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| Not your Run-of-the-Mill SLUT Roll!!! |
There's only a handful of Sushi Restaurants & Bars that are worth going to for this second generation Japanese-American and it is a NIGHTMARE to traverse the minefield of, 'dead fish on bed of broken dreams' bilge and 'what you call sushi, I call a bad bowel movement' fusion rolls with sushi menu lists longer than the Bible (Roll over and get out of me already Roll)...I feel like we've reached the end of days when Sushi Mon (all you can eat sushi den of inequity) is regarded as one of the, 'Fifty Must-Eat Las Vegas Meals' - I wanna cry....
And going to the Strip can be a disparaging experience if you're a local; first of all, the transient slag can be obnoxious and utterly annoying-leaving all manners behind the minute they step off that plane. And to top it all off, the looks of abject ennui and annoyance from the entire staff, either giving you condescending looks because they think you're an ignorant tourist, or trying to buddy up with you and being totally unprofessional, (I'm still trying to figure out if all that chummy conversation's for a better tip, if they're just high or completely incoherent)...
So I've just about given up on trying to eat Sushi on even an occasional basis, but when I really feel like having it-Sen of Japan is always an enjoyable experience.
Being an independently run business in Vegas can be terribly rough; firstly, you have to compete with the Casinos, (who have unlimited resources and budgets to produce the most mundane mediocrity at exorbitant prices) and then the local environment can be pretty desolate. As is the case with Sen, it's located in a commercial center, which in its definition, reeks of banal modularity. As you can see, the front facade won't be on the cover of Restaurant Victim's Quarterly, nor will the inside win any interior design awards anytime soon. But it's dark and moody in a semi-Japanese minimalist way, which is better than an over worked, over designed, venus fly trap of laser cut metal panels and lucite curved walls.....
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There's only a handful of Sushi Restaurants & Bars that are worth going to for this second generation Japanese-American and it is a NIGHTMARE to traverse the minefield of, 'dead fish on bed of broken dreams' bilge and 'what you call sushi, I call a bad bowel movement' fusion rolls with sushi menu lists longer than the Bible (Roll over and get out of me already Roll)...I feel like we've reached the end of days when Sushi Mon (all you can eat sushi den of inequity) is regarded as one of the, 'Fifty Must-Eat Las Vegas Meals' - I wanna cry....
When the weather is beautiful, (as it most usually is in LA) we love to bebop over to 3rd and Fairfax to frequent our favorite stalls and consume a plethora of delectable goodies. The Farmers Market is a permanent enclave of stalls that serve great food as well as market items like fruits & vegetables, meats, poultry and fish as well as other gourmet products such as candies and culinary goods. We find something new every time we're there and it makes for a great afternoon in the sun.
