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Posted (Glen) in Restaurants, Locust Point on September-21-2007

Aloha Tokyo Locust Point BaltimoreThe new restaurant Aloha Tokyo opened this week on Fort Ave. in Locust Point, and I’m a bit confused. The food is Japanese with a Hawaiian twist. I guess. I haven’t eaten there yet. But I did stop by to take a look at the menu. It’s pretty limited at this point, but they plan to start offering sushi soon. I’ll probably wait till then to give it a shot. The decor is very “festive” complete with a mock indoor tiki bar and Hawaiian (style) music. They definitely spent more money on the inside then they did refinishing the outside. A quick coat of paint and reuse of the existing hanging sign did little to spruce up the somewhat run-down appearance.  Which is in stark contrast to the beautiful long-term rehab that was done on Nasu Blanca one block over. I’ll let you know how it is once I get a chance to eat there.  Locust Point definitely needs some sushi, so hopefully Aloha Tokyo does a good job.

Baltimore Sun article

Aloha Tokyo Website (still in development)

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Comments:
Cham on September 23rd, 2007 at 8:34 pm #

Us oldtimers know the dark secrets of those two joints.

Glen on September 25th, 2007 at 9:45 pm #

Yeah I’m sure most of the bars in South Baltimore have many stories to tell. I guess some of the French Quarter’s secrets, weren’t so secret. Allegedly drug trafficking kept that place in business and also eventually lead to it’s closing.

Glen on September 29th, 2007 at 10:35 pm #

So I finally had a chance to check out the food at Aloha Tokyo. In summary, the menu is very limited. The menu is confusing - since I don’t know anything about Japanese/Korean food. The item I ordered was pretty good, but nothing special. They still have not added sushi to their menu, but a sushi bar is on order. They do not plan to add a full sushi menu (or dedicated chef). Unfortunately they do not realize that Locust Point and the surrounding area is lacking a sushi place, and they could do very well if they embraced that. It seems that none of the staff have experience opening or running a restaurant or bar. But I’m still holding out hope that they add a decent sushi menu.

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