Voted Greater Portland's Best Sushi Restaurant and Top 40 Best Sushi in New England, Benkay is Portland's place for sushi.
Our skilled chefs prepare over 30 different types of sushi and over 40 types of maki rolls, along with many cooked dishes. Each day Chef Ando creates his own menu of specials.
For the best Japanese cuisine in Maine, visit us at the corner of India and Commercial Street or take advantage of delivery within our delivery area through 2DineIn.com.
Benkay impresses with careful presentation, tasty sushi
There was no sign of a recession at Benkay Sushi Bar and Japanese Restaurant on a recent Friday night. The entryway's bench was filled with folks eager to eat sushi and wagyu beef. Customers with reservations jumped to the head of the line, but the wait wasn't too long for the rest.
It was certainly worth it.
Sushi, sampled from a regular dinner and from the chef's choice or omakase, impressed with its careful presentation and impeccable flavors.
The atmosphere of revelry emanating from happy crowded tables made it seem as if winter was long over and good weather was here to stay.
Chef Ando Presents: An ongoing series to further your knowledge of all things sushi.
Sushi rice, what makes it taste so good? Rice is to sushi as pasta is to Itarian food. Preparation of the rice is the most important aspect to good sushi. In Japan it takes at least 3 years of training for an apprentice to learn the art of cooking and preparing sushi rice. Short grain rice is used for sushi preparation due to its glutinous properties. cooking the perfect batch of sushi rice is dependent on various conditions such as: Species of rice, Time and conditions, Storage conditions, Water content.
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