Business Notes: Tapa-style Japanese restaurant has new style, cuisine

The Beaverton Valley Times, Nov 27, 2009

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Each dish sold at Hanabi’s Restaurant during its grand opening celebration this weekend will benefit Oregon Dream Makeover, a nonprofit organization similar to Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, where experts remodel a deserving family’s home.

The restaurant’s grand opening weekend will start Friday at 5 p.m. and end Sunday at 11 p.m.

During this grand opening, customers will receive special pricing on food items, cocktails and other items from the bar.

“We think having Oregon Dream Makeover benefit from our grand opening is a perfect way to celebrate our success, while helping out a most worthy cause,” said owner Kinuko “Kay” Thompson. “This arrangement is the first of many ways in which we intend to contribute to the community.”

Hanabi’s restaurant is a Japanese style tapas restaurant, where you will find a unique dinner menu of small and tasty Asian and Northwest cuisine dishes that emulate the tapas found in Spanish cuisine.

Hanabi’s provides an inviting, warm and mellow ambiance that one often encounters at an izakaya, which is a Japanese sake house where food and drink are savored. However, at Hanabi’s you’ll find more than sake on the drink menu, including cocktails, wine and beer.

The restaurant will be open for dinner seven days a week, from 5 to 11 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday and from 5 to 11:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Happy hour is from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and from 9 to 11 p.m.

The restaurant is located at 10058 S.W. Nimbus Ave., in Beaverton.

For reservations, call 503-646-1986. For more information, visit www.hanabis.com.

Hanabi’s restaurant was originally Maiko Sushi and the owners, a mother-daughter team of Kinuko Thompson and Toyoko Rickert, decided they wanted to update to the more modern Japanese izakaya bar and bistro concept. Hanabi’s is a mother/daughter operation.

Walton Physical Therapy offers free assessments

Walton Physical Therapy has expanded to a second clinic in Durham, 17020 S.W. Upper Boones Ferry Road, and is offering free injury assessments and sports medicine nights to the public.

“We’re excited that our business has expanded to the point of needing to hire additional people and open another clinic,” said Todd Walton, owner and clinician. “We’re offering free assessments to the public to understand more about physical therapy. If you’ve ever had a question about a nagging injury or wondered if something could be treated, we encourage people to take advantage of this free service.”

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