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Chef Sean Park trades steak for sushi, changing Prefecture to NoriFish in Buckhead


Akami nigiri

Courtesy of NoriFish Sushi & Izakaya

Sean Park opened Prefecture Japanese Steakhouse within the former Restaurant Eugene house in 2023, providing the primary omakase-style steak service within the metropolis. It supplied varied cuts and preparations of wagyu with a la carte choices out there too. Nevertheless, the idea wasn’t embraced as a lot as Park had deliberate, and he determined to change to a extra confirmed style, shuttering Prefecture and introducing NoriFish Sushi and Izakaya as a replacement.

“Our omakase idea for premium waygu steak earned stellar evaluations, and we’re extraordinarily pleased with the nice eating expertise we supplied. Nevertheless, the market didn’t undertake our distinctive and progressive steakhouse idea as shortly as we had hoped,” Park explains. “NoriFish is without doubt one of the hottest and extremely rated sushi eating places in all of Atlanta. Our Sandy Springs location is usually absolutely booked, and we’ve got to show away friends. We need to increase on the success we’ve got had to this point.”

NoriFish affords an 18-item omakase expertise for $170 per particular person, with the entire fish flown in from Toyosu Fish Market in Japan. A la carte dishes on the Sandy Springs location are restricted to nigiri, sushi rolls, and uncooked small plates. The brand new location options comparable choices with the addition of cooked izakaya dishes, reminiscent of miso pork stomach ssam, Joyce Farms hen and eggplant tempura, and baked lobster tail dynamite. Steak lovers will recognize the carryover of wagyu from Prefecture within the type of truffle sliders, tartare on toast, and tacos with kimchee cucumber.

Chili hamachi roll

Courtesy of NoriFish Sushi & Izakaya

“With our distinctive trendy interpretation of omakase sushi, it truly is an unforgettable eating expertise,” Park says.

Count on a full bar with Japanese whisky, beer, wine, and sake. New seasonal cocktails impressed by Japanese components embody sesame yuzu whisky bitter and shisho champagne. “New wines and sakes spotlight and complement our revamped menu objects,” Park says.

Park, who owns Okiboru Ramen & Tsukemen, is planning to increase that idea, whereas additionally engaged on a scaled-down model of NoriFish to position in meals halls across the metropolis.

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