Tei Tei Robata Bar

Tucked in behind a Zen garden on Henderson Avenue, this upscale Japanese spot has a reputation larger than its compact-sized digs. Which should come as no surprise considering the restaurant was originally opened in 1998 by the father of Dallas' Japanese food scene Teiichi Sakurai. Though Sakurai sold Tei Tei to his executive chef, Katsutoshi Sakamoto, when he founded Tei-An in 2008, the restaurant still turns out a solid menu of daily changing specials ranging from assorted raw fish options to robata grilled dishes like whole black snapper and Kuroge-Washu beef. Be sure to give the sake list a proper look, there are around twenty impeccable selections to choose from.