Cafe 442

yay, another Asian cuisine restaurant in DeLand!! this restaurant used to be in another location and is now open just south of Downtown DeLand. the ambiance is great, the house-turned-restaurant provides a unique charm paired with the Japanese-influenced menu. seating and parking is quite limited so i definitely recommend making a reservation or avoiding the usual meal hours. the staff is super friendly and helpful. the menu has a great variety of sushi rolls along with different appetizers, ramen bowls, poké bowls, and boba drinks. i started with the Sweet Chili Edamame ($4), followed by Korean BBQ roll ($14) and the Mega Crunch roll ($10.50). the edamame in the sweet chili sauce was a new, fun way for me to enjoy edamame. the Korean BBQ roll was something i’ve never seen on a menu before so i was excited to try it and i loved it, especially with the mountain of thinly sliced beef on top! the Mega Crunch roll is a spin on a classic spicy tuna roll, delicious! unfortunately, there was no gyoza and no boba available so i didn’t get to try either of those. overall, it was a great experience- i’ll definitely be back to try more menu items!

This place remains my all-time favorite sushi restaurant. Visited it at it's original location, VERY happy to see they now have their own building! It's more roomy, and the shape of the room makes it less noisy. Looking forward to trying out the new patio; it was too chilly out the last time. Geoffrey continues to out-do himself as both chef and artist, and the staff are always very friendly and helpful.