Runners up:
2. Sakura, 6534 E. Tanque Verde Road, 298-7777, sakuratucson.com
3. Takamatsu, 5532 E. Speedway Blvd., 512-0800, takatucson.net
Best Japanese
Yoshimatsu Healthy Japanese Eatery
Before Yoshimatsu, Japanese food in Tucson was relegated to tempura this and teriyaki that. Then along came Yoshimatsu, bearing a new breed of Japanese fare billing itself as healthy, with more vegetables and no MSG. Try any of the bento boxes, the steaming udon noodle soups, the Japanese pizzas or the ice cream smoothies. Yoshimatsu has the best brown rice in Tucson--and perhaps in Arizona. The takikomi brown rice is cooked with tofu skin, carrot, hijiki seaweed, yam cake, cooking sake and soy sauce. It's a mound of wholesome, rustic, nutty goodness. Pick up some Hello Kitty souvenirs or postcards. Tucson, Tokyo--what's the difference?
Previous Winners
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2021
Yoshimatsu
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2020
Yoshimatsu
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2019
Yoshimatsu
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2018
Mr. An's Teppan Steak and Seafood
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2017
Sushi Garden
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2016
Yoshimatsu
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2015
Yoshimatsu
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2014
Yoshimatsu Healthy Japanese Eatery
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2013
Yoshimatsu Healthy Japanese Eatery
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2012
Yoshimatsu Healthy Japanese Eatery
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2011
Yoshimatsu Healthy Japanese Eatery
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2010
Yoshimatsu Healthy Japanese Eatery
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2009
Yoshimatsu Healthy Japanese Eatery
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2007
Yoshimatsu Healthy Japanese Eatery
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Yoshimatsu Healthy Japanese Food
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Yoshimatsu Healthy Japanese Food
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