Doraku Sushi serves up reliable fusion fare a little closer to town

By Nadine Kam

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 23, 2013

~~<p>Doraku Sushi has opened in the Pacifica Honolulu building, making it more accessible to diners who swear they never drive into Waikiki and have never been to Hawaii's first Doraku, which opened nearly five years ago at the Royal Hawaiian Center.</p>
<p>With an empire stretching from his first Doraku Sushi in South Beach, Fla., to Malaysia, owner Kevin Aoki (also see "The Weekly Eater Bite Size: Blue Tree Cafe offers health food including treats organic and raw") is well on his way to perhaps one day rivaling the reach of his late father, Hiroaki "Rocky" Aoki, founder of Benihana of Tokyo, now with 72 restaurants in the United States and five in Latin America.</p>
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Doraku Sushi has opened in the Pacifica Honolulu building, making it more accessible to diners who swear they never drive into Waikiki and have never been to Hawaii's first Doraku, which opened nearly five years ago at the Royal Hawaiian Center.

With an empire stretching from his first Doraku Sushi in South Beach, Fla., to Malaysia, owner Kevin Aoki (also see "The Weekly Eater Bite Size: Blue Tree Cafe offers health food including treats organic and raw") is well on his way to perhaps one day rivaling the reach of his late father, Hiroaki "Rocky" Aoki, founder of Benihana of Tokyo, now with 72 restaurants in the United States and five in Latin America. Login for more...