April 08, 2013 Beirut Lebanon Middle East

Empire Premiere: Cinema, Lazyboy and Premium Sushi

I recently had the chance to get a sneak preview of the menu and too be honest I was super impressed that I just had to go back there for another peek of the new luxury way of watching a movie.

Empire Premiere Sodeco is an experience from the moment you enter the venue until the moment you leave. Think of it as complete escapism with a world of choices:  choose how to buy your ticket, pick a specific seat, indulge over sushi and drinks and then kick back and enjoy the show!

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Downstairs, at the bar, the Sushi Bar staff is trained to serve you up to 25 pieces in 10 minutes only. Enough to have a complete dinner, in the restaurant or even inside while watching the movie.

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At the main bar, sit and relax and indulge in some premium sushi:

  • Food safety comes first. The menu is studied with care
  • Seven high tables seating three persons each
  • High stools to mingle before the movie
  • A long sofa follows the wall
  • Couple of relaxing chairs placed around square tables in a lounge ambiance
  • Choose any drink imaginable and it will be served with a smile
  • Live sushi wrapping station is here to serve you in minutes

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The Menu:

SALADS

  • Sesame Seed 16,250LL (Red and white cabbage, carrots and cucumbers with a sesame seed dressing)
  • Flamed Salmon 25,500LL(Flamed salmon on salad leaves, dressed with wasabi vinaigrette)

VERRINE

  • Marinated Salmon 16,500LL (Slices of salmon marinated in a white miso dressing)
  • Marinated Scallops 17,000LL (Slices of scallops sprinkled with ginger and radishes in a sweet vinegar sauce)
  • Salmon and Apple Tartar 16,000LL (Diced salmon mixed with granny smith apples seasoned with lemon)
  • Fresh Crab 24,500LL (Fresh crab with flying fish roe and cucumbers with a lemon dressing)
  • Flamed Tuna 24,750LL (Flamed slices of tuna mixed with ginger, spring onions and radishes, sprinkled with Japanese seasoning and dressed with ponzu sauce)

EDAMAMES

  • Steamed Edamame 7,500LL (Spicy No raw fish Vegetarian)

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URA MAKIS 3 pieces

  • Eron’s Secret 12,250LL (Salmon, spring onions, crispy, creamy spicy sauce, flying fish roe, coriander wrap)
  • California 12,500LL (Crabsticks, avocado, cucumbers, sesame seeds wrap)
  • Special California 13,500LL (Crabsticks, avocado, cucumbers, flying fish roe wrap)
  • Flying Salmon 13,000LL (Crabsticks, cucumbers, salmon wrap, crazy mix topping)
  • Naked 14,500LL (Salmon, avocado, flying fish roe wrap)
  • Volcano 15,500LL (Salmon, yellowtail, togarashi, black flying fish roe wrap)
  • Green Lotus 15,500LL (Yellowtail, salmon, crabsticks, avocado wrap)
  • Geisha 16,750LL (Yellowtail, salmon, crabsticks, avocado, salmon wrap, creamy spicy topping)
  • Spicy Lady 17,750LL (Yellowtail, salmon, kimchi, tuna wrap)
  • SensationaM 27,250LL 5pieces (Surf clams, grapes, spring onions, coriander, wasabi, special crispy wrap, leek sprouts topping, scallion oil dressing)

CRISPY URA MAKIS 3 pieces

  • Salmon 11,000LL (Salmon, avocado, special crispy wrap)
  • Crazy Shrimp 11,500LL (Shrimps, togarashi, flying fish roe, special crispy wrap)
  • Crazy 12,500LL (Crabsticks, cucumbers, crispy wrap, crazy mix topping)
  • California 12,500LL (Crabsticks, avocado, cucumbers, crispy wrap)
  • Smoked Salmon 16,750LL (Smoked salmon, avocado, special crispy wrap)

HOSO MAKIS 3 pieces

  • Cucumber 8,000LL
  • Salmon 10,000LL
  • Spicy Salmon 10,250LL (Salmon, togarashi)

TEMAKIS 

  • California 8,000LL (Crabsticks, avocado, cucumbers)
  • Crazy 8,000LL (Crazy mix)
  • Crazy Shrimp 11,000LL (Shrimp, flying fish roe, spring onions, togarashi)
  • Spicy Salmon 12,000LL (Salmon, togarashi)
  • Crazy Spicy Salmon 14,000LL (Salmon, togarashi, crazy mix)
  • SensationaM 14,000LL (Surf clams, grapes, spring onions, coriander, wasabi, special crispy wrap, leek sprouts topping)

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BENTOS

Chirashi 35,000LL

  • Sushi rice topped with salmon sashimi, yellow tail sashimi, scallop sashimi and shrimp sashimi, garnished with Oboro, shredded nori and pickled takuan

JUNIOR SET (14 pieces) 50,000LL

  • 1 order of: Salmon Ura Maki
  • Crazy Shrimp Ura Maki
  • California Ura Maki
  • Spicy Salmon Soso Maki
  • Salmon Sushi

EXECUTIVE SET (18 pieces) 70,000LL

  • 1 order of: Crazy Crispy Ura Maki
  • Crazy Shrimp Ura Maki
  • Salmon Crispy Ura Maki
  • Green Lotus Ura Maki
  • Salmon Sushi
  • Spicy Salmon Hoso Maki

FOR TWO SET (30 pieces) 120,000LL

  • 1 order of: Crazy crispy Ura Maki
  • Crazy shrimp Ura Maki
  • Salmon Crispy Ura Maki
  • Eron’s Secret Ura Maki
  • Special California Ura Maki
  • Flying salmon Ura Maki
  • Spicy salmon Hoso Maki
  • Salmon Sashimi
  • Salmon sushi
  • Shrimps Sushi
  • White Fish sushi

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DESSERTS

  • Moelleux au Chocolat 11,000LL
  • Green tea Macaron 14,750LL

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