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| | Japonais | | | “The best food here is designed, nightclub style, to be eaten with drinks. For a real dinner, go somewhere else.” —nymag | | Cuisine: Sushi |
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| | | | | | We've reached PR frenzy mode at the days-away Japonais. Please keep your arms and legs inside the tram at all times, folks. Here we go. What: Japonais, famed, highly anticipated Chicago import, opening at 111 East 18th Street Who: Rick Wahlstedt, Miae Lim, Jeffrey Beers (designer), Gene Kato ... Read More | | | | | | 111 East 18th Street btwn. Park Avenue South & Irving Place (212)260-2020 TYPE: Contemporary Japanese & sushi VIBE: Feng shui sleek OCCASION: Entertaining GO WITH: A date, birthday party, or power lunch - the possibilities are endless DON'T MISS DISH: Wagyu brisket ravioli DON'T BOTHER D... Read More | | | | | | We recently got the opportunity to take a peek at Japonais, the much-anticipated Chicago import from partners Rick Wahlstedt, Miae Lim, and Jeffrey Beers. A great deal of detail went into the majestic space -- approximately 11,350 square feet (includes both inside and outside areas), which seats ... Read More | | | | | | [Kalina, 8/15/06.] Here, we come to Japonais, the Chicago mega-import newly installed on East 18th street. The venue, formerly a bank, churns out food from two kitchens, one a sushi bar and the other a French/Japanese set up. So far, the better food is coming from the sushi bar--such as chef Ju... Read More | | | | | | good japanese fusion. A bit too hip, with funky tables. Read More | | | | | | [Kalina, 8/6/06.] 1) Alan Richman, in his debut as Bloomberg's chief restaurant critic, files an aggressively early review of Robuchon , ultimately concluding that it's a 'gem' but as for a return visit: 'not as long as reservations are nearly impossible to get.' Let's go to the video tape.The m... Read More | | | | | | What better to cap the week with than a little EaterWire? Not a lot of Wire, but a little wire. A deuce, to be exact. · "Aroma Espresso Bar has its soft opening tomorrow. Open to the public on Monday. Major plywood action going on there today." [EaterWire Inbox] · Bu... Read More | | | | | | And now, for our next trick, we present a few gems from the Eater Mailbag. Just because Comments aren't the thing here doesn't mean you don't get an outlet to be heard. Behold: 1) Re: Japonais: "My favorite part of Japonaise is that at night they chain up all of the ceiling lighting fixtur... Read More | | | | | | 1) At the end of the day, Frank Bruni has the burden of relevancy. While others can play it looser, and, fortunately, do, the Frank has to matter. It's one of those for better or for worse things. So his sticking Freemans with a Satisfactory this week is somewhat inexplicable in that it reads mos... Read More | | | | | | Japonais opens with room to spare, Shopsin?s takes a summer holiday and Brian Young leaves Mainland. Read More | | | |
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