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YES. WELL HOW DOES DINNER AND A
SHOW SOUND? I’M NOT TALKING
ABOUT TWO SEPARATE EVENTS, BUT A
PLACE WHERE THEY ARE MAKING THE
MEAL. THE SHOW. ALRIGHT IT’S ONE
OF MY FAVORITE PLACES TO GO. I
GO WEEKLY, SOMETIMES TWICE A
WEEK. THE STAFF IS VERY FRIENDLY
. THEY HAVE A COOL LOUNGE VIBE
FOR YOU TO SIT AND SIP ON SOME
COCKTAILS. AND, OF COURSE, SOME
DELICIOUS SUSHI. OH, AND BY THE
WAY, IT’S ALSO HIBACHI PLACE.
YES WHICH IS VERY COOL. AND DING
DING DING EXACTLY. WELL, YOU
RECOMMENDED IT. SO OF COURSE.
COURSE I HAD TO CHECK IT OUT.
LET’S TAKE A LOOK. SIZZLING
SHRIMP AND STEAK COOKED RIGHT
BEFORE YOUR EYES. WITH THE SIDE
OF SHOWMANSHIP. THAT’S WHAT
YOU’LL FIND AT NORA HIBACHI AND
SUSHI LOUNGE IN WEST BLOOMFIELD
COMING FOR A SHOW. I LOVE MAKING
PEOPLE VERY HAPPY. JUST I SEE
THE SMILES ON THEIR FACES WHEN
THEY’RE EATING. CHEF TEDDY
QUINONES HAS BEEN HONING HIS
APACHE SKILLS FOR QUITE A WHILE.
IN FACT, HE TAUGHT ME ONE OF HIS
TRICKS SEVERAL YEARS BACK AT IT
LIKE THIS WAY. HEY I DIDN’T SAY
I WAS GOOD AT IT. DAD USED TO
WORK AT BENNY HANA’S, AND THEN
HE GOT ME INTO, UH, COOKING
AROUND 35 YEARS AGO, I USED TO
COOK FOR A COUPLE OF MY FRIENDS
AND WE ALL DECIDED THAT WE
WANTED TO GET TOGETHER AND OPEN
UP TO BOCHY RESTAURANT
RESTAURANT HAS A MODERN JAPANESE
INSPIRED DESIGN. WE WANT TO BE
LIKE A REAL FUN PLACE TO COME
TO. WE HAVE A DJ IN OUR
ALLOWANCE. YOU KNOW WHERE PEOPLE
CAN COME. HAVE FUN DANCE DRINK,
HAVE APPETIZERS. OF COURSE, THEY
DISH UP TO BACHI, BUT THEY ALSO
SERVE SUSHI AND A VARIETY OF
SHARE. A BLES REALLY FOCUS ON
THE QUALITY OF OUR FOOD. WE MAKE
ALL THE SAUCES IN HOUSE. ALL OUR
DISHES HAVE A JAPANESE FLAIR TO
HIM. WELL ALL OF THIS FOOD
SMELLS AMAZING. SO LET’S GET
INTO THE MENU AND WE’RE GOING TO
START OFF WITH ONE OF THEIR
APPETIZERS. THESE ARE THEIR
JAPANESE PANCAKES, AND THEY’RE
FILLED WITH SEAFOOD. YOU HAVE
SHRIMP IN THEIR CALAMARI CRAB.
THERE’S ALSO ONIONS, PEPPERS,
CARROTS, AND IT’S FINISHED WITH
A GARLIC AIOLI. NEXT WE HAVE A
MEXICAN AND ASIAN FUSION WITH
THEIR TUNA TACOS. SO THIS HAS
BLUEFIN TUNA. YOU ALSO HAVE
GUACAMOLE. PICO DIAGEO THEIR
SPECIAL YUM YUM SAUCE. ALL IN A
FRIED WONTON. ANOTHER GREAT
OPTION FOR AN APPETIZER IS THEIR
POPCORN ROCK SHRIMP. THE SHRIMP
IS FIRST DREDGED IN FLOUR WITH A
LOT OF SEASONINGS HAS BEEN DEEP
FRIED AND TOSSED IN THERE.
SPECIAL TEDDY SAUCE. ANOTHER
GREAT PLATE TO SHARE IS THEIR
WAGYU BEEF SLIDERS. SO THESE ARE
TOPPED WITH TERIYAKI ONIONS. YOU
ALSO HAVE CHEDDAR CHEESE ON
THEIR THEIR SPECIAL. YUM YUM
SAUCE ALL IN A BRIOCHE BUN, AND
THEY COME WITH A SIDE OF FRIES.
ANOTHER GREAT WAY TO START OFF
YOUR MEAL IS WITH THIS HAMACHI
YELLOWTAIL YELLOWTAIL IS SASHIMI
GRADE. IT’S WRAPPED AROUND
DAIKON SPROUTS AND SERVED WITH
JALAPENOS AND A PONZU SAUCE.
SPEAKING OF SUSHI, YOU CAN ALSO
GET IT AS YOUR MAIN ENTREE. AND
ONE OF THESE COOL SUSHI BOATS IS
A GREAT WAY FOR EVERYONE TO KIND
OF HAVE A BITE. SO ON HERE WE
HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF
ROLES, INCLUDING THEIR NARA ONE.
OH ONE ROLL, WHICH HAS WHITE
TUNA ON IT, AND IT’S LIGHTLY
BAKED. THEY ALSO HAVE THEIR RED
DRAGON ROLL, WHICH HAS TEMPURA
SHRIMP AND TOPPED WITH SPICY
TUNA. YOU ALSO HAVE A CLASSIC
RAINBOW ROLE HERE, AS WELL AS A
ROW OF NIGIRI AND FINALLY, WHAT?
THEY’RE MOST FAMOUS FOR THEIR
HIBACHI. NOW YOU CAN GET A COMBO
OF ANY KIND OF PROTEIN YOU WANT.
WE’RE SHOWING THIS ONE WITH
STEAK, SHRIMP AND LOBSTER. IT’S
SERVED WITH A SIDE OF THEIR
TERIYAKI NOODLES AS WELL AS
THEIR TERIYAKI AND GARLIC,
BUTTER VEGETABLES. UH, SO WHAT
DID YOU BRING US TODAY? SO I
BROUGHT YOU SOME OF YOUR
FAVORITES. YOU ASKED ME WHAT I
ASKED YOU WHAT YOU WANTED, AND
YOU SAID YOU LOVED THE MISO SOUP
HERE. SO OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE THE
MISO SOUP. MISO IS INCREDIBLE.
REMEMBER I’M HERE TWICE A WEEK.
DAUGHTER HAS KARATE. SO I KILLED
THAT OUR AT NARA LIKE HOW YOU
KEEP IT ALL IN THE SAME THEME
KIND OF WHAT IS THIS? THIS IS
YOUR HIBACHI PLATE NOW, YOU SAID
YOU REALLY LIKED THE FRIED RICE
PERSON. CHICKEN FRIED RICE. I
PERSONALLY LOVE THEIR NOODLES
HERE. THEY HAVE SHRIMP. THEY
HAVE STEAK. I’LL JUST TAKE A
LITTLE BITE OF THE STAKE HERE
AGAIN. AND THEN THE GRILLED
VEGGIES ALL OF THIS COVERED IN
THAT LOVELY GARLIC. BUTTER IT
HERE IN THE FRONT. WE HAVE THEIR
TUNA TACOS. SO THIS IS, I THINK,
BLUEFIN TUNAS WHAT WE TALKED
ABOUT. YOU HAVE GUACAMOLE, KIND
OF LIKE A MIX OF JAPANESE AND
MEXICAN FUSION AND THEN OVER
HERE, WE HAVE THEIR GORGEOUS
SUSHI PLATTER AND I HAVE TO
CHECK OUT MY CHEAT SHEET BECAUSE
THEY PUT A LOT OF THEIR NEW
ROLES ON HERE. WHICH IS THEY
HAVE A NEW MENU. YES YOU GOT TO
TASTE IT RIGHT? ONE OF THE
ORIGINAL TASTE TEST TEST SO
MUCH, OR LIKE ERIC TRIED THIS. I
WAS GOOD, GOOD, CLASSIC NARROW
11 SUSHI ROLL. WHICH IS THIS ONE
HERE? THIS ONE IS LIGHTLY BAKED.
THEY HAVE THIS ONE, WHICH IS
THEIR LOS VEGAS ROLL THIS ONE
SMOKED AND THEIR TWO NEW ONES
ARE THERE. WAYNE ROLL WITH S
COLOR. I BELIEVE IT’S THIS ONE
HERE WITH A LITTLE BIT OF THE
CRISPY GARLIC CHIPS ON TOP,
WHICH SOUNDS AMAZING. AND THEN
THIS IS THE DRAGON KING, WHICH
HAS SHRIMP TEMPURA CRAB, TUNA,
AVOCADO, TEMPORAL CRUNCH AS WELL
. SO I’M GOING TO TAKE THIS. SO
WHAT MADE YOU RECOMMEND NARROW
TO ME? DO YOU KNOW LIKE THE
STAFF IS SUPER FRIENDLY? I MEAN,
I’VE GOTTEN TO KNOW THEM BECAUSE
YOU DON’T GO SOMEWHERE FOR AN
HOUR TWICE A WEEK WITHOUT
GETTING TO KNOW THAT YOU KNOW
THE WAIT STAFF OF THE BARTENDERS
AND JUST THE MANAGERS. IT’S JUST
A REALLY GREAT PLACE. I REALLY
I’M REALLY FOND OF IT. WHO IS
YOUR PERSON THERE? FEEL LIKE YOU
HAVE A GUY CAN’T ONE PERSON. I
WOULD BE IN TROUBLE. OKAY? OKAY.
OKAY. I WON’T. I WON’T PRESSURE
THEM. BECAUSE EVERYBODY ELSE
WOULD BE LIKE, YOU KNOW, LIKE
THE PERSON BEST. SO DO YOU KNOW
WHY THE NAME IS NORA’S FEEL FREE
TO DIVE IN? THANK YOU. YOU
BROUGHT GREG IN SO HE COULD EAT
AS WELL AND TELL US WHAT HE
THINKS. WHAT DID YOU THINK OF
THE STATE LOVED IT. I LOVE
STEAK. IT WAS DELICIOUS. I PLAN
ON TESTING EVERYTHING HERE. YES
PLEASE CONTINUE. SO DO YOU KNOW
WHY THE NAME IS NORA? NOT SO
IT’S APPARENTLY A CITY IN JAPAN
, AND IT’S REALLY KNOWN FOR ITS
CULINARY HISTORY AND ONE OF THE
COOL THINGS ABOUT IT, IF
ACTUALLY HEARD THIS BEFORE,
THERE’S DEAR THERE THAT ARE
TRAINED LIKE, SAY HI TO PEOPLE
AND LIKE YOU COME UP AND PET
THEM AND BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY
DEER IN MICHIGAN, IT JUST MADE
SENSE. ALRIGHT WE’RE GONNA GO IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRY IN OUR A
HIBACHI AND SUSHI LOUNGE. THEY
ARE LOCATED IN WEST BLOOMFIELD.
AT THE CORNER OF MAPLE AND
ORCHARD LIKE ROAD. YES AND IF
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