2014 U.S. TOP 100 RESTAURANTS - JUST MISSED
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SUSHI ZO
SUSHI ZO
Take a seat at the counter of this nondescript storefront in a strip mall wedged between Beverly Hills and Culver City, and Keizo Seki will dazzle you with 24 different cuts of fish, including a number of varieties that you probably have never seen before. Seki is a purist, and if you dare to ask him for a specialty roll or some other type of concoction served at more Americanized sushi restaurants, he will respond by barking, "We don't serve junk here."
Ranked 33 in 2013.
Ranked 33 in 2013.
107
TROIS MEC
TROIS MEC
Ludo Lefebvre is one of the most recognizable chefs in the U.S. He also happens to have one of the most recognizable cooking styles in the country. Now, after a stretch where he only did pop-ups, you can enjoy his food at a restaurant that operates five nights a week, throughout the entire year.on Park fame noteworthy all on its own. Chef de Cuisine
Bubbling under.
Bubbling under.
108
SUSHI SEKI
SUSHI SEKI
This otherwise nondescript restaurant specializes in “post-modern sushi”, where the chef pairs cuts of fish with an assortment of toppings. Think salmon topped with a sautéed tomato, tuna topped with a creamy tofu sauce, hamachi sitting beneath thin slices of jalapeno pepper, fluke under a pine nut studded green salad, chopped eel with sesame and avocado and lightly seared tuna with an onion mixture and garlic chips. Th
Ranked 86 in 2013; Ranked 41 in 2012.
Ranked 86 in 2013; Ranked 41 in 2012.
109
BOULEVARD
BOULEVARD
On most evenings Nancy Oakes' place is full of diners who still enjoy dishes like seared Sonoma foie gras with root beer jelly, vanilla sour cherries and toasted whole grain bread from Berkeley's renowned Acme The wine list is packed with gems bottled just up the road in Napa and Sonoma.
Bubbling under.
Bubbling under.
110
SUSHI NAKAZAWA
SUSHI NAKAZAWA
A student of the iconic Jiro Ono (the subject of the film Jiro Dreams of Sushi), Daisuke Nakazawa’s restaurant was the opening of the year as far as certain members of the New York restaurant reviewing community were concerned.
Bubbling under.
Bubbling under.
