Bites Nearby: Yotsuba Restaurant

Yotsuba Restaurant, 7365 Orchard Lake Rd., West Bloomfield, 248-737-8282

A spacious semi-circular sushi bar seating 22 is the focus of the main dining room at . An extensive list of sushi and sashimi prepared by veteran head sushi chef Bobby Suzuki draws an international crowd of professionals and families.

While some people come primarily for sushi, there is much more at this colorful place, which offers conventional seating as well as tatami rooms and an extensive menu of Japanese dishes.  

Recently added is an interesting Sunday brunch menu that includes steamed clams and oysters, shrimp and vegetable tempura, baked mussels, dumplings and many items from the sushi bar, such as yellowtail, tuna and salmon nigiri and, of course, California rolls. It is $20 for adults, $10 for children under 10, free for those under 3, and it is served on an all-you-can eat basis from a set menu.

Proprietor Ann Lin also has a Yotsuba in Ann Arbor.  

Recommended dishes: Spicy tuna roll, dynamite roll, roast duck on rice, gyoza (dumplings)

Prices: A la carte sushi $2-$4.50, sushi rolls $5.25-$13.95, noodle dishes $9-$15, dinner entrees $12.95-$27

Credit cards: All major 

Hours: 11:30 -10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Sunday