Lucky Fish Sushi & Grill

Subpar sushi, rude service, reused to honor my groupon. I’ll never be visiting here again. Save your money! Gi to sushimon instead.
Honestly, just horrible. I’ve never been treated so badly.

I visited this restaurant after finding a groupon deal for it. Now, I almost gave it 3 stars because of the poorly communicated ‘deal’ I bought into. The $ 30 coupon I had could not be used for the AYCE, so I ordered some individual rolls and ended up paying a total of about $ 40…NOT such a good deal after all! Anyways, this has to do more with groupon than the restaurant.
Now, onto the real review. I was greeted by a friendly staff as I walked in the door, and was quickly seated at the bar. The chefs quickly took my first order and delivered some delicious rolls that were very, very tasty. Now, I am new in the world of sushi (and I wish I could remember the names of the rolls I had), but the ones I ate were very delicately presented and came with amazing toppings and dipping sauces. The staff was very accommodating to my requests and open to the questions I had about the different rolls. Although I have only visited this place once, I will be coming back for more.

Ok, so I will admit that I am very picky with my sushi, so please refer to your own preferences and pallet. With that being said, here is what we experienced. We went at 7:00pm on a Friday night and we were shocked to find it empty. That is a major sign for me, because people like to eat, right? We were treated very very nicely by the staff and manager (s) who were present.
We had a groupon deal and we got so much food and they applied the discount to the end bill. We easily ate 80 to 90 dollars worth of food and our bill was $ 36.00. We tried several rolls: Shrimp Tempera, Spicy Tuna Crunch, a fried eel roll (sorry do not remember the name), a rainbow roll, and our favorite was the 007 roll. The fish taste was slightly above average! The soup (s) and salads were really good! We had the Ramen and LF miso soup. The ramen was very traditional and the Lucky Fish twist on miso is seafood in the soup. We had a cucumber salad and seaweed salad, again both very tasty!
There did not appear to be a full bar and the beer and wine choices are limited. The featured rice wine deal was about $ 28.00 per bottle, which seemed like a decent deal for the size of the bottle, 750ml. No real comment here on this as we only had one Sappora on our table, (large bottle was around $ 6.00). We did have hot tea and green tea on the table and them tasted fine.
A couple of other tips I would throw out, first they no longer stay open until 2:00am as we noticed online and even on the menus. They now close between 11:00pm and 12:00am. They offer some really big deals during Happy Hour, 9:00pm to Close, ranging from 20 to 50 percent off select items. I saw a sign for the All You Can Eat, ACYE, but heard someone say they no longer offer that, so call first if that is what you are looking for. All in all, it was a good time and we left full, with a pocket full of money, which is a plus!!! I would rate this as a slightly above average sushi joint, my third choice in Las Vegas.

I was hoping to have found Las Vegas’ most underrated sushi place, sadly I was disappointed. I was here from 4pm-​6pm, I was the only one in here at this time and it was not as fresh as I had heard. The Uni which I heard was fresh, was not. For God’s sake there was brown streaks through it, out of respect I will not post a pic of it. My first order of Uni would have passed satisfactory but my last uni order didn’t taste fresh at all. I ordered it twice because they didn’t have Toro (which I like to have as dessert). Out of everything I ordered, the Ikura was the freshest.
I tell myself I came on the wrong day. I wasn’t the first person in that day, but I was the first customer. The first person to come in that day was a repairman (?), I watch him walk in before opening and work in the back while I was in there. The owner paid him and off he went. It’s never a good thing to start your day already down money.
Deductive reasoning made me believe the man who wrote the check to t he repairman was the owner, so the guy with the glasses is James. He was working the host stand while I was there, the hostess didn’t come in until later that night.
I tried hard to spark a conversation, even tried baiting James to keep talking about his business by asking him if the Chef making my sushi was James and he said no, I’m James. Every question was answered «yes» or «no» then walking away. I felt like I was bothering him to be honest, or that he wasn’t proud to be owner of the joint, or uncomfortable not working behind the counter. Whichever the excuse I just sat there and kept ordering. My end bill after tip was over $ 100, I could have ate another $ 100 but at this point I felt like I was throwing away money.
So here I am sipping on my hot tea which is continually refilled, dishes taking away promptly. Nigiri pieces are coming out and the servings were completely inconsistent as far as nigiri preparation goes. Wasabi wasn’t placed between the rice and fish on the nigiri so that’s fine in case people had a preference, I’m beginning to see this place is leaning towards more American and disregarding traditional. The cuts were good but the fish wasn’t as fresh as I had pictured in my head. I ordered scallop nigiri and as soon as I heard chopping on the board I cringed, it was the Americanized scallop serving where they chop it up and add yum yum sauce to it.
The highlight of my day was the broiled collar. It was perfect until I got to the middle part but hey this is a sushi joint so I had to expect raw fish. So far all I’ve ate here was mid-​quality products sadly.
Let me get to the conclusion, I believe you’ll get 1 – 2 star service during pre-​happy hour because it is not the party time atmosphere yet and you’re getting stuff from days past. And you’ll get your happy 3 – 4 star service during happy hour times when they have to actually put in time and work. If any time you find me, it’ll be during happy hour or if there’s a crowd.
I didn’t use a groupon deal or the Unilocal check in deal because I wanted be nice.

I’ve had some lackluster sushi experiences at other places. I came in to this place with my wife and 5 year old after buying a groupon deal. I was pretty damn surprised, in a good way. We ordered chicken teriyaki, Lisa Lisa roll, Las Vegas roll, salmon nigiri, and another roll. Good stuff, I say! My son even dug the salmon and some of the rolls. He is usually anti-​sushi. I was happily surprised!
We didn’t do the AYCE option, but that’s $ 26 a pop. It would have been a wash, since the rolls are roughly $ 9 – 12.
I’ll definitely head back.

(this issue has been settled) They done fucked up my groupon. Showed up, got seated, let the guy know i got a groupon for the place and he pushed ‘Mark as Redeemed’ on my phone. A few bits of rice and raw fish later he came back and said ‘Sorry we cant take your groupon because it cant be used during happy hour. Oh… kay…but you hit redeemed so i pretty much lost the groupon offer then… It’s like if i took a check i wrote for you and flushed it down the toilet… What ever tho i’m not even mad to be honest. No way in hell could i have eaten 30 bucks worth of food here on my own the rate my waist line is slowly expanding i shouldnt even try. (/​this issue has been settled)
The rolls were okay. We had the daily special which was… well it starts with an M has a total of 4 letters and repeats itself again like Mahi Mahi cept this one was… M— M— Roll anyway it was pretty basic in terms of a roll. Had a bit too much sauce, and was soggy; if it wasnt for the ‘crunch’ the texture would have been totally out of wack, then again they could have used cucumbers but meh.
The good stuff comes from the freshness of the fish. The tuna they got (ordered a garlic tuna) is just amazing. I’ve never had tuna that fresh the texture was so damn tender. Wow.
The Uni, alright lets go into story time. When i was younger i never developed an appreciation for sea urchin especially those opportunities where it was readily available fresh. As in people would go into the water, dive, and come back with abalone and sea urchin. Didnt develop a taste for it because i was young and it looked like something alien and it tasted like something that came out of an alien’s ass. Fast forward a few years i’ve had uni but it wasnt fresh but i learned how to eat it because… it’s expensive. Stuff that come from an alien’s ass cant be cheap. It was only until recently at another sushi UYE when i had FRESH uni i discovered what the fuss is all about. In the words of Nelson Q it’s ‘budda of the sea!‘
So i asked one of the sushi chefs how’s the uni and what’s market price at the moment. He told me its good it’s REAL good. Market price was doable for me so i went for one order. WHOA this stuff is FRESH, way better then the first time i had fresh uni, Even fresher maybe!
Only thing that keeps me from giving this place five stars is the whole groupon issue which i care a lot less about then i should, and the not offering all you can eat during happy hour. Sure happy hour is happy hour and there’s some percentage off rolls and stuff but… damn it if i wanna stuff myself with 20 garlic tunas and 10 unis LET ME!

They now have happy hour! I believe the hours are 3−6PM, 9PM to close. 20% off sushi/​sashimi, 30% off specalty rolls, 40% off standard rolls, 50% off hand rolls! The rolls aren’t huge but they are well crafted and tasty… definitely give it a try during happy hour for even a better value! For those who have the groupons/​living social/​etc gift certificates… no happy hour discount even if it is happy hour if your using the gift certificate… just an FYI.

Bento, bento box. I gotta have a bento box. Yes, Lucky Fish is an AYCE sushi spot, but it has grill in the name too, so don’t give me a hard time for ordering up the spicy chicken bento bonanza. It was big, beautiful and quite tasty! The bento comes with miso soup, salad, 4-​piece California roll, tempura (including one shrimp), rice (no brown rice option) and your meat choice. The spicy chicken is stir fried with onions, carrots and mushrooms, and you can wash it all down with cheap beer. When we were there, the first beer was $ 3.25 and the next beer $ 1! Tsingtao for a couple of bucks=party time!
I appreciate that even though it is an AYCE sushi spot, you don’t have to get AYCE and order endless kitchen items to get full if you’re not someone who wants to make an entire meal out of sushi. (I know that is crazy talk to some.) There is a full menu of entrée options. Meanwhile, my husband happily stuffed himself to the point of explosion on their AYCE menu, which did include sweet shrimp and uni.
It is located in the former Bosa 1 spot, but they actually took over the adjoining shop as well, so it is twice as big, which means there is ample seating and a big sushi bar smack dab in the middle.
But the real story here is that we found James! When we first moved to Vegas we visited Yummy on Lake Mead frequently, partially because we enjoyed chatting with the sushi chef James. When we walked into Lucky, someone said, «Hey guys!» It was James! Lucky is his spot, and for this reason, if you sit at the sushi bar, you will definitely receive quality service and conversing alongside your fish. James is a young, cool and very kind dude. Funny too: when we asked him about the Lucky t-​shirt that says «sushi and fun,» he said the «fun» part was girls. But, as far as I could tell, the only girls were the KPop groups on the TV.

I love finding a new family owned and loved place :-) They greeted me with a huge smile and an enthusiastic hello as I walked in… but to be honest I think they got me confused with someone else because they said welcome back and this was my first time there ;-) Anyways, the regulars must feel pretty special when they walk thru that door.
I ordered Chirashi bowl, tofu in a ponzu sauce, and a nice big glass of plum wine :-) It was all delish! :-D My dinning partner reluctantly gave me bites of his sushi and I could see why he didn’t want to share… it was flavorful and perfect! He is allergic to shellfish and nuts so he asked to make sure there was none in the sushi he ordered. The waitress came back several times to make sure he was ok and no cross contamination happened. It’s nice to know they care enough not to send my buddy to the hospital :-)
Overall I enjoyed the food, friendly attitude of the staff and just the fact they made me do my happy dance while I was eating :-) Thank you Lucky Fish for making my butt wiggle as I enjoy your little delightful morsels ;-)

This is a quaint family owned sushi spot I discovered one day when I was eating at Cravin’ Cajun. You can meet the owner behind the sushi bar and his stunning wife, April if your lucky enough to be served by her. I started off with a refreshing cucumber salad that had an amazing sesame dressing. I tried out their halibut, super white tuna, and albacore nigiri. Everything was fresh and all recommended by the chef/​owner.
To be honest I didn’t eat much and only stopped in for a little snack. But they gave me free edamame and offer to make a roll on the house. I had to kindly decline because I was saving room for a big dinner later in the evening. Overall, the experience was nice. I’d have to come back and try some of their rolls and other dishes. The service was great and very welcoming. I was only bumped that they didn’t have any alcohol yet since they’re still working on getting their license, but that’s completely understandable.

Great Vegas style sushi.
Yes, Vegas style. It’s over the top, creative, playful, sultry and seductive… like a lap dance. This IS the 25 ingredient roll with fillings, toppings, raw sitting next to cooked, crunchy next to soft, all smothered in sauces but it works and hides the fact that the seafood is not the freshest or highest quality. Nice.
Fancy rolls are not my personal preference for sushi (I’m a purist) but when in Rome, errr Vegas; Lucky Fish represents.
In general:
Rice: Sticky and under seasoned. A good thing. It’s the neutral «glue» that makes up less than 30 percent of a roll and holds it together.
Fish: Previously frozen but is thinly sliced so it doesn’t matter. Just another ingredient.
Crab: Canned but at least not imitation.
Shrimp Tempura (for rolls): Crisp. Not excessively oily.
Mayo: American style.
Sauces: Bold flavors. Unusually thin and wet. Wait too long and the rolls disintegrate.
In the end, it is what it is. Good, creative sushi all prettied up. Large portions at reasonable prices. Laid back, strip mall ambiance. Friendly, efficient service.
Note: The menu has a lot of non sushi, Korean selections (not the traditional Japanese selections you would expect). Have not tried any yet.
One of the better players in the Vegas sushi scene. Recommended.

I love trying out a new sushi place. I wished it was a bit better for me.
Armed with an Amazon deal I purchased for $ 20 for $ 40 worth of food, we arrived for dinner on a Saturday night. Not very busy…
Our server and sushi chef was friendly and helpful. As we looked at the menus handed to us and the monitor they had set up with pictures showing a slideshow of their sushi selections, we asked about their rolls. Our server knew some, yet still turned to ask most of what we asked to the sushi chef. I guess the new menu was new to them, too???
We ordered the Shufflin Roll recommended by our server and the James Special. Both were tasty, yet just had a lot going on. Couple different kinds of sauces, different fishes, sometimes a dish has too many things going on. I saw something called Taco Wasabi on their specials board, so I requested one. It was pretty much tako (octopus) chopped in a small bowl with wasabi mixed in. Do not recommend ordering that.
When I presented my phone to use my Amazon deal, another employee came to settle our check so we can pay what’s leftover after our voucher. I saw our check (what we would’ve paid) and saw that it added up to about $ 32. I’m not saying they were obligated to tell us, but all I was thinking was «Wouldn’t that have been nice that they could’ve told us we still had $ 8 to use???» Or at least tell us what our balance was at. I’m not one to care if we go over a certain amount, especially using a voucher, because I knew we already got a deal. Anyone else understand where I’m coming from? LOL
I hate giving less than 3 stars, seeing that others did enjoy this place. Maybe I’ll try again and write an update…

This new place opened up a while back and I was sold when I saw sushi on the sign. We came in last weekend and ordered a large variety of items. Everything was really good and really cheap. Like, really really cheap. Even better. All the food was very fresh and tasty. Since we live so close, I’m sure we’ll be back often.

Since I work around there I’ve pretty much tried all Asian restaurants around Lucky Fish. Because the outside of the restaurant isn’t exactly appealing I never considered eating there until the living social coupon (good marketing strategy!). The inside of the restaurant is surprisingly pleasant. I have been there twice so far, both dinner and lunch. The waiter seemed a little dull and stiff. The waitress spoke little English and was confused a couple of times but it’s all good. Although the service definitely needs improvement, overall I am pleased with the food and the prices.
They have a limited sushi roll selection. Most of the rolls have snow crab, shrimp, avocado or cream cheese. I’m one of those who believe that in a Sushi restaurant there is no room in my stomach for any other shenanigans but fish! So I had Young Special Roll (super white tuna and salmon). The flavor was very good and the texture was even better (melts in your mouth)!
Grilled sea bass. Absolutely delicious! It might’ve been a tiny tiny bit salty (the chef could’ve used less sauce) but overall it was fresh, flavorful, and perfectly cooked to a buttery texture. I’d prefer a bigger and thicker chunk (who wouldn’t) but it’s a decent size for the price.
Yellowtail Collar. Very good! Grilled sea bass definitely stole the spotlight but the collar was pretty good as well in terms of both size and taste. Some parts were just as silky and buttery as the sea bass while other parts were a little bit dry which is not that uncommon.
Fried Noodle with Vegetables, a little bit salty and saucy for me but I did like the taste of the mushroom and the egg noodle was cooked well.

Excellent, Amazing, across the board 5-​star:
* Service with a smile — both waiter and sushi chef. Also, our waiter never let the iced green tea get below ½ glass. :)
* Menu Choices: creative, different and YUMMAY! And they do offer half-​rolls, which is nice. BTW, the iced green tea is the opaque matcha kind. Its «real» green tea.
We arrived for dinner at 6:30, only two other parties in the resto. When the word gets out, there’ll be lines. Seated at the bar. Started ordering based on the «video menu.» There’s no printed/​pic menu of their special rolls so you just have to sit near the monitor to get an idea of what you’re ordering.
Shufflin Special — think this was my favorite, and chef’s first suggestion for me.
90% roll — also great.
Grand Canyon — more of a «heavy» roll, good to share. Has a bit of mayo in and around, fyi. Had to take ½ home, and it was just as good the next day.
Ultimate Tuna — oh they are not kidding. Its like tuna with a side of tuna with a tuna back. (aka, must like tuna).
Hamachi Kama — good, but not as large as I’ve had in other places, and little fishy smelling which turned off my dining buddy, but it was good.
I’ve tried about six other sushi joints in town, and this is my absolute favorite. Quality, service, location. Have to say, the $ 40 for $ 20 deal is what brought me in, and it did the trick. I’ll be back and my dining buddy felt the same way. We were elated (and full) when we left. Nice to find a place we could enjoy with no exceptions.
Thank you Lucky Fish! :)

Once Bosa 1 closed and I saw Lucky Fish start to open up shop, I got excited to try this place out. Once I saw the Unilocal Deal, I was totally sold.
We came in yesterday for lunch. The restaurant has been renovated completely, since it was Bosa 1. The seating area is huge and the décor is modern and clean. Great atmosphere, so we were excited to see what was on the menu. They have a lot of different options from Korean to teriyaki to an extensive sushi menu. The lunch menu is served every day, even weekends, which I love. The prices are great as well.
My mom ordered a tempura lunch, while I got the three handrolls lunch, my fella got the bulgogi entrée and we shared the grilled calamari and the garlic chicken gizzards. The service was friendly and extremely efficient. Our server was quick with the refills and never let our glasses or plates pile up on the table. All the food was pretty tasty as well. Not necessarily authentic, but it tasted great and it was fresh, so there’s not much more I can ask for on that front.
I’m looking forward to our next meal at Lucky Fish. the prices alone will draw me back soon.

One of the better non-​AYCE sushi places in Vegas. Fairly new and standing on its own in a plaza, this sushi restaurant is making its name known by their penis-​shaped special sushi roll. It is pretty filling and big, if I may say. Use the $ 20 for $ 40 Unilocal deal if you’re here for more than 2 people because the bill adds up quick. Good quality sushi and enough tables for groups.
There are lots of unique naming to their rolls that matches the unique ingredients in it. Our penis-​shaped roll (Surprise Me Roll) had seaweed salad as the pubic hair. Very clever, Lucky Fish. They also have a sushi bar with more seating than other sushi places. This is a perfect sitting for bachelorette parties. It seems so fitting!

The real deal! lucky fish sushi & grill has it all, a clean beautiful place, great service and awesome sushi at affordable prices.
As I drove trough the neighborhood I saw this place and remembered that I had read a review on Unilocal by Tony T. and decided to try it for myself. Went inside and was greeted with the usual Irrashaimase shout, (close the door!) I sat at the bar and asked the chef James to make me something spicy and salty but not sweet. I also told him not to surprise me since I didn’t want to end up with the surprise roll on the picture that everyone have talked about, you know… the one that looks like… well, check the pic. I ended up with the jay roll which it was just the flavor I was hoping for, I also tried the Mexican roll just to see what it would taste and look like, It was real good but just didn’t see anything mexican in it besides being spicy,
I was by myself and having a small conversation with James the chef about sushi and other topics like Japanese culture and customs, it turned out that we had a lot in common, we both liked sushi but neither one of us was Japanese, but don’t get me wrong, that didn’t stop him from making killer rolls! …My point is, the chef does not have to be from the land of the rising sun to make authentic sushi here in the land of the scorching sun. The service in itself made my experience more enjoyable and memorable which is one of the main reasons I will be going back.
As I was leaving the restaurant they shouted something again… don’t know what they were saying but I have something to say… stop yelling at me!!!
Lucky fish not so lucky, it ended up on my sushi roll… lucky me!

After the Rock N Brew fest, we wanted to grub on something. Remembering the awesome picture of the chirashi bowl, posted by Tony T, we decided to head over to LF.
Cons
–Staff did forgot about the Chirashi Bowl, so Debbie got her tasty bowl of LF ramen way before we got the chirashi bowl.
–Expected the chirashi bowl to look like Tony T’s pic, but instead, we received one less of the tuna, hamachi, and salmon sashimi.
Pros
–Very spacious and awesome décor
–Our waiter was kind of quirky, but friendly enough.
–We received some delightful items on the house (maybe to makeup for the wait on the chirashi bowl?)
So as of now, I am going to give it an A-​OK. I will try LF again…

Given the option, I am always down for trying new restaurants. Sometimes this tendency even applies after I have already tried another new restaurant just minutes before. Yeah, I am crazy and possibly have a 2^nd stomach compartment, just like the mystically crazy half man half bull, Minotaur. Anyway, that was how I ended up at the door of an almost 3 weeks young Japanese restaurant by the fortuitous name of Lucky Fish Sushi & Grill (aka LF).
LF is located on S. Jones, in the same busy plaza as China Mama, Cravin’ Cajun and HK Star, on the spot where Bosa 1 used to be, and across the street from 168 Supermarket. Chef Young (trained in Nagoya, Japan, and worked locally at Sushi Tower, Sushi Fever and Yellowtail) and Chef James, plus one other business partner run this latest Japanese eatery to open in the greater «Chinatown» area of Las Vegas.
Since I was nearly topped off from a rather tasty Taiwanese beef noodle soup from across the street, I was only able to tried their Chirashi Bowl on my initial test drive of LF’s unexpectedly diverse menu. LF’s menu offerings is like the selection of a Megamart of Japanese cuisine with a healthy sprinkling of Korean BBQ on top. You can order the typical sushi and rolls, the tried and true teriyaki, noodles such as ramen, udon and yakisoba, plus K-​BBQ favorites like kalbi and bulgogi.
If you are not sure what to order, simply watch the slide show of scenery from Japan with pictures of menu items shuffled in or simply asks for recommendations.
The food was prepared with expert care, and the best part of my dining experience was the friendly service and the conversations with the sushi chef and staff. Plus the décor of the roomy new restaurant was a significant improvement from the predecessor.
The lunch specials starts at $ 6 and is served from 11am to 3:30pm, which I am told is popular with those that work in the vicinity.
Verdict: Definitely have to come back on an empty stomach for a full test drive.