text: With so many great choices in Vegas for Japanese food, Hamada of Japan definitely ends up near the bottom of that list IMO.\n\nHamada is located in the Flamingo hotel/casino on the strip.  I normally would have advised some out of towners where the better places to eat were, but they insisted on going somewhere in their hotel.  Fine, I'll go I figured.  \n\nThe restaurant was nearly empty at 7:30 the night we went, and immediately red flags were going up.  We were seated quickly, but service was terrible.  We had to ask for our drink order to be taken after 10 minutes, and when some friends who normally don't eat sushi asked for some suggestions on the menu, we were told she would give us more time and be back in a few minutes.  How helpful of you.\n\nAfter ordering the sushi/sashimi combo platter and a few rolls for the table, our food came out after not too long  The sushi was not the worst, but it's just OK, nothing special.  The bill came and I was shocked at the cost, nearly $50/person and we didn't order that much.  Normally this amount wouldn't be too surprising for good Japanese food, but seriously we didn't order that much.  \n\nWhen considering Hamada of Japan for you dining experience , take your time to choose a better place.  It shouldn't take you long.