Title: The Best Restaurant You Haven't Tried - A Visit to Nikko Sushi & Ramen Although some might not know his last name, many serious sushi enthusiasts in Utah and beyond know the name Sunny. He’s a longtime, beloved sushi chef in these parts - Sunny Tsogbadrakh. You might know Sunny from his tenure at Mikado restaurant or perhaps from Naked Fish, when those Asian … [Read more...]
SLC’s Best Restaurant? Takashi Continues to Hit the Highest Notes
When I first reviewed Takashi restaurant back upon its opening in May of 2004, I was very enthusiastic about Takashi Gibo’s namesake restaurant. In fact, I recall arguing that the food there was every bit as worthy of the accolades that Nobu in Las Vegas - which I’d also recently visited - tended to receive. I had first met Takashi when he was a sushi chef at Shogun restaurant … [Read more...]
New Sushi Kid on the Block: Hamachi Pecatarian Grill
“I was a bit of a knucklehead,” says Billy. He’s co-owner and sushi chef at Hamachi Pescatarian Grill & Sushi Bar, and he’s explaining how he came to live in Utah. In short, he was incorrigible, acting out, and his mother shipped him off from Chicago to the Beehive with the thought that he’d clean up his act here. He did. Mongolia to ‘Merica Billy is originally from … [Read more...]
The Dish: Utah Food Scene Updates
Cafe Niche Cafe Niche chef Andy Morrison is offering a tempting 3-course $30 dinner menu during the month of March. The dinners begin with a choice of daily soup or Niche salad and finish with dessert options: affogato, daily gelato and housemade cookie, or homemade sorbet. The 3-course dinners are available from 4:00 PM Monday through Saturday, with menus changing weekly. … [Read more...]
Sushi Burrito-Crossover Cuisine at its Finest
The original huge sushi burrito roll was born in California, and now there is Sushi Burrito in the Salt Lake City space left vacant by Guzzi’s Vintage Burgers and Fries on 180 East and 800 South. While the two restaurants couldn’t be more different, they share the same fan base - downtown folks looking for good food. When I first noticed the sign for Sushi Burrito, my … [Read more...]