Otaru Japanese Restaurant/Lounge, Dallas

Before Otaru transforms into a hub for evening entertainment at 10 p.m. each night, it draw in crowds with traditional Japanese fare, served for lunch and dinner. The restaurant is owned by a Japanese seafood wholesale and distribution company, which scores the kitchen crew ultimate access to the day's freshest catches. Seafood flies in from Japan, Scotland, Norway, Australia, Korea, Mexico, Indonesia, Vietnam, and other countries daily, and then chefs craft nutritious, artful meals to fuel patrons as they dance to DJs spinning house and hip-hop music.