Dinner at Okada Restaurant, Wynn Las Vegas
Posted on Jul 29, 2011 under Archives | No Comment
Okada restaurant
The last time I was in Vegas I stopped by Okada restaurant to chat with new executive chef Devin Hashimoto. The restaurant has a series of rooms and a nice sushi bar, all with nice views of the pond and waterfall. Chef Hashimoto prepared a fabulous feast of Japanese cuisine with modern twists. Here is what we ate during our tasting menu:
Kiwi cooler
We started off with kiwi and mango coolers.
Mango cooler
Our first dish was a heirloom tomato and tofu salad with black sesame and balsamic reduction. It was topped with a sumiso dressing. A nice play on the traditional tomato mozzarella salad.
heirloom tomato tofu salad
Next came a sashimi salad roll with cucumber, daikon, greens, kombu and Yuzu Ginger vinaigrette. The field greens replaced the traditional rice in the roll which is a nice option for those counting carbs.
Sashimi Salad Roll
A huge platter of very fresh and tasty sushi and sashimi followed. It was almost too beautiful to eat. Our hunger won and we devoured all of the raw fish.
Sushi and sashimi platter
my plate of sushi
Next came the robatayaki skewers, a very nice selection of pork belly with Korean chili sauce and Asian slaw, roasted corn with truffle butter (very tasty), marinated cuttlefish with lemon, diver scallops with chili oil and miso sauce, and American Wagyu short ribs with fingerling potatoes and wasabi horseradish cream. This was so delicious.
Robatayaki skewers
my plate of skewers and corn
Then came okonomiyaki, a Japanese style seafood pancake made with shrimp, cuttlefish, shrimp, cabbage, pickled ginger, tonkatsu sauce, creamy mustard aioli, aonori and katsuo.
okonomiyaki
Our last course before dessert was Okada Oscar, with tempura King Crab and filet with Wasabi-Shiso Bearnaise and shitake mushroom sauce. Yum.
Okada Oscar
Dessert was equally delicious, with a lovely trio of a chocolate roll, panna cotta, and pie.
dessert trio
chocolate roll
Our dinner was outstanding with every dish full of surprise twists on traditional Japanese dishes. Okada is located in Wynn at 3131 Las Vegas Boulevard South, reservations recommended at 702/770-3463.