Ukiah Japanese Smokehouse

UKIAH Japanese Smokehouse is a downtown Asheville restaurant on Biltmore Avenue that mixes Japanese soul food with American barbecue. Its website says the Asheville restaurant opened in 2021 across from The Orange Peel, and that a second location followed in Fort Lauderdale. The menu is meant for sharing and is divided into sections called Raw, Crunchy + Munchy, Sharing is caring and Big + Bowlsy. The site mentions dishes such as salmon sashimi, crispy baby back ribs and grilled asparagus, and says vegetarian, gluten-free and vegan options are available. The full bar highlights sake, shochu and Japanese whisky. The site lists reservations, group bookings, online ordering and gift cards.