You don’t have to sing for your supper at Sushi House in Chesterfield, but you can sing with your supper at the new Japanese restaurant and karaoke bar at 17265 Chesterfield Airport Road. Doors opened at the eatery Aug. 25.
Chef Jin Bae joins his parents and restaurant owners Hyeong and Myong Bae, who previously owned Momoyama, in the family’s new venture. Sushi House offers traditional Japanese cuisine, including a variety of sashimi and sushi rolls, along with a full compliment of rice and noodle dishes like udon, fried rice and grilled teriyaki chicken.
Bae has six years of sushi-making experience at Lumiere Casino’s Asia restaurant and developed the sushi, lunch and dinner menus. “We wanted to satisfy everyone that comes in,” he said. “Some people don’t like sushi. With this menu, everybody can enjoy their own food.” Bae’s favorite item is the Sea of Love Roll which has shrimp tempura, eel, cucumber, avocado, asparagus, tataki tuna, spicy mayo, eel sauce and crunch.
Sushi House offers a wide variety of wines, beers and spirits to accompany its dishes. More than 10 different sakes are available, each of which can be paired with different types of sushi. For example, Bae said the sushi rolls pair best with a full-flavored sake, while the unfiltered sakes work well with sashimi. The bar also offers 12 draft beers, some of which will rotate seasonally.
The 143-seat restaurant also has five private rooms equipped with karaoke equipment where guests can dine until 10 p.m. and croon late into the night. Sushi House is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to midnight. A grand opening celebration is slated for the end of September.
This article appears in September 2014.