Common Terms
Maki – sushi rolled up using a bamboo mat. It’s normally wrapped in nori (dried seaweed), but it is sometimes served in soy paper or thinly sliced cucumber. The maki rolls are cut into six or eight pieces. This particular type of sushi is acceptable to eat with your fingers or chopsticks and can be dipped in soy sauce or topped with wasabi.

Nigiri – sliced raw fish with a molded ball of rice underneath. Most sushi chefs add a dab of wasabi in between the rice and fish, so no additional sauce is needed. Only the fish side of the nigiri should be dipped into soy sauce and it can be eaten with your hands.

Sashimi – sliced raw fish served without rice. Sashimi should be eaten with chopsticks and can be eaten with wasabi mixed into the soy sauce.

Basics
The base of most sushi is a special variety of rice called awase-zu. The short-grain rice is seasoned with rice vinegar, salt and sugar. The mixture itself is called shari and is a bit sticky so it can be formed into shapes for nigiri or rolled to make maki.

Not all sushi has to be eaten with chopsticks. It’s actually recommended to eat maki and nigiri with your fingers. But, it’s proper to always use chopsticks for sashimi. Whenever you’re eating sushi, a plate with pickled ginger, wasabi and soy sauce is always presented. The ginger is used as a palate cleanser between bites while the wasabi can be used for additional spice on maki and sashimi (nigiri typically comes seasoned with it already). Wasabi should only be mixed into soy sauce when eating sashimi. Plain soy sauce can be used with nigiri, but only the fish part of the sushi should be dipped. These are just the traditional sushi eating techniques. Feel free to eat and season your sushi any way you please.

For the First-Timer
If you’re getting ready for your first time eating sushi, we recommend going with friends who have tried it before. Sitting at the sushi bar will allow you to talk directly to the sushi chef and get their personal recommendations. Our chefs at Oyster Bar are always happy to help the experienced or novice eaters. If you’re adventurous, you can ask for omakase, meaning “to trust the chef”. Our sushi chefs will make anything they like and send it your way!

Located high-atop the city (over 400 feet to be exact) with a view of the famous Las Vegas Strip, LUX, the M’s newest event venue, is ready for your next special affair. LUX’s ‘boutique chic’ atmosphere has unparalleled views and floor to ceiling windows throughout every room of the space.

The LUX experience begins with a private elevator bank for guests. The digital displays inside the elevators are customizable with photos or a personal message, for the event. The rest of the experience is tailored to fit how you envision your special day or evening.

Looking for an outdoor terrace, enomatic wine-serving machines or a sushi bar? LUX has it all, topped off with a full-service gourmet kitchen and a full bar. The flexibility of the room arrangement allows us to accommodate a seated event for 50-200 people and a cocktail reception for up to 300.

Planning your next party or event?  Contact our Catering Team at 702-797-1919 or catering@theMresort.com.

Oyster Bar's M Girl Sushi Roll.

Part of serving great food is the presentation. A feast for the eyes is just as important as a feast for the mouth in the restaurants at M. When our chefs present a dish, it's not only about the trendy tablescape underneath it but also how the food is displayed on top of it. Guests eat with their eyes first and they get a visual feast with what we're plating up in our kitchens.

When plating food our chefs know the importance of balancing colors and textures. Each dish at our restaurants has its own plating guide, a step-by-step instructional sheet teaching our culinary team members the exact specifications of how a menu item should be displayed. These guides ensure that each dishes' appearance is consistent and visually pleasing.

Combination Sashimi from Oyster Bar.

With the addition of a new menu at Anthony's Oyster Bar, our Food & Beverage Team recently had the opportunity to create new plating guides, unique to the venue. Our plating guides show a photo of the dish, what course type it is (appetizer, entr?e, etc.), which outlet it's served at, ingredients, how to prepare and lastly how to plate.

A little color goes a long way, with our Combination Sashimi plate. The different color fish slices contrast with the shredded daikon, shiso leaves and lemon garnish. The sashimi slices are fanned out on top of one another and separated by type of fish.

Shrimp Tempura from Oyster Bar.

A great base is always the start to plating. Here, our Shrimp Tempura dish is placed upon a Ti leaf. A bed of fried rice noodles is assembled on top of the Ti leaf with the Shrimp Tempura and other tempura vegetables leaned up against them.

A diner's experience is heavily tied to what they see on their plate and has the ability to alter their opinion of the tastes of the food. Presentation can be the difference between a dish being mundane or gourmet. The goal of every dish we send out is to create a balance between flavors and looks, creating the ultimate dining experience.

Sushi in the desert may seem hard to come by but Las Vegas alone consumes a large portion of the nearly five billion pounds of seafood consumed in the U.S. each year! With the closest ocean being pretty far away from M, you may wonder how it's possible for us to get the fresh, high-quality fish that's served in our restaurants. Well, it's with a little help from Honolulu Fish Company. The company flies all our seafood in daily from Hawaii. So savor that next bite of tuna, it did a lot of traveling just to get to your plate.

Here at our resort, we like to put a little M into everything we do. While we still serve your standard sushi favorites like Spicy Tuna Roll, Caterpillar Roll, Rainbow Roll, etc. we also have our own signature rolls that you can't find anywhere else. Our master sushi chefs are slicing up some pretty creative rolls; so the next time you get your sushi fix, try one of these specialty sushi selections handpicked by us!

Veloce Cibo

Surf and Turf Roll

Spicy tuna, kobe beef, sushi rice, nori seaweed

M Girl Roll

Shrimp tempura, cream cheese, cucumber, jalapeno, sushi rice, crunch

Godzilla Roll

Spicy tuna, asparagus, wasabi, tobiko, deep fried, spicy crab, crunch

Anthony’s Oyster Bar

Anthony's Roll

Lobster tempura, seared beef tenderloin (rare) wrapped in sushi rice

Whether you're an occasional eater of the fishy fare or it's a staple in your diet, let us know which rolls at M are your favorites to chow down on!