Pearl Sushi
Sushi restaurant · Knox/Henderson ·
Sushi, cocktails, small plates, and Wagyu steak served with artful presentation
Sushi, cocktails, small plates, and Wagyu steak served with artful presentation
"You could eat at the cozy, compact Pearl and skip sushi entirely—we can’t stop thinking about the tempura-battered fish and chips served with pickle-flecked tartar sauce. But don’t do that. Instead, order the $35 five-piece chef’s choice nigiri for some greatest hits, then ask what’s new. Depending on the season, you might get a mild, silver-skinned belt fish or the sweetest, tiniest little squids you’ve ever seen." - kevin gray
"For a landlocked city, Dallas has a world-class sushi scene, but you won’t find a mixture of playful and serious anywhere else in the Metroplex. At Pearl By Shine, chef Shine Tamaoki carefully cradles, um, pearls of white rice, forming them into structurally perfect platforms for nigiri—including superfatty otoro, delicate sea bream, and off-menu specials like flounder fin—right in front of you (if you sit at the bar). The rest of the menu is where things get fun: Japanese tradition for Texas palates. That means ponzu-soaked uni shooters, chawanmushi with tender snow crab swimming in savory custard, and a riff on fish and chips with battered whitefish and Japanese curry. Shine’s Fish Shack when?" - rosin saez, nick rallo, kevin gray, kevin gray, kevin gray, rosin saez, nick rallo, nick rallo, rosin saez, rosin saez, nick rallo, rosin saez, nick rallo, nick rallo, rosin saez, nick rallo, rosin saez, rosin saez, nick rallo, rosin saez, rosin saez, nick rallo, nick rallo, rosin saez, nick rallo, rosin saez, nick rallo
"For a landlocked city, Dallas has a world-class sushi scene, but you won’t find a mixture of playful and serious anywhere else in the Metroplex. At Pearl, chef Shine Tamaoki carefully cradles, um, pearls of white rice, forming them into structurally perfect platforms for nigiri—including superfatty otoro, delicate sea bream, and off-menu specials like flounder fin—right in front of you (if you sit at the bar). The rest of the menu is where things get fun: Japanese tradition for Texas palates. That means ponzu-soaked uni shooters, chawanmushi with tender snow crab swimming in savory custard, and a riff on fish and chips with battered whitefish and Japanese curry. Shine’s Fish Shack when?" - Rosin Saez
"This spot was one of my favorite sushi experiences of the year (minus the one-off Kiln to Table dinner with Jimmy Duke of Onesan and Kent Rathbun...). I had an off-menu flounder fin with yuzu aioli. Eat anything Shine Tamaoki puts in front of your face, including his Japanese fish and chips with housemade tartar sauce." — Rosin Saez. An off-menu flounder fin with yuzu aioli and Shine Tamaoki’s Japanese fish-and-chips with housemade tartar sauce are highlighted as must-try items; the general charge is to trust the chef." - Courtney E. Smith
"Looking for a new sushi spot? Look no further. Pearl is helmed by chef Shine Tamaoki, formerly of Nobu Dallas. He’s crafted the menu to reflect Japanese dishes and include flavor profiles from his hometown of Yamanashi, which sits in the shadow of Mount Fuji." - Courtney E. Smith