06/13/08

Fell Short

by mr_h

Teppo has a cool appearance about it. The shaded patio is a nice welcome before entering the restaurant. The restaurant is simple and clean. The hostess are kind, and looking around you know this sushi bar is the real thing. After taking in all the ambiance and the wait staff then you feel it...this place was uncomfortably hot. You could see it on everyones face, sweat. Then you begin to question the idea of ordering raw fish in such a hot enviornment. Ordering a glass of white wine a piece, with the idea of its cooling qualities was shot because the wine was warm as well. Water it is. The wait staff were excellent. Our waitress was kind, patient, attentive and very helpful with explaining specialty items. We were served a small bite of cold mashed red potatoes before dinner. They were good, but strange coming from a sushi bar. We settled on some rolls and roasted seabass. The seabass was superb; lightly browned, sweet and tender, perfectly cooked. This was some of the best we have had. Surprisingly the rolls were decent at best. The cooked rolls were abnormally spicy and the raw rolls had warm meat inside; maybe because of the temperature of the restaurant. Actually there was hardly any meat in the raw fish rolls, but loads of rice. We're talking 80% rice in the rolls. However, the food tasted good, but towards the end of the night my fiancee and I began having stomach pains for hours. This is all unfortunate because I've heard some good things about Teppo and it being the sister restaurant of Tei Tei anyone would have high expectations. The valet is $7 and the meal for 2 was $78 before tip. I didn't see any value in this place at all and will not be returning.

• Pros: Service
• Cons: Value, Food Quality

04/16/08

I liked it.

by CMHoerth

Not a bad place at all. Really nice ambiance and the price is right. Probably best Japanese food in lower Greenville.

07/01/07

Very authentic Japanese style sushi

by heartlands

Best sushi on Greenville. The ambiance is very peaceful (no loud pop music). I have always had perfect servers willing to go into great detail. Don?t distress by the ?smaller? list of rolls---the freshness of the fish is grade none!! The sashimi Toro and Yellowtail is the best I have had in Dallas. It is also a treat to order the chef's choice roll---you never know what you are going to get! This is a sister restaurant of the fancy Tei Tei on Henderson. I recommend a Wednesday or Thursday night as a very small restaurant.

• Pros: Freshness & style
• Cons: Small space, so there could be a wait