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Yellowtail Sushi Restaurant and Bar Las Vegas at Bellagio Resort and Casino

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Location: Bellagio Resort and Casino
3600 Las Vgas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89109

Phone: 866.259.7111 or 702.693.7223

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Cuisine at Yellowtail Sushi Restaurant and Bar Las Vegas: Traditional and Modern Japanese

Reservations at Yellowtail Sushi Restaurant and Bar Las Vegas: Recommended

Price Range at Yellowtail Sushi Restaurant and Bar Las Vegas: $25 - $70 per person

Hours at Yellowtail Sushi Restaurant and Bar Las Vegas:
Dinner Daily
Monday – Thursday - 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Lounge open until 11:00 p.m.
Friday - Sunday - 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Lounge open until Midnight

Attire: Business Casual

What it’s like at Yellowtail Sushi Restaurant and Bar Las Vegas?

Yellowtail is at the Bellagio Resort so instantly that should give you a frame of reference. You will get a certain elegance that just does not happen automatically at other sushi restaurants in Las Vegas. The decor is hip and upscale with a modern feel that suggests that this is not your corner sushi joint. If you get a view of the fountains your night will be interrupted with the sight and sounds of the trademark free show on the Las Vegas strip. That may or may not be what you are going for so consider what your evening is going to be like when you make reservations. If you want to be out on the patio I would suggest calling very much in advance.

You should get the feeling that you are at a sushi joint for the more affluent. The service will be attentive and the prices will be higher than the all you can eat sushi place that you love to hate back home. If you are staying at the Bellagio Resort the price might not hamper your ability to have a good time, however, if you found a package deal for $29 per night at the Sahara you will be shocked by the small portions and the inflated prices.

How’s the food at Yellowtail Sushi Restaurant and Bar Las Vegas?

On the surface this is sushi and simply put, if you like raw fish it really only depends on the freshness of the fish. Right? Well, not exactly, so much more goes into a fine meal that involves sushi and seafood and a well prepared chef can easily make the food a masterpiece. Chef Akira Back does his best to inspire the fusion between Japanese staples and cuisine from around the world. His dishes are reminiscent of one of his former kitchen mates, Nobu Matsuhisa, but they seem far more inspired by his risk taking, snowboarder mentality.

This combination of allure for the extreme and his travels has created a menu at Yellowtail that is fun and at times very original. My wife enjoyed the tuna pizza but I could not make sense of it. (I ski, never snowboard, maybe that is why). However, get me some spicy masago and the King Crab Dynamite and I am set. The Unagi and Banana Roll once again left me paralyzed from the waist down it was so tasty. Two people at our table went with one of Chef’s signature dishes that involve strawberries and tuna, I had a brief bite but by then the abundance of Saki in my system was no longer allowing me to be objective.

With that said, Yellowtail is a fun and comfortable place to have an upscale sushi meal. The dishes are varied and you will try and enjoy new ingredients that you might not have otherwise sampled before. If not for the price I would probably eat here regularly but it can be cost prohibitive because I love to eat and I love bigger portions. I also love to drink sake and the selection is one of the best on the Las Vegas strip.

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