Yoshiya Japanese Kitchen — Restaurant in Las Vegas

This being not too far from where our new house is, we decided to go by for a visit. The location is small with some booths and some tables. It doesn’t appear that serve any alcohol. Bummer.

My guy wanted to go here because of the beef bowl. He’s been craving beef bowls since I introduced him to Yoshinoya, and this looked like a close imitation. It was pretty close — but at $12.95, that’s pretty pricey for the serving. Taste was on point.

We also ordered one tonkotsu ramen and a omurice. I honed in on the omurice because it was “tornado style” with the egg masterfully spun in the pan to create this look (and trust me, not as easy as it might appear). More on this later.

HOWEVER, our server delivered the “wrong” bowl of ramen to our table first. Instead of tonkotsu, if was “shoyu ramen,” and WOW, that was good. It was completely my kind of ramen with clean flavors, light and clean broth and chewy thick noodles! I had ordered a pat of butter for the tonkotsu, but since what we had was the shoyu, I threw it in there and IT WAS DIVINE!!!

The price for the tonkotsu was $11.95 and the shoyu ramen was $10.95. The pricing for ramen is quite fair but good heavens, the portions are really small. I would highly suggest offering portion size options like Ramen Sora does, with large and even super large for higher prices. I could down double this without complaining!

The noodles are excellent — in the shoyu ramen. Chewy and thick, they absorb so much of the broth flavor. It’s truly excellent.

BUT the noodles in the tonkotsu ramen are different. Thin and rather mushy, it’s just not my style and taste like somen more than ramen without any real “bite.”

Incidentally, on account of the mistake they made bringing the wrong ramen, they also brought us the one we ordered so I got to taste both ramens! But having done that, there’s no comparison — go for the shoyu. With butter!

Back to my omurice.

The egg was nicely made and the flavor and texture of the fried rice was great. The shrimp themselves were a tad over cooked and dry, but really large pieces for fried rice inside omurice. I wasn’t a fan of the sauce/gravy that surrounds the food. I’d much prefer it to be a deep brown gravy to give it a savory flavor. The current sauce is more reminiscent of BBQ sauce — a little sweet and a little tangy.

KK ordered the Mont Blanc dessert pictured, but I took one look at it and didn’t want it, so I didn’t taste it. It was $4.95, and his comment was: “I wouldn’t get it again.” He said it was forgettable. I’d much prefer some green tea and black sesame ice cream options.

All in all, it’s a nice find close to home. Service was extremely friendly and the restaurant was nicely busy on a Tuesday night. I’ll be back again for curry next time, as well as THAT SHOYU RAMEN,...

This place is very new and I am really impressed. I knew I wanted to go here as soon as I saw the gyoza. When you see the fried tuille around the gyoza, you know it was handmade and the wrapper is fresh. I had the takoyaki, karaaage chicken, dipped ramen, gyoza and a few other items that my family ordered. The takoyaki is crisp on the outside and warm, soft and flavorful inside. The tako is soft and not rubbery. It was perfect. The karaage is light and crispy with a very tasty Japanese mayo based dipping sauce. The gyoza is just fantastic! Everyone has to try these three items for an appetizer. The ramen broth was delicious as was the rest if the dish. I especially enjoyed the broth. I could tell the flavors were layer in the tonkatsu both and I could really taste the smoked bonito in the seafood broth. You can tell the broth here is made traditionally and not out of a bag or jar. Everything we had impressed me. The service was also great and the lady I was speaking to about the restaurant was so polite and sweet. I believe she may be the owner. I am so glad I found this gem. I will be returning today to try the omurice with the kurobuta sausage which is a Japanese omelet and rice dish. I am sure I will love it if it is like the rest of the dishes here. If you are looking for some very authentic Japanese offerings, this place is where you...

I went to Centennial Hills to visit a friend and she requested "something Asian" for our lunch...

Cue: Yoshiya, a 6 minute drive from my friend's condo

At my insistence, we ordered the octopus balls-- sorry, I forgot to take a photo, but they were beautifully presented, albeit very, very mushy. The chop stick workout was a lesson in fine motor skills and a gravitational balancing act for this one. I think I'll try the gyoza next time.

Although this is a Japanese restaurant, the menu is not your typical "sushi and grilled or tempura-based dishes". Yoshiya specializes in Japanese omelets, and so of course that is what myself and my adventuresome friend had to try.

We chose the sausage omelet. It had a distinctive Japanese-y name for the sausage, but it seriously tasted like hot dog, haha. And I have NOTHING wrong with hotdogs... I'm just saying. The sausage was mixed in with fried rice, topped with a swirly egg on top and then drizzled with umami brown and cream sauces around it. Yes, we split it and it was the perfect portion for both of us.

This was a warm, cozy choice for a gloomy, rainy day. The waitstaff were very kind, and it was all around enjoyable. I'm not certain I will crave this on the regular, but it is definitely a viable option when you want something comforting, light, and Japanese, but aren't in the...