Raku vs Michael Mina
Raku and Michael Mina at Bellagio are both recommended by experts. On balance, Raku scores slightly higher than Michael Mina at Bellagio. Raku scores 88 with accolades from 14 reviews like Gayot, Where and Las Vegas Weekly.
Raku
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5030 West Spring Mountain Road, #2, Las Vegas, NV 89146
From $0 /night
Concierge
"If you're an adventurous foodie devoted to dining with the insiders, hail a cab and seek out Raku, a small Japanese grill tucked discreetly in a strip mall a couple miles west of Las Vegas Boulevard."
Fodor's
"Seating is at a premium in this dimly lit strip-mall robata, where, at 6 pm sharp, doors open for small-plate offerings of creamy house-made tofu."
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Travel + Leisure
"The focus is on robata—charcoal-grilled meats and vegetables—but the real treats are on the daily-changing chalkboard menu."
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Zagat
4.6
"Japanese food "like you've never had before" is the province of this "cozy" West Side robata grill, which instills its "exquisite", "high-end" small plates (no sushi) with "bold, complex flavors"."
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BlackBook
"Off-Strip Japanese spot draws in-the-know locals (including celeb chefs like seafood maven Rick Moonen) with a menu that extends far beyond sushi."
Michael Mina
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3600 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109-4303
From $41 /night
Frommer's
"Though one of the priciest of the buffets, the Bellagio still gets high marks from visitors."
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Travel + Leisure
"Fish and shellfish dishes, such as the lobster pot pie, continue to be chef Mina’s strengths at his namesake restaurant, which has earned a Michelin Star."
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Zagat
4.5
""It's impossible to get a bad meal" at San Francisco chef Michael Mina's "exceptional" New American in the Bellagio."
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BlackBook
"Acclaimed San Francisco chef invigorates the Bellagio culinary landscape with his branded method of fish presentation."
Gayot
16.0
"This elegant restaurant, which boasts Robert Rauschenberg art on the wall, delivers among the very best cutting-edge cuisine on the Strip."
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