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And then, in 2008, Raku opened.
The small-plates restaurant quickly became a hit with chefs from the Strip and foodies from all over.
Food writer John Curtas said the opening of Raku was a big one for Japanese cuisine in Las Vegas. It elevated Japanese food in America, in Las Vegas specifically, to the level of what you would get in a bigger city like Los Angeles or San Francisco or New York, he said.
Curtas said chef Mitsuo Endo actually built the restaurant himself to echo the izakaya bars in Japan and on the cheap, though it doesn t look cheap.
If there was ever a person who you could say has eaten Las Vegas, it’s John Curtas. The food critic has been a fixture in the local dining scene for decades.
Alexandria Dazlich directs government affairs for the Nevada Restaurant Association but she’s also a diehard foodie who enjoys an upscale meal as much as a good pizza.
For the next issue of Nevada Public Radio s magazine, Desert Companion, Curtas and Dazlich sat down for a conversation about why they enjoy eating out in Las Vegas so much. It s part of a New Year feature on things to love about the city now.