First Look: This New Sushi Spot Captures Lower Greenville’s Easy Energy

If you frequent Lower Greenville (and, gosh, we hope you do), you’ll likely notice the frequent openings and closings along the busy strip. At a time when it feels like local spots get pushed out for doing their jobs and enhancing an area — and then raising the rents — it’s good to see the home team get a new space.

Mizu opened quietly early this year, in the spot Kaiyo previously occupied (and Teppo long before that). It’s from Roy Ahn, a veteran in the Dallas sushi scene. He owns several other hand-roll spots around Dallas, including Otaru in the Bishop Arts, Kome Sushi in North Dallas, Sushi Zen in Southlake and two others.

Walking in, the space is refined, but absolutely relaxed. Three chefs work behind a long sushi bar. The quiet, calm energy is refreshing.

The Menu

Mizu has a hand roll combo menu with either three, four, five, or six hand rolls, plus a three-piece all-vegetable option. Prices range from $18 for the three-piece combo to $37 for the six-piece. Or you can go à la carte and order individual pieces. Or the baller move: run the nigiri board, ordering one of everything on the fresh fish board behind the bar. (Saw a guy do that at Otaru once.)

We were there for lunch and went with four handrolls, which were made and served one at a time, each offering three-ish bites with a nice snap of the nori, slightly warm vinegared rice and fresh, cool, buttery fish. Three bites of flavor perfection.

There are appetizers that hit all the classic staples, including miso soup, edamame, seaweed salad, tempura and even Brussels sprouts. Regrettably, we didn’t get the uni shooter ($15; add an oyster for $3).

There are sushi rolls (birthday, volcano, spider and more) for $18 – $28. Three rice bowls and plates of sashimi round out the menu.

Mizu also has a small cocktail bar to sit at with plenty of Japanese whiskeys lining the back wall along with a full cocktail list.

We’re glad to see this spot here and will definitely add it to the rotation when we’re in the area.

Mizu (2014 Greenville Ave.) is open for lunch weekdays from 11 a.m. to 2:30; then it opens back up for dinner from 5 to 10 p.m.-ish.

On Saturday, Mizu is open from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and on Sunday from noon to 9:30 p.m.