Cheap Eats: Hashiguchi Jr.
Westerners tend to equate Japanese food with sushi, but there is infinitely more to the ancient cuisine than raw fish alone. Hashiguchi Jr. Japanese Restaurant (3400 Around Lenox Road, Suite C520, 404-841-9229) offers a diverse menu of soulful regional specialties that might just divert your attention from the kitschy rolls, tempura and edamame. Located in a strip mall near Phipps Plaza, Hashiguchi is unassuming inside and out, but service is superfast and you're bound to see plenty of Japanese-American customers — always a positive sign — crowding around the well-worn wooden tables.
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(Photo and story by Jennifer Zyman)