Same thing, different place - Swish Shabu Shabu in Las Vegas, NV

Hi Salman, Elliot, and Anthony,
Thanks for the compliments. The cool thing is that Kagaya just mailed me a coupon for $20 off my next visit. It doesn't expire until October so I have plenty of time to go back Or if someone wants to try it out, I'll send you the coupon...

Hi TM,
Thanks also for the compliments.
Wow, somehow I knew you would have been there for the wagyu. We're planning to go back before end of April and will probably try the wagyu. We might even bring DRMW ha ha ha...
The prices have gone up slightly, there's a wagyu beef at $108 and then a premium wagyu for $128. We should do a dinner there sometime! And thanks for the info about the kampachi/hamachi. That's what I love about this site, I learn something new all the time.


BTW - We just got back home from another mini-vacation in Las Vegas and actually found a shabu shabu restaurant not too far off the strip on Spring Mountain Road.

The restaurant is Swish Shabu Shabu:



We went here for lunch before our drive back to LA. The restaurant is very clean and has a large U-shaped counter for diners. And the service was great too. Swish offers a prime rib course, or a higher quality "Kobe chuck". The beef is sliced slightly thicker than other places I've been too.


Here's a pic of the beef being prepared:



The shabu shabu meal included a plate of garden mushrooms, carrots, tofu, white onions, asparagus, green onions, and napa cabbage, with a side plate of udon:



I ordered the 'healthy' portion which is the regular sized plate of prime rib beef:



And a closeup of the beef:



We had two sauces, one small bowl of peanut and the other ponzu. I normally don't use the peanut sauce, but tried it and really like the flavor:



Here's my hot pot of boiling water with konbu and my veggie plate thrown in:



My girlfriend ordered the sukiyaki version. I tasted this and the flavors were just OK. I thought it was a little too salty and not sweet enough:



And here's a pic of a few slices of prime beef simmering in the sukiyaki pot:



DRMW joined us for lunch, and he had the Kobe chuck "hungry" size. It's a larger portion of nicely marbled beef. It's only about $5 more and definitely worth the small difference in price:



For dessert, we had an assortment of mochi ice cream. We tried the mango, green tea and strawberry.



Our lunch at Swish Shabu Shabu was delicious and an easy short drive off the strip. It's open 7 days a week and even offers a 'happy hour' with discounts off sake and some of the food. This might be a good alternative to Ichiza for lunch or dinner when we don't feel like eating at the buffets.

Regards,
ED-209