Fugakyu Japanese Cuisine   

We have an excellent sushi restaurant here on the Cape ("Inaho"".. but on a recent visit to Brookline, we lunched at Fugakgu, and LOVED it. There were four of us, and as we traded tastes among us, we all agreed that it was absolutely SUPERB.

For those of you who don't mind throwing around a little cash, this restaurant boasts an authentic Japanese dining experience, complete with your own person dining room (enclosed with Japanese doors and all), excellent food, and great service. What's great about my experience at Fugakyu was that a Japanese exchange student who i am good friends with was able to fully explain to me all the exotic dishes on the menu. Chicken, Beef, Pork, Sushi, Springrolls, Soups, and Noodles are this restaurants forte. Any of them are a good choice. We started out with Sukiyaki, a delicious concoction of thinly sliced beef simmered in a skillet or pan in the sukiyaki sauce with many vegetables and other ingredients. It was absolutely fantastic. For the main course, I ordered the Yaki Udon noodles topped with a breaded chicken cutlet. This is not your typical bowl of noodles. They are very flavorful, even more so since they sit in a sweet Miso broth. By the time I was finished I was stuffed. For the money, this was the best dining experience I've had thus far in Boston. I'd suggest dressing in a golf shirt and dockers when dining here. Though dressy attire is not required, why not look classy if you decide to spend this much on a great dinner anyway? They are also available by delivery through Foodler. A must-try for Japanese fans.

i don't know what it is with some japanese rest. you walk into an establishment and expect to be greeted with smiles but when you walk into fugakyu, what you get is attitude. all the hosts wear dark clothing like secret service people and have hi-tech earphones, big deal. they also greet you with stink eye, like their **it don't stink. whats up with that. fugakyu is not the four seasons bristol lounge or au jur dhui. its just an upscale japanese restaurant located in a upscale town. lucky for them the food is quite good or i would not go back because i really can't stand the host and hostess stuck up attitudes. the same goes for fugakyu's down the street competition ginza. both poor front end attitude but fugakyu with the exeptionally good japanese food. thats the only reason why i keep going back. but i may change my mind anytime if they keep up the look down attitude. they look like they don't care if you stay or leave.

An experience of a lifetime. And you can go back there all the time! Let me give you a little secret: Call in for a reservation and you'll get this special room where you sit on the floor with your legs going down into the floor. The food is very nice especially the Eel Rice, the California Roll, and the Spider Maki. But without the reservation, you can sit at the sushi bar where little boats of sushi pass by on water. Although, they're made of wax so I suggest that you don't grab for them. Beautiful place, I love it!