If you're concerned about how food is raised and the environment is maintained ­ or even if you just enjoy fresh, local ingredients ­ you'll like this cafe. Dedicated to healthy foods and given only to a light tread on the planet, the enterprise delivers the best in natural, unadulterated foodstuffs. You'll find organic coffees, smoothies, and juices that are the ultimate in quality, along with salads, sandwiches, sushi, and hot dishes for carnivores and vegetarians alike. Available for eat-in or take-out.

Culinary theatrics prevail at this Japanese steak house, where ebullient chefs slice and prepare steak, lobster, shrimp, and chicken with precision-minded yet acrobatic skill. While they perform, traditionally-clad servers step in with other meal accoutrements, and the whole event is a well orchestrated feat. When the chefs are done, you'll delight in the savory main courses, which come with sauteed vegetables, rice, and the like. A particular favorite of groups, the restaurant is best experienced with friends or family. Sushi is also available.

You'll likely not be wowed by the unsophisticated location of this fantastic Japanese restaurant, but inside, it's comfortable and unpretentious ­ and it boasts some of the area's best sushi. The owner and sushi chef is light-hearted and sociable, an ideal complement to perfectly crafted nigiri, maki, and sashimi. Sample your favorite roll, or consider shrimp tempura with buckwheat noodles, eggplant with soy sauce, deep-fried pork over rice, or hot duck noodle soup. Creative daily specials can also be had, and prices won't break the bank.

If you've been craving Japanese cuisine, Tachibana offers up some of the area's best, and its authenticity is bolstered by the nearby presence of the Toyota factory. The place boasts a pleasant ambience, and tatami rooms invite diners to immerse themselves in the experience. The menu accommodates a variety of tastes, so whether you relish dishes prepared on the hibachi or prefer tempura fare or an impeccably fresh sushi roll, you're in luck. A bit pricier than most but worth the indulgence.

Clean-lined and contemporary, this establishment is just as you'd imagine a modern Japanese restaurant would be. Pale woods gleam in booths and table seating and are interspersed with dark squares in a suspended circular ceiling. From it, delicate pendant lights hang overhead like dew drops. At the rear, a sweeping bar commands attention. The Japanese cuisine is fresh and impeccable, and whether you choose sushi or some other Asian delicacy, you can be assured that quality, flavor, and presentation are unfailingly top-notch.