Once upon a time, there was a little sushi spot called Doraku.
You know the one.
That magical Japanese wonderland on Lincoln Road.
So, it’s still there. But in honor of this leap day, you’re getting, well, a leap Doraku. On the mainland.
Presenting Doraku, a Japanese den of maki and jalapeño martinis, now open in Mary Brickell Village.
Think of this as a Zen-like pagoda by way of a sake-downing izakaya: water fountain gurgling at the entrance, outdoor communal table fashioned out of 100-year-old church wood, a waiting area with cream-colored cushions arranged evenly on the floor. Also, a bunch of empty sake barrels hanging over the bar. (Never a bad thing.)
This is the kind of place you’re coming to on a Friday dinner date. You’ll sequester yourselves in an intimate booth and start the evening with a Cucumber Cup Shot (watermelon, lemon juice and sake in a hollowed-out cuke). Perhaps follow it with an order of the Ultimate Coconut Shrimp Roll (coconut-crusted fried black tiger shrimp topped with mango salsa). And lastly, take a parting shot from one of the 50 varieties of sake on hand.
Because 51 would be just plain ridiculous.
You know the one.
That magical Japanese wonderland on Lincoln Road.
So, it’s still there. But in honor of this leap day, you’re getting, well, a leap Doraku. On the mainland.
Presenting Doraku, a Japanese den of maki and jalapeño martinis, now open in Mary Brickell Village.
Think of this as a Zen-like pagoda by way of a sake-downing izakaya: water fountain gurgling at the entrance, outdoor communal table fashioned out of 100-year-old church wood, a waiting area with cream-colored cushions arranged evenly on the floor. Also, a bunch of empty sake barrels hanging over the bar. (Never a bad thing.)
This is the kind of place you’re coming to on a Friday dinner date. You’ll sequester yourselves in an intimate booth and start the evening with a Cucumber Cup Shot (watermelon, lemon juice and sake in a hollowed-out cuke). Perhaps follow it with an order of the Ultimate Coconut Shrimp Roll (coconut-crusted fried black tiger shrimp topped with mango salsa). And lastly, take a parting shot from one of the 50 varieties of sake on hand.
Because 51 would be just plain ridiculous.
