The GREATEST Food Event Ever – Omakase Kyara’s Tuna Cutting

I have had a lot of amazing food experiences over the many years of blogging. From Noma Kyoto to eating at Alain Ducasse’s country home to the most amazing ice cream for under $1 in Mongolia. However, nothing tops the experience I had this past weekend at Omakase Kyara’s Tuna Cutting in Las Vegas.

It was well executed, eventful, fun, and most importantly, delicious.

The event starts at 5PM. I am usually weary about food events that start so early. I like eating late, and believe that the best food events happen when the sun goes down. Something about the darkness outside adds to the allure of a dinner. Also, a great dinner requires submission. Submission to the chef (omakase and tasting menus), and submission to the evening (its late, but I don’t have anywhere else to be or go, I can unwind and fully enjoy the moment). However, as the night progressed, I understood why this particular event needed to start early. The total time to complete the experience is 3 hours plus. Everything starts when you arrive. You will check in and then are greeted by Japanese drummers:

After a a few minutes of enjoying the music, entry starts. The first stop, a pic op with the tuna!

Every detail has been thought of. The photographer will take your pic and print it out to hand to you later, and also take one with your own device. Then you will be shown to your seat. I did not book this myself, but apparently, you can choose your spot. The spot you want is at the sushi bar right in front of the action. Waiting there was the menu for the evening:

With our ticket, we were given a token for a drink which was either a glass of wine or pint of Japanese beer. We also added a bottle of sake. We did not do any of the additions because most, except the Phil nigiri, were already included. This was the view from my seat when the tuna was brought from the photo op area to the cutting area. There are also tables and Japanese rooms where you can book to sit, but if you want the best view, you want to be at the sushi bar.

Once the cutting begins, the atmosphere turns lively, with music and cheering. Before any food was served, they used the tuna head to do sake shots for everyone!

The kitchen was extremely efficient in its service considering they were cooking as tuna was being cut, for SO many guests. I’m not going to review every dish because it will likely change, but here is some of what was served.

You cannot get fresher than this:

This was one of the more unique courses: uni and caviar bumps with tuna marrow sake shots:

At the end, you can have UNLIMITED handrolls. I was so full by this point that I had one, then forced myself to order another, and in the morning, wished I had forced a third, fourth and fifth one! It was incredible:

Over the many years of running this blog, and even before, I have had countless unique food experiences. I remember my first tasting menu – the French Laundry, then the first European tasting menu (a place in Barcelona I don’t recall the name of anymore) being so exciting. That was more than 15 years ago. Then over the years going on a roller coaster of excitement for tasting menus, then getting tired of sitting for hours, then getting bored of many places doing the same thing, then getting excited again, and the cycle repeating. These days, I lean more away from tasting menus. However, this experience is in a league of its own.

From the service, to the experience to the food, this was the complete package. The most perfect, and best food experience I have ever had. Completely memorable. I would highly recommend you to book it. The do it a few times a year. A lot of times, a food experience can be great, but I would not do it again. This one is different. I would gladly do it again. That’s how good it was. No gimmicks just a perfect evening.