Every time I drive through University Town Center, it s as if the buildings in the shopping and entertainment district have mated with each other and multiplied.
It s hard to remember a time when the Barnes & Noble building was just a patch of land, or when Ford s Garage was just a coming soon sign and not an actual, physical structure. Just when you think there s no more land to build on at UTC, site developer Benderson Development Co. makes some magically appear, seemingly out of nowhere.
But one patch of land at University Town Center that I consider to be conspicuously empty is the terrain between the Mall at University Town Center and I-75 – UTC s elusive East District.
The restaurant also prefers not to use more processed vegan foods, such as the popular Beyond Meat. Many menu items use mushrooms, such as “crab” cakes made with lion’s mane or shiitake “escargots,” with the restaurant working with the Palmetto mushroom farm Petrichor.
Other initial menu offerings include a saffron risotto-stuffed tomato, miso-glazed eggplant and almond ricotta-spinach ravioli. It also features a variety of small plates, soups, salads and desserts, including housemade sorbet.
The restaurant has a beer and wine license and serves a selection of both, including a few beers on draft. It also offers a variety of mocktails, working with the company Ritual Zero Proof, among other nonalcoholic drink options like hibiscus lemonade, kombucha, coffee and tea.
Karasawa said Tsunami initially looked at opening in downtown Bradenton, with intentions of still doing so after the Lakewood Ranch location has opened, but the pandemic put that on pause as well. The Sarasota restaurant had a sizable Lakewood Ranch customer base, but the community s rapid growth made it difficult to find an available location until they found and fell in love with their current space. We feel like it’s a place when you drive home, on the way you can stop by and eat, chill a little bit before you go home, Karasawa said. Even if you go home, if you want to bring your whole family out for dinner, that would be a spot for people to go have some sushi, have some cocktails, some hibachi or some Asian entrees.”
3 best all-you-can-eat spots in NJ
Calling on anyone with a large appetite!
Now that many of us are back to eating out in restaurants, it’s time to make up for lost time. And what better way is there to do that than at a restaurant where you can taste anything and everything all for one price.
I never thought that I would be the all-you-can-eat type of gal but it turns out that since I’ve tried some of these places, I am!
Why don’t you kick your next dinner up a notch and choose from one of many all-you-can-eat spots in New Jersey. All-you-can-eat restaurants are a fun way to expand your food palate or satisfy your craving for a particular kind of food. And the best part about these restaurants is they usually aren’t too expensive.