We heard the fuss over Fuku, the name, before we ventured into the sensory-fest that is Fuku, the restaurant and lounge.

It took a while, though. As summer months dragged on Clematis Street, we wondered if the space behind the “opening soon” signs would indeed open soon.

Well, it did – and it’s all that and a Palm Beach roll. (That would be tempura shrimp, pineapple chile and caviar finessed into a tidy bite by sushi chef Josh Lyons. More on him later.)

How funky is Fuku, the place named after a Japanese term for “good fortune”? We can answer that question any of five ways. Here they are, the five reasons to visit Fuku:

1. The cocktails are sinful. Mixologist Josh Gates dreams up everything from a bright ginger beer to a cocktail he calls the Bubble Tokyo Tea, a vodka-rum-gin power punch hinting of honeydew, lime, lemongrass and triple sec and swimming with Midori pearls. Our favorite: the Emporer’s Tea ($11), a Belvedere-laced lemon tea sweetened with lemongrass simple syrup and topped with a St. Germain floater and honey foam. It’s clean, with a decadent kick.

2. The food is inspired. Executive chef Shawn Kaplan, formerly of Napa Valley, taps into multinational Asian flavors in a menu that’s as whimsical as it is sturdy. The black cod in a sweet miso glaze ($27) with hearts of palm and shiitake mushrooms is outstanding.

3. The sushi chef is a TV star. They call Josh Lyons, who competed in the most recent season of “Food Network Star” the “Rock & Roll Sushi Chef.” He not only looks the part, he can deliver a mean roll. Okay, they taste as Japanese as nova and cream cheese – in fact, his NYC roll is filled with smoked salmon, cream cheese, caviar, capers and onion. But they’re lip-smacking good.

4. There are jellyfish in the upstairs lounge. They float in a 500-gallon aquarium. They glow green against the darkened lounge. Downstairs, the narrow dining area also glows in LED-charged hues, all part of the $1.5 million that owner Paul Ardaji Jr. and investors put into renovating the former Vendome clothing store.

5. The deejay’s hot. Fuku’s resident deejay, Adam Lipson, is also a partner at the restaurant. The Clematis Street space is a familiar one to him – his family owned Vendome. Lipson also ran a surf and skate shop in the back of the store.

FUKU: 215 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach; (561) 659-3858; FukuRestaurant.com