The Sakura Japanese Steak & Seafood House is a vegetarian-friendly restaurant offering a large variety of sushi, located just over 2 miles from Atlantic City International Airport. Its motto, "where everything happens before your eyes," means diners can watch the sushi chef as he creates this "edible art." The menu offers 55 different sushi dishes including both of the main kinds; maki and nigiri. Menu examples include sushi made with thin slices of raw fish like tuna, yellowtail and salmon and vegetarian versions with egg, imitation crab, fried tofu and miso soup. The drinks menu includes hot or cold sake and Japanese beers. As of January 2011, Sakura is open for lunch on Monday to Friday between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Dinner is served on Mondays to Fridays from 4:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Weekend hours are Saturdays between noon and 10:30 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 9 p.m.
Tomatoes is a large and fashionable up-scale restaurant offering, "California-Asian cuisine, a lively bar scene, and savvy service," according to the New Jersey Health and Beauty website. As of January 2011, Tomatoes features Asian flavored décor, and dining on several different levels and "Rock and Roll Sushi Monday" between 9 p.m. and midnight. The sushi menu includes items like steamed shrimp dumplings, sushi with octopus, flying fish eggs, clams and sea urchin, as well as vegetarian varieties such as egg and spiced vegetable versions. The drinks menu offers over 250 varieties of wine. Tomatoes opens for dinner, off-season, between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. from Sunday to Thursday and 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Season hours are every day from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Souzai Sushi & Sake is a seafront restaurant located on level 3 of the pier shops at Caesars. The open-plan seating offers views of the ocean and boardwalk. As of January 2011, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays, California, Philadelphia or tuna sushi rolls are priced at $4 and sake at $5. Opening hours are every day between 11:30 a.m. and 11 p.m.
