Hachi

Best izakaya in town! Authentic, great value, fresh fish, and clean restaurant! Their guests are mostly Japanese if that tells you anything about their quality!
While Ichiza is well known as the original izakaya, many have sprung up in the valley since. Hachi is unique in their recipes, preparations, and all around a great experience every time.
There are 2 chefs at the front. One is a sushi master dedicated to preparing all things raw. The other is a grill master who makes sure every yakitore skewer is cooked perfectly and never burnt or chewy. What is most special here is that they use Binchotan charcoal (highest quality and flown from Japan) which takes more time to cook the skewer at lower heat but also imparts more flavor.
Table side condiments:
The soy sauce is aged 3 years and made with konbu and Bonito flakes. The soy really highlights the sweetness in fresh sashimi and makes it explode in flavor
The buta miso is an original blend made with chunks of crispy pork.
This is my 3^rd visit here and we’ve ordered almost 80% of the menu at this point. We are still impressed with their consistency. Their restroom is always clean.
The must haves:
Beef tongue skewer
Pork belly skewer
Fresh oyster
Deep fried Fish cake stuff with mozzarella
Assorted sashimi bowl
If halibut is on the menu, definitely get it.
They also carry a wide selection of sake and some sake that is imported from Japan just for Hachi, not available anywhere else in the state!
Lastly, the service here is attentive but not over bearing. We hope you’ll enjoy your experience here as much as we do. Hachi has quickly endeared itself as a favorite restaurant for my husband and I for date nights.

This place is fantastic! 3^rd time here, so this review isn’t based on a one-​time experience.
I’m a well-​travelled white guy who knows authentic asian foods. This place is legit as Japanese Izakaya. There is one person who only attends the grill. Result: perfectly prepared skewers. The sushi chef is very traditional in sushi styles and flavors.
The restaurant makes their own soy sauce and spices in house. All flavors are subtle and well-​balanced.
Everything is so good that you have to be careful about over-​ordering. Prices are very reasonable for the amazing food quality.
Service is friendly and comes by often, but never seems to get in the way of our conversations.
All in all, you should be here right now. I am.

I’m hardly writing review on anything expect the experience is exceptional! And YES it is, Hachi is my favorite Japanese cuisine in town! very glad they finally opened on REAL JAPANESE CUISINE in Vegas. I called it cuisine coz the kitchen has renovation on food! And the special menu is changing all the time. More important, the food is renovated in Japanese style, NOT American style!!! That makes the entire restaurant awesome good in food. The service is also good. May not be good as you are purchasing a Lamborghini that salesman can fulfill you, but definitely on top.
They also have a pretty good list on sake choice, well they are izakaya that makes sense.
Whatever, you stomach speaks for you, so do I.

Just found my new favorite Japanese restaurant thanks to you Unilocalers. We had a whole grilled squid, otsumami appetizer (raw, seasoned baby octopus, cooked spinach, and enoki mushrooms), fried chicken skin, miso soup (with tofu, chicken, corn), and two hot teas for $ 19 total! Everything was off the chain!
Coming back very soon to try their yellowtail jalapeño sashimi with ponzu, beef tataki, teppan beef, hamachi sashimi, and their famous honey toast dessert!

Really liked this sushi spot! Fresh fish, great atmosphere, friendly and attentive staff. The only suggestion I would offer — add a few rolls to the menu. With all that great quality fish, it would be cool to see some unique rolls.
I’ll be back!

Excellent Yakitori Izakaya place! Compared to NY, LA and Japan, this place is pretty comparable or better. Highly recommended! Very good price!
Food: 5stars
Interior:4.5stars
Service: 4.5 stars
Price: 5 stars

Great food! Great service! Definitely 5 stars! Excellent dining experience. Overall everything was terrific! Most of all the staff is super friendly and accommodating. Will definitely come back!

Hachi was AWESOME! We showed up at 5:30 on the dot last Sunday and there were a couple of groups already waiting. We ordered two of the chicken skin chips and yep, believe the hype. We polished them off in a hurry. Really really good, especially with a cold Asahi. We ordered a bunch of other stuff, and the standout by far was the grilled pork chashu. Husband is still raving about that one, even topping the stuff we had at Mizumi the following night. The skip-​next-​time were the miso beef dish (miso flavor overwhelming, beef cooked too well) and the Kurobuta pork sausages (nothing wrong, but nothing special). The bacon-​wrapped enoki skewers were the best we’ve had (including the version at Raku).
Service was great — friendly, efficient, not overbearing. Left a 25% tip in appreciation. Hachi is definitely on our list of restaurants to come back to on our next Vegas trip. We’re thinking of maybe ordering at least 3 orders of the chicken skin chips and 3 of the grilled pork chashu. Can’t wait!

Food: Wanted to check out the yakitori places here in Las Vegas, and Hachi has been a great experience thus far. The BBQ’s were good, the pork belly and the squid were good choices. we also ordered some ala carte food on the menu and those turned out great as well.
Ambiance: The location is great for social drinking with finger foods to order.
Service: Service was great they accommodated my family, with 2 small children and were attentive to our needs.
Overall: Would definitely come back for the yakitori grills.

A great selection of brews, whiskey, sake and shoju!
The miso soup is the best miso soup I have ever had! Has mushroom and bacon in it! Garlic edamame is really good, and huge portion.
Same owner as Ramen Sora and Sushi Twister!
Service was great!

We stopped by a Saturday evening around 5:30 right when they were opening. This was unintentional, but turned out to be a good idea as this place gets busy. We were seated quickly by a friendly staff.
The restaurant itself is super nice and comfortable. I immediately felt excited to experience their food.
We primarily ate only grilled skewers. Everything we had was prepared well-​timed and was all delicious. The grilling method they use really adds fantastic smokey flavor to their food.
You will definitely have a delicious and satisfying experience here.

Items Selected:
Tamago Omelet — Ginger
Crispy Chicken Skin
Garlic Edamame
Shiitake Butter — Shiitake Mushroom with butter & soy sauce
Yamaimo Chips — Japanese Mountain Yam Skin fried with Isobe Style
Ikayaki — Spicy Mayo
Juicy Chicken Karaage — Deep Fried Chicken thigh with house special negi sauce
Ground Tsukune
Cheese Chikuwa Tempura — Mozzarella cheese wrapped with fish cake and deep fried with tempura
Pork Belly Tare
Teppan Beef Tongue — Tomatoes and Bean Sprouts
Kurobuta Sausage — Ketchup and Mustard, Salsa
Appetizer Trio — Eggplant Mustard, Tuna with Seaweed and Miso, Arugula Negi
Matcha Panna Cotta — Red Bean
Honey Toast — Vanilla Ice Cream
Located on Jones, in the same plaza as China Mama and Chada Thai, Hachi is a relative newcomer to the growing izakaya scene in Las Vegas’ Chinatown and owned by the team behind acclaimed Ramen Sora it was with two friends and a four year old that dinner was enjoyed this past Saturday, the results a bit mixed but at times more impressive than Raku at a lower pricepoint and far less of a hassle.
Spacious in layout, a center bar welcoming solos and those looking to experience a limited selection of raw fish cut to order, it was at one of the comfortable booths circling the restaurant perimeter that our group was sat and with service always nearby, pleasant, and happy to answer questions it was after a brief description of daily specials that a bakers-​dozen items were selected, several ordered in duplicate with the total bill tallying just under $ 30 per person.
Unfortunately one of those places to which «coursing out» plates is a foreign concept, despite several requests not to overwhelm the table, it was with a relatively limp and flavorless presentation of chilled omelet that the meal kicked off, but following this up almost immediately with two styles of fried crisps both the chicken skins and house-​special mountain yam were lightly seasoned and virtually oilless, the first bold bit of flavor presented by garlic soaked edamame that permeated the air in a ten foot radius.
Underwhelming again with buttered mushrooms that were tender enough, though not particularly well displayed beneath too much salt, it was with the whole squid that grilled items began to arrive, the tenderness of the cephalopod’s flesh found beneath snappy initial resistance as a kiss of charred lemon added ‘pop’ with or without the spicy mayo addition.
Surprised by the thickness of fried chicken thigh that was both tender and immensely juicy on a plate of miso sauce imbued with smoke and onions the evening’s most intriguing bite was soon offered by «Cheese Chikuwa Tempura,» the thinly rolled fish layer not dissimilar to the flavor of salt-​cod beneath light batter with a gooey mozzarella interior.
Progressing to three items from the low temperature binchotan grill, all ‘Out-​Rakuing’ Raku in terms of smoke profile and tenderness with the ground pork Tsukune particularly memorable amongst the group, it was with a bit less enthusiasm that the daily appetizer trio hit out table — the raw tuna well flavored while the rest were mostly throwaways, the daily special beef tongue marred by being overcooked by tableside searing, a Bill Walton quote-​in-​waiting about «letting the show get in the way of the game.»
Saddening the little fella at the table by informing us that softserve was unavailable it was nonetheless in two desserts that the evening called it an end and although the bittersweet panna cotta with an unexpected red bean core was a bit meager in portion considering the $ 6 pricetag, the $ 7.98 Honey Toast more than made up for it as the half-​loaf was presented golden, buttery, and crisp yet at the same time still saturated with sweetness.
***Excelling with some items while fumbling and frustrating with others that seemed slipshod in their execution despite otherwise good ingredients and intentions, Hachi is the sort of place where a good meal can be had at a relatively low investment while a more memorable overall experience would be better sought at Raku for those interested in esoterica or Kyara at a similar cost.

I love Japanese food, especially authentic isakaya style (Japanese tapas) which had been very popular in Japan for the last half century. I also love Japanese style bbq skewers (yakitoris) and my friend who lives in Las Vegas says I have to try out this new restaurant that opened in LV Chinatown a few months ago. He said it is Japanese owned and operated and the food is so authentic that it will bring you back to Tokyo without the plane ride or jet lag. I was in LV last weekend and among all the good restaurants on the strip, I have to try out this joint.
We came with a group of 6 people and with reservation, we were seated immediately. First thing you notice and smell when you walk in is the bbq grilling station with real binchotan charcoal. Waitress late told us that the special charcoal is imported directly from northern Japan, and makes grilled food taste so much better then regular charcoal. Service was very attentive and efficient, and waitress suggested us to put in the order for the bbq items first as it might take some time. Waitiress also pointed out to us that the sashimi soy is specially made in the restaurant, and there is also home made miso condiment to use on the various bbq skewers. We ordered a ton of food, and everything was delicious and arrived promptly. But here are some our favorite items.
bbq pork belly — oh my god, these are just little bites of heaven! the belly is cooked perfectly with a crispy skin and inside was just moist and tender. The charcoal adds a whole new dimension to this item,. I definely recommend this dish.
Scallop shashimi with ponzu sauce — scallop was very fresh and paired perfectily with the housemade ponzu sauce
Mixed shashimi platter — the sashimi here is inpar with the best I have had in Tokyo and is very fresh. The sushi chef, Mr Minbu is Japan trained and had been a sushi chef for the last 30 years
Bbq Squid — the squid was so fresh and tender, the special home made mayonnaise gave it a nice kick
Tsukune (Bbq ground chicken skewer) — This was a great choice, and being grilled on charcoal gave it a great smokiness taste. This is a favorite in Japanese yakitori places
Bbq chicken wings — came out perfect, skin was crispy with a great charcoal flavor
Crispy chips — deep fried chicken skin, that was fried twice. This went so well with beer that we have to order again
Chicken yakitoris — we ordered both the salt version and the one with yakitori sauce, while i like the sauced version better, my friends liked the salt version
Bacaon wrapped enoki mushrooms — perfectly cooked
Bbq Japanese sausages
Ocha Suke — rice porridge in green tea with salmon. This is also a very popular and authentic dish in isakaya across Japan
With the food, we also ordered ice cold Japanese beer and a couple bottles of sake. The drinks menu is very big, so it took us a while to decide what to get. But the sake and beer paired perfectly with the food we orderd.
Over all, this is one of the best Japanese restaurants I have been to, and I go to Japan twice a year for business. I am surprised this hidden jam is in Las Vegas our of all places, as i would imagine this being a huge hit in LA or San Francisco where there will be a more sizable Japanese population. No dish has disappointed me and service was top notch. I will definitely visit this restaurant again when I am in vegas.

Hachi is one of the latest izakayas to open up shop, taking up residence along the popular corners of Jones and Spring Mountain. With ramen (Ramen Sora) and AYCE sushi (Sushi Twister) under their belts, the owners went a different route with their newest venture in yakitori.
Greeted promptly and eagerly on a recent Sunday evening, the restaurant was a third full with Japanese-​speaking clientele.
Our waiter was thorough and energetic with explaining the menu and there was a bit to review. We ordered a little of everything, but let’s get to my favorites first.
* Crispy Chips «Deep fried chicken skin chips with house seasoning» ($ 3) — Oh. My. Gawd. This had me dancing in my seat! Fresh off the fryer with a squeeze of lemon and I am having a party in my mouth. I love deep fried chicken skin and their version just makes me so happy. As a result, we added 2 more orders. Love love love!
* Yamaimo Chips «Japanese mountain yam skin fried isobe style» ($ 3) — Having only experienced this dish at one other place, we were psyched to see it here. Yum. Yum. Yum. Can I get an Amen? Oh yeah! There’s a limit of 3 orders a day since they don’t carry a huge quantity of mountain yams. We were more than happy to claim all 3 for ourselves.
* Ika Karaage «Deep fried squid» ($ 3.50) — A tasty aioli accompanied this dish.
* Skipjack Tataki Hachi Style ($ 6.50) — This dish came from their specials board. It’s loaded with raw red onions, which may not be something for everyone. I especially liked the shiso leaf, onions, and mayo (?) combination, but it was a little too heavy-​handed with the Hachi sauce.
* Assorted Sashimi Bowl ($ 9.98) — This came with about 10 pieces of fresh fish on top of rice. It didn’t taste like sushi rice and I didn’t expect it to be since they don’t serve any nigiri here from what I gathered. This is a great opportunity to use their special soy sauce blend made with bonito flakes, so it’s a bit sweeter.
* Scallop Carpaccio «Scallop sashimi topped with masago, cherry tomatoes, micro cilantro and micro greens. Splashed with olive oil, white soy sauce, lemon yuzu, and yuzu miso sauce.» ($ 9.95) — The scallop was fresh and bright, and the fish eggs were flavorful (although they seemed more like tobiko than masago). I wasn’t the hugest fan of the micro cilantro and micro greens and felt the yuzu miso sauce took away from the clean flavors of the seafood.
* Halibut and Sea Urchin Carpaccio «Thinly sliced halibut topped with seared sea urchin, green onion, momiji oroshi and yuzu ponzu.» ($ 12.50) — Although delicately presently, it lacked something. The flavors weren’t coming out as much as we would have hoped for this dish.
* Tsukune with Oroshi Ponzu ($ 3.50) — It’s made with ground pork and was surprisingly quite juicy. Their yakitori does take awhile, so I suggest putting those orders in early. They use Binchotan charcoal (versus a gas grill or regular charcoal), which means the food grills at a lower temperature for a longer period of time. Be sure to utilize their condiments, specifically the Buta miso which is made from miso and crispy pork discards.
* Otsumami 3 Kinds ($ 5) — We received bean sprouts, squid and seaweed, and bonito flakes and veggies. It was a little uninspiring. It does change regularly though.
We tried ordering their Match soft serve, but it was unavailable.
Overall, food was good. I would come back just for the Crispy Chips and Yamaimo Chips for sure. I would request light sauce or sauce on the side for the sashimi dishes, but that’s my preference. I would definitely be interested to see what other specials they offer and any additions to their current menu. Service was attentive and polite. Water glasses were constantly filled and they worked as a team checking up on us. Love that.
Note: They do use peanuts as their chopstick holders, so those with severe peanut allergies should be aware!

Friend recommended new izakaya place called Hachi to me, and I just had to go.
1) Crispy Chips (4.5÷5) — fried crispy chicken skin… so bad for you but so good.
2) Sashimi Roll (⁵⁄₅) — assorted seafood wrapped by rice paper topped with an amazing yuzu miso sauce. one of the mandatory dishes you must order… it was delicate and delicious
3) Kurobota Sausage (3.5÷5) — all the times I’ve gotten kurobota sausage… I’ve been underwhelmed so I may be a bit biased. but it was cooked just fine. however, compared to all the other dishes, I probably wouldn’t get this again next time.
4) Chicken Thigh (⁵⁄₅) — $ 1.60 per skewer. you can get it with salt or their tare sauce. they grill all their yakitori with this high quality Binchotan charcoal, and it just tastes better. the meat is succulent and flavorful.
5) Chicken Teba Wing (⁴⁄₅) — $ 1.50 per wing. cooked perfectly with the skin just delicately crispy while the meat itself is very juicy.
6) Yamakake Hachi Style (⁵⁄₅) — mountain yam sliced into thin noodles with tuna sashimi and greens. I love unique, authentic dishes like this and I would get this over and over again.
7) Pork Belly (⁴⁄₅) — $ 1.75 per skewer, same with chicken thigh, you can get it with salt or tare. tasted good but I think the chicken thigh is superior.
8) Assorted Sashimi (4.5÷5) — got the three kinds of fish for $ 17. comes with standard tuna, salmon, and yellowtail. fish was fresh, thick slices, what more can you ask for.
The head chef was awesome. The variety and quality of food was awesome. If you come, I think you have to get the Sashimi Roll and Chicken Thigh (and also the yamakake hachi style if you’re feeling adventurous).

Owner of Ramen Sora and Sushi Twister now opened up an izakaya on Jones/​Spring Mountain. They specialize in hand grilled yakitori (Japanese style skewered chicken) which is cooked over Binchotan charcoal.
AMBIANCE/​SERVICE
Classy elegant feel with loud pop music playing. Sushi bar counter sits in the center of the restaurant, with tables around which are sectioned off. Cool layout but chairs at the sushi bar was extremely uncomfortable. Neat that they have a purse hook under the table.
Courteous and attentive servers here. Attention to detail/​knowledge of menu were on point.
FOOD
Not much of a variety or selection in my opinion. If anything, I would stick to their yakitori. According to their description, Hachi uses a high quality Binchotan charcoal which release large quantities of infrared rays, therefore making the meat crispy on the outside and tender/​juicy on the inside.
Yakitori Bowl-It’s really a mini yakitori bowl. I would say it is the same size as the mini chasyu bowl you can get over at Ramen Sora. Yakitori was super tender but had a very light flavor. ³⁄₅
Pork with Negi Shio Sauce-​pork belly was so juicy. I also liked the negi shio sauce. ⁴⁄₅
Umeshiso Yaki-​I know Ichiza has a pork skewer with umeshiso which is exactly like this. This one is chicken and I must say I liked the umeshiso skewer here better. Stronger ume flavor and more shiso leaves. ⁵⁄₅
Matcha Panacotta-​creamy green tea/​matcha custard with red bean filling. I like the matcha panacotta at Sakana better but I still enjoyed this. ⁴⁄₅
CONCLUSION
Each dish was tiny and I personally think its overpriced. Food here was underwhelming but exceptional service here will round up my rating to 3 stars.

I’ve been struggling to write this review and give it a star rating because I both loved it, then quickly afterwards hated it as I got a dose of food poisoning that required immediate bathroom attention. I’ll give it 3.5 stars for now and when I go next time I’m sure I’ll bump it up.
Went here on a Saturday night with my friend around 7pm. As usual, no place to park in this busy shopping center parking lot. So we parked next door near the Filipino place.
Nice looking place. I remember eating here when it was a Phở restaurant a long time ago, and the space is nice with several tables around the edge, and a long counter area ala a sushi place, which they have, but really you come here for the marinated meat BBQ sticks. Menus dropped off and drink orders taken quickly. Our waitress must have been new because she had to go ask when I inquired about the pricing on the specials. Nonetheless she did a nice job even though it was kind of weird getting the meat sticks at different times and not all at once.
We ordered:
Salmon belly special — lightly seared and served sashimi style with salmon egg and sauces. Since I was the only one who ate this it might be the culprit. It was good.
Chicken Thigh Tare style — very good flavor. My first couple pieces here were so tender that maybe they weren’t cooked through because I ordered a couple more of these sticks later and they weren’t as tender. This might be the other culprit but this stick was shared.
Umeshiso Yaki — w/​sour plum and japanese basil. These were just ok, I wasn’t wowed by the flavor and didn’t order more later in the meal.
Pork belly tare style — absolutely delicious. I love pork belly and these didn’t disappoint.
Magic Mountain — salmon and cream cheese wrapped by soy paper and deep fried. This was delicious as well, a combination of my two favorites.
Beef Misozuke — This was actually one of the very first japanese yakitori meals that I’d ever had as a kid. This version was so-so…didn’t have any flavors jumping out at me.
Garlic Edaname — I believe this is fried in butter and garlic instead of steamed. It was really tasty.
Overall, I’d come here again. I liked many items and saw many more on the menu to try. I’m a bit concerned with the quality control though.

Don’t you worry don’t you worry child… the outside may fool you but on the inside it’s super cute and clean and just very modern!
An awesome Japanese style tapas/​small plates restaurant. It’s small but very decorated nicely and to the tee. I’ve sat at the bar area and the booths. If you want to have a nice time, come here. They have an awesome staff and play great music as well. Atmosphere is awesome!
Now let’s get to the FOOD!
The yakitori (I don’t know how to spell it) is amazing and at a great price! I like the salmon collar. It’s HUGE! I also love getting the tomato cherries wrapped with bacon, they’re honestly really tasty. I’ve gotten the bowls and they were all delicious. Everything is a good size at a reasonable price and it tastes authentic and juicy! Definitely try the Miso soup as it is special there and has a lot of stuff in it and can definitely fill you up unlike the plain miso soup at other places.
Overall, this is a great place to dine in and bring your friends for small talk or a gathering. The guys that work the sushi bar are all great and super kind. You will definitely see me eating here a lot!!!

Solid 3.5 stars.
Grilled mackerel is small, but the best item out of all our orders. Green tea panna cotta is definitely worth getting as well. I was bummed they ran out of green tea soft serve. :(
We ordered some chicken, beef tongue, pork belly, bacon tomato, bacon enoki, and tsukune yakitori’s or skewers. All were good, but not mind blowing. Solid 3 stars for me.
The beef tataki, tuna carpaccio, and seared mackerel were also good.
Nice décor, great service, and good place for a date or small group of friends.
I’ll comeback for their soft serve, panna cotta, and grilled mackerel.
Price is reasonable for an izakaya.

What a great izakaya-​style spot! This plaza is rife with great offerings, and I’m glad to see the new dishes offered here: a mix of hot and cold tapas, with some sashimi and yakitori grill items thrown in. Their charcoal grill items are featured, but their fresh fish items are standouts for us!
HOT DISHES
The grilled ika and grilled mackerel are both great! Nice blistering, perfectly cooked, simple and tasty. Daikon, lemon, and spicy mayo are offered alongside, but neither dish really needs it. The chicken karrage was juicy, but not a standout. Crispy breading seemed uneven.
COLD DISHES
The sashimi roll is perfection: fresh fish, rice paper, and shiso leaves, with a tasty yuzu sauce. The sashimi carpaccio features garlic oil, herbs, and seasonings– the crispy garlic in particular added great texture and flavor to the fish! What’s not to love?! I am hoping they add more raw fish dishes and light rolls to their menu, their fish is very fresh and great quality. Will come back for sashimi.
GRILL ITEMS
Various meats on sticks. The chicken thigh is tasty, with a nice char to it. They have a house-​made chicken sausage that is fairly unique, and available with a poached egg dipping sauce– didn’t much care for it. The offer two types of beef tongue, and the lean version we tried lacked the flavor we expected, seeming more like liver? The kurobata sausage and tomato/​bacon are staples that are executed well. Grilled mackerel was the best dish in this section of the menu: simply prepared, crispy skin, moist interior, best with just a squeeze of lemon.
DESSERT
Matcha pannacotta is sublime. Cool, creamy green tea custard features a surprise red bean filling, topped with a dollop of fresh whipped cream. I prefer desserts that aren’t too sweet, and this perfectly fit the bill. Their honey toast seems to be very popular though, and many groups around us ordered it.
Service sitting at the sushi bar was attentive throughout our visit, with constant drink refills and small talk with the sushi chef. The interior space is modern, with both booths and the bar, and loud EDM/​House style music, which was an interesting contrast to the simple, classic food. Looking forward to coming back!