Subject: Japanese Food and Cooking

• The Real Thing

  Fake it at Sushi@Manhattan's

  November 20, 2003

• Spam-ming The City; Maximo Effort

  Don't call it McSushi, but finding a reasonably priced roll in the DFW area is about to get really, really easy. A restaurant with the convenience of fast food and low price points of grocery store sushi, Wylie-born Avocado California Roll & Sushi is already rolling for our neighbors in Denton, Irving and Frisco. And, it's coming our way this weekend. Avocado serves Asian staples like miso soup, udon noodles and edamame in addition to a wide selection of rolls. Like its siblings, the new

  January 21, 2009

• Best California Roll

  September 26, 2002

• Short Orders: Reikyu Sushi

  Reikyu Sushi5321 E. Mockingbird Lane214-823-3772Has there ever been a craze as pervasive as sushi? America's passion for raw fish began to build sometime in the very early 80s, which means it's closing in on 40 years. That tops disco fever by 34 years. Our bitterness toward Japan for that faux pas at Peal Harbor? Not even close. It's longer by about 38 than our interest in Ethiopian restaurants. The relationship between that hockey slacker and the Palin daughter (is it Raven? Can't remember) fel

  March 16, 2009

• Best Japanese Restaurant That Doesn't Have a Sushi Bar

  September 25, 2003

• Best Sushi Buffet

  September 25, 2003

• Tei An is a Soba Success

  These noodles come with an authentic twist—mostly

  November 6, 2008

• Bland on Bland

  September 18, 2008

• RA Sushi in Plano

  The attitude's served up raw, but the execution is half-baked

  September 25, 2008

• Spooked Grill

  June 12, 2008

• Fish Lips

  February 14, 2008

• Review: The Fish

  The Fish could use a touch of poison to spice up its menu

  February 7, 2008

• Review: Zen Sushi

  Straightforward, simple and delicious, Zen Sushi delivers without fussiness

  January 24, 2008

• Easy Sell

  Ajiya Sushi & Grill

  January 25, 2001

• Buck Noodle

  Sakurai focuses on sophisticated soba

  June 7, 2007

• Review: Genki Sushi & Steak

  December 6, 2007

• Successful Mess

  Little Katana dazzles with kitchen inventions

  February 15, 2007

• Seriously Speaking

  Yutaka: less hip, less edgy, more embracing

  November 2, 2006

• Hooked

  Sushi Sakana is a strip-mined gem

  August 2, 2007

• Braying Rock

  Stone Horse Bistro is a mix of virility and lethargy

  July 26, 2007

• Crab Case

  SushiSamba is not without stimulating promise

  July 5, 2007

• More Gold, Less Glitter

  Kenichi is devoted to tickling palates

  June 21, 2007

• The Geisha Rub

  Mysterious, sensual, entertaining? Nah, not this geisha.

  January 18, 2007

• East Meets Old West

  Hui Chuan offers fresh and delicate flavors

  March 30, 2006

• Kiss, Kiss

  Asian fusion stumbles at Café Japon

  January 12, 2006

• Go Fish Go

  Points for creativity, but simplicity is good seafood at Go Fish

  October 13, 2005

• Fiscal Dieting

  Banking on famous names, Nobu is proud to be pricey

  September 1, 2005

• Life Proverbs

  Life ebbs and flows and Sushi Zushi

  August 4, 2005

• Nuts

  There's no artistry in the sushi at Sushi Sapporo

  January 20, 2005

• This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

  December 16, 2004

• Best Box Deal

  Bento box at Reikyu

  October 14, 2004

• Gill Kill

  At Little Katana, you can buy a sword for $800. What? Or is it why?

  September 30, 2004

• Roll Riddles

  Cafe Miso needs to find its focus

  April 29, 2004

• Fished Out

  Samurai Japanese Cuisine & Sushi Bar is just a little fishy

  January 29, 2004

• Fountain Float

  Nandina makes a splash with Asian-style tapas

  December 11, 2003

• Civics Lesson

  After a few changes, there are more reasons to become a citizen

  September 4, 2003

• The Twain Meet

  Waka puts a new twist on Japanese cuisine

  August 21, 2003

• Shrunken Head

  Closed by fire, Royal Tokyo re-emerges in a new, improved version

  August 7, 2003

• Bomb Shelter

  You can have an Atomic time at this West End sushi joint

  June 5, 2003

• Rough Landing

  You'll need to make a couple of laps around Osaka's buffet table

  May 15, 2003

• Bawdy Romp

  Chaucer and sushi--a match made in...well, somewhere

  April 10, 2003

• Culinary U.N.

  A little focus could give Stratos a boost

  February 28, 2002

• Suburban Showbiz

  People from "way up north" can find a taste of the exotic at Japon

  August 16, 2001

• Unalloyed Success

  Despite its moniker, Steel is surprisingly warm

  March 29, 2001

• Nori Sushi Bar and Grill is a Surprising Good Catch Out in Chain-Restaurant Land

  May 28, 2009

• Show Your Roll

  May 28, 2009

• How 'Bout Them Knockers: Oriental Lite Restaurant

  Each week in 'Knockers' we order from a different delivery restaurant, assessing their efficiency and keeping a running score.Oriental Lite Restaurant14925 Midway, Addison972-788-2288Promised delivery time: 45 minutesActual delivery time: 31 minutesScoring:Quick and easy ordering: 6Surprisingly extensive delivery area: 12Beating promised delivery time by 14 minutes in spite of delivery area: 9Deduction for damaged probably caused by driver hurtling through the Midway-Beltline intersection: -8The

  June 22, 2009

• Trendspotting: Bento Boxes

  A bento from ManowAre Bento Boxes the new sandwich wraps?All of a sudden, bentos are everywhere, inciting flashbacks to the tortilla attack of the early 2000's, when everything but old gym socks was getting the "roll it up and call it lunch" treatment. Now everything's going in a box.Both fads are rooted in tradition: Tortillas, of course, have been a go-to staple in Latin American countries for centuries. Likewise, conveniently compartmentalized meal containers called bento have been enjoyed by

  June 26, 2009

• Veggie Guy: NAAN

  ​Ok--I'll admit it. The Shops at Legacy are pretty cool. Now if only they weren't all the way up in freakin' Oklahoma...erm...I mean Plano. I met up with my vegan buddy Drew at Legacy NAAN last week, where he'd set up a multiple-course vegan food tasting. It's located in the "old side [of the shops]," as one cougar standing outside of Fox Sports Grill put it. "Geez--I thought Dallas was bad about calling relatively new things 'old'!" "Oh c'mon, dude--the suburbs aren't THAT bad!" argued Dre

  October 13, 2009

• Uptown’s Geisha House Offers An On-Again, Off-Again Japanese Dining Experience. Try Going When It’s On-Again.

  November 19, 2009