In just a few short years, Ben Smith’s unique approach to Pacific Rim cuisine has vaulted his restaurant, Tsunami, to the level of Mid-South culinary phenomenon.

Now a fixture on critics’ lists of the area’s finest cuisine, Tsunami was named best new restaurant in the year of its inception by Memphis magazine. While The Commercial Appeal’s food critic lauded Smith’s “remarkable talents” and accurately predicted that his signature dish “may quickly become legendary.”

Housed within confines possessing a visual appeal to match that of its culinary offerings, Tsunami is equally appropriate as a favorite haunt or for a special occasion. less