Sushi House Hayakawa Earns Three Stars

Atlanta Magazine’s Corby Kummer reviews Sushi House Hayakawa, which reopened on Buford Highway in March after an extensive renovation project. Kummer awards an “excellent” rating of three out of four stars, praising chef Art Hayakawa for ignoring the frills and focusing on sushi that is second to none.

It’s hard to imagine someone matching Hayakawa’s skill, or at least his sense of duty. His impassioned odes to his art and his adopted city demand local attention. We should go well out of our way to celebrate this sometimes tormented, driven artist. The question now is how much longer he’s willing to wait for the rest of Atlanta to figure that out.

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