If you know any thing about barbecue….or Las Vegas barbecue…or Las Vegas….or Eating Las Vegas for that matter, you know that we hold Vegas ‘cue in the same low esteem we usually reserve for fast food, Confederate flag wavers, and short-fingered vulgarians.
You’ve really got to see Therapy to believe it. It is, without a doubt, the most impressive restaurant build-out in Downtown Las Vegas history (outside of the casinos). ELV’s little birds tells him over a million bucks went into the joint, and it shows:
The two story space takes full advantage of the old vaulted ceiling, and creates a feeling of intimacy despite its 135 seats and a bar that’s longer than Tolstoy:
(Photo from VitalVegas.com)
ELV note: Chef/owner Kevin Chong informed us (as we spoke to him in our transplendent white seersucker suit last Friday while he was putting together this tasty spread for the morning news show), that “Japaneiro” means “Japanese-like.” He also said his food is inspired by Japanese cuisine, but he wants it to reflect his love of fusion food and his mixed Asian heritage (he’s Malaysian by birth). We told him he’s pulling off all of these mixed metaphors beautifully….as you’ll see below.
JAPANEIRO
7315 West Warm Springs Rd.
Las Vegas, NV 89113
702.260.8668