Lynn Rinaldi of South Philly's Paradiso has gone down the block to open her next restaurant, Izumi, a Japanese BYOB, at the intersection of 11th, Tasker and Passyunk.
Izumi (1601 E. Passyunk Ave., 215-271-1222), which means "fountain" (as in, the one across the street), opened Thursday. There's a modern look, with dark, wooden tables and chairs, fuchsia linens and a really sharp sushi bar underlit with changing LEDs that cast a glow onto the bar stools. The windows along Passyunk and Tasker were wide open during tonight's great weather.
Menu includes a raft of sushi/sashami/maki; small plates -- such as seared scallop with a wasabi crepe, buffalo mozzarella and cashew herb butter ($10), okonomyaki (Japanese pizza, $10) and vegetable tempura ($8); and large plates (such as sushi and sashimi samplers for $15, $25 and $50, soy-glazed baby backs for $18 and pan-seared chicken teriyaki for $18).
Hours are 4 to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, till 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 to 9 p.m. Sundays.
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