Half Roll Japanese Grill and Sushi Bar

Half Roll Japanese Grill and Sushi Bar's chef may be from Japan, but instead of creating traditional dishes from his country, he blends Western touches into his food. He rolls up sockeye salmon with avocado and other fruits to create the mango california roll, and pairs fried salmon with cream cheese in the Canada roll.

In fact, sockeye salmon stars in many of his dishes—it's featured in everything from spicy cuts of sashimi to donburi bowls with veggie-fried rice. Other Japanese favorites include ramen and stir-fried udon, as well as teriyaki meats.

Guests can dig into their charmingly plated dishes from Western-style tables or from floor cushions around a Japanese-style table, a seating arrangement responsible for making every Japanese person an excellent catcher in baseball. No matter where they sit, guests' eyes will likely be drawn to Half Roll's lightbox installations of scenes from urban Japan.