TheyвЂ™re very good and close to great - a few chives and a few extra seconds of steaming will do - although the trio of sauces, including mustard, are rather eccentric.

A special called вЂњDim SumвЂќ was a set of five steamed seafood dumplings resembling shu mai, filled generously ($12). Speaking of not terrible, the smoked tofu main course, with dainty portions of shiitake mushroom caps, lotus root and string-still-on peas on a squash puree, is enjoyably light, though in hindsight I realize we paid $18 for four bite-sized cubes of tofu. ItвЂ™s probably the weirdest sushi IвЂ™ve ever tasted. Kathy Tran IвЂ™ll let my dining companion describe the White Dragon roll: вЂњI took to pushing the middle out of the rice paper with my tongue to get some flavor. Musume even serves wasabi mashed potatoes ($9).ДЄre they any good? Is the вЂњpan-AsianвЂќ fad back? The answers: TheyвЂ™re acceptable, and dear lord, I hope not. This year, two new high-end restaurants opened in reductive celebration of half the worldвЂ™s cuisines: Imoto (Japanese for вЂњlittle sisterвЂќ) and Musume (Japanese for вЂњdaughterвЂќ). Now, however, Dallas is seeing a comeback. There wasnвЂ™t even time for anyone to ask why вЂњpan-AsianвЂќ menus never included food from Muslim cultures. Luckily AmericaвЂ™s pan-Asian craze shone brightly in the Clinton administration and then died out, leaving only the faintest memory that, once upon a time, wasabi mashed potatoes were a thing. After ordering from an extensive ceviche bar, dressy-casual customers would scoop up queso with injera and share a case of FosterвЂ™s.

They could serve empanadas, tagine and clam chowder. tweet this I wonder if people in Asia have pan-everywhere-else restaurants. persist because Dallas investors are unwilling to hand big dollars and downtown real estate deals to immigrant restaurateurs. LetвЂ™s go to a restaurant that serves samplings of the cuisines that four billion people eat, and decide when we get there.вЂќ Maybe one of the foods enjoyed by 60 percent of the worldвЂ™s population, but I canвЂ™t narrow it down more than that.вЂќ Maybe they were the product of diners without a drop of Asian blood in their veins having conversations like this: Imoto upstairs is the perfect place for everything from sweet 16 to bat/bar mitzvah party.I donвЂ™t understand how pan-Asian restaurants became popular. Need more space for an even bigger bash? We can offer you the exclusive use of our entire upstairs, which includes the lounge and adjacent private dining room, together, they can accommodate up to 100 guests for a reception and 70 for a seated event.

In addition, the lounge is the perfect venue for dinner and demo with one of our amazing chefs, Kent Rathbun, Stephen McHugh or Jimmy Duke.ДЄmenities include high speed wireless internet, 3 televisions with Apple TV, microphone, custom menus and more. The private bar and lounge is a great for entertaining large holiday and birthday parties, office parties, happy hours, and networking events. Our upstairs lounge is the perfect spot for up to 65 guests for a reception or 40 guests for a seated event. This beautifully designed room works great for presentations and business dinners, or even intimate birthday parties.ДЄmenities include high speed wireless internet, 60 in television with Apple TV, microphone, custom menus and more. Our private dining room can accommodate 40 people for a reception or up to 30 for a seated event. The next chapter for local legend, Chef Kent Rathbun, Imoto will not only wow your tastebuds, but the atmosphere will wow your senses. The restaurant is the little sister to no one, and stands alone atop the long list of DallasвЂ™ culinary experiences.

Imoto, meaning вЂlittle sisterвЂ™ in Japanese, is located in Victory Park in Downtown Dallas.

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