User:Sparkykarmykl/Miya's Sushi

Miya's Sushi is a sushi restaurant located at 68 Howe Street in the Chapel West neighborhood of downtown New Haven, Connecticut. The restaurant is adjacent to the campus of Yale University and is frequented by the institution's students and faculty.

History
The restaurant was opened in 1982 by Yoshiko Lai, a Japanese nutritionist and surgeon's wife. She currently operates the restaurant with her son, Bun Lai, who is the creator of the current cuisine. The restaurant's original location was at 1217 Chapel Street, and in 1990 was relocated to its current location around the corner on Howe Street.

Cuisine
Miya's serves all original recipes from a sixty page menu. The restaurant has the distinction for being the first sustainable sushi restaurant in the North East with the largest vegetarian sushi menu in the world. Miya's also offers the world's only invasive species menu, featuring dishes made of foraged ingredients that are threatening to the region's indigenous species. Miya's is also known for its idiosyncratic sake infusions, which feature ingredients such as hand-picked pine cones, wild sumac, dandelion blooms and chili peppers.

Awards
Best Of New England - Editor's Selection - Yankee Magazine 2009

Best Of New England - Tourist Guide - Boston Magazine 2009

Best Sushi Statewide - Connecticut Magazine - 2009

Best Sushi - New Haven County - Connecticut Magazine - 2009

Best Overall Restaurant, Best Sushi, and Best Japanese Restaurant - The Advocate Reader's Poll - New Haven Advocate -26 time winner, 1983-2009