Ichiban Competitors

Nobu, the world-renowned Japanese restaurant recognized for pioneering a new-style Japanese cuisine, started as a business partnership in 1994 between Chef Nobu Matsuhisa and his partners, Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro, producer Meir Teper, and restaurateur Drew Nieporent. Originating in New York as the flagship restaurant, the Nobu brand is now an empire that spans five continents with over 55 restaurants and growing. Following the success of the restaurants, Nobu Hospitality opened the first Nobu Hotel in 2013 in Las Vegas and today has 38 hotels and 12 residence projects. Follow us on Instagram @noburestaurants

CEO, Abe Ng founded Sushi Maki in 2000. The restaurant has since been recognized as South Florida’s award-winning leader in innovative Japanese cuisine serving fresh, premium quality fare in a relaxed and modern environment. We believe sushi should be approachable and fun for everyone! Our mission is to be the most trusted leader in branded sushi, embraced by health-conscious, luxe-leaning consumers through the operation of stylish sushi restaurants, branded kiosks, and a community-wide distribution ecosystem. Our approach is simple: Sushi Maki is passionate about providing the freshest and finest quality food. We are the only sushi restaurant company in all of South Florida where all seafood is responsibly sourced, sustainable where possible, and free of any preservatives or artificial ingredients. To these pristine ingredients, we add our own unique culinary creativity, spiced with Miami flavors resulting in a menu of diverse selections. Sushi Maki believes in sushi as the food of the future: healthy, balanced, portable, delicious, customizable, natural; the perfect food-on-the-go for the modern lifestyle.

One of America’s most celebrated Japanese chefs, three Michelin-starred chef Masayoshi “Masa” Takayama continues to set high standards, consistently delivering memorable dining experiences while pursuing new directions for Japanese dining in America. In each new restaurant venture and in every life activity Masa strives to balance his commitment to tradition and excellence with his artist's desire to explore and innovate. His culinary creations exemplify the Japanese notion of kaiseki—the art form that seeks to discover and express a natural balance of taste, texture, appearance and color of food.