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At many Houston sushi restaurants, you are required to give your order to a waitperson without so much as a nod from the sushi man. But establishing a rapport with a real Japanese sushi chef is the only way to broaden your raw-fish horizons. Which is why this cozy little Japanese restaurant run by a personable sushi chef named Toda is something of a discovery. Don't miss chef Toda's unagi -- the sweet and salty eel and rice rolls are spectacular. You always want more, but they take a while to cook, so you better order four to begin with.
If you're bored with the minimalistic architecture and uncluttered decor of Japanese restaurants, you'll find Sasaki refreshingly bizarre. The place goes overboard on goofy serving contraptions and Japanese tchotchkes. But Sasaki is on the opposite end of the hipness spectrum from popular sushi restaurants like Coco's and The Fish. There aren't many guys with piercings or babes in little black dresses eating here. Nor are there any Godzilla rolls, jazz rolls or crazy rolls on the menu. But... More »
Chef Tatsumi Toda's secret unagi recipe involves a slow-cooked, sweetened black sake and soy sauce, but that's all I can get out of him. Freshwater eel (unagi) is usually broiled in a toaster oven before it's fixed to the rice with a band of... More »
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