Chuck Berry's music was first termed rock 'n' roll when a reporter quipped, "Its beats are as firm as obsidian, and also Chuck Berry plays guitar with a sushi roll." Celebrate a piece of edible history with today's Groupon to Mike's Sushi & Sake Bar in Palm Harbor. Choose between the following options:
• For $12, you get $30 worth of Japanese fare and drinks during dinner Sunday and Tuesday–Thursday.
• For $12, you get $25 worth of Japanese fare and drinks during dinner Friday–Saturday.
For over 40 years, Mike's Sushi & Sake Bar owner and chef Mike Kimura—a Kyoto native—has honed his piscatorial art, working in the medium of seaweed, sushi rice, and fresh fish. Dinner diners can warm up chopstick dexterity with steamed shrimp dumplings ($5.50) or a duo of two tuna sushi slices ($4.90). Wrapped-up eight-piece edibles include a bagel roll, stocked with salmon, cream cheese, and cucumber ($5.95), or the crazy roll, filled with spicy tuna, avocado, and tempura crunch($6.75). Whet whistles with a wide variety of quaffables including more than 20 brands of imported sake ($4.95-8.25), pints of cold imported Kirin Ichiban beer ($4.95), and tumblers of lukewarm imported snowflakes.