text: Kyara is one of the more pleasant finds I have come across in Las Vegas From the outside it is an unassuming location that happens to be right next door to a hour smoothie shop But step inside and once that door closes you feel like your in another world Las Vegas just kind of fades away nnI tried Kyara for lunch and was seated where I could see right into the kitchen There were tables located in semihidden areas along the North wall and also a larger table in a small room along the East wall Service was star from start to finish I had questions they answered everything I asked and even helped me with my chopstick technique or serious lack thereof nnBut this is a restaurant review and the food here shines I had trouble deciding what to get so I ended up with a lunch combination plate I ordered a spicy salmon bowl and it came with tempura salad miso soup and rice While I enjoyed everything presented the tempura was a mixed experience with pieces I was hohum with still good though and pieces that just flat out wowed me The sizes were smaller than expected but as this is a Japanese Tapas establishment I had adjusted my portion size expectations before coming in the door The salmon bowl with a little bit of additional soy sauce was wonderful The salad was very good and the miso soup was excellent nnWhen one looks at the quality the presentation the decor the service and how good everything tastes giving Kyara stars right off the bat for a first visit is very easy It is ultra rare for me to be smiling all the way through my lunch and be excited by everything on my plate but Kyara did that for me When the only negative thing I could find was that they needed to take a duster to one of the air vents and it was not that bad I knew I had found something special And the fact that you can sit and look right into the kitchen and see your food being prepared it eliminates any doubts about quality of the food or the skills of the preparersnnI will be back and I will bring others If you are reading Kyaras reviews and are debating on giving it a try you need to get off the fence and go try it