So I had a wonderful Japanese lunch at one of my favorite sushi places today and I thought to myself..hell, I'll just make a day of it. I couldn't be happier that I did because I discovered a great new place for dinner that I would love to recommend. But first, lunch.
Sushi Chef. I cannot get enough of this place and it's no exaggeration. I'm there at least 3 times a week. I freakin love it. It's a tiny little place on Coral Way (one of my fav food streets) and it doubles as a small Japanese market as well as restaurant. The menu is so big you can't help but to try new things and it is very user friendly with pictures to go along with the descriptions. They are a neighborhood sushi joint with all the family favorites but they are also as creative as any Nobuesque place on South Beach. The tuna diablo roll is out of this world if you like a little spice and the tuffic roll (hamachi, cilantro, and lemon juice) is amazing as well. As a matter of fact it's really hard to go wrong here. And did I mention the prices? By FAR hands down, best sushi for the money in Miami.
Dinner was awesome too. I was taken to place called Yuga (please don't judge them by their website). The food was so refreshing. I guess it would be unfair of me to call this place Japanese because they describe themselves as Pan-Asian. Which they are. But the main influence is definitley Japanese (they have a full sushi bar) so for the purpose of this post...Japanese it is. Which is funny because the entree that I ordered was a Chinese dish - lemon-black bean prawns. They were so yummy. The sauce (and this goes for everything I tried) was not thick and oily like you would expect. I would actually call it more of a broth. Anyway whatever it was it was delicious. For the spice lovers out there...the fiery spinach was shockingly fiery in a really good way. Long story short, I ate a lot and I didn't feel grossly full when I walked out. It was great! Like I said before...refreshing.
