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All the Fish in the Sea

Koreana Korean Grill and Sushi Bar

12196 N. MoPac, 835-8888

Monday-Friday, 11am-2pm, 5-10pm; Saturday, 5-10pm; Sunday, 5-9pm

One of the growing legion of Korean restaurants around town that also pay homage to Japan’s culinary influence, Koreana may be better known for plump savory mandoo ($5.95), bulgoki ($6.95-$7.95), or spicy Korean garlic shrimp ($8.95) than for raw fish dishes. This attractive, comfortable restaurant located in Austin’s far northwest corridor offers a standard assortment of sushi and sashimi options with dinner, but we’ve found them to be only moderately appetizing. Mackerel can be fishy-tasting (always a danger with this type of fish), and tuna can be stringy or a little flaccid. Still, considering the prices range from $3.50-$4.95 for an order of two, Koreana offers one of the better sushi deals in town. — Rachel Feit

This article appears in May 10 • 2002.

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Wes Marshall is the author of What's a Wine Lover To Do? (Artisan) and The Wine Roads of Texas (Maverick), as well as the Executive Producer of the PBS television series of the same name. Wes has written for The Austin Chronicle since 1999, covering wine, cocktails, food, and travel.

Mick Vann is a retired Austin chef who is a food writer and restaurant critic, cookbook author, restaurant consultant, and recipe developer. He moonlights as a University of Texas horticulturist with a propensity for ethnic eats and international food, particularly of the Asian persuasion, but he also knows his way around a plate of soul food or barbecue.

Rachel Feit is an archaeologist by trade who worked her way through college in kitchens in Chicago and Austin before discovering that dishing up words was more satisfying that dishing up meals. She has been writing about food and restaurants for The Austin Chronicle for more than a decade, but still loves to cook.