Fugakyu
Categories: Sushi Bars, Japanese [Edit]
Neighborhood: Coolidge Corner1280 Beacon Street
Brookline, MA 02446 (617) 734-1268
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Coolidge Corner (Green)
- Price Range: $$$
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Parking: Street
- Attire: Casual
- Good for Groups: Yes
- Good for Kids: Yes
- Takes Reservations: Yes
- Delivers: Yes
- Take-out: Yes
- Waiter Service: Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: No
- Good for: Dinner
- Alcohol: Full Bar
276 Reviews for Fugakyu
Hot damn! Boston is a HOT spot for sushi. First, Oishii now Fugakyu - two very solid sushi spots in Beantown. My brother took me here - after bragging about his wonderful meals here. He promised fresh, huge, tasty slices of sashimi and boy, did his promise hold true.
Go to Fugakyu if you like your raw fish and plenty of it. If you're more of a rolls person, I won't be your friend, but I think you'll like Fugakyu. Innovative, tasty rolls, a clean and fun atmosphere and decent prices. Good for groups, a family dinner or even a date (would totally be cute in one of the rooms w/ a sliding paper door and floor seating. sigh.)
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In a word, delicious. This is some of the best sushi I've ever had. Especially the spicy tuna, and the salmon sashimi. The fish is always great tasting and the prices are just right for the quality and experience you get. I am by no means a sushi expert, and have found the wait staff to always be attentive and helpful.
As someone else mentioned, you definitely feel like you are at Disney World when you're inside. The whole complex, yes, complex, is a bit over the top.
Grab a Sapporo and give it a try!
The Disney World of sushi. The atmosphere of this restaurant really irks me in an odd way. The first time I visited, I was extremely put off at the entrance by the 4 women clad in black from head to toe. They donned ear pieces as if they were running an FBI sting as opposed to a hostess station.
Let it be known that I have never had a friendly waitress here. Perhaps it is because the waitresses are forced to dress like mother fuckin geishas for some reason beyond me. I cringe every time I see a group of frat boys ordering the geisha waitress around for more sake. It is tacky and really does not add anything to the dining experience at all.
As for the sushi, it is good, but does not warrant the price that the menu commands. I have easily spent $80-$100 with the boy on sushi and drinks, for which I could have paid $60-$80 elsewhere. Do not order the prepared foods from the kitchen. They are of small portions and completely unremarkable. Go if you are on an expense account or someone else's dime, but don't waste your own money.
Words can't even describe how much I love this place! Me and my friend come here as often as we can to enjoy the great selections here. I know it seems like some people have had mixed experiences here, but me and my friend have had nothing but good experiences. On occasion, we get a waiter who isn't exactly the most attentive, but the sushi more than makes up for it. I especially LOVE the new Yuba roll, which consists of honjake (Japanese organic salmon), asparagus, and tempura crumb wrapped around tofu skin. Another favorite of mine is the ostrich tataki appetizer, so yummy. The slices of fish are bigger than average, but they are still easy to eat. Honestly, this is the best sushi place in the Boston area. Yes it can get crowded, but I assure you the food is worth the wait!
The sushi here is delicious! Fresh, savory, nicely plated, and yummy.
The noodle bowl, on the other hand, I could have done without. Bland, cloudy, and kind of unappetizing.
Overall Fugakyu is overpriced though the ambiance is really nice.
I'd sample other restaurants before repeating this one.
i dont know how anyone couldnt give this place 5 stars - its the one restaurant i missed going to all the time when i moved from brookline to newton - great food no question about it
I say the food is outstanding and the place is very nicely decorated. We loved the sushi and rolls we ordered. Except for the lobster roll named after Daisuke Matsuzaka. Save your money it is not worth it. Once disappointing thing are the cheap break-apart chopsticks and the paper napkins. For a restaurant of this caliber this is unacceptable. Not only they are cheap but it is not environmentally friendly.
Forgive me, Fugakyu, for I have sinned.
I have been away from you for more than half a year.
During that time, I flirtatiously tasted sashimi from other places that were, I thought, pleasant. It made me think you were overrated and steadily lower your ranking in my book.
Then I came back to thou last week. The taste of every item in Ocean Spray Sashimi made me forget sashimi from everywhere else. Even though what used to be $24 is now $28. I take that as a part of food crisis.... And it still gives me the experience that I can't get from other places.
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Not tight anymore. On the second visit, the Garies realized this was the Home Depot of sushi. Being led on a 45 minute walk to our table is what brought this idea to our minds...Gary husband, we are walking through a sushi factory. I am scared.
We then dropped a whole lot of Gary dollars on some non-tight chef's special which had no tightness, no good sushi, and no good presentation. I have seen kids in a high school home economics class present food in a better way - in fact, Mrs. Gary won first prize for her cheese platter display back in 1995 and that middle school cheese platter certainly trumped the tempura weakly sagging in a hurricane glass of sickly-sweet...ness. The worst part...baby carrots = garnish?
I am only harping on baby carrot nubs because the food = bad and that hurts. For shame, Fugakyu. We thought you were so tight.
Now, not so tight. Your sushi ship has sailed.
My favorite Japanese place ever. Though I will say, the food seemed better a few years ago, especially their miso soup. The prices have gone up a lot too, but it is still unmatched in food quality, presentation, service, and selection. I also loveeeee the decoration of the place, and what the waitresses wear.
LOVE YOU FUGAKYU!
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We closed this place down after seeing a movie. It was me and 5 girlfriends. We had some delicious food, although the service was a bit weird. No one minded too much. I'd get there before closing time.
Eh, Fugakyu used to be so much better. Seriously, I used to love this place and it always made my mind and belly squeal 'yummy' - now, it's just ok. It's not bad at all and I still enjoy going there from time to time, but the quality of the food has gone down since several years ago.
I don't know if they've changed their chef or something but I suspect as much. I still love certain dishes just because of their special taste etc. like the spicy seafood salad, sake papaya maki, etc. And honestly, this place used to be really good several years ago. But it's changed since then and I miss how it used to be. I'll still go there from time to time and enjoy it enough, but I miss the old Fugakyu that I used to love much more - it's just not as good as it used to be anymore. It's more like... 3.5 stars to me now.
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03/29/2007
I used to go to Fugakyu with my bf so often that my friends would joke it was the only place we… Read more »
I'm updating my review because the last one wasn't very specific.
When I go to a sushi restaurant, 5 stars for me either means 100% cultural accuracy, or a level of exploration with different kinds of maki that I could never possibly hope to try everything.
Fugakyu definitely takes the cake in the latter category. While the quality of the food was great, the variety was amazing.
One of my ongoing favorites is the Ladybug roll - on each piece is half of a cherry tomato with black tobiko on top. Cute name, awesome presentation, and it's delicious. More people should put cherry tomatoes on sushi rolls, seriously.
The other thing that's awesome about this place that I haven't seen very often (certainly not in Seattle) is using thinly-sliced cucumber to wrap sushi rolls instead of nori. This small difference totally changes the experience of any roll, making it perfect for a hot summer day.
One of the hardest things about moving back to Seattle was that I couldn't bring Fugakyu with me. I hope some of the local sushi chefs will start wisening up to the variety that Fugakyu has, because it's top notch.
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12/02/2007
When I visited for the first time, my host took me here and I instantly fell in love. I don't… Read more »
Every single roll we ordered was great. Alot of the normal standard rolls and a whole page of special rolls, with cream cheese, fried sweet potato, mayonnaise, avocado and tons of other things. The specials are good, the service is pretty good, and it's a fun sushi place overall. They also have the private rooms with the doors and it's a good size space at 2 stories, so don't worry about a long wait. There were 6 of us, and every single one of us left happy.
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I have always said Fugakyu is the best sushi Boston has to offer. I probably might still say that - but after some other recent out-of-town experiences compared to dinner here this weekend, I definitely will not say it's great sushi, the best sushi I have had, or anything else along those lines.
we managed to order 5 different maki rolls and 4 different nigiri items and nothing really jumped out - it was all fresh, and decently sized, but it really didn't have that pow that you expect for a place this expensive.
maybe it has changed over the years - or maybe I have - but this place now falls on the list of 'if I am in the hood and hungry for sushi' and off the list of 'it's totally worth the hassle of a 45 minute drive/T-ride'
Horrible isn't even close to what our experience was like..
i went there with my girlfriend for dinner one night and the servos was terrible.. horrible.
our food didn't come till half an hour later and our waitress didn't even come over to apologize for the delay.
she didn't even come over to see if we got everything we needed nor did she ask if we are OK.. we were neglected...
we never for a refill on our tea or water..
and when we wanted to leave we couldn't find her to get our ck.. my GF had enough and she went up to the front area to get the ck and explain the situation to the "manager" and he was like oo OK.. but thanks for coming..
to top it off.. when we were walking down the corridor we saw a rat ran by...
The Geisha waitresses are very nice even though my Boyfriend and I are always the jerks that arrive 10 minutes before the last call.
Fugakyu is that high school best friend everyone had. The one that was always dependable. The one that even though you decided to ditch on several occasions to try new things you always came running back to.
Fugakyu. I like Fugakyu.
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Hey they were cited for rats and the chefs not using soap by the city.*
We told our waitress and the manager we never recieved an item on the bill and asked to have it removed- they told us they checked THE CAMERAS and that we did.
4 of us...all looked around....kind of upset that over a $3 item 4 people at a table were all labeled liars and told we were being filmed while eating. And this was a $175 dinner.
Anyway the real manager sent me a gift card for 150...and apologized...and was humiliated...but still ...people should know about this type of crap...i mean how much more offensive of an experience can you have?
Otherwise Id give 4 stars...its a consistantly good place to get sushi...esp if you order or take it to go. Doesnt touch Sushi in LA though...
Cheers Bawston.
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Some things they do well, other things not so much. I enjoyed the creative jalapeno tuna maki, but the baked salmon maki was terrible, dry and flavorless with an unfortunate texture and temperature. There are plenty of enticing dishes on the menu, but the vast and schizophrenic nature of the menu hides their specialties.
Although they use sizable cuts of fish, I sometimes found their sushi unwieldy. I find the decor inside a bit tacky, sometimes fun, sometimes irritating, but always gimmicky. One of the most important things for me in a sushi restaurant is the direct connection between the food, the customer and the chef. Such a connection seems conspicuously absent in the secluded dining nooks of Fugakyu.
Although I do not love the environment or the ambiance, I would say that this is some very decent sushi. This is, however, overbalanced by the unjustifiably high prices. At these prices, one could start looking at Oiishi, which Fugakyu is not. Fugakyu, on consideration of the restaurant and of the unjustifiably high prices, falls short.
Check out this article and see if you would ever eat at Fugakyu again
http://www.wickedlocal...
With SOOO many sushi restaurant options in Brookline. It's a wonder why people would still dine here.
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I went to Fugakyu back in 2004, and it's still the best sushi dinner I've ever had. I can't say enough as to how impressed I was with the service and quality of sushi. Being half Japanese myself, I'm somewhat of a critic, and this place just blew me away. The rolls were all large in size and tasted so great, the quality of the ingredients were phenomenal (no, I am not orgasmic now, just excited about this restaurant, that's all). Still to this day I have yet to find a place in Austin (or anywhere) that compares to Fugakyu's, although I did go to Tokyo back in 2001 but can't remember the sushi there (must not have that awesome).
This place was very professional, the ambience was spectacular, and I'm just so pissed that Matt Damon or Ben Affleck aren't friends of mine or else I'd ask them to bring me some of this sushi if we were to get together.
AWESOME!
Along with the other Fugakyu fans listed here and all the great reviews, I will also post my own. This place is fantastic. The fish is great! I went on Monday night for Ken Tai which is like a dim sum for sushi. My problem with sushi is that I want to try everything but usually get so full that I can never finish what I've ordered. With Ken Tai, the sushi comes out in either 2 or 3 pieces so you have the ability to try an assortment of sushi, and depending on the plate you pick--it is either $3 or $4 per plate. You sit at the sushi bar while the sushi chefs are making their creations in front of you. They place them on these moving boats in front of you that will make their way around the bar. There is a menu of Ken Tai options and all you have to do is pick and choose your choice of sushi or sashimi and if its not on the boats, you can ask the chef to make the one you want. With a group of 4, with each of us ordering a beer, we ended up spending roughly $25 each--not bad for a tummy full of yummy sushi. Go check it out. Ken Tai is available only on Mondays and Tuesdays.
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I haven't been here in a LONG time but felt the need to write this review as my company did not have success ordering lunch from here for a group of 75 people today.
My company provides lunch for us every Monday with a different theme and for today, it was Japanese. this would have been the first time ordering from Fugakyu (we normally order from Ginza in Chinatown), and our office manager showed me what he had placed for order on Friday and I told him, I don't think this is enough for 75 people, so he went back and spoke to someone at the restaurant regarding adding more food to the order. They went back and forth of about three phone calls to settle the order and it was all set. This morning at 11:45, office mgr called to confirm that the food is already on its way only to find out that there wasn't anything coming. The mgr at the restaurant claimed that since he didn't hear from our mgr on Saturday that we no longer wanted the order. Our mgr said, "I explained to you that we're a business and NOT opened on the weekends, so obviously I wasn't going to be here to answer your call". The restaurant mgr also claimed to have left a message except we never received one. What poor service. He totally didn't care to do our $2000 business.
While we're chatting about Fugakyu, one of my coworkers said, oh, I would never eat there again after seeing a cockroach crawling towards my feet at the sushi bar. NO THANKS!
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In Boston for a bachelorette party with 10 or more twentysomething girls, we were seeking a venue for a dressed up but relaxing dinner that would include our guest of honor's favorite foods (sushi, steak, and wine) at a place that would be appropriate for our group size. Fugakyu could not have been more perfect. A great way to enjoy an evening over a nice long meal for a special occasion or before heading for a night on the town. I absolutely, positively recommend Fugakyu for a fun, classy, girly night out with a gathering of close friends. We loved every minute of it.
The best part of dining with a larger party is that you'll get your own private room with a distinctly Japanese style, including tables carved into the floor so that it looks like you are sitting on the ground (but really, you are not since your feet still go under the table. Sort of hard to describe, I'm really not doing it justice. Be prepared to be asked to take your shoes off before entering the dining room.) And, of course, the other benefit of a group is you can order a variety of dishes and share - which trust me, you will want to do after taking one overwhelming look at the extensive menu.
We were thrilled with the ambiance and were even more pleasantly surprised when EVERYTHING we ate was fantastic. Tempura, teriyaki, edamame, shumai, the multiple bottles of wine we finished, and especially the huge variety of sushi rolls. A few of my friends with the least adventurous taste buds I know were there, and even they loved it. I was even able to successfully convert a sushi virgin.
A lot of reviewers complained about the portion sizes, and I've got to say that no one at our table left hungry or even slightly disappointed by the amount of food. Each person at our table either ordered one entree or two rolls for their meal, and we shared tastes of each other's dishes. The only appetizers we had were edamame and dumplings, and no one had room for dessert.
If you read my review of Todai in the DC area (mass quantities of mid-quality sushi and hot dishes, with the tacky and flashy anime version of Japanese decor) - Fugakyu is everything that Todai is not. This was my first and only trip to Boston, and as soon as I'm able to make it back, I will be reserving a table at Fugakyu.
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I'm more of a fan of cozy sushi establishments and this one was so big it felt a little impersonal. That said, the sushi is darn good. We had great service, but it's just SO SO SO SO expensive. Maybe my palette isn't quite refined enough to appreciate this more than I appreciate lil ol' Shogun in West Newton....while I wholeheartedly enjoyed all I ate at Fugakyu I don't think I can justify the prices unless someone else with a fat wallet is treating me :-)
TWO WORDS!
HORRIBLE SERVICE.
For the price they charge and for the lovely atmoshphere you would think the service would be better. but nope.. the worst! was not attentive, emptle water and tea cups all night, we had empty and dirty plates on our table all night, and worst of all that night we went it was NOT busy!
for that kind of money you can got to some where nice and be appreciated!...
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I'll start off by saying that Fugakyu is seriously some of the best sushi I've ever had in Boston. I've been here one other time and everything was fine, but last night was a complete shit show.
We got to Fugakyu and we were immediately seated. As we were sitting down and relaxing, the manager came over and asked us if it was ok if they moved us since a large party was coming in. We were fine with that and moved, and they gave us a free appetizer for the trouble. Great.
As we were sitting, we noticed a hostess come up the stairs with a group of four and look at our table in confusion. They made the other people wait while they figured out what was going on. There was obviously very little communication.
Our server finally came over and took our order. We then waited FORTY MINUTES for our food to come out, and it only came out after we flagged down the manager and asked where our food was. Our meal took an hour and a half from start to finish for three people. It was pretty ridiculous.
If they can't keep their shit together on a Wednesday night, I would hate to see them on a weekend.
This is truly the best sushi that I've ever had (and I have sampled sushi in London, San Fran, and beyond). You certainly pay for the quality, I recommend going on someone else's dime if you can swing it. The decor is stunning down to the Koi fountain. Be aware that if you try to go on a Friday or Saturday night there will be a substantial wait depending on the size of your party. I recommend checking out one of their girlie drink concoctions in the bar while you wait. When it comes to ordering it's good to have a real sushi snob with you to guide you through the more exotic items on their menu. I am a devotee.
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I love the atmosphere of this place. It's not the best sushi I've had but they have so many other choices as well. I tend to take people from outside of Boston here if they like Japanese food.
My friend N, who took me here for dinner, totally downplayed this place, so I wasn't expecting much, but I came out pleasantly surprised.
I am giving it a solid three stars, only because the venue is not fancy (a little misunderstood Asian tacky... you know what I mean!) and definitely not a "fine dining" experience. But having said that, it was very pleasing to find that they actually served close-to-authentic Japanese food... a rarity especially in Boston. I thought you only saw those in the midtown east alleys of Manhattan!
We ordered some rolls as well as a pork ton-katsu and a yaki (we had seafood baked with cheese... very good!). The orders came out in a speedy fashion, and the food was quite good! I wolfed it down. Always good to know one good Japanese restaurant in every city you go!
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approximately 5 million years ago I was in Boston visiting friends. It was one of those visits where you are in "Boston" having no regard for square's and town's. We went for sushi and it was really good. Shortly after sushi we ended up at this lesbian run sex shop in brookline? and Ron Jeremy was there promoting prosthetics of his likeness.. needless to say I didn't tell people stories about the "sushi" we had.
5 million years later I realize that this sushi joint was Fugakyu- the sushi place that boston people laud. Hrmph, I try to recall- was it THAT good?
We go there for my late bday dinner. We wait. We drink. We watch as men hit on our friends. I pretend I know more spanish then I really do (should). We get a table. There are children squawking and a dood guy pretty much doing the same...hrmph some birthday dinner. We get our table moved!!! We go to the 3rd floor. Water fountain. Happy middle aged people. And MARK the best server in the universe. Sake, beer's, Sashimi deluxe. Salads w/ avocado. Some blurry desert.
This place is great. Better than Ron Jeremy.
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Overpriced, overhyped. They have a beautiful million-dollar restaurant which is great for a business dinner or to splurge, but the people who take your name up front are like host-nazi's wearing headset radio microphones dressed all in black. They make you feel like there is an "in"-list that you're not on. Supporting this observation is a failed super-deluxe French-Japanese fusion venture of theirs that is no longer upstairs because nobody would pay $70/person for mediocrity.
The main restaurant survives and does have a very comprehensive menu. They have good private traditional rooms for large (12-15-person) groups or small booths with sliding closed doors for smaller (3-4 minimum?) parties.
The food at the center of this mega -plex Japanese is very good, but isn't the "amazingness" that everyone raves about.
Parking is easy at night.
The sushi bar is nice and the wet-bar (in a separate room) is underrated by far with good selection, good bartending, good sports on TV, and trendy but casual tables.
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If you wanna know how fresh the seafood a Jap Rest has to offer or how good a Sushi chef is, try his/her sashimi. In Brookline, Fugakyu is probably the place to go for good raw seafood.
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So I've been here before, but back before I was Yelping... Called and couldnt' get a reservation, but was told that if I just walked in, we could definitely get a table.. doesn't make TOO much sense, but it worked. Of course, we got the worst table around. And couldn't even get a waitress in a kimono. We got some guy. Well, that's no fun!
The sushi is good, but its pricey.. and I just wasn't as excited when i left as I'd hoped I'd be....
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I think you really need to be a devoted Japanese food fan to really enjoy this place. If you're a casual "California Roll and a glass of diet coke" kind of person, you won't really "get" Fugakyu. It's a little nuts. You won't understand why people pay upwards of $35 per person for a normal-sized dinner. And it's totally OK: the devoted bunch sometimes don't get it either.
I don't know how I keep on letting myself get dragged to sushi establishments -- I hate sushi. Well, I like California Rolls, Advocado Rolls, and anything that doesn't have raw seafood in it, but according to my friends, that's not "real" sushi.
I have been to Fugakyu more times than I cared to have. I agree with other who say they are overpriced and overhyped. Honestly, I have gotten what I consider yummy California Rolls at the sushi stand in the Mall, and it only costs me $3.50. But, my sushi-loving friends have all raved to me about how "fresh" and "non-fishy" the sushi tastes, as they proceed to shovel that crap into their mouths.
The decor, however, is very VERY nice. I like the two levels, all the faux bamboo, and how the servers are dressed in traditional Japanese garb. Nice touch. Although I'm not sure how those women in the kimonos manage to carry around big soup bowls and tea kettles up and down stairs wearing wooden flip flops.
I wish I could say that I've eaten here a lot, but it was just once and it was on the most horrific date of my life. The sushi was delicious and amazing (and apparently expensive, because at the end of my horrible date his eyes bugged out of his head and he said "Wow, I'm really glad I can expense that meal!-I was not aware that I was a tax deductible expense!)
The fish was fresh and flavorful. Nothing sketchy at all. The presentation is artful and my favorite part-their rolls are big enough to put into your mouth without having to unhinge your jaw (I appreciated big portions of sushi, but don't want to look like I'm auditioning for "Deep Throat" in the middle of a meal).
I did not get to have any of the delicious sounding sake with my meal...when I asked my date if he wanted to order a bottle of sake, he began his tale of woe about how he is a recovering alcoholic. Kudos, man, for staying sober, but um....way to start off a first date.
Anyhoo, Fugakyu is awesome and also makes for an entertaining way to drop the F bomb without actually saying it like you're in 7th grade all over again.
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I have really mixed feelings about this place. I've come here several times, in both large groups and small, as well as on weekdays and weekends. One time I came with a big group for someone's birthday (it was a Wednesday) and the wait was FOREVER. Once we were finally seated, our waiter was not only slow but rather rude (insinuating we wouldn't be interested in some sashimi since it was too "expensive" for us). Dinner took around 3 hours because half the time we were waiting for our incompetent waiter to just show up.
Most of the other times have been so-so though, nothing TOO horrible. I do like the rolls here, as they have a good variety and they're pretty unique. It's annoying that they seem to run out of certain fishes though. They're a sushi restaurant... they should be well-stocked.
Overall, not the best restaurant I've ever been to. The sashimi was fresh enough but certainly not spectacular by any means. Service is blah or sucks ass. But hey, at least there's plenty of street parking in the area as well as valet service in the front.
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Every single piece of sushi i've eaten here is fantastic, and they've got a sake menu that rivals most Japanese places in boston. Try the Namazake sake. It's sweet and cloudy, almost creamy. Seating sometimes takes 20 minutes or more , but like anything good, it's worth waiting for. Mondays and Tuesdays are the magical and wonderful sushi boat nights, between 5 and 8. Fugakyu is also one of the few Japanese restaurants in Boston that offers fresh catch and seasonal nigiri choices. If you've never had toro, this is the place to try your first piece.
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The food is decent. The decor/ambiance is nice. The food is also overpriced.
Spent a friends birthday here and it was ok, but not spectacular. You definitely can get your own privacy, which is nice, but the portions are pretty small for what you pay for (even for Japanese restaurant standards), and it's just ok.
My thoughts - if you want the ambiance and experience, this is a great place. If you want cheaper food that's still pretty good - go down the street to Jaes.
