Austin Sushi News #28 July, 2003 Welcome to Austin Sushi News, a friendly by-product of the sushi website for Austin, Texas, www.austinsushi.com Once every month or so, we bring you the latest scoop on sushi bars and related matters in Austin, Texas. You can UNsubscribe at any time by sending email to austin-maki-unsubscribe@austinsushi.com. Subscribe by going to www.austinsushi.com and clicking on the mailing list icon. If you have any problems, please send email to webmaster@austinsushi.com CONTENTS: 1. Yet AnotherŠŠ.New Sushi Bar 2. Mystery of Iron Chef 3. Chron Restaurant poll 4. The ASS is Back Fun and Tasty Links: A cool sushi race car game (requires Flash): http://www.tokidoki.it Premium green tea online: http://www.zencha.net ========================================================== 1. Yet AnotherŠŠ.New Sushi Bar [yawn] I've lost count, but I think that Arirang Sushi is Austin's 35th sushi bar, and, like, the 12th new sushi bar in the past three years. Feel the excitement as we herald the coming of another new sushi bar. [stretch][yawn] I'm just so pumped with this news that I'm going to go eat some tuna fish packed in sunflower oil and finish it off with a mini-can of Pringle's. Ok, I'm back. The business model for sushi must be looking good because Arirang opened up directly across the street from another sushi bar, Sake On Sixth. Arirang Sushi is a Korean-owned establishment that features "Bibimbab & Noodles" as well as the usual sushi treats. Arirang Sushi 616 E. 6th Street (512) 480-2211 We've also been alerted to another new restaurant, Little Tokyo, that serves sushi but does not have a sushi bar. Thus, they do not get listed on Austinsushi.com. We have rigorous standards here and you must have a sushi "bar" to qualify as a sushi bar. They don't have a sushi bar, however, they do have a pretty classy karaoke setup, and, they are open 5pm-midnite, 7 days a week. Don't be surprised if the staff urges you to get up and sing a few bars amidst their array of Sony Trinitrons. Little Tokyo 9515 N. Lamar Blvd. #230 (512) 339-0880 ========================================================== 2. Mystery of Iron Chef Thanks to folks posting in the forums, we now know more than we ever wanted about the new restaurant, Iron Chef. It's just an upscale Chinese restaurant. That's all. No sushi on the menu. Iron Chef 9070 Research Blvd. Suite 101 (512) 275-9622 Forum discussion: http://www.austinsushi.com/forum ========================================================== 3. Chron Restaurant poll The Austin Chronicle's 2003 restaurant poll is in. While reading these results, keep in mind that Ronald Reagan was elected in a landslide and there are 3 million Scientologists in the world. With that in mind, these results don't seem that odd. Critics Picks: Japanese Food Mikado Critics Picks: Sushi Umi Readers Picks: Japanese Food Kyoto, Mikado Runners-up: Musashino, Kenichi, Ichiban Readers Picks: Sushi Kenichi Runners-up: Musashino, Umi, Kyoto Honorable Mention: Sushi Sake, Mikado, Ichiban, Pango Tea Bar Austin Chronicle 2003 restaurant poll results: http://www.austinchronicle.com/gbase/Awards/RestaurantPoll?display=Index ========================================================== 4. The ASS is Back The Austin Sushi Society is back in business. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Holly's Hot Happenings, the "upscale" ASS meets roughly once a month at a different sushi bar. Send email to howdyholly@hotmail.com to get on her events mailing list. Or visit her website at www.hollyshothappenings.com . Note: Austinsushi.com is not affiliated with the Austin Sushi Society or Holly's Hot Happenings. We do, however, provide a complimentary ASS forum in our forums section. ==========================================================