Sharaku Sake Lounge

Dallas

Japanese Restaurant

$$$$

Opened quietly by the owner-chef of two-doors-down Yutaka Sushi Bistro and marked only by a small red logo, Sharaku's a cozy haven for those who value wining over dining; walk past the staff-built, door-guarding rice-paddy dioramas and you'll find space decked out with tar-smeared brick walls, sleek square leather & wicker seating, a granite-top bar, an under-a-Plexiglass-floor rock garden, and a reservation-only loft with plush, low-slung furnishings and horizontal, twig-lined view slits.