150 Dorset Street, South Burlington, 448-3525

The Blue Mall hasn’t had the best luck as a culinary destination. Though Wings Over Burlington has the best tenders around, and Outback Steakhouse has a steady clientele of people I’ve apparently never met, restaurants such as Nothing but Noodles and Erics’ Place seem to have come and gone quickly. The excellent natural foods spot, Moon Meadow Market, is long gone, and Vermont Sandwich Company has also closed.

But last month, a new hope came to the mall: Japanese food, the only such option in South Burlington besides Koto Japanese Steakhouse on Shelburne Road.

Hana’s owners previously worked at Koto, and the menu is similar, with slightly lower prices at the new restaurant. Hana also boasts some new entrees you won’t find at Koto, including eel don and curry chicken. But priced between $18 and $26, the specialty entrees don’t fit into the Alice Eats range.

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AAN award-winning food writer Alice Levitt is a fan of the exotic, the excellent and automats. She wrote for Seven Days 2007-2015.

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