Akira Back opened in the summer of 2022 in The Colony with chef Akira Back at the helm. Many might remember the former snowboarder-turned-restaurateur from his 2008 appearance on Iron Chef America where he competed against Bobby Flay. That same year, Back’s Yellowtail Japanese Restaurant and Lounge opened inside the Bellagio in Las Vegas with […]
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There are few surprises at Nikky Phinyawatana’s Asian fusion restaurant. The Mint menu, much like its North Dallas counterpart, lists the regular players at first glance-satay, rolls, piquant Thai soups, stir fries, Mongolian beef. Then comes the house’s special pad Thai, which is available in the form of crunchy wonton strips, crab haul, low-carb (sans […]
A hip vibe bolstered by mixed wood and metal design elements bestow upon this Japanese restaurant specializing in sushi a sleek sheen. Whimsical signature rolls like the South Beach set atop a martini glass only accentuate it. As does the price. Salmon, crab, shrimp and avocado wrapped in cucumber with a vinaigrette and masago will […]
Dallas Fish Market chef Anupam Joglekar mans the kitchen of this fish market with a steakhouse feel. The restaurant serves some of Dallas’ better seafood in a sleek dining room. Steaks and sushi share menu space with pan-seared fishes dressed with sauces incorporating flavors from around the globe. It’s a something-for-everyone kind of place with […]
What happens when a group of doctors with appetites for sushi decide to open their own restaurant? This place happens. Since 1996, Deep Sushi has not only served the predilections of its owners but also those of the surrounding neighborhood and beyond. Its green-tile façade is reminiscent of the green shades of nori, the seaweed […]
Ebesu is an all-around excellent Japanese spot with no weaknesses and some unique strengths. Most excitingly for many diners, it brought the kind of excellence and attention to detail usually associated with Tei-An and Tei Tei Robata, in central Dallas, to the suburbs with its location in downtown Plano. Now suburbanites, too, can enjoy great […]
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Chef Keunsik Lee, a Nobu veteran, presides over a thoughtful menu at this hidden spot in Irving. Some of the sushi items are traditional, but others reflect his Korean heritage or his decades of living in Texas, like the incorporation of wasabi into salsa verde, or the choice to top a spicy tuna roll with […]
With a menu as big as the namesake mountain standing sentinel over Tokyo, Fuji offers something for everyone, from the neophyte making short forays into foreign cuisine to the old pro looking for something new to gobble. The appetizer menu is proof enough. It includes gyoza dumplings and grilled yellowtail collar, a delicacy. The kitchen […]
Where Fujiyama lacks the flash of Uchi, the intimacy of Yutaka or the reputation of Tei Tei Robata, it more than makes up for it with some of the best sashimi and nigiri in the area, and getting them doesn’t require an hour’s wait for a table. Fujiyama’s talented chef Ilon Suhr and his high […]
Genki is Japanese for energy and vigor. It is those qualities that the restaurant’s conveyor-belt sushi presentation puts to the test. It’s easy to stare wide-eyed at the yellow, blue and red-rimmed plates and want nothing more than to attempt to clear the belt. Pace yourself. There are more than enough volcano rolls to go […]
There is no Korean food here. Well, there are some rice bowls, but they only pay lip service to the complexities of authentic Korean cookery. There’s sushi, though, and lots of it. The sushi bar turns out enough rolls with goofy names to fill the entire side of a one-page menu. That menu is geared […]
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Hanasho is located in a slightly dingy Irving strip mall, but don’t let that dissuade you. Sushi and sashimi are impeccably fresh, and certain varieties can be had during happy hour for just a buck. Hamachi collar and delectably fatty toro are standouts. Besides the requisite raw fish, this traditional sushi joint also offers other […]
This Hibachi grill sushi restaurant is heavy on Elvis (there’s a King swivel hip clock in the sushi bar) and other rock rambunctiousness. Though the food isn’t stellar, it is very good (Cajun volcano roll is a zesty power chord), and the staff is as affable and considerate as the best in the city. Raw […]
Massive space near the Galleria still manages to provide both dark, cozy corners and big time entertainment-as well as a cool lounge area. Holding it all together: Japanese dishes with a Texas flair. That’s right, sushi fired up with slivers of jalapeno.
Hon Sushi offers a full slate of main courses – chicken katsu, udon bowls, teriyaki while presentation flourishes abound, like an upended martini glass with sushi pieces balanced on top and herb and veggie garnishes captured underneath the glass’s rim. But happily, the food is the real star here: salmon belly sashimi is a first-rate […]
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Delicious, exotic, startlingly good food is served in this stark but tasteful little suburban Japanese dining room.
The sushi is just so-so, plus it’s served on generic tableware instead of rippled clay sushi dishes or wood service platforms. But the hibachi grills are where the real action takes place. Here skilled swashbucklers take steaks, shrimp, lobster and chicken and transform them into circus animals, a mighty hard act for a strip of […]
This Austin import has delicious sushi, an intensely varied sake list, and creative renditions of lamb, venison and duck confit doused with Japanese sensuality. The 1,000-degree hot rock lets you sear your own kobe beef, fish, scallop and shiitake caps right at your table (10 minutes worth of searing power, so eat fast or order […]
Fifty floors atop The National building in downtown sits Michelin-star chef Danny Grants’ cocktail and sushi den, Kessaku. To find it, take the elevators to Monarch on the 49th floor, but instead of going to the restaurant, take a left into a hallway and head upstairs. You’ll find a posh cocktail lounge with floor-to-ceiling windows […]