantastic mushroom dipping sauce I enjoyed. But 1^st we cooked the beef ourselves, on a bed of hot stones served in a bowl. Just an amazing Japanese experience i’ve never encountered before, and truly loved.
Sea Bass– The whole fish arrived to our table, including the head and tail. Deep fried, w/​Ponzu sauce and pickled cucumbers. If you’ve never used chopsticks with a friend of yours to just dig into a large fish and devour, you need to experience it. This fish was tasty, and the experience was alot of fun!
The Omakese course selection is truly an amazing Japanese culinary experience I highly recommend from Yonaka!
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Unilocal 100 REVIEW CHALLENGE 2016: #98

Pros: Fabulous quality food, friendly service that will remember you, great drinks, great dessert
Cons: A few dishes are absolute misses so do your homework and read through some Unilocal reviews
I recommend: Sake (salmon) orenji, fat duck (foie gras roll!), butamaki (longanisa roll), crispy brussel sprouts, ishiyaki, any cocktail
We happened upon Yonaka for New Years Eve a while back and it was fantastic. Yonaka is in the same category as Nobu or Raku but Yonaka is much, much cheaper for the same– if not better– quality food and service. I’ve been back a few times (forgot to check in sometimes, but whatever) and it’s been phenomenal every time since I know «what to order» now :).
For New Years, my family and I ordered a plethora of food and drinks and thoroughly enjoyed MOST of it. We even ordered some of them twice because once isn’t enough when your taste buds are dancing. The sake orenji alone could probably be your entrée (if you wanted a light meal) and you will be satiated and happy– FOR $ 11!
I had the pleasure of visiting Yonaka again when I attended CES. I went for lunch and wanted to taste their popular lunchtime omakase. That day, it was a light salad appetizer with feta, apples, and ahi. I also ordered the hand roll trio. The entrée was chicken in a creamy mushroom sauce and a side of wasabi mashed potatoes.
I’m not super picky, but out of the handful of things I hate to eat, mushrooms and wasabi are two of them. Our waiter laughed and told us he hates wasabi too, but the wasabi is very light (and he was absolutely right– I’m so glad I didn’t pass on this dish). As for the mushrooms, I got them on the side and I gave them to my friend to munch on :). The salad and entrée were fantastic. The dessert was a coffee pudding/​jelly mystical, magical, deliciousness. My friend and I LOVED it and asked if we came back for dinner, can they save two for us. The pastry chef actually came out to talk to us and thank us for liking the dessert so much! And you know what– they did save us the dessert and we did come back for dinner the same day to enjoy their food (and that coffee dessert) again. Scrumptious, I tell you.
As for the things that I would pass on, I have two. The «Meat Candy» dish sounds so delicious on the menu but the pieces were too large and not juicy nor buttery for being pork belly. I expect pork belly to melt when it touches your tongue and it took so many chews to get it down. The kimchi is comes with is very good and unique, though! Next is «Uni to Ikura» (sea urchin and salmon roe). I like uni. I like salmon roe. But there’s just something about this dish that didn’t work for me or my family. The texture of everything together (as recommended) is just, for lack of better words, kinda icky.
Nevertheless, the majority of Yonaka’s menu is phenomenal and unique. The service here is outstanding, friendly, and accommodating. Yonaka is easily one of Vegas’s best restaurants.

This is my favorite sushi place in Las Vegas. The chef worked in Miami and is trained in a ton of French techniques. The menu is all sorts of silly. You’ll see when you get here.
3 dollar toro nigiri that rivals 10 – 15 dollar toro at other more fancy restaurants served for lunch and dinner? Yeah, I’ll definitely take it.
The sake orenji is great. Uni isn’t really my thing, but apparently it’s incredible here. The ramen is OK. I say skip it and stick to the sushi.
Oh, they also operate as a full-​on bakery, making chocolate chip cookies on the premises. I’ve never seen a Japanese restaurant also do scones and shit. Vegas is a crazy place.

My buddy and I were hungry at about 9:30 on a Wednesday evening on the west side of town. We both had never been to Yonaka and there was no better time than the present to give it a try. We were seated immediately with one other table of four in the restaurant. With so many interesting items and wanting to get a taste of everything, we decided to to get the eleven course chef’s special tasting menu market priced at a very reasonable, in my book, $ 69/​person.
We were served by Elizabeth, who had a trainee working with her and the trainee was the original person who greeted us and took our drink orders. This trainee was our lone issue. Every course was flavorful with a progression of cold to hot plates. Timing of the delivery of could not have been better including about a five minute intermission to let us catch our breaths before transitioning to the hot dishes. Accompanying each dish was a detailed description of the ingredients and flavors.
The presentations of each dish are intricate and appetizing. But as always, the final verdict should always be based on flavor. Expect some unique flavors and combinations that will leave you nodding your head after the first bite. Most of my head nodding was followed by «that’s nice» or «interesting» rather than «wow» or a bunch of superlatives. My favorite out of the cold dishes was the sake orenji and of the warm dishes, the meat candy. A close second was the duck fat which was some of the richest couple of bites that I’ve had in a while.
The trainee, which we didn’t know he was until Elizabeth informed us after she took over, put some bait in the water and my buddy and I gobbled it up without even doing a drive by or attempting to sniff it out. Originally wanting to split a $ 7 large craft of hot sake, we somehow let the trainee talk us into getting a bottle of premium cold sake in which the price was never disclosed to us. We were expecting something of comparable value. When we received the bill, we saw the price tag for the 16 oz bottle was $ 67. I’m all about up selling and not afraid to pay more to enhance my experience, but to up sell something with a price that’s 700% of what you originally wanted is ludicrous and straight up greedy.
Needless to say, we still take part of the blame for being so trusting in a highly regarded restaurant and should have investigated further. But the experience will not keep me from coming back from trying more of the menu. Yonaka is place that I’m sure will grow on me as I try more of the unique flavors and has potential to be as good as it gets as long as I don’t get swindled into buying some overpriced sake.

I absolutely love this place! Everything we ordered was so perfectly made and tasted fresh and delicious. My favorite is the tuna tartare with fore gras, it literally melted in my mouth and the sauce is just so amazing! I also like the plum wine we ordered.

I went back and forth on whether I should write this update. Ultimately, I decided that sharing observations, positive and negative, was more important than listening to the impulse to write off part of the meal as a fluke.
Yonaka Modern Japanese is still the same old restaurant with bold combinations of flavors, but they’ve recently added a lunch menu. In addition to a variety of sushi and some of their signature cold plates, they’ve added some hot plates that are a bit more casual and accessible for lunching. I’m not sure how well that experiment has worked with the public though. Even though it was a weekday and not peak lunch, it felt surprisingly empty with only one other party in the dining area.
Oh well, more time to catch up with my foodie friend. Seeing as how it was inexplicably her first time, I was more than happy to revisit their signature dishes while dipping into the new lunch items.
Brussels sprouts ($ 6): a customer favorite that I actually hadn’t tried before. Some of the brussels sprouts leaves deliberately pulled apart to make it a more salad-​like experience, and there’s a nice char that adds the right amount of bitterness With a sweet and sour dressing, crispy puffed rice, lemon chili, and mint, it’s about as good a brussels sprouts dish as you can get without including pancetta or bacon.
Sake orenji ($ 11): it’s what the Double-​Double is to In-​N-​Out or the Foie& used to be to the Goodwich a long time ago. With luscious fresh salmon, delicious slices of orange supreme (which my friend explained is actually a cutting technique that’s pretty wasteful), crunching yuzu tobiko, and acidic orange oil, it’s still as harmonious and delicious as it was the first time.
(On a side note, I was pleased to see that the spectacular sake kale dish from my last visit was available, It didn’t feel right to order two salmon dishes in one meal though, so I’ll have to wait until next time to taste it again.)
Uni To Ikura ($ 19): it’s one of those dishes where everything is artfully piled atop each other. The dish’s namesake items are a salty salmon roe that bursts in your mouth and a clearly distinguishable and sweet-​in-​a-​seafood-​y-​way golden uni, but pay attention to the delicious sea scallop base, the kabocha (squash), the shiitake, and the oddly-​non-​citrus-​y yuzu kosho. There are six pieces, so consider dissecting one with chopsticks and using the large serving spoon on the remainde (s). You can distinguish all the flavors separately and appreciate how they combine into a satisfying bite.
Hana Wings ($ 8): an appetizer of roughly five pieces of crunchy fish sauce wings and a garnish of atchara (pickled carrot and papaya). It was very good, and the spice from the chili seeds was appreciated, but I’m not convinced that it’s quite on par with the Thai Caramel wings at Flock & Fowl.
Miso Ramen ($ 11): here’s where the meal fell apart a bit. I will disclaim that we allowed this to sit around a bit, so naturally the noodles soaked up a lot of broth. That means I can excuse the low broth levels and the noodle texture (in retrospect, surprisingly still chewy). The problem here is that the broth tasted like a light miso soup and not the rich miso broth that I’m accustomed to at Ramen Sora. Also, the noodles tasted bland, which I can’t explain away, and the naruto and negi weren’t anything special. The bright spots were the egg (more of a medium than the ideal soft boil, but still great) and the chashu (fatty and very flavorful), but they couldn’t compensate for the aforementioned issues.
Kimchi fried rice ($ 10): it’s a pretty solid dish. The tender, meaty pork belly and especially the fried egg really brought it home. I actually fried up another egg to enjoy with the leftovers because one egg in that sea of rice just isn’t enough richness. Sadly, I didn’t have extra pork belly sitting around. This dish could also use some sort of sweetness, or perhaps bacon. Unlike the ramen, this is just a couple layers of flavor away from being a spectacular dish, and that one egg gets spread too thin.
Yonaka will remain among my easier recommendations for a nice meal for foodies and special occasions. However, I just can’t and won’t vouch for their lunch-​specific entrees, at least not until I’ve tried some different ones and had positive experiences. Stick to the cold plates or dinner items (at happy hour if possible) and you’ll have a good time. My friend loved lunch, so I’ll still call it a big success.

Sashimi fish was just alright. Not amazing because the fish tasted like it had been frozen before and was not fresh. The white rice was very good! — haha I’m pretty particular about rice and I have to say the white rice was the best part of everything I ate.
For dessert I had the mango panna cotta with pistachio purée and mango sorbet. It was good too, but not the best panna cotta I have had. The pistachio purée was interesting to try, but not something I would eat again. The sorbet was refreshing and light.
Presentation was great here. I feel like the food I tried looked better than it actually tasted. The service was very good — polite and professional. All dishes arrived quickly and servers were very attentive to keep water glasses full.
They have omakase here! I would definitely visit again to try their omakase and the 10 piece chocolate dessert.

A great twist to sushi. I went here with my mom and her friends and we ordered a lot of things.
I’ll try to remember all of them.
The crispy brussel sprouts (⁵⁄₅) were amazing! You HAVE to try it! It had this tangy sauce that accompanied it – so delicious!
The Bluepoint Oysters Ceviche (⁵⁄₅) was yummy due to the sauce. The oyster were good quality.
The cilantro hamachi (²⁄₅) was okay. The overall dish was overpowered by the cilantro and was very bland.
The Salmon belly nigiri (⁴⁄₅) was delicious. The belly melts in your mouth. Yum.
Yellowtail nigiri– 5 stars. Awesome fish to rice ratio. You might be thinking it’s pricey, but it’s so worth it in my opinion. The quality of hamachi was perfection to me.
Uni nigiri (⁵⁄₅) was top quality and very good. It’s a little gritty because of the quinoa which I found odd and my mom thought it was sand, but it was still really good.
Sake orenji (⁴⁄₅) was good. I enjoyed the garnish and the sauce combined well with the salmon.
The crudo-​seabass (³⁄₅) was okay. The sea-​bass itself was good but when combined with everything else in the dish, it didn’t palette well.
The persimmon and scallops (³⁄₅) were pretty good. I liked the crunchiness of the persimmon but I felt the sauce was mild.
We also Wagyu Ishiyashi (³⁄₅) where we could cook the beef on hot rocks. It wasn’t bad, but I felt the rocks weren’t hot enough to cook all of the beef. We did ask for another hot rock, but it still wasn’t hot enough to get a good sear.
I enjoyed the palette cleansers which were melon pops.
For dessert we had the warm strawberry milk (²⁄₅) and cookies. It’s okay, but I’m not crazy about this dessert.
Mango coconut dessert (⁴⁄₅) was versatile. I liked everything else but the main part of the dessert.
Overall, the food was good but only for once every blue moon. Maybe I enjoy regular sushi too much. Some of the dish pairings worked and some did not. I thought it was very pricey for the dishes. The fish were very high quality though. The waiters were prompt, attentive, and knew the menu well and answered all of our questions exceptionally. I enjoyed the ambiance of the restaurant. Some people dress really well, but you don’t need to.

11-​course omakase! It was an entirely new dining experience for both me and my family. Within a two-​hour time frame, we were served various dishes, ranging from cold plates to hot plates, enough for 4 people to share. In between, we were given palate cleansers as well as a complimentary dessert even after the 11^th course.
It was a tasting adventure indeed. The plates brought out were small, but diverse and rich with flavor. It was necessary to eat slow and enjoy the concoctions, to truly savor each bite! I tried everything that was given to us, but I personally did not care for the cold plates. (Mostly because I’m not a big sushi aficionado at all.) The hot plates, for me, were where it was at!
Here are some of my favorite dishes:
MACHI UNI: hamachi, sea urchin, ikura, koshihikari, shiitake, green onion, baby bok choy. I think I got excited that there was a course with rice in it… asian alert! and it was my first time trying sea urchin! So bomb — a plethora of texture, flavorful.
LOBSTER: Mmm! Served with bread rolls which reminded me a lot of malasadas. It was so good to dip them in the lobster sauce. So succulent.
SAKE COCO: salmon in a coconut curry with cherry tomatoes, bok choy. Okay, salmon’s actually doable for me and I love curry, so this was delectable!
CRISPY BRUSSEL SPROUTS: Uhhh, I didn’t know I even liked brussel sprouts until this first dish they served us! Must-​try!
MEAT CANDY: caramel-​glazed kurobuta pork belly, kimchee apple, smoked tofu peanut butter purée. Literally melts in your mouth. I’ve never tasted anything like it!
MANGO PANA COTTA: Our 11^th course for dessert — mango, coconut, pistachio. You break it and the mango yolk gently emerges, with angelic voices. The whole plate is simply divine!
Our complimentary dessert were soft sea salt caramels, and that was a nice cherry on top to this dinner journey. Although I didn’t feel completely stuffed and service was sometimes slow, we had a great time overall. Our taste buds, too.

I’m far from a sushi expert or sushi snob, but this was one of the best sushi places I’ve visited in a very long time, or at least as far as I can remember. I’ve had my fair share of decent to expensive sushi in Tokyo, and this place blew me away with their creativity as well as the quality of their fish. In fact, I loved it so much, I returned the next day for round two. I must add, that it is VERY rare for me to go to a restaurant two days in a row.
It’s nice to take advantage of the happy hour deals and also order the regular menu items to truly embrace the Yonaka experience.
Bluepoint oysters ceviche– 5 stars. The oysters themselves are not the ultimate best, but the fixings inside as a ceviche really complemented he oysters well.
Negitoro (HH) — ⁷⁄₅ stars. This is what got me to return. The tuna belly melts in your mouth. It is amaaaaaaaazing.
Yellowtail nigiri– 5 stars. Awesome fish to rice ratio. You might be thinking it’s pricey, but it’s so worth it in my opinion. The quality of hamachi was perfection to me.
Saba nigiri– 5 stars. I ordered it after watching the sushi chef immersing the Saba in a vinegar liquid.
Salmon belly nigiri– 5 stars. Maaaaaaaan get in mah bellyyyyyyy! Melts in your mouth. Definite score over their regular salmon.
Uni nigiri– 5 stars. If you want to get a good overload of awesome quality uni in your mouth, this is the way to go. It has a crispy quinoa on top which was really odd to me since I thought I was eating shell bits for a second. I’d pick this over the other uni dishes. It is a bit pricey at $ 5/​piece but so worth it!
Lipa roll (HH) — 3 stars. When you go to a sushi place with high quality ingredients, ordering a roll is probably a crime. I committed one with this dish, as the spicy tuna totally drained out the fish flavor, and tempura was okay.
Spicy tuna crunchy hand roll (HH) — 2 stars. I love spicy tuna, but again, at a place like this, it is such a waste to drown the flavor of high quality ingredients with a ton of spicy stuff. Save it for the AYCE sushi joints.
Saba shioyaki (HH) — 3 stars. Nice, great, and cooked well.
Sake orange (or shall I say SHAKE orange) — 3.5 stars. I thought this was okay, even though it is one of their most popular items.
Uni to ikura and scallops– 4 stars. This was very good but due to personal preference of not liking raw scallops and grapes in the dish, I have one star down. The uni and ikura combo was amazing.
Crispy Brussel sprouts (HH) — 5 stars. This is a must-​try item. They were crispy and had a balsamic glaze that added a nice hint of sweetness to the dish.
Karaage (HH) — 2 stars. The least favorite of the group. The chicken is soggy from the sauce, and I also didn’t like the breading at all. It reminded me of a pre-​fried chicken that was reheated in a microwave (soggy).
Tea-​braised pork ribs (HH) — 2 stars. I wasn’t liking the flavor or the texture of this dish. The flavor was a bit strange for my palate, and the meat almost tasted overcooked and a couple days old. It wasn’t falling off the bone as some other reviewers have described and had a rather tough, chewy texture.
Yellowtail midori– 3.5 stars. This is a great dish with fusion flavors. I personally love the taste of yellowtail on its own, and the citrus sauce was overpowering, taking away from the essence of yellowtail flavor.
Service was impeccable, ambiance is nice, but not too formal.
The next time I return, I will be sticking to the nigiri’s in addition to the brussels sprouts.
Thanks Yonaka, you’ve turned my sushi brain on big time. I’ll be on my quest for the best high grade sushi in town. And I sure can’t go back to an AYCE sushi place anymore because I’d rather spend my money on higher quality than quantity.

Outstanding. I dined here for the first time the other night and we did the 11 course tasting menu. We were a party of 8 and they brought two plates of each course for 4 people. The portions were on the smaller side however the quality and freshness and presentation of the food were out of this world. It was my first time trying some of the menu items and it’s definitely not my last. If you have the opportunity to do the tasting menu I definitely recommend it! You can customize it to your liking as well.
The only downfall was that the courses came out a bit slow however the service was very good. We asked if they had any fresh wasabi and they said they did but they don’t always however they would give it to us for free! The staff seemed to be very knowledgable about the menu items and passionate about their jobs.
As far as food, we had everything from steak to salmon, pork belly, yellowtail with apple slices. And then finished with a plate with a variety of dessert.
I’ll absolutely be back and highly recommend this fantastic restaurant!

I wanted to take my best friend out to Raku for her birthday but we couldn’t get a reservation so we came to Yonaka. I’m glad we did because I’ve been wanting to try this place for a while. We decided to go with the Omakase (I mean it’s her birthday, go hard or go home right? haha) which is 8 courses per person. We were both being really indecisive otherwise I think I would’ve ordered a la cart. A lot of the menu items they served (I noticed) were on their happy hour menu too so I felt like that was kind of fucked and we were a bit cheated. Usually the omakase includes more of their top of the line items. I wasn’t very happy with the chef’s choices, but I can’t complain too much… some of it was really good.
1. Brussels Sprouts — brussel sprouts, lemon chili, mint, puffed rice. Weirdly enough (because this is probably the least Japanese out of everything), this was one of my favorite dishes.
2. Sake Orenji — salmon, orange, yuzu sauce and masago on top. Salmon was really nice and fresh. It was a great, light start to our meal.
3. Hamachi Midori — yellowtail, cucumber, avocado, yucca, green herb dressing. I was not a fan of this one. The green herb dressing was too lemony and very overpowering.
4. Sushi — 2 nigiris each of salmon and the mackerel. I was good the the mackerel, but why would the Chef choose salmon? You gave us a whole plate of salmon as a starter?
5. Uni to Ikura — sea urchin, salmon roe, hokkaido sea scallops, shiitake mushroom, kabocha, yuzu. Easily my favorite because duh I love anything uni!!! This is not usually included in the omakase but I paid extra to have it subbed in for another dish. Same yuzu sauce as the sake orenji so I wasn’t sure why they didn’t sub it for that one…
6. Wagyu beef filet skewer — red miso, thai chimichurri. We were told we would get one of the skewers and I’m thinking we were gonna get foie gras. Nope. This was my least favorite and really basic.
7. Meat candy — caramel glazed kurobuta pork belly… SOOOO good, but so fatty! BUT again, soooo so so good! I really enjoyed this dish.
8. Dessert was not good. Some kind of fruity mousse? Weird taste
*Comped birthday dessert with green tea everything was 5 stars for sure.
Despite only loving 4 out of 8 dishes, their service and the overall enjoyable/​relaxing vibe is top notch. Our waitress was patient, informative, and understanding (I rushed her a lot because I was about to be late for my flight) — she was awesome!

Il y a effectivement des restaurants dont on se souviendra toute notre vie. Le Yonaka en fait partie.
Le pokuyaki est un chef d’œuvre de subtilité. La cuisine du restaurant est dans cette droite lignée. Dans la découverte de plats originaux et délicieux.
L’accueil et le décor y est formidable. Que dire? Foncez.

Très bon restaurant, après avoir apprécié le Shibuya et le Raku a Las Vegas. De jolis plats, des produits de très belle qualité, c’est bien cuisiné, les poissons sont très bons, très frais. Quand à la qualité du service, rien à redire, le personnel est attentionné. Bravo, je reviendrai !