Restaurant Review of Sushi Ya in Downtown Dallas, Texas

With the typical city-style hustle and bustle that Dallas workers face, the time to sit down for a great, healthy lunch is often hard to find. Downtown Dallas boasts common chain fast food restaurants on every corner (and, along the underground tunnel system connecting most major buildings) along with mom-and-pop joints that will be more than happy to serve up a greasy burger to you. But, right in the middle of the grease covered fast food restaurants is a small sushi restaurant that will become a regular visit for your lunch breaks - Sushi Ya. Located in the center of Downtown Dallas (1306 Elm St. Dallas, Texas 75202), this quaint restaurant will satisfy your lunch-time craving without leaving that heavy, greasy feeling in your stomach.

Sushi Ya is tiny - it is literally one room. There is a bar, a sushi bar, and several small tables. We normally always sit at the sushi bar as it is a great, entertaining lunch treat to watch your sushi be prepared by hand. They offer any type of sushi roll that you could crave - California, Rainbow, Caterpillar (eel), etc. Dinner time prices are typical for sushi at an average of $15.00 a roll, but they offer many half-priced rolls during the lunch hours. They also offer several lunch combinations for $15.00 and less that include pieces of several types of sushi rolls.

Or, if you are not a sushi fan but are craving something different than that burrito from Taco Bell, they also grill several teriyaki options - steak, chicken, shrimp, and salmon. As a lunch order, these items all run under $10.00. I highly recommend ordering a garden salad with their house dressing, or an order of fried rice.

If you are like me and can not decide whether you want sushi or a grilled entrée, I would suggest ordering from the Lunch Box Bento options. I normally order the Sushiya I; this comes with a grilled, teriyaki chicken breast (or, whatever meat you choose), a small house salad, rice, and four pieces of a California rolls. It is plenty of food to fill up anyone at lunch time. Or, if you think you need a little bit extra, there are other box options with a bit more food (soups, extra sides, etc.)

Sushi Ya is a fun restaurant for a lunch in Downtown Dallas, especially if you have other sushi-loving co-workers. Go with a few co-workers, order different types of appetizers and sushi rolls, and split them amongst everyone. Be forewarned though that they are usually quite busy, so you may spend some time waiting on a table, and then once seated, waiting on your food. If you are in a hurry, I would highly suggest ordering to-go (www.sushiyadallas.com). But, if you have a chance to get away from the office and have a relaxing, enjoyable lunch, Sushi Ya is a welcome change to all of the fast food in the area.