Celebrated sushi chef Yasu Tanaka partners with\u00a0Spicy Hospitality Group to put his own spin on omakase at his latest namesake restaurant in the Design District. YASU\u2014an eight-seat counter behind a nondescript storefront in Paradise Plaza\u2014serves a \u201cJapan-meets-Miami\u201d menu, says Tanaka, rooted in seasonality and high-quality sourcing both locally and from Japan\u2019s top purveyors (most from Toyosu Market in Tokyo).<\/p>\n
Spring\u2019s bountiful ramps and rhubarb featured prominently during our meal\u2014together in an opening crudo of Florida flounder with a fermented ginger-garlic sauce, and separately as a tart compote in the rhubarb-yogurt dessert and a bright, textural accent in an A5 wagyu brioche tartare bite. The wine and sake list is just as intentional, with a curated selection of rare producers and limited-batch sakes available by the glass (served in stemware), carafe or bottle.<\/p>\n
Across 14 to 16 courses ($250), Tanaka and culinary partner Raymond Li flex their creativity in both ingredients and execution. Nigiri arrives in two waves rather than one continuous sequence, progressing from delicate fish to richer cuts of tuna. The Niigata rice is cooked twice and seasoned differently for each,\u00a0tempered to complement the fish.<\/p>\n
Service is highly attentive but never intrusive; you\u2019ll barely notice servers wiping excess soy from your plate or refilling your water. Thoughtful touches, like offering a shawl when the AC dips or discreet purse hooks beneath the 600-year-old hinoki counter, quietly reinforce the restaurant\u2019s deep respect for Japanese tradition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Celebrated sushi chef Yasu Tanaka partners with\u00a0Spicy Hospitality Group to put his own spin on omakase at his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259313,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226,68735,14161,687,112281],"class_list":["post-259312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news","tag-more-recommended","tag-price","tag-restaurants","tag-restaurants-japanese"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}