The brothers Kinjo open another spectacular restaurant
November 30th, 2007 by Cliff Bostock in Restaurants
I made it to MF Buckhead (3280 Peachtree Road, 404-841-1192) at the Terminus tower this week. The restaurant was opened by Alex and Chris Kinjo, who also operate MF Sushi and Nam in Midtown.
MF Buckhead has the same combination of glamour and comfort that Alex has pulled off in his design of the other two restaurants, but this is 8,000 square feet hidden speakeasy-style behind a door with no conspicuous signs.
The menu is all sushi, except for grilled items (like the eel shown above). Chris, the head chef, assisted by a mere 12 chefs behind the sushi counter, is using a Robata grill that sears fish and meat at 1000 degrees. It’s the first of its kind in Atlanta.
All fish is flown in from a market in Tokyo and the quality is totally obvious, especially in the simple nigiri. There are also maki rolls, of course, and creative options like the snow crab topped with uni mousse (shown above at left).
Service is stellar, as it is in the Kinjos’ other restaurants. I have one caution: Take a wheelbarrow of cash with you.
I’ll have more to say in next week’s paper.
December 4th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
Cliff- How pricey? I may have to start rolling some change- It sounds and looks excellent.
December 4th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
If you have to ask…well, you know the rest. Actually its not that bad, couple hunnies will do the trick. Just don’t go up to the private dining room.
December 5th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
We spent about $100, no alcohol, including the tip and we ate kinda light. It’s probably no more expensive than Soto was, but there aren’t as many oddities available at MF.