A San Diego sushi bar known for pairing all-you-can-eat menus with chef-driven omakase is set to plant its flag in southwest Las Vegas. Glass Box, which built its reputation in Del Mar, will open an outpost at The Bend on Sept. 26, marking the first expansion for the sushi and Asian kitchen.
From Del Mar to The Bend
Glass Box calls itself a sushi bar and Asian kitchen from San Diego, and on its original site describes offering an authentic and unique dining experience located right in Del Mar, according to glassboxsd.com. The new Las Vegas location sits at 8670 Sunset Road, Suite H-120, as reported by Las Vegas Review-Journal. The restaurant seats about 75 guests and includes a 500-square-foot terrace, an open kitchen and a large bar, per the same account.
Central to the design is a glass-walled sushi bar that lets diners watch the sushi-making process up close, the Review-Journal reports. Owner and executive chef Ethan Yang, who is also identified as Glass Box's executive chef on the company's San Diego site, said opening a new location in Las Vegas is an exciting next chapter for Glass Box, according to the same report.
All-You-Can-Eat Meets Omakase
Glass Box's business model hinges on offering both volume and precision. The restaurant's all-you-can-eat menu is available for both lunch and dinner, covering sushi, nigiri, robata skewers, hot appetizers and rolls, with premium items available as a small add-on, according to glassboxlv.com. For diners who want a more curated experience, the restaurant also offers an omakase track featuring chef-selected preparations built around premium sashimi, nigiri, uni, otoro, toro and king salmon, the website states.
The kitchen says it sources premium seafood daily and prepares it by hand, a detail featured on the restaurant's own site. Menu items called out by the Review-Journal include hamachi crudo, yellowtail kama, a baked lobster roll, seared Wagyu tataki, crab fried rice and robata charcoal-grilled skewers. Glass Box also lists a Bluefin Toro Uni Roll, according to glassboxlv.com.
The menu draws on Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Taiwanese cooking traditions, the Review-Journal notes, reflecting the pan-Asian approach Glass Box has built its identity around. That range, paired with the unlimited-dining format, places Glass Box in a broader national shift: a fresh crop of unlimited offerings, tailored to feel luxurious, are thriving nationwide and redefining status dining, according to The New York Times. The Times pointed to SourAji's East Village location, where diners can devour boundless quantities of toro and Wagyu nigiri after completing a 14-course omakase, all for $100 per person, as one example of the trend.
A Vote of Confidence From Home
Glass Box says it received support from customers in Southern California as it built its brand before heading north to Nevada, the Review-Journal reports. The chain can be found on Instagram at @glassboxlasvegas, and its website lists the Sept. 26 opening date directly, noting that real footage goes live after our Sept 26 opening. With The Bend location set to open, Glass Box will bring its all-you-can-eat sushi format to Las Vegas.
