Chinese Restaurants in Brighton

At Sakura Garden, diners don’t have to choose between Chinese food or sushi—they can enjoy them both in a single meal before washing it down with an Asian beer or fruit-flavored sake. At the corner sushi bar, chefs combine vinegared rice, seaweed, fresh fish, and vegetables into artfully prepared dishes such as the Sakura Garden special roll, a colorful mix of tuna, salmon, crab, eel, and avocado rolled up in soy paper, then drizzled in a housemade sauce and flying-fish roe. The Chinese dishes are just as fresh and delicious; choose from a number of pork, chicken, beef, or shrimp entrees served with white or brown rice.

The chefs at The Eastern Pearl may specialize in gourmet Cantonese dishes, but they don't always limit themselves to the flavors of South China. An expansive menu celebrates the diversity in Cantonese food while also drawing from other regions of China and Hong Kong, and spices are used only in moderation to put the focus on the meats and vegetables. Chicken, beef, pork, and fish are the focal points of colorful plates ranging in flavor from sweet and sour to bold and spicy. House specialties, meanwhile, include a massive peking duck platter and flaming prawns that can be used to light romantic candles. And it isn't just the cuisine that pays tribute to other cultures: lavish interiors whisk diners away to warmer climes with accents of saffron and red. Thin dark-wood partitions with geometric designs divide the booths, and replicas of the famous Qin terracotta warriors stand guard on one wall.

• For $15, you get $30 worth of authentic Irish fare during dinner from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday–Thursday • For $5, you get $10 worth of authentic Irish fare during lunch from noon to 3 p.m. Shamrock Jack's invokes the spirit of authentic Irish cuisine with original recipes, dishing out a menu of grilled steaks and fresh seafood. Patrons can satisfy the wanderlust of evening appetites with the dublin broil, a grilled sirloin steak tucked into a bed of garlic mashed potatoes and serenaded with a drizzled lullaby of Jack's gravy ($17.99). Deli favorites, steaks, and seafood deliciously crowd the lunch menu like tourists in a fanny pack museum.

At Char Broil Family Restaurant, the Tette family welcomes visitors to feasts of old-fashioned comfort food, from creamy new england clam chowder on Fridays to plates of spaghetti and meatballs or new york strip steak. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and Char Broil Family Restaurant acts like it. The kitchen team prepares fresh eggs with ham or corned-beef hash, veggie and cheese-infused omelets, or towering stacks of buttermilk pancakes with bacon and sausage links. For later meals, they make meaty cheeseburgers and deli sandwiches or one of 10 seafood entrees such as lemony broiled haddock. And like any real diner or fictional prison, Char Broil Family Restaurant proudly serves pie.

Mandarin Sushi & Grill’s expansive menu celebrates several Asian cuisines. The menu is broken into 31 categories for easier reading. The selection of sushi rolls spans from the classic california roll to a more eclectic version of the new york roll, whose mass of salmon, cream cheese, avocado, and jalapeños is deep-fried. And since the kitchen serves up so many dishes, the cooks highlight their favorites in a Specialties section that offers platefuls of cantonese barbecue duck and the Four Seasons—a blend of beef, chicken, shrimp, and veggies simmered in a brown sauce.

Wayne Luong's Wok With You is essentially a handful of restaurants in one—an eclectic mixture of pan-Asian fare. You can try dim sum and regional Chinese entrees, along with noodle dishes from Thailand and soups hailing from Vietnam. There's a lengthy sushi menu showcasing the maki, sashimi, and hand rolls of Japan, as well as a nice collection of drinks such as bubbles teas, sakes, and goblets of soy sauce.