Oceans 234 Beach, Bar, and Bistro

With a view like this, it’s no wonder this oceanfront bistro is packed during season with snowbirds snapping phone photos of the pier to taunt snow-shoveling friends back home. A wide selection of seafood anchors the menu at this casual-chic spot, but it’s the creative extras like seafood hummus or beef picadillo empanada that shake […]

RA Sushi Bar Restaurant

This spot is supposed to be known for its sushi, but food seems to take a backseat once the cocktails are served. What? You’ve never tried a lemony-raspberry Blushing Geisha ($20)? Before you get schnockered tasting all the inventive spirits, start out with the lobster spring rolls (yeah, that orange stuff inside is mango, mixed […]

Red Ginger Asian Bistro

Red Ginger covers all bases with a pan-Asian menu that stretches from China to Thailand. The spacious restaurant is draped in steely grays with lipstick-red accents. The food showcases similar contrast. Chinese classics like kung pao chicken and Szechuan beef share space with wok-fried Thai soft-shell crab and spicy beef and lime salad. Sushi from […]

Sasaya Japanese Market

Sasaya is a small and quaint Japanese market, located in the busy Gateway Plaza, that sells Japanese and Asian groceries, cookware, gifts, snacks, beverages, and sake. All of its offerings — from sushi bowls to decorative chopsticks, from Japanese magazines and videos to a cooler full of tasty imported treats — are little treasures, but […]

Shin Ju Japanese Buffet

Let’s put this out here right away: Shin Ju is not trying to break records for the most amazing Asian food on the planet. But for about $10 at lunch and less than $20 for dinner, diners can get their fill of tasty sushi, along with items from the hibachi and raw bar, including oysters […]

Shin Ju Japanese Buffet

Let’s put this out here right away: Shinju is not trying to break records for the most amazing Asian food on the planet. But for about $10 at lunch and less than $20 for dinner, diners can get their fill of tasty sushi, along with items from the hibachi and raw bar, including oysters and […]

Shue Mei Chinese

House specialties at Shhu Mei include a full rack of barbecued spare ribs served with steamed rice. Follow the meal with the sweetest dish on the menu: Bite-sized is also a pretty good description of this place; catering mostly to takeout customers. The tiny Oakland Park shop has only a couple of seats at the […]

Sozo Sushi Bar

This tiny little sushi bar, like the ones you’d find in Tokyo, serves just that – sushi, a handful of apps that include the splendid, delicate crab shu mai, seaweed salad, a daily ceviche, and that’s about it. The place contains a single bar, big enough for the Japanese owner, his wife, and daughter to […]

Sushi One Take Out

The ambiance at Sushi 1 is nothing. Zero. But the sushi is inexpensive and fresh (a mind-boggling combination), and daily specials, which generally cost less than $5, are knockouts that come with three courses. Then there are the rolls: dancing eel, spicy tuna, JB, rainbow… literally a panoply of choices. Don’t forget the affordable bento […]

Sushi Rock Cafe

South Beach shows up on Las Olas. Tempura and teriyaki are typical entrées, but fish is the titillation here. Makimonos are as exciting and innovative as that strip of sand to the south where the original Sushi Rock rocks the blocks. For the superhungry, if not the supermodel, sushi boats come equipped with everything but […]

Sushi Song

You wouldn’t think there’d be a smidgen of space left for one more sushi joint in all of South Florida, but Sushi Song actually fills a niche. There’s no other sushi bar within driving distance that serves such creative Japanese dishes at such reasonable prices, or one where the kitchen stays open late, turning out […]

Sushi Thai Siam Kitchen

Obviously, somewhere in the 1990s, Broward and Palm Beach politicians decided that Thai and Japanese restaurants need never seek separate customers. A decade later, it’s nigh impossible to find a Japanese raw-fish restaurant that can’t fix you up a steamy bowl of tom kha gai. That wasn’t the case when we were kids. Thankfully, this […]

Sushi Tom

If sheer numbers impress you, you might want to check out this place. The sushi bar and Japanese restaurant serves more than 220 items – and that doesn’t even include desserts, which range from green-tea ice cream to tempura cheesecake. And… Sushi Tom serves

Tamarind Asian Grill and Sushi Bar

Named for the tree that gives Thai food its unique flavor, Tamarind serves some of the freshest and most interesting Thai fare you’re likely to find in these parts. From a sweet/sour green papaya salad to grilled quail eggs yakitori-style to Tamarind’s scrumptious “Thai fries” made from boniato strips dipped in coconut batter and deep […]

Tee Jay Thai Sushi

Tee-Jay Thai Sushi has a menu as big as the Gulf of Thailand: There are six or so sections of Thai and Japanese appetizers like summer rolls wrapped in rice paper, salads with beef and lime, gyoza filled with minced meat, and tataki tuna seared on the grill; a huge selection of stir-fried noodle dishes […]

Thai Me Up

Locals love Galanga, as much for the beauty of the space and the occasionally wild scene as for its Thai and Japanese food, which can be uneven. But Galanga is worth a visit for its heady atmosphere and terrific décor — a gigantic saltwater fish tank, serene blue mood lighting, carved wooden screens, high beamed […]