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Emphasizing the fare of Japan, this handsome spot on Woodward also offers touches of China, Korea, and Vietnam in its extensive menu. Cocktails reflect the approach of the kitchen and sushi bar in fresh juices and infusions. Stylish presentation of both food and drink is notable, as is the quality of the table appointments and sophisticated decor. Tall booths help Read more...
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One of the best of metro Detroit restaurants dedicated to Asian food, it offers some rare delicacies – shark’s fin and bird’s nest soups, fresh abalone – as well as more prosaic items. One signature is stir-fried yellow grouper fillet with vegetables that’s slightly sweet from the perfectly finished fish itself, and spicy with XO sauce. There are more than Read more...
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Young and Hoim Hwang depart from the strictly traditional to offer what they call Asian fusion cuisine. They’ve added Korean specialties to the Japanese menu, including bi bim bop, probably the best known dish to non-Koreans. Japanese dishes such as shrimp tempura, and chicken, salmon, or beef teriyaki, arrive at the table at lunch in a bento box, a compartmented Read more...
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It has a constantly changing, brief menu of delightful dishes in form and flavor patterns that suggest an Asian influence. Not to be missed is the mahi-mahi tacos with pico de gallo, achiote cream sauce, cilantro, and avocado. Main dishes include a seafood bouillabaisse with a Thai broth infusion, a Moroccan chicken tagine, and a rib-eye with gratin potatoes. D Read more...
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When Charles E. Rogers built his Greek Revival house in 1930, he couldn’t have imagined that one day it would have a sushi bar or tatami rooms for traditional Japanese dining. But here it is, with an array of Japanese dishes from surf clam, salmon roe, mackerel and river eel from the sushi bar, to such entrees as teriyaki beef Read more...
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Taking over the balconied space that once housed Twingo’s, Cholada Chan, of the well-established West Bloomfield Township Shangri-La, added a second location, bringing a pared-down version of her extensive and authentic menu to the Wayne State University neighborhood. The lineup features dim sum, as well as interesting noodle soups, roast duck, shrimp, scallops, squid with spicy salt, and a few Read more...
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From Green Dot Stables’ Jacques and Christine Driscoll, this noodle shop offers bowls topped with pork belly, confit chicken, and tofu as well as seaweed salad and gyoza, washed down with Sapporo or the house sake. Read more...
