Ask me my favorite restaurant in Las Vegas and I'll tell you Ichiza. You wont find me visiting overpriced tourist joints on the strip and I'll rarely eat at a chain restaurant in some strip mall. That leaves the restaurants on Spring Mountain Rd. A gauntlet of goodness, teasing your senses with aromas of far away lands. I happened upon Ichiza a few years ago and it became an instant favorite of mine when dining out. Their authentic style and representation of the culture, service, variety and flavor in their dishes make this a truly enjoyable dining experience time and time again. You're greeted by bubbly young female employees and offered a seat in their small, yet inviting dining area. While the place is usually packed, it has never taken an unreasonable amount of time to land an open table. The menu caters to anyone from the conservative to the adventurous eater, so there's always something for everyone willing to try some far east cuisine. My personal favorites include the beef tataki in ponzu sauce. You'd think twice about eating raw beef, but once the tart sauce tickles your taste-buds, there's no turning back from popping these thinly-sliced quality cuts into your mouth. Another must get (and not on the menu...it's on the wall by the bar) is the eel kakiage. Visually, it's a gorgeous multi-layered roll with stacked levels of textures and tastes making you say, "I don't know what the hell I'm eating, but this is damn good and I need more of it." If you've never eaten tongue, but always wanted to try, now would be the time to pucker up and give that cow a French kiss. Tender morsels of seasoned beef tongue dance on your palate like it's prom night all over again. Finish your meal with mango or strawberry mochi that melts in your mouth or grab a spoon and share the ever so sweet honey toast with your friends. Ladies and gentlemen, Ichiza is food porn at its finest.

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Wife and I ate here for lunch the other day and it was so-so. It looks like it should be much better. The locations pretty good parking was fairly easy and the decor of the restaurant is very nice. I had the ribs and they came out extremely charred. They were quick to replace them but the taste just wasn't there for me. We also had the coconut shrimp for an appetizer and they were little overcooked and I need to get very much for almost $12. To put this in perspective my main dish which were the ribs were only $12 as well. I do believe in giving places more than one opportunity to impress me so we will try it again hopefully it was just an off day.

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I have always wanted to go to Cabo Fish Taco. I am a Foodie and good food is what i love. That being said the food was nothing to write home about. I had the "world famous" fried whitefish taco. There was NO flavor- not in the batter not on the fish and to top it off there was sliminess that was just gross. The crab and shrimp dip was good- but you can barely taste the crab or the shrimp. The margaritas were Very good. I also sampled quesedillas and they were tasty-but nothing mind blowing. Hanging this up as-- been there done that.

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Made appointment with Stacy and she obviously doesn't know how to cut her properly. Had a bob cut and it wasn't very even - I didn't realize it until I get home that the front edges didn't line up. I called the salon and asked for the manager, who was out of town to see if they will do anything about it. The girl who took the call said that they will call back. It's been over a week, nobody called. So not only that they don't deliver in quality, but they also don't care about customer's satisfaction. I will never go back and will strongly not recommend this salon to anybody!
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