Fugakyu
Brookline, MA 02446
Phone: (617) 734-1268
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- Harvard Street
- Specialties:
- Sushi
- Best of Citysearch:
- Japanese Food 2007, Sushi 2007, Japanese Food 2007
- Hours:
- Daily 11:30am-1:30am
Editorial Review for Fugakyu – by Eric Grossman
The Scene
The city's largest Japanese restaurant has a dynamic interior that wouldn't be out of place in Disney World: From the sushi bar's moat (and its circling, sushi-carrying wooden boats) to the bi-level dining areas' screened-off private rooms and projection screens, a meal here promises a unique experience. Bilingual, kimono-clad waitresses wear headsets to ensure that nothing gets lost in the translation with the kitchen and sushi bar. There's also a stylish, discreet cocktail lounge, ideal for an intimate rendezvous over a pear saketini.
The Food
From the kitchen's delicious tempura and seafood dishes to the sushi bar's unrivaled variety of inventive rolls, Fugakyu covers Japanese cuisine with aplomb. While many patrons stick to familiar fare like pork dumplings and shrimp teriyaki, adventurous diners gravitate toward offbeat offerings like thinly sliced ostrich steak. Don't leave without trying a palate-pleasing dessert of lightly battered green-tea ice cream with red-bean paste.
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Insider Tips
Save MoneyOn a budget? Stop by during lunch hours for a bargain sushi combo that includes miso soup, salad and fresh fruit.
ParkingMost parking spaces in heavily residential Coolidge Corner are taken by dinnertime. Save yourself the headache and spring for the $8 valet service, offered Wednesday through Sunday nights.
The ExtrasIn honor of Boston's newest sporting hero, Fugakyu is serving a "Matsuzaka Menu" that features special items like the Matsuzaka maki roll (including Matsutake mushrooms and lobster meat) and the Matsuzaka martini (vanilla vodka, creme de cacao and Godiva white chocolate liqueur).
User Reviews for Fugakyu
07/07/2008 Posted by nomocrap
The staff hardly speaks english nor can anyone decipher what they are saying. The food is average to good but with sky rocket prices. The wait is long. All the good reviews are from people who like "fancy" rolls , I prefer sashimi and plain ol' good service with a smile. Go there once to experience it and then head over to oishi for Excellence
05/22/2008 Posted by tanvi414
Not bad.. Not bad.. We went there on a tuesday to celelbrate 3 birthdays (mine and couple other friends)!! We were around 10 people, so, we requested their private room.. That was nice.. We were left to ourselves for the most part.. For the food part, we got some Sake (cold), seaweed salad and Miso soup for appetizers.. The Miso soup was really good.. The salad was OK... No great shakes.. and the Sake was also OK.. Then for our main course, I ordered theri pineapple and fried swee potato maki roll and it was surprisingly tasty.. Just the right amount of tangyness from the pineapple and crunch from the sweet potato and ofcourse the pickled ginger and soy sauce provided the "sushi" taste to it.. Some people also ordered a "Sushi/Sashimi" boat, which wasn't bad either.. Their service was nice.. They seated us as soon as our party got there even though we were a few minutes late.. When some of us in the party got their early, we were offered some hot tea while we waited for the rest of our friends.. That was a really nice touch.. There is also a huge bar area with nice couches and all to wait in.. Would I go there again? Sure.. Like I said, we were there on a tuesday, so parking wasn't really a problem.. I could see it becoming an issue on fridays and saturdays.. Like all Sushi places, it was on the expensive side, but, I didn't care.. It was my birthday, so I wasn't paying ;-)...
Pros: Good Sushi
Cons: A bit pricey
