Surf clam and octopus in the forefront here.
Sushi Twister has been our go-to All You Can Eat sushi restaurant in Las Vegas for years now. I've written several Yelp reviews on them over time and my opinion has changed with subsequent visits. My very first impression wasn't super positive as I felt they stuffed too much rice into their rolls, but since then the balance has been established and their rolls and nigiri are delicious. On the best of days they have super white tuna nigiri available, which is Antho's favorite, but we're always happy to have uni (sea urchin) and ikura (salmon roe) with amaebi (sweet shrimp). If they offer to serve you the deep fried heads, take it! They are delicious! The heads have all that delicious shrimpy flavour but with extra crunch as they get a quick bath in tempura batter before hitting the oil. You can eat the whole thing, brains and all, and I absolutely recommend it. It's the next best thing to eating the live shrimp in Noryangjin market in Korea.
We also really like their baked mussels, but there's a ton of hot food options available in their appetiser menu- everything from gyoza and deep fried tofu to rice bowls and salads. Their tempura has been consistently delicious too. If you're not big on sushi there's a lot of options, too, like teriyaki chicken and rice to a roll made with grilled beef instead of fish. We love ourselves some fish and will take it in all it's forms, form raw to deep fried, so there's hardly an item on their menu that we haven't tried at least once. The only real complaint that's ever come up is an item being too spicy for Antho, but if you order off their spicy menu you go into it knowing you run that risk. Lucky for us I can handle the heat and I was able to clear our plate, as the rule for most AYCE places applies here as well: any plates you do not finish will be charged at full take out price. Unfortunately for Sushi Twister we've yet to take on that challenge and walk away defeated.
As always we had a delicious meal. We never feel rushed here. Sometimes the chefs might get swamped with orders, but if you're patient they'll be more than happy to take care of you when they get the opportunity. We've seen some customers get rude with the sushi chefs and I always hate seeing that... being unpleasant with the people handling your food doesn't incentivise them to cater to you! This restaurant can get quite busy with all the take-out orders, All You Can Eat customers, regular customers ordering off the menu.... being a dick to the girl taking your drink orders isn't going to do much good. If you're in a hurry to get a specific meal you can always order ahead and get your food to go, otherwise relax and enjoy your stay. The food is well worth it if you let the cooks do their jobs.
Another bonus to dining at Sushi Twister is their rewards card- if you visit their restaurant often enough and have the All You Can Eat meal you can earn a free one! This is great for people like us who adore sushi and go together, as each meal for the two of us garners us two stamps on the card, getting us closer to a half-price meal each time we indulge. Fabulous.
Once we got home we spent our time doting on our little sick girl Orca. She'd been struggling with a respiratory infection and medication hadn't done much to help, so we knew it was only a matter of time until she was off to the rainbow bridge to join her sisters and her papa. It's always heart breaking to watch our little squeaks struggling in their final days because we've literally had one of us there for them for every single day of their lives since birth. I know to some people they might be "just rats", but to us they're out fur babies and we've enjoyed their company for nearly 2 years straight. Rats are very social and they've been our tiny friends, greeting us with their little faces each time we return home or wake up in the morning. Each one knows their name, and Orca was and always will be our sweet little girl. She wasn't with us for much longer after this but we'll always treasure the time we got to spend with her.
Until next time...
XOXO,
NAU
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