The traditional method for preparing sushi requires slices of raw fish to be held over unlit fires in order to secure that signature uncooked flavor. Explore such innovative foodsmithing with today’s Groupon for authentic at Shogun Japanese Restaurant, located in Coralville. Choose between the following options:

• $15 for $30 worth of dinner
• $10 for $20 worth of lunch

Shogun Japanese Restaurant features authentic Japanese cuisine and MSG-free meals prepared by a chef with more than 15 years of experience. Dinner starters include the monkey brain, deep-fried mushroom stuffed with spicy crab ($5.95). Hibachi-cooked dinners such as teriyaki hibachi chicken arrive with house-made dressing, fried rice, and veggies ($9.95), and five- or eight-piece sushi rolls such as the avocado-y eel roll ($7.95) or spicy tuna ($8.95) provide perfect test subjects for prototype chopstick fingers. Lunch specials such as the california roll with two pieces of tuna and two pieces of salmon ($9.95) or the tempura-and-sushi lunch box ($9.95) all come with miso soup for a delectable liquid-solid flavor tag team. Shogun Japanese Restaurant's welcoming, elegant interior features a waterfall that, unlike Niagara’s famous falls, doesn’t require its viewers buy a mandatory barrel ride to help cover operating costs.