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Thursday, October 9, 2008
Izumi rolls out on East Passyunk
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.
Posted by Michael Klein @ 11:01 PM  Permalink | File Under: TableTalk | 3 comments
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Posted 11:06 PM, 10/09/2008
morseman
This place looks awesome! I drove by tonight and wondered what was going on.
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Posted 11:35 AM, 10/10/2008
phillybyob
Can't wait to give this one a try!
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Michael Klein chronicles local people, places and things (in easy-to-digest portions) three days a week in his Inquirer column "INQlings." He also covers the restaurant scene in his Thursday Food column, "Table Talk." See his work at http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/michael_klein.
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