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Megumi Sushi Restaurant

Chef LuLu Mo of Megumi Sushi Restaurant works hard to maintain authenticity while making guests feel at home. “I serve every person that comes to my restaurant the way I want to be served, and every dish from my menu is made with love. It is our culture. We are accustomed to making sure our friends and family have the best time,” he said.

Mo comes from a long line of chefs and enjoys creating unique, new menu items. “There were times people doubted my desire to push boundaries and that has become my driving force to prove them wrong. I was told that my creations brought a bad image to the traditions of Japanese food,” he said.

Mo came to the US in 1999 and worked at the one and only Japanese restaurant on the Northshore. The experience made him decide to become a chef. “It had become the playground of my artistry, of my creativity,” he said.

Now, his award-winning restaurants offer traditional Japanese dishes and more adventurous creations, including the “Power Ball” made with an avocado stuffed with Louisiana blue crab meat, bigeye tuna, roasted sesame sauce and topped with caviar and thin crispy rice crackers.

Despite the restaurant’s success, Mo said he has had to overcome many trials and tribulations over the years. “Megumi means ‘amazing grace.’ Every step of the way, God has shown me the way to become who we are. Every day before I prep the foods, I say grace to start my day,” he said.

Megumi welcomes parties for special events. Contact the restaurant for reservations.

Megumi is located at 4700 Highway 22 in Mandeville. Megumi 21 is at 305 S. Tyler Street in Covington.