Cypress Edition | August 2023

DINING FEATURE

BY DAVE MANNING

THREE DISHES TO TRY

Houston Roll ($14.95) Deep-fried tuna and yellow tail is topped with crawsh tails, Cheetos, spicy mayo and eel sauce.

Mexican Roll ($14.95) Tempura shrimp, avocado, jalapeno and cilantro is topped with mango, Tajín and chili powder.

Sumo Sushi sta, including owners Brandy Yang (fourth from left) and Sandi Lin (fth from left), pose in front of saki kegs.

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Sumo Sushi Family brings ‘old Japan’ tradition to Cy-Fair with a modern twist W ith its all-you-can-eat options, traditional Japanese decor and robot

[Here, you can] order anything you want. Try a little bit of everything,” Lin said. All-you-can-eat lunch is $19.95, and dinner is $31.95. Lin chose the authentic Japanese decor, from the lanterns to the murals and the kegs of saki on the wall, which she said is what one would nd in Japan. “So the whole idea of this style is like the old Japan; it gives you that traditional feeling,” Lin said. In addition to Japan-inspired sushi dishes, the menu features sushi rolls created by the group, including the Godzilla, Mexican, Houston and Cajun rolls. In addition to the casks of saki, the restaurant also features a full

bar that has wine, beer, cocktails and bubble tea, including jasmine green tea, tiger milk tea, passion fruit black milk tea and peach black milk tea. Those same avors can be infused into their margarita machine to create frozen drinks. The layout of the restaurant was designed to allow robot servers easy access to deliver orders from the kitchen. The robots, Be Be and Fei Fei, speak to patrons upon deliver- ing food and wait for guests to tap their screens to conrm they have everything they need. “We also have those [because], you know, sometimes the server might not get to you right when the food is ready. We just have the robot deliver it out,” Lin said.

Beef yakitori ($7.95) Hibachi grilled steak is served with yakitori sauce.

servers, Sumo Sushi is a unique dining experience for Cy-Fair. “We are foodies. We love to eat, so we just kind of ... all got together, and everybody has their own special abilities,” said Sandi Lin, one of the owners of the restaurant. “My husband, years ago when I met him, he used to be a hibachi chef, but he also knows a lot about sushi.” Lin and her husband, Raymond Lin, chose the concept and location for Sumo Sushi alongside her cousin Brandy Yang to ll a niche that they said was lacking in the area. “In this area, we don’t have [another] all-you-can-eat sushi. ...

Sumo Sushi 19710 Hwy. 290, Ste. 200, Houston 832-478-5885 www.sumosushihouston.com Hours: Sun.-Thu. 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.

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LUNCH & LEARN You’re invited to Park Creek for a special luncheon. Jacinda Bishop from the Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America will be sharing helpful information to improve the quality of life for all people affected by Lupus.

Tuesday, August 15 ~ 11:00 a.m.

Space is limited so RSVP by calling 281-205-4939.

16718 Huffmeister Road | Cypress, TX 77429 ParkCreekActiveLiving.com

CYPRESS EDITION • AUGUST 2023