KYU Las Vegas is located inside the iconic Fontainebleau Las Vegas, bringing its signature wood-fired, Asian-inspired flavors to the Strip. It is noted as the only restaurant of its kind within the Fontainebleau.
Customer Perception
Customer feedback is mixed. While some reviews highlight the wood-fired, Asian-inspired cuisine, one Reddit post expresses significant dissatisfaction with a specific dish (king crab), citing it as 'fake crab meat' and overpriced. This suggests potential inconsistencies in quality or value for certain menu items.
As a popular Las Vegas restaurant, it's advisable to make reservations, especially for weekend evenings. Given its location in a resort, it likely experiences high traffic during typical dining hours.
This was our second time here and it was even better than the first. Both times we’ve dined at the bar, but tonight we had the pleasure of being served by the bartender Karen and she made the experience that much more wonderful. Her knowledge of the menu and food was impressive and she steered us in a great direction where we tried dishes we likely wouldn’t have and loved them all! Her passion for Kyu and what she does is infectious, so I highly recommend dining at the bar when she’s on.
The room is also very chic, with a great layout and beautiful strip views, especially as the lights come on outside.
Definitely try their craft cocktails, the Japanese sweet potato and the fried chicken is a showstopper! We will be back for sure.
Came into town for a weekend with my family and had the best experience! My husband and I travel a lot for work, and we actually just visited Japan a couple of months ago, so we loved the atmosphere of this restaurant as well as the decor- it felt very authentic and the restaurant is beautiful. Our server James was extremely knowledgeable and out of the thousands of restaurants we have visited, this was one of our top experiences thanks to James. He took his time to explain his recommendations, and timed our dishes and dessert to come out perfectly. I was pleasantly surprised and grateful to be able to have such a wonderful time with my family. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone in the area, and when you make your reservation, do yourself a favor and request James. I will definitely be back the next time I’m in town!
During a conference stop in May 2026 stopped in here for dinner one evening. This was a good surprise. The food was perfect and was the service. The menu has several interesting options and many unique offerings. The decor and ambiance was just right and the seating was spacious. The night I visited it wasn't crowded, however, reservations highly recommended. The theme of the food is Asian but prepared with woodfired cooking. The grilled octopus was perfect ad were the baby back ribs! The drink menu is equally eclectic.
James took care of us at dinner on a Friday night. He was awesome and explained the menu very well. He made some really good recommendations and I’m glad we listened.
We were here specifically for Restaurant Week and I have to say, good a really good deal considering the prices of some of the items we got. The Wagyu tartare alone was $52 already, and we spent $90 on a 3-course meal for RW.
We had crispy rice tuna, Wagyu tartare, Chilean sea bass, filet mignon, cinnamon roll, and the smores cake. To drink, I had an old fashioned with a Japanese whisky. It was nice and oaky. The wife had the she so spicy which was excellent (I had a sip). Everything we ate was divine; the only thing we were a little disappointed in was the consistency of the crispy rice. We wished it would have been a bit more sushi rice consistency on the inside, but it was a bit too soggy. Everything else was amazing though, especially the sea bass.
The restaurant itself is so pretty, and we happened to get seated in the instagrammable area with the greenery. We are locals, so don’t really care much for a strip view, but the restaurant does have a nice one. Would we come back here and pay à la carte next time? Probably not, but only because we try to avoid the strip like the plague.
Where is everyone? It’s restaurant week and the menu is to die for! Service friendly, and professional by Paul, who took great care of me. The wagyu beefsteak tar-tar with bone marrow flamed at the table is spectacular, and miso Chilean sea-bass is moist and melts in your mouth. Love the cinnamonsnail for dessert!
You should be running here…
