\u201cI started building the menu. He (Cheung) started building the concept, and then we sat back down again,\u201d Wong said.<\/p>\n
Wong said the pair\u2019s concept takes all-you-can-eat to \u201c80% closer to a fine dining experience\u201d with a price tag of $27 for lunch, served Sunday-Thursday, and $37 for dinner, served nightly and all day Fridays and Saturdays.<\/p>\n
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Chef Howard Wong garnishes an order of white tuna with micro greens and an orchid petal for a Tokyo Sushi diner.<\/p>\n
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star<\/a><\/p>\n The restaurant offers sushi rolls and sashimi as well as a seafood bar with crawfish, mussels, clams and boiled shrimp served with housemade cocktail sauce. Sashimi comes in tuna, salmon, white tuna and yellowtail.<\/p>\n The price also includes a salad bar, six varieties of ramen and a dessert bar.<\/p>\n Keep reading with a digital access subscription.<\/p>\n Wong has 15 years cooking experience, including working as the hibachi chef in Cheung\u2019s Hana Tokyo<\/a> restaurant on Tucson\u2019s south side, and at Ra Sushi<\/a> and Benihana<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cOverall, my passion, I love food,\u201d said Wong, who has competed in cooking contests in Singapore and the Philippines and was set to compete in the 2026 Tucson Iron Chef but withdrew to focus on Tokyo Sushi.<\/p>\n Paulina Porter gets her dinner at the newly opened Tokyo Sushi on East Speedway in Tucson.<\/p>\n Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star<\/a><\/p>\n Tokyo Sushi is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays, until 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Details at tucsontokyosushi.com<\/a><\/p>\n Also new on Tucson\u2019s Asian food scene: Kirin Asian Bistro<\/a> & Sushi opened in July in the 5,300-square-foot space at 5884 W. Arizona Pavilions Drive off Interstate 10 and Cortaro Road in Marana.<\/p>\n The space was home to Barro\u2019s Pizza<\/a> for nine years before it moved across the street<\/a> in February to the former Boston\u2019s Restaurant & Sports Bar at 5825 Arizona Pavilions Drive; Boston\u2019s closed in 2023.<\/p>\n The upscale bistro<\/a> opened after a months-long extensive build-out that began last spring.<\/p>\n Kirin blends \u201cthe rich traditions of Asian cuisine with a modern twist\u201d in an extensive menu of \u201cmasterfully crafted sushi, sashimi and innovative specialty rolls\u201d with a curated selection of classic Chinese, Thai and pan-Asian dishes, according to a description posted on the restaurant\u2019s website.<\/p>\n Kirin is open from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. daily. For more information, visit kirinniasianbistrosushibar.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n