Nippon Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi. Jupiter, FL

This is probably my favorite restaurant in my hometown of Jupiter, FL. I’ve been a regular customer there for more than 15 years.

Nippon is a small Japanese Steakhouse settled close to the beach in the corner of a crowded plaza. Its one of those hard to find nooks in Jupiter, but every time I want it I can taste it immediately from pure memory. I think there is a little soldier in my brain who hides behind the grey matter and sets off food grenades every time I think of this place. You would not expect much from the outside, but when you’re inside you automatically feel drawn in.

*Nippon is a great place to take your family, friends or go on a date. There are several sections of the restaurant you can choose to eat in. Even in such a small from the outside, there really is a ton of space inside. Here is a list of the different sections of the restaurant*

A. The hibachi grill- for those of you who don't know, a hibachi grill is a huge sizzling iron grill that the Japanese use to cook large amounts of food on at the same time. The chef cooks the entire table's food in front of its guests and uses tricks with his knives and food to entertain the guests.
B. Regular tables- you can order anything on the menu and have it made in the kitchen or the sushi bar to have brought to you.
C. Traditional Japanese tables- authentically eaten upon in Japan, these low to the floor tables allow you to sit on the floor and order both sushi and any other menu item. No shoes allowed.This is great to try if you like something more unique. No other Japanese restaurant in Jupiter or surrounding town has this type of seating style
D. Sushi bar- watch the owner of the restaurant, a great sushi chef make the freshest pieces of raw fish you have had in a while. I still think that most of the places in Palm Beach County don't have as fresh of fish as Nippon. I recommend the spicy tuna roll, the spider roll or the Jupiter roll.

When you walk in you hear the chimes ring on the door announcing your arrival to a totally different country. If you are lucky you will be welcomed by the owner's wife who is a family friend of ours and is as sweet as could ever be. She makes such an effort to make sure her guests are at home and on special nights she will even wear an authentic Japanese kimono. The entire staff is well known for remembering their customers and their menu favorites when they return.

*The main menu besides the amazing sushi consists of hibachi meat dishes such as hibachi steak and chicken, scallops, shrimp, Filet Mignon, etc.
*Each hibachi meal comes with a starter of clear onion soup or crisp ginger salad. The homemade ginger dressing for the salad, is good enough to drink. Of course I always attract stares from the customers as I literally pour the remainder of the dressing at the bottom of my salad bowl down my gullet.
*Along with your starter, you receive a giant pile of delicious fried rice and vegetables cooked right in front of you. The portion sizes of rice are big enough to make 50 pigeons explode after a wedding.
* The meats come next and are always tender and fresh. Especially the shrimps and filet mignon. The combination of terryiaki sauce, soy oil, butter, lemon, and the leftover flavors from the charred grill when the rice and vegetables were made...makes these items extraordinary.
* Its always a treat to see the hibachi tricks the chef does for the audience of the table as well, making a starter fire which will almost singe your eyebrows off and a volcano made of onions. *
*May I recommend as well, if your dip happy like me ...to dip all your foods in the ginger and seafood sauce that they provide you with. Although called seafood sauce, I put this creamy, garlicky sauce over everything on my plate. and i mean EVERYTHING.


One of the things you can count on with Nippon is that they never run out of Sake, and the sake they use is so incredibly smooth. It is very easy to drink down a few bottles and find yourself face planting the concrete as soon as you say goodbye to the waitress.

Its a cozy place that you can always come back to and expect a good meal. The food never fails, which is why for me the 15 years has passed by so quickly. As for price, the sushi is reasonably priced ranging from 5-14 dollars just about. And the dinners from about 12-30. ALL IS WORTH IT and ALL IS AUTHENTIC. SAYONARA.