New Tokyo Japanese Steak House, Methuen

Knives click as the chefs at New Tokyo Japanese Steak House slice through rolls at the sushi station or cut filets into bite-sized morsels at the hibachi grill. These sounds signal dinner is almost ready, and that dinner will showcase Japanese culinary traditions—there are more than 30 specialty rolls available. The chefs handling these knives wrap fresh fish in rice and seaweed and sear steak and seafood atop a hot grill. They also serve teriyaki and noodle dishes that bring flavors of the old country to tongues more respectfully than licking a monk's head for good luck.