Our Matsu Logo is a Black Pine Tree that is a symbol of beauty and strength in the Japanese Culture.  Carefully trained as a Bonsai, the miniature tree takes on the shape of a full sized tree.  At Matsu Japanese Cuisine and Sushi Bar, the same kind of meticulous care and attention that goes into training a beautiful Bonsai tree goes into the preparation of its cuisine and the satisfaction of its customers.

           Japanese cuisine is attracting a growing interest around the world as a healthy, appetizing way to eat.  Matsu Japanese Cuisine and Sushi Bar proudly brings this food to you, professionally prepared by its three Japanese chefs.  The following are the histories and descriptions of some of the restaurant's specialties:

SASHIMI

            Sashimi, the most popular way to eat fish in Japan, is served fresh and raw.  The raw fish is cut into various forms such as flat, cubed, threadlike, and paper-thin.  The fish is then dipped into a mixture of soy sauce and wasabi (Japanese green horseradish).

SUSHI

            Sushi is a vinegary rice, garnished with an assortment of sliced raw fish on top.  A representative food of Japan, Sushi has a culinary history dating back at least a thousand years.  It was originally a way to naturally preserve fish and seafood in brine.  Later on, cooked rice was added to improve fermentation.

            Today, a bite-sized piece of the freshest raw fish pressed onto a ball of vinegary rice is known as Sushi.  Sushi-making, an intricate art in Japan, is delicate in taste and aroma and delightful to look at.  Sushi is pronounced, "zushi" when suffixed to other words.  For example: nigiri-zushi, inari-zuzhi, and norimake-zushi.

GARI

            Gari is a vinegary-pickled ginger root.  It is thinly sliced and always served with Sushi.  Taste between bites, it freshens the palate so you can savor the unique taste of each piece of Sushi.

        From Susie and Steven Sun, the owners of Suzanne's European Bakery, comes this Japanese spot serving the Champions Forest area. The small dining room is pretty and light, in the typical sushi bar way, with lots of pale pine, crusty-looking sake jars and small, tortured bonsai. As you enter, the hostess and sushi chefs bark a greeting, which may startle you the first time. You can eat your sushi at the bar or an American-style booth. Try the delicious warm eel, good California roll or hand roll filled with salmon skin.

Here is some pictures of our Matsu Restaurant:

Private Party Rooms (8-10 each room):

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