Geoff Keah Verified

Food: 5/5  Vibe: 4/5  Service: 4/5  Value: 4/5  Overall: 4/5

Teiichi Sakurai, aka Teiichi-san owner of Tei Tei and Teppo/Moosh Bar, will be opening up his new place Tei An in the new One Arts Plaza soon. Both sushi bars are being sold to some of their chefs, Katsutoshi Sakamoto at Tei Tei and Masayuki Otaka at Teppo. Moosh Bar will be under new management as well, and it appears Yosuke and Val will be transferring to Tei An once it’s up and running. I’m thinking Moosh Bar will have a completely new look. Their last day was a couple of weeks ago on a Saturday night. On Sunday, the new mgmt had already cut away the bamboo to the entrance and it looked like stuff was being hauled out.

The best seats at Tei Tei are at the robata bar. For the faint of heart, they also have grilled dishes as well… if you’re not daring enough for sushi. If you’re wanting to sit there, you’re averaging a 45-60 minute wait in the adjoining bar. They have a decent selection of cold sake, but along with it comes the price tag. But if you’re eating here, you’re probably not all that concerned with the price. As another review stated, evidence of Knox-Henderson’s finest $30K millionaires can usually be seen floating about.

If you’re up for it, I recommend the grilled Maine lobster, from what I can tell it’s boiled and then grilled and served with a butter sauce, priced at $45. The corn flake crusted shrimp are an interesting item as well, but if you get this it’s usually good enough for 2-3 people. They also have a pretty good grilled pork steak, usually good for 2 people. While waiting, a good starter is the Washu beef on a rock. Although you’re only getting about 4-6 slivers of washu beef, it is definitely some tasty food! It is brought to your table with a hot river rock, and you grill it yourself, priced at $19.

It will be interesting to see if there are any changes made, so time will tell. We keep this place in our rotation every couple of months.

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Joey Stewart Verified

Food: 5/5  Vibe: 5/5  Service: 5/5  Value: 4/5  Overall: 5/5

This is arguably the best sushi bar in Dallas. Everything about it is A-list. From the Japanese chefs that have been there for years, to the finest grade seafood available, you will be hard pressed to find something better in Big D. On the sushi menu you have the typical yellowtail, tuna, salmon, eel, and others. But also more exotic items such sea urchin, toro, and even baby abalone are available on a regular basis. Grade A, super fresh, I’ve never had a bad piece of raw fish here. On the grill, “robata” side, don’t miss the marinated sea bass, a specialty here. It’s a perfect appetizer for 2. Also snapper, branzini, scampi, and many other varieties of seafood are plucked from the ice bin in front of you, skewered, and grilled whole, right in front of everyone sitting at the sushi bar. Another great item to try is the “beef on the rocks”, a 6-slice order of ultra high-grade washu beef, served raw with an extremely hot rock and a soy based dipping sauce. Grab the beef with your chopsticks, dip it into the sauce, and cook it to your desired doneness on the rock. It has a cool, simple, high end asian look, with warm wood and veregated stone works. Cool buzz, but not too loud. Get there by 7pm if you don't want to wait, or sip cold saki in the bar while you do. Too many good things to say about this place..enjoy!

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