This week, Streetscapes heads to Newport to check out eateries around Newport Pavilion and Newport Shopping Center. We’ll sample a variety of cuisines including Indian, Japanese and even some healthful fare.
Jot India
Jot India has been a Newport staple for many years. It’s a haven for hungry guests after shopping or a reliable spot to grab carryout. Jot garnered so much success recently that it’s opened a second location in Florence. This week we explored the original location and the amazing food that won patrons over.
Jot’s food is authentic Indian, with samosas and naan complementing curries and other specialties. Those specialities are all served with rice and come in a variety of bases – vegetarian, chicken, lamb and seafood. Favorite flavors like saag – spinach – and masala – a tomato, onion and butter sauce – are just two of the options. The best thing about Indian food is the variety in flavors and offerings.
Jot’s portions are very generous, and ordering multiple dishes with a group is a fun way to sample the cuisine, and still have leftovers to take home.
Nasu Japanese Steakhouse
There’s no atmosphere quite like a hibachi grill. Few things are as thrilling as watching a sushi chef light an onion tower on fire – for the first time or, heck, the 1,000th time. It’s a small show that brings out the inner child in every guest.
Nasu Japanese Steakhouse is one of the newest additions to the Newport area. Half hibachi, half traditional sushi restaurant, Nasu proves that sometimes it’s OK to play with your food. There’s also a place for more traditional dining.
On the hibachi side, guests watch as chefs prepare their meals while creating a fun and festive atmosphere. From lighting food on fire to squirting saki across the table into guests mouths, their chefs entertain the entire table. Hibachi typically consists of a protein, rice and veggies all sauteed on a grill. Nasu’s hibachi also comes with a salad tossed in ginger dressing and a light miso soup that guests can enjoy while watching their main courses be cooked.
This is one of the best places for a celebration and keeps guests of any age engaged and entertained.
Want a more intimate and relaxed environment? Order your mouthwatering hibachi on the restaurant side or opt for one of Nasu’s many sushi options. The restaurant side is quiet and better for conversation.
Clean Eatz
The beginning of the year often inspires new health habits. Whether it’s working out, changing diet or focusing on mental health, many of us have a hard time sticking to these commitments long-term. Time (or lack of it), often seems to be the No. 1 reason to opt for easier and less healthful food options.
Clean Eatz has eliminated that excuse.
Clean Eatz doubles as a cafe and meal plan prep. It’s an easy on-the-go option that doesn’t compromise for those counting calories. Their cafe menu includes create-your-own bowls, flatbreads, wraps and even burgers. (The burgers come in bison, black bean, turkey or salmon but still give guests burger satisfaction.)
The Clean Eatz menu covers options for those wanting high protein like the Big Boy Wrap (with chicken, brown rice, lettuce, corn and black bean, mozzarella cheese and Clean Eatz’s sweet chili sauce in a whole wheat wrap). Vegetarians can opt for a wrap with a superfood blend, pineapple salsa, green chickpeas and zucchini in a tomato basil wrap.
Meal plan options change weekly, and guests can choose the number of meals to suit their needs best. Whether it’s their convenient cafe or their meal plan pre-prepped microwavable meals, Clean Eatz gives guests plenty of healthful options to stick to their resolutions.
What to Know If You Go
Jot India
Location: 1709 Monmouth St., Newport
Hours: Monday closed; Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4:30-9 p.m.; Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 4:30-9 p.m.; Sunday, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. and 4:30-8:45 p.m.
Website: jotindiatogo.com
Phone: 859-415-2000
Nasu Japanese Steakhouse
Location: 165 Pavilion Parkway, Newport
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 4-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Sunday, noon-9:30 p.m.
Website: nasunewport.com
Phone: 859-360- 3500
Clean Eatz
Location: 1759 Monmouth St., Newport
Hours: Sunday through Saturday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Website: cleaneatz.com
Phone: 859-291-3289
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