Sushi Texas Style

Having grown up with a Japanese mother I hava eaten plenty of Japanese food and visited numerous Japanese restaurants.

My experince tonight was at the Edohana Hibachi and Sushi in Grapevine Texas. When you enter you are given a choice of seating for sushi or at the hibachi table. I chose the hibachi section and wasn't disappointed. While I have never seen the food cooked at the table in Japan this is fairly common in the U.S. The cook was entertaining and the food was good and reasonably priced with a chicken dinner going for $13 and steak for $16. The food is served with rice and vegetables and shrimp along with clear chicken broth soup ( where's the miso?) and a small salad with ginger dressing.

While I was there I was treated (?) to four birthdays. It's kind of cute but gets titing after the first two. You know a birthday is about to be celebrated as a gong like device is played and the birthday boy or girl gets a special hat and the obligatory ice cream on the house. One nice touch is a free polaroid picture of the celebrant.

There isn't anything special about the restaurant, but it's a nice break from steaks and barbecue which are so prevalent in Texas.

So if you are hungering for a little food from the Orient, this place is worth a try.