Trattoria Nakamura-Ya

We were so surprised and delighted to find this Japanese-Italian fusion restaurant as we had become a bit obsessed with these fusion dishes on our trips to Japan. Trattoria Nakamura-Ya did not disappoint! Everything was cooked to perfection with great textures and flavors. If you've never had Japanese-Italian fusion, you must give this place a try. Don't be afraid, even if the combinations seem strange at first I'll admit I did not think sausage and seaweed pasta could be so delicious. On top of the great food, the service was super friendly and attentive. We will be back to try the rest of the menu :

This place is amazing - such a cool and well-done fusion restaurant for very reasonable prices. I got one of the carbonaras with spicy roe and tried the takoyaki and dessert sampler, and all of it was really such a pleasure but the dessert was my favorite! The waitress was super friendly and accommodating. I would come back here every time I visit Vegas.

A local favorite. Everything tastes superb! The pasta is al dente, the seafood is fresh, and the flavors are perfect. For appetizers we had bruschetta and mussels escargot style. For main we had seafood pescatore and squid ink pasta both pastas are highly recommended. For dessert we had the sampler.

Literally one of the best places to eat in Vegas! We absolutely love the food here it's unique, delicious and high-quality! For an amazing dining experience don't pass this place up. Definitely order the Uni pasta, it's what their known for.

In A Nutshell: -If you are looking for a very special treat, something different than your usual fare, you need to come experience the food at Trattoria Nakamura-Ya. -This unusual merging of Japanese & Italian cuisine is masterful. -Located in what I call the, "Japanese All-Star Plaza" aka Seoul Plaza off of Spring Mountain Road in Chinatown yeah I know that was a lot of description, you'll find this tiny restaurant. -It's best to make a reservation if you can. -The staff made it easy for you to order their 10 most popular items on a chalk board. -I ordered the most famous dish, which is the Linguini Uni Tomato Cream Sauce w/ the added Grilled Scallop. -The amount of sweet & smooth Santa Barbara uni is plentiful mixed w/ piping hot al dente linguini noodles. -For the appetizer, I tried 3 of their Fried Oysters w/ the Chef's Special Tartar Sauce. -I beg to argue that the tartar sauce is just as good if not better tasting then the oyster! SO SO DELISH. -To wash it all down, I tried the Japanese Coedo Shiro Hefeweizen beer. -I normally like to drink my beer from the bottle, but I highly recommend that you pour the highly carbonated wheat beer into the cold glass they give you. -The bathroom is very clean & true to being Japanese, there is a clean functioning bidet toilet, which will detect your presence. Overall, I am going to be a regular at this very unique Tokyo Style Italian restaurant!!!

If you love Garlic you have to eat at this place. Not gonna lie, I would drive to this place just for the fresh Garlic Bread. The 3 other people in my group ordered 2 pieces each because it was that good. I loved their Ginger salad dressing and my friend said the Miso was really good too. It was an interesting fusion of Japanese and Italian cuisine. My Clam Fettuccine dish with Garlic was the best main dinner dish IMO and our meal was about $200 for 4 people with drinks.

Excellent service. Excellent food. A very cozy atmosphere. The food was exceptionally good! The portion may look small but it definitely fills you up! The Hamburg Steak is amazing with the sauce they have. The spaghetti dishes are tastefully delicious! The garlic bread is buttery smooth with a soft crunch. The octopus karaage is such a nice side. I would highly recommend the octopus karaage if you love karaage. We came here with no reservations and were seated quite quickly. I'd recommend reserving if you have a bigger groupmore than 4 people. We arrived here on a Saturday evening at around 630pm and the parking lot is very tight and busy. So, plan ahead when coming here as parking spaces are very limited. Overall, we had a great experience with the food. The waiter was super nice and super helpful. We consistently got our waters refilled and the waiter was super helpful with food and appetizer options. Customer service is excellent here, easy 11/10 for customer service. I would highly recommend coming here if you're craving something different to satisfy your taste buds.

+ = Really neat concept of Japanese style Italian cuisine! We ordered the baby octopus Kara-age to start, followed by the spaghetti miso carbonara and the Kinoko meat cream sauce pasta. The kara-age was well seasoned and crispy. The miso carbonara was really interesting because unlike the thicker sauce of a traditional carbonara, this dish had a more watery but just as flavorful sauce. It also comes topped with a handful of fried burdock root that adds a pleasant texture and taste to the overall dish. I almost thought there was too much pasta and would’ve preferred less noodle and more toppings so that every bite would have pancetta & burdock. The Kinoko meat cream pasta was also very enjoyable but also needed a better ratio of pasta to meat/sauce. Slightly less pasta and a tad more of meat sauce would’ve made this dish perfect to avoid any sauce-less bites! I’m really nitpicking here though because overall, it’s an amazing concept and left planning what I wanted to order next time!

What a great place! First and foremost, Yuki-san was incredibly friendly and helpful—we really appreciated the service! The food and drink was great too. Everything was creative, fresh, and delicious. We would definitely visit again if we were ever back in Vegas!