Blackened ahi tacos (two crispy won ton shells, shredded cabbage, pepper-seared tuna, salsa fresca, lemon wasabi (Japanese horseradish) – Awesome appetizer. I could mow down about 10 of these. 

Lazy Chef Roll (Tempura fried on the outside, topped with spicy aioli and eel sauce and loaded with too many ingredients to mention inside). It is Poway Sushi Lounge’s version of the Kitchen Sink at Sushi on the Rock. The ball and chains favorite roll here. Everyone who I’ve ever tried this with loves it.

El Chapo Roll (spicy krab, cucumber, asparagus, cilantro layered with halibut and avocado, 7 spice powder, green onion, ponzu). Perfect combination of flavors with a nice crunch of asparagus inside.

Chronic Roll (shrimp tempura, avocado, krab, cucumber topped w/ spicy tuna, tempura crunchies, eel sauce) – They serve this same roll at Sushi on the Rock but it’s not on the menu over there.

Tsunami Roll (grilled shrimp, crab, asparagus, avocado, and cucumber layered w/ cajun seared albacore, roasted garlic, chili cilantro ponzu sauce on the side). Awesome seared cajun albacore and the dipping sauce on the side is perfect.

Pepper Seared Ahi Sashimi (ahi coated with black pepper, seared and served over a bed of avocado and sweet onion, garlic ponzu sauce) – It doesn’t get much better than this. If you like pepper seared than make sure you order this dish. If you don’t, order it anyways because I’m telling you to.

Ahi Poke (chef cuts of tuna, sweet onions, sesame seeds, chives, marinated in our special poke sauce, served over a seaweed salad) – Very, very good ahi. The only thing I would add is some fresh avocado slices but still amazingly fresh.

Look, you pretty much can’t go wrong no matter what you order here. The fish is as fresh as I’ve tasted anywhere with the exception of Katana on Sunset Blvd. in L.A. and I promise you will not be dissapointed. A lot of Charger players also go here and I’ve seen a few from time to time. 4 1/2 stars.

We were there with our wives and all four of us ordered the filets. None of us were dissapointed. These were some incredibly lean, tender and flavorful pieces of meat, just maybe that best steak I ever had. It doesn’t come in a pool of  hot butter like Ruth’s Chris, but my heart valves appreciate that. The steaks do come out sizzling on hot plates that keep the steak nice and hot the whole time. If fact, they ask you to cover your shirts with your napkin so you don’t get splattered by the sizzling steaks. One bite and I was in love….seriously awesome filet mignon. If your’e a steak man (or girl), you have to check this place out.

The sides are good too, but nothing that I thought was worth raving about. After all, the steaks are the star of this show. Ceasar salad’s are made for you tableside with fresh ingredients so that’s prety cool. I had to try it and it was pretty good but I’ve had better ceasar dressing and the lettuce wasn’t as cold and crisp as I would have liked. Blue cheese wedge salads are also good there.  We also ordered some sweet corn (that wasn’t so sweet) and the garlic mashed potatoes that I do recommend to anyone else except for my wife (the perfect amount of garlic in my opinion).

Price wise, it’s pretty much the same as Ruth’s Chris in case you’re wondering. We spent $250 for 4 of us (that included a bottle of red at $45, 4 filet’s, 4 salads, sides and some ice cream at the end). Overall a great dining experience thanks to how good their filets are. I give it a 4 stars overall.

We started out with an order of edamame like I do every time I go out for sushi. They serve it hot here which I prefer over cold edamame so I was happy about that. But of course I didn’t come here for edamame. Our first dish was the Tuna Tartare, which was mixed with avocado and served on a crispy wonton. The quality of their fish here is just outstanding and you could taste the freshness in each bite. Unfortunately, there weren’t that many bites of this dish because it’s served in very small portions (like pretty much all the dishes here) but I’m okay with that when the food is this good. Plus that allows you to try more dishes and lighten the load in your wallet. Although the tuna tartare was really good, it didn’t exactly satisfy my raging hunger. That’s ok…there were plenty more dishes to come. Our next order was the crispy rice topped with spicy tuna (4 pieces, $15). The combination of flavors and textures made this dish a standout, as the rice really is crispy and cooked in a delicious sauce, the spicy tuna was loaded with flavor and then topped off with a thin slice of fresh, crunchy jalapeno to give it a little bite.  I was immediately wishing there were 8 pieces instead of the 4 that came with it. Although saddened that they were now in my belly and not in my mouth, I was still excited about the next order we had coming, the Dragon Roll ($22). Now this was another dish that was a  perfect combination of tastes and flavors. Sweet. Spicy. Crunchy. Awesome. It had sweet eel, baked crab, shrimp tempura and tobiko, crispy tempura flakes on top and served with a little eel sauce and spicy sriracha sauce on the side. This dish had 6 pieces so it was one of the more filling dishes of the night as well. We weren’t quite full yet so we had two more dishes coming.  Next was the Hamachi Fusion ($15) with soy-citrus and truffle essence and topped with a thin slice of fresh jalapeno which I always love on sushi dishes. Although very thin pieces, the quality of the fish was pretty awesome. This one almost literally melts in your mouth it’s so tender. Another winner. And now I was getting full. We still had one more dish to come, the Kobe Sashimi Roll ($26) with Yamagobo, Avocado and Chipotle Sauce. Although good, it wasn’t inspiring by any means and didn’t compare to the taste and originality of the other dishes we had. Oh yeah, for drinks I had the Pear Martini which the waiter recommended (and yeah, I like girly drinks….you got a problem with that?), and my wife had the white sangria. Both good, but at $15 a pop, I wasn’t exactly sucking these babies down.

Overally, I would highly recommend Koi in Las Vegas. Yes it’s expensive, yes the portion sizes are small but the food was exceptional. I give it 4 stars, one full star off because of price/portion size. I’m sure I’ll be back to Koi,  just not after a bad night at the tables.