Teppanyaki is a type of Japanese cooking done on any iron plate ("teppan" means "iron plate"), with any ingredients. Here, we can sometimes pull off the cooking on a griddle, though in Japan it is done in a special electric frying pan, also called teppanyaki. Opened in 2006, Tokyo Steakhouse and Sushi Bar brings authentic teppanyaki cuisine to Austin, along with a variety of different types of sushi. For the sushi rice, they use a Japanese specialty based on boiled rice with sweetened rice vinegar, a mixture called sushi meshi. There is a wide selection of sushi at the Tokyo Steakhouse and Sushi Bar, including nigiri sushi, which are thin slices of raw fish seasoned with wasabi and wrapped around with sushi meshi, hosomaki, which are thin sushi rolls, and futomaki, thick sushi rolls.
The menu can be found here. The sushi bar is open everyday, and the specific sushi menu can be found here. I have visited there for lunch once, and I ordered one of the lunch bento boxes, which is comprised of one selection from the lunch menu and one selection from the sushi bar, served with miso soup, steamed or fried rice and vegetable tempura. While the food was a little costly, I do think that it was very authentic and carefully made Japanese food. While my opinion may be a little biased (because the owner of the restaurant was my former neighbor), many of the other store reviews were very positive. Located in Round Rock, Tokyo Steakhouse and Sushi Bar is inside of the La Frontera Shopping Center. Directions and contact information may be found here.
Photo credit to Mark Maston.
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