Not sure why I waited so long to try this place. This is a traditional Japanese Charcoal Grill House. I sat at the bar and ordered the $100 Omakase menu which included 10+ dishes including one plate of sashimi. Every dish was great. The tofu and the chicken breast with crispy chicken skin stood out. Best chicken skin I've ever... More

This is a small place with many Japanese customers and an all-Japanese staff. Alcohol prices are steep but the rest of the food seemed reasonably priced for the quality ($4-12 per piece, everything big enough to share). Sake lovers will die for the long list of choices. We sat at the bar (our choice) so that we could watch the... More

This is a hidden little restaurant placed on Decator and Spring Mountain. They serve a lot of different Japanese dishes. Most of them small ones for low prices. Everything on the meny is good!

If you think you've had good Japanese, then you haven't eaten at Raku yet! I can;'t say enough about how incredibly delicious my meal was at Raku. Raku is a traditional Japanese Charcoal Grill, so lots of wonderfully prepared and seasoned skewer options cooked over an open charcoal flame. As other reviewers have mentioned, the menu is both varied and... More

I used to live in Japan, and have been living in Vancouver for the past 23 years so I have had a lot of exposure to Japanese food of all kinds. Raku takes the cake, though, in North America as far as I'm concerned. The menu offers a myriad of options, but starts with tofu. How can we go back... More

There are not enough words to describe how much I liked Raku. Yes, it is away from the Vegas Strip, and the drive is worth every bit of it. The variety of items on the menu means there is something for every appetite, from adventurous to simple. The quality and preparation of the food is top notch -- everything tasted... More

A complete change from the usual Japanese sushi etc, Wonderfully tasty charcoal grilled tidbits at a very reasonable price (with the exception of the sashimi, which was ridiculoulsy expensive). Everything from the enoki mushroom rapped in bacon to the pig's ear was delicious, though the beef tendon won't be to everyone's taste. Well worth the taxi ride from the Strip.... More

Raku is a great Japanese restaurant about 3 miles off the strip. Because I am basically a sushi and sashimi sort of guy and Raku is more ... sophisticated... I had the $50 prixe fixe omakase tasting and loved it. The meal started with home-made tofu and went on and on. Mackerel two ways, pork rib, raw fishes, grilled tomatoes... More

The food here is just amazing. Everything we ate was so yummy. From the raku tofu to the foie gras and bluefin tuna, it is just perfection. The crunchy asparagus was so good, we ordered it twice. This is definitely my favorite restaurant in Vegas. The night after, we ate at L'atelier at Joel Robouchon. Granted, it is a different... More