Dr. Richard Zhao
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Kyatchi
If you're looking for a Japanese restaurant in South Minneapolis, you might want to check out this place. While there's no Japanese chef or server on-site, the restaurant offers a beautiful Japanese-themed décor and a menu of delicious Japanese cuisine that has earned it multiple awards, including Best Sushi Award by City Pages and by Mpls St. Paul Magazine. Interestingly, it has also won the award for Best Hot Dog by Star Tribune and People Magazine.
During our visit, I ordered one of my favorites, the "Chef Sashimi Platter," which consisted of colorful and beautifully presented salmon (sake), scallops (hotate), sea bass (Suzuki), Pacific yellowtail (Hamachi), and albacore tuna (bincho). Each piece was well-prepared and incredibly fresh, as promised. While the restaurant didn't have the popular Udo noodle soup, the ramen noodle soup was still quite good.
The restaurant is located in a small business district on Nicollet Ave S, and our waitress Kathleen, dressed in a Girl Scout-like uniform, was very friendly and provided excellent service throughout our meal.
One of the most interesting aspects of this restaurant was that when the bill came, there was no place for a tip. We were told that the general tip was already built into the charges, but additional tips are always welcome. This was an interesting and unique touch. I highly recommend giving it a try!
During our visit, I ordered one of my favorites, the "Chef Sashimi Platter," which consisted of colorful and beautifully presented salmon (sake), scallops (hotate), sea bass (Suzuki), Pacific yellowtail (Hamachi), and albacore tuna (bincho). Each piece was well-prepared and incredibly fresh, as promised. While the restaurant didn't have the popular Udo noodle soup, the ramen noodle soup was still quite good.
The restaurant is located in a small business district on Nicollet Ave S, and our waitress Kathleen, dressed in a Girl Scout-like uniform, was very friendly and provided excellent service throughout our meal.
One of the most interesting aspects of this restaurant was that when the bill came, there was no place for a tip. We were told that the general tip was already built into the charges, but additional tips are always welcome. This was an interesting and unique touch. I highly recommend giving it a try!
Kikuya Restaurant
A Japanese restaurant run by non-Japanese. Simple setting. It's likely more for local residents than tourists. So, the price was very reasonable compared with other tourism based restaurants. One dislike I had was one piece of my Sashimi platter wasn't fresh that could be an accident.
Gasthaus Goldenes Kreuz
My wife and I had the pleasure of having dinner with a German Professor of Coburg University at this lovely and historic restaurant known as Restaurant Goldenes Kreuz (meaning, Golden Cross). We learned that this is one of the best in Germany. Established in 1508, the restaurant is the oldest building in downtown of Coburg. It serves the authentic taste of regional Franconian cuisine. “Traditional. Modern. Franconian” is its motto. The dishes we had was one of the best Franconian cuisines we ever tasted. The dessert “Home-made Coburg dumpling” was delicious and one-of-a-kind. If you ever get a chance to dine there, you will for certain enjoy its historic atmosphere of Franconian tradition. Oh, please don’t forget to try its home-made beer Kreuzrunk, which is very fresh and a pleasure to taste. If you have never visited Coburg. It is a very lovely , peaceful small town with a population of approx., 40,000. It is located on the Itz river in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. Since the town literally survived from bombings during World War II, it has many of the same historic buildings, such as the Veste Coburg, one of Germany's largest castles.