Smile Shota

First visit.* Nice new place. Food very fresh not too much rice.* Service is exceptional, prompt and timely. * Ambiance is very cool. Inside looks like a food court with several choices to choose from.

Smile Shota is an absolute sleeper hit inside Cheongdam Food Hall, serving up some of the freshest all-you-can-eat sushi in Vegas. We primarily ordered nigiri and sashimi, and every cut was consistently high quality--fresh, buttery, and expertly sliced. That said, the rolls looked just as carefully crafted, with precision and balance that's rare in AYCE spots.Pro tip: for a couple dollars more order a side of fresh wasabi and a side of yuzu (Japanese citrus) to take your sushi to the next level. It's a small but game-changing touch.And the best part? On Monday and Tuesday nights, they were running a two-for-one deal for just $34 total. In this economy, that's practically a miracle. Definitely call ahead to see if the deal is still running, because for sushi of this caliber, it's an insane value.The only thing holding it back? The ambiance. The bright fluorescent lighting is straight-up harsh, and maybe it's just personal preference, but the giant smiley faces plastered everywhere feel like they're staring you down--like massive, lording Pac-Men watching your every bite. Drop the lighting a few notches, scale back the in-your-face decor, and this place would be a five-star knockout.Special shoutout to Liz, our server, who was fantastic--attentive, knowledgeable, and on top of everything.4.5 stars--because when the sushi's this good, you learn to ignore the giant eyes burning into your soul ‍‍‍

Shocked how good this place was considering the name. Passed by it previously going into the other places inside the food hall and thought it had an odd name for a sushi place. Everything was fresh, their appetizers were delicious and flavorful, and their servers were friendly! Definitely will go back!

All You Can Eat (AYCE) sushi in Las Vegas, Nevada...My friends and I were excited about the relatively low price for AYCE sushi which Is available Monday to Friday, starting at 11am at Smile Shota. It's supposed to be $24.95, but we chose to upgrade to the $33.95 All Day All You Can Eat because of the "All Day Specials" that are limited to one per person. All Day Specials included oysters, Hawaiian Seafood Poke, sashimi roll, salmon carpaccio, Q Roll, and uni. However, our server later told us that uni wasn't available - we wished that he would have told us before we upgraded. That's ok... my friend enjoyed the Poke and i enjoyed the oysters. Our server was a young male, but later, a young female came to our table and took our orders. Sometimes, we wondered if the guy forgot to bring our orders to us or did he forget to put our orders in? Anyway, we ate as much as we could to get our money's worth!The place was bright and clean! It was relatively busy for a Monday, but we easily found free parking in the shared lot. Cheong Dam Food Hall is a fun spot for foodie adventures!

Found another great ACE sushi spot.I think this place has the same owner as Mr ShotaIt's hard for me, because I don't eat raw food but the people I go out to dinner with love them.This place offers a great variety of both for their ACE.My friend loved the rice to seafood ratio.Service was very good and attentive too.Even had a choice of ice cream for dessert

When you think of AYCE, usually they lack something but Price, quality, portions, taste, service, were all excellent. Totally worth it and it's on our list to come back again and again.No wonder why it has a 4.9 Yelp rating!Locals get a better deal of $24.95 at night starting at 9pm M-F with ID. Otherwise it's $24.95 for lunch M-F and $33.95 all day.It was a cold day in Vegas and we started off with the mini udon. Loved that it was a small bowl to not be wasteful.We maxed out on all the specials that limited us to 1 per person. We ordered 4 rounds. I would recommend to create a list of what you want and read it off when they come. It'll be faster. Also write down the quantity. Most items come in pairs. If you don't limit, the set can come out as per person and you'll get full easily. We did a test round and limit one plate and ordered more the next round if we liked it.All the items throughout the menu that has the symbol "1" is so worth it like grilled salmon collar. The dessert was also limited to 1 per person. You get 80 minutes to dine and for the first time, we exhausted our time.Plenty of parking and located in a food hall. You can walk around to check out other vendors while you wait.

Visiting and my friend who lives in Vegas wanted to try this place out. It's in the Cheongdam Food Hall! I usually don't do all you can eat because it's really too much food for me but this was a special occasion to see my friend so why not? All the sushi was so good and I like that the nigiri had a good proportion of fish and rice! The rice wasn't too much and it was perfect. I liked the seared fishes, I think I liked the seared ahi (tuna). I liked the spicy rose pasta also! I wanted to eat more and try everything like the donburi and sushi burritos BUT that will fill you up and I was trying to get my money's worth (haha!). You also don't have to do AYCE, you can just order stuff off the menu. Their menu is pretty clear and gives you the price for everything and what is on the AYCE and not.Atmosphere - Cute place and they greet you like every Japanese place where everyone from the host to the servers to the cooks/chefs greet you. It's a brightly colored looking place and I mean the place literally has the word "Smile" in it so there are smiley faces and the whole place is yellow. They have their own seating as you come into their space. The other restaurants have the general public seating. Service - Our server was so nice and checked in with us to make sure we needed anything. She gave us good recommendations when we asked or were on the fence about something. She checked in a lot and was attentive. Cost - We did lunch AYCE so it was cheaper than dinner so it was like $25 per person then add some tip. Parking - It's like a plaza so it's free parking and there was plenty parking when I went. Location - When you walk into the food hall, it's the first place to your right, it's yellow, can't miss it.I would definitely come here again because all the food was so good! Can't go wrong!

Located in Cheongdam Food Hall, this is a cute ayce sushi spot. It was my first time here and I thought it was good value for my money. If you come here, order the Bruno Mars Special (so good). The rolls itself had a lot of rice on it so you definitely will feel full faster if you do not pace yourself. However, the chef gave me salmon sashimi when I didn't order it so all is forgiven in my book. Big thanks to Martin and Gabby for great service!

Food came out quick and very presentable and we received very good service from Ron!! Will be back to see Ron for sure

Good service loved the vibes, our server Gabby was so sweet and professional. We really enjoyed our visit. 10/10 will visit again.