Small Plates: Dining out at Yusho
DINING OUT
YUSHO, MONTE CARLO, 3770 LAS VEGAS BLVD. SOUTH
Yusho, from Chicago chef Matthias Merges, opened in April on the new plaza at the Monte Carlo. The 150-seat restaurant has a high-energy, industrial-infused interior with touches of anime and ramen shacks and an open kitchen and offers views of the Strip. It serves house-made pickled vegetables, noodles and steamed buns and a variety of seafood, poultry, meat and vegetable dishes. Here’s a sample of the menu:
Classics: Mushroom miso, $6; seasonal salad, $11; DIY spicy tuna, $13; half-dozen oysters, $18.
Grilled dishes: Chicken wings, $8; duck breast with shiitake marmalade, $11; shishito peppers, $7; Xinjiang lamb, $13; hamachi with Thai peanut and coconut slaw, $29; aged New York steak with funky pesto and vegetable, $36.
Noodles: Cold soba with salmon roe, $15; Logan Poser Ramen, $16; shrimp ramen, $17; maitake ramen, $15; Monster Ramen, $40.
Crispy: 2X fried chicken, $15; chicken skin with beer mustard, $8; chicken drummies, $9; beignet shrimp, $14; duck leg, $21; veggie tempura, $16.
Buns: Crispy cod, $8; charred eggplant, $7; pork shoulder, $7; fried oyster, $8; choice of three, $20.
Hours are from 5 to 11 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Call 702-730-6888 or visit yusholv.com.
