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Japanese Food and Cooking

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Raw Yellowfin Tuna Linked to Salmonella, Recalled

    A California company has voluntarily recalled 58,828 pounds of frozen raw yellowfin tuna associated with an outbreak of salmonella. According to the FDA, as of Friday, April 13, this oubtreak has sickened more than 100 people across twenty states and Washington, D.C., including Illinois (ten cases) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Review Preview: Seoul Taco and Chop Shop

    This week, I take a look at two of the more interesting food trucks rolling through our streets: the Korean-Mexican mashup Seoul Taco (@SeoulTaco; 314-517-9816) and the sushi truck Chop Shop (@chopshopstl). A sneak preview of my review after the jump.

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    The Five Best Sushi Restaurants in St. Louis

    Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this Gut Check series, we are chewing our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. To see hundreds more winners and finalists a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    Chop Shop Food Truck Launches Today

    via Facebook​You know, I was just thinking it's been too long -- 24 hours, at least, maybe 48 -- since a new food truck hit the streets of St. Louis. Today, Chop Shop will make its maiden voyage, arriving at Purina headquarters (Chouteau Avenue between South Tucker Boulevard and South Seventh Stre ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 13, 2011

    Hiro's Welcome: The Loop's newest sushi joint has something extra to offer

    via Facebook​You know, I was just thinking it's been too long -- 24 hours, at least, maybe 48 -- since a new food truck hit the streets of St. Louis. Today, Chop Shop will make its maiden voyage, arriving at Purina headquarters (Chouteau Avenue between South Tucker Boulevard and South Seventh Stre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    The Sushi Roll Lunch Special at Thai Nivas

    Deborah HylandThe Spicy Salmon Roll with Chef's Choice Nigiri at Thai Nivas.​The Place: Thai Nivas (11054 Olive Boulevard, Creve Coeur; 314-567-8989), a Thai/Japanese restaurant in the same Creve Coeur strip mall that also houses Pumpernickles. The Lunch: The Nivas Combo Deluxe (a choice from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Hiro Prepares to Open in the Delmar Loop

    Ian FroebHiro in the Delmar Loop​Hiro, a sushi and izakaya restaurant from 609 Lounge owner Bernie Lee, looks just about ready to debut at 609 Eastgate Avenue. It might have opened already, but calls this morning just before its posted lunch hours went unanswered.The address was previously the hom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Review Preview: Izakaya Ren

    Ian FroebYakitori tare and a bacon-wrapped shrimp at Izakaya Ren​This week, I visit the new Japanese restaurant Izakaya Ren (2948 Dougherty Ferry Road, Valley Park; 636-825-3737).The tako wasabi at Izakaya Ren is served in a bowl so small that a child could cup it in one hand. Tako is octopus, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    Try the Yakitori Tare at Izakaya Ren

    Ian FroebYakitori tare and a bacon-wrapped shrimp at Izakaya Ren​Whenever I recommend a new restaurant, I do so knowing that trying it represents a far greater investment for you than it does for me. Today, however, I can make a suggestion confident that, if I'm wrong, or if you and I simply have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Would You Pay $40 for a Kurt Cobain Sushi Combo?

    ​The fine folks at Blue Ocean Sushi just dropped by with a menu folded into the shape of a collared shirt (see above). Down the right side there, you can see celebrity names; they continue on the back and, as it turns out, correspond to various sushi combo platters. Chuck Berry costs you $12 a ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 18, 2010

    Roll On (And On): When it comes to sushi, how much is "All You Can Eat"?

    ​The fine folks at Blue Ocean Sushi just dropped by with a menu folded into the shape of a collared shirt (see above). Down the right side there, you can see celebrity names; they continue on the back and, as it turns out, correspond to various sushi combo platters. Chuck Berry costs you $12 a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Review Preview: Sushi Ai

    Image viaYou can eat a lot more sushi than this at Sushi Ai.​This week I visit Sushi Ai, an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant in Maryland Heights.In theory, all-you-can-eat sushi is a terrifying concept, the death blow to a noble cuisine struck by the imperialist reach of gluttonous America. I ima ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 28, 2010

    Yagu Asian Fusion is too flashy for its own good

    Image viaYou can eat a lot more sushi than this at Sushi Ai.​This week I visit Sushi Ai, an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant in Maryland Heights.In theory, all-you-can-eat sushi is a terrifying concept, the death blow to a noble cuisine struck by the imperialist reach of gluttonous America. I ima ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    The Sneak: Sneako Maki

    Dara Strickland​The virtues of sushi as a food are significant, but its value to a sneak may be as elusive as a flying bird's reflection on a rippling pond. I've crafted these handy tables for you to compare the virtues of eating sushi in a restaurant to sneaking it into a movie theater. &nbs ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 19, 2009

    So Nigiri, and Yet So Far: Café Mochi bets there's room for another sushi joint on South Grand

    Dara Strickland​The virtues of sushi as a food are significant, but its value to a sneak may be as elusive as a flying bird's reflection on a rippling pond. I've crafted these handy tables for you to compare the virtues of eating sushi in a restaurant to sneaking it into a movie theater. &nbs ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 17, 2009

    Sea Change: Miso on Meramec's new sushi chef is the best thing since sliced fish

    Dara Strickland​The virtues of sushi as a food are significant, but its value to a sneak may be as elusive as a flying bird's reflection on a rippling pond. I've crafted these handy tables for you to compare the virtues of eating sushi in a restaurant to sneaking it into a movie theater. &nbs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2009

    One Man's Fruitless Quest for Decent Chicken Teriyaki in St. Louis

    flickr.com/photos/framboise "What this country needs," Woodrow Wilson's vice president, Thomas Riley Marshall, once famously observed, "is a good five-cent cigar." If Marshall were alive and living in St. Louis today, he'd no doubt opine, "What this city needs is some dece ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 25, 2009

    Rolls by Any Other Name: In Chesterfield, Momoyama's picks up where Yoshi's Sushi left off

    flickr.com/photos/framboise "What this country needs," Woodrow Wilson's vice president, Thomas Riley Marshall, once famously observed, "is a good five-cent cigar." If Marshall were alive and living in St. Louis today, he'd no doubt opine, "What this city needs is some dece ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2009

    Review Preview: Momoyama's

    This week I visit Momoyama's, the Chesterfield sushi restaurant formerly known (and loved by many) as Yoshi's.I'm sure I've said it before, but a sushi restaurant is very difficult to critique, maybe the most difficult of all restaurant types, especially in St. Louis, where the sushi restaurants for ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 22, 2008

    Roll 'Er Derby, Part 2: Ian's sushi quest continues in Clayton and the Central West End

    This week I visit Momoyama's, the Chesterfield sushi restaurant formerly known (and loved by many) as Yoshi's.I'm sure I've said it before, but a sushi restaurant is very difficult to critique, maybe the most difficult of all restaurant types, especially in St. Louis, where the sushi restaurants for ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 8, 2008

    Roll 'Er Derby: Ian's quest for sushi domination continues with Mizu and Ki

    This week I visit Momoyama's, the Chesterfield sushi restaurant formerly known (and loved by many) as Yoshi's.I'm sure I've said it before, but a sushi restaurant is very difficult to critique, maybe the most difficult of all restaurant types, especially in St. Louis, where the sushi restaurants for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2008

    Now Open: Tani Sushi Bistro

    This week I visit Momoyama's, the Chesterfield sushi restaurant formerly known (and loved by many) as Yoshi's.I'm sure I've said it before, but a sushi restaurant is very difficult to critique, maybe the most difficult of all restaurant types, especially in St. Louis, where the sushi restaurants for ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 26, 2008

    Asia, Lumiere Place's Chinese/Thai/Vietnamese/Japanese chow parlor/sushi bar, is all over the map

    This week I visit Momoyama's, the Chesterfield sushi restaurant formerly known (and loved by many) as Yoshi's.I'm sure I've said it before, but a sushi restaurant is very difficult to critique, maybe the most difficult of all restaurant types, especially in St. Louis, where the sushi restaurants for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2008

    Review Preview: Asia

    This week I visit Momoyama's, the Chesterfield sushi restaurant formerly known (and loved by many) as Yoshi's.I'm sure I've said it before, but a sushi restaurant is very difficult to critique, maybe the most difficult of all restaurant types, especially in St. Louis, where the sushi restaurants for ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 19, 2007

    Three-Day-Old California Roll

    $6.99
    Straub’s
    302 N. Kingshighway

  • Dining

    January 24, 2007

    Pacific Rimshot

    Oishi offers Japanese cooking as performance art

  • Dining

    April 6, 2005

    Kids Today

    Sekisui Pacific Rim has no problem making the grade

  • Dining

    February 23, 2005

    Raw Power

    For all its trendy trappings, Modai Sushi Lounge is downright cozy

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 29, 2004

    Best Sushi

    Wasabi Sushi Bar

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 29, 2004

    Best Fast Food

    SanSai

  • Dining

    January 14, 2004

    Gateway to the East

    Wasabi has everything a sushi-lover could want, from artful presentations to the legendary fugu

  • Dining

    October 22, 2003

    Shackle Up

    Stir Crazy Café and SanSai Japanese Grill make it OK to embrace a corporate trend

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 24, 2003

    Best Sushi

    Sekisui

  • Dining

    September 17, 2003

    Wholly Rollers

    The Drunken Fish is having an identity crisis, but many of the dishes are tasty and inventive

  • Restaurants

    April 2, 2003

    Sushi

    Miso on Meramec

  • Dining

    March 5, 2003

    Star Fish

    New sushi restaurant displays raw power

  • Dining

    January 1, 2003

    Sen Resurrection

    Thai one on at the relocated, renovated Sen

  • Dining

    October 30, 2002

    Ichibantastic

    New sushi joint is quite a catch

  • Dining

    October 30, 2002

    Tea and Sashimi

    At Chá, the tea is sensational. The sushi, not so much.

  • Dining

    October 2, 2002

    Coeur Project

    The hunt for authentic ethnic fare leads to a Creve Coeur strip mall

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 25, 2002

    Best BLT Roll

    Nobu's

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 25, 2002

    Best Sushi

    Sansui West

  • Restaurants

    April 17, 2002

    Japanese Cuisine

    Robata of Japan

  • Dining

    March 13, 2002

    Hama Time

    Renowned local sushi chef Naomi Hamamura opens up another location of Sansui

  • Dining

    February 20, 2002

    Old Saying

    The well-loved Tachibana is beginning to look the part

  • Dining

    December 19, 2001

    Raw Fish

    Trying for exotic food in a luxurious atmosphere, Mandarin Bay flounders

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 26, 2001

    Best Sushi

    Nobu's Japanese Restaurant

  • Dining

    September 19, 2001

    Raw Power

    When the service catches up to the food, Fuji Sushi will be on the road to delivering a good meal

  • Dining

    May 23, 2001

    Tei Time

    With her new restaurant, Nippon Tei, Ann Bognar outdoes herself

  • Restaurants

    April 18, 2001

    Sushi

    Nobu's

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