Bites Nearby: Shiki Japanese Restaurant

Overview: Shiki is an East Main Street gem with a wide variety of Japanese entrees and full sushi bar. This establishment offers traditional Japanese cuisine with stellar service and the menu contains a variety of appetizers, entrees and more that will undoubtedly leave you full and waiting for the next night out for more. Shiki is a must stop for adventurous food eaters as the choices of food are broad and you’ll be hard-pressed to have to eat the same thing twice.

Decor: Tables for two and four patrons and a separate sushi bar separate the diner on the go from the family or couple on a romantic dinner-date, while Shiki’s dim lights and mild and slightly up-tempo music provides an eating environment of peace and tranquility. The narrow width of the establishment allows for a socially inviting atmosphere while remaining quite comfortable. Shiki’s sushi bar has seating for 8 to 10 patrons, where your rolls are made fresh right in front of you. Those seated at the sushi bar are welcome to watch television with the current sports game or event with the comfort of watching it from your own home.

Appetizers: Shiki offers appetizers from the sushi bar and the kitchen, as well as numerous soups and salads. Sushi appetizers range from $7.50 (Sashimi Appetizer, Salmon Cappacio, Sunomono) to $8.50 (Usuzukuri, Sear White Tuna). Kitchen appetizers range from $3.50 (Edamame) to $8.95 (Rock Shrimp).  Soups include Miso Soup ($1.50), Hamaguri ($4.25), Nameko ($3), Soba ($4) Spicy Seafood Soup ($6.50) and Tom Yum Soup ($5.95). Salads range from Green Salad ($2) to Tofu Salad ($3), Crab Wasabi Salad ($5), Spicy Crunch Kani Salad ($6), Lobster Salad ($7.95) and more.

Entrees: All Shiki entrees are served with soup or salads. The entrees from the sushi bar range from Sushi Regular ($14.50) to Sushi Deluxe ($17.50), Chirashi ($17.50), Sashimi Deluxe ($19.95) Sushi Sashimi Special For Two ($55.00) and more. Kitchen entrees include Salmon Teriyaki ($15.25), Tuna Teriyaki ($16.50), Chicken Teriyaki ($13.95), Beef Negimaki ($15.95) and more.

Hibachi Entrees: Shiki’s hibachi entrees include soup, green salad hibachi shrimp appetizer, hibachi vegetable and steamed white rice. Single item dinners include Hibachi Vegetable ($10.95), Hibachi Chicken ($15.95), Hibachi Lobster Tail ($29.95) and more. Combination dinners from the hibachi include Chicken & Shrimp ($17.95), Chicken & Scallops ($18.95), Steak & Lobster Tail ($29.95) and more.

Children’s Hibachi Menu: Shiki has a menu specifically for children, which features Hibachi Vegetable (6.95), Hibachi Chicken (7.95), Hibachi Steak ($8.95) and Hibachi Shrimp (9.95).

Service: You are immediately greeted warmly upon entrance, there is minimal wait time for tables or sushi and servers are quick to deliver drinks, menus and more.

Directory Listing: http://patch.com/L-crdp 
Address: 97 East Main St, Smithtown
Cost: $$