Updated at 4:02 p.m., Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Doraku Sushi opens at Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center
Advertiser Staff
A sushi restaurant with its roots in South Beach, Fla. — Doraku Sushi — opened its doors at the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center over the weekend.The restaurant is owned by Kevin Aoki, son of the famed creator of Benihana Inc. The new place boasts one of the few sake sommeliers in the state.
It is part of the continuing renovation of the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center. The new restaurant, on the third level of Building B, overlooks the gardens of The Royal Grove. Right now, it's open for dinner and late night.
Doraku Sushi offers a wide variety of hot and cold appetizers, sushi, sashimi, grilled entrees and robata-yaki skewers. Two of the unique dishes offered at Doraku Sushi include the Bahamian Conch Ceviche tossed with lemon yuzu sauce for $13.25, and the signature tempura fried Doraku Roll with lobster, kanikama and cream cheese served with red and black caviar and a spicy cream sauce, also for $13.25.
The restaurant will soon be open for lunch.
