A Dining Experience Not to be Missed
By Krista Martinelli
On February 7th, Sushi By Boū opened its doors and gave customers a brand new, fun and adventurous dining experience. It’s actually located inside Benny’s on the Beach in Lake Worth, not the location on the pier but the location on the Casino side.
The Modern Omakase Concept originates from New York and resembles Hibachi, in that there is a large group (of 14) seated around the sushi chefs. Last week, when my son Paul and I took part, there were two sushi chefs, Chef Tim (near us) and Chef Hai. There was a lot of interaction among the chefs and the group seated for dinner. In fact, my son even got the chance to use a torch and apply it to one round of the sushi.
Before the festivities began, I ordered a cocktail, called “Shake Your Bou-ey” which came in an adorable fish vessel, ornamented with mint. It featured a lychee coconut flavor, but thankfully was not super sweet. It was just right.
We were encouraged to use our hands to pick up the sushi, although the place settings did include chopsticks. Paul and I had an up-close and personal view of Chef Tim, as he created each round of sushi while Chef Hai was further down the bar.
We embarked on a twelve-course meal, served one sushi roll at a time. It all began with a yellowtail roll called Hamachi. Next was a lean tuna roll, my son’s favorite. Each roll came out one at a time with the two sushi chefs alternating and working at a very fast pace. So here’s a view of all the sushi rolls (if they had come out all at once).
Another interesting thing about the sushi rolls was that we didn’t dip them in soy sauce. Each roll had a little soy sauce worked into it already. My favorite of the evening was the miso cod roll, Gindara, which was torched just before serving. Another great roll was the barbecue eel, Unagi, also torched and topped with orange zest.
A surprise came with the scallop roll; it was topped with pop rocks! It was a fun, familiar feeling to have the pop rocks explode in my mouth. Accented the scallop nicely too.
Midway through the courses of sushi, we had a sake toast and celebrated our evening out with everyone seated around the sushi bar! For my son, who is only 17, they provided a purple mocktail. We don’t know what was in it, but he said it was very good.
The setting is definitely cute and set apart as something different from the rest of the restaurant. There are comfortable lounging areas to wait, as the dinner is served at a start time for the whole group.
Overall, Chef Tim and Chef Hai did a great job of keeping up the pace, creating twelve rounds of sushi rolls within the hour and engaging in lively banter with all of us. Chef Tim was very funny, and I just wish I could have caught all of his quick-witted remarks.
Again, my son really enjoyed it when Chef Tim trusted him with the torch and allowed him to sear the sushi rolls. The rest of group cheered Paul on. In all, it was a lively, interactive experience. Reasonably priced as well I thought. $65 per person.
So next time you head toward the beach in Lake Worth, I recommend making a reservation at Sushi By Boū at Benny’s on the Beach. You’ll taste a rainbow of different sushi rolls and have a great time doing it.
Sushi by Boū – Ocean Blvd. at Benny’s on the Beach
10 South Ocean Blvd, Lake Worth Beach.
Hours of operation are seven days per week, 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. It will open for lunch in the coming weeks. Reservations can be made at sushibybou.com or OpenTable.
Menu HERE.
A full list of locations can be found HERE.
