State College residents are about to find one more dining option downtown.

Teppanyaki, 450 E. College Ave., a restaurant specializing in Japanese foods, is scheduled to open Sunday.

The eatery's main feature will be teriyaki-flavored cooking, owner Irene Lee said. For lunch, it will feature a four-course teriyaki meal; customers will have the option of beef, chicken or steak and will be served Japanese side dishes, Lee said.

Another one of the restaurant's specialties will be Japanese noodles, Lee added. Teppanyaki will offer various types of noodles, she said. They will differ from those served at similar restaurants because they will be cooked in a Japanese soup base, Lee said.

In addition to Japanese food, the restaurant will offer various Western dishes, such as salads, pita sandwiches, and side dishes, such as french fries, onion rings and coleslaw, she said. This makes the restaurant ideal for people eating with small children, Lee added.

Teppanyaki offers the options of dining in, carrying out or delivery with a minimum purchase, Lee said. Menus are available outside the restaurant, with special coupons enclosed, she added.

Teppanyaki is Lee's first restaurant, and she has spent the last six months renovating the inside of the building herself, she said.

The Hunan Wok, 452 E. College Ave., next to Teppanyaki, is looking forward to the opening of the restaurant, said Sc'Eric, Hunan Wok manager. The restaurant's owner helped renovate the building for Teppanyaki, he said. The relationship between the two businesses is friendly, Sc'Eric added.

The first few weeks after the restaurant opens might hurt business for the Hunan Wok, Sc'Eric said. "After that, we'll even out and help each other."

Even though Teppanyaki is another Asian restaurant, its food is so different from other Asian restaurants in the area that it shouldn't affect business, he added.

Teresa Sparacino, executive director of the Neighborhood Improvement District, also thinks the addition of the restaurant in the downtown area is a great thing for State College.

A recent market analysis for downtown showed that people wanted a wider variety of restaurants in State College, Sparacino said. There's a large Asian population here, and more restaurants like this are needed, she added.

"I can't see this as a conflict -- I think it's great," Sparacino said.