Hours
Lunch Mon.-Sat. 11:30AM-3PM, Sun. noon-3PMdinner Mon.-Sat. 5PM-2AM, Sun. 5PM-1:30AM
Cross Street
Harvard St.Parking
Street meters, valet Wed.-Sun.Pricing
Medium ($$)Fugakyu Japanese Cuisine
1280 Beacon St
Brookline, MA 02446
617-734-1268
www.fugakyu.net
(7 Ratings) Read Reviews (7)
Rate and Write a Review Though you may get in trouble if you say its name really fast, "Fugakyu " reportedly means "house of exquisite elegance" in Japanese. And elegant it is -- if your idea of aesthetic refinement encompasses tatami rooms screened in rice paper, kimono-clad waitresses murmuring into headsets and a sushi bar surrounded by its own miniature moat (on which wooden boats circle aimlessly, as if to taunt the fresh fish they carry). If it sounds more like Six Flags than feng shui, it is: one half expects karate fights to break out in the darkened cocktail lounge. But this kabuki kitsch is the perfect compliment to a menu full of high notes, from authentic appetizers like usuzukuri (white fish with ponzu sauce and green onions) to eclectic sushi such as "caterpillar maki" (a roasted eel roll topped with ridged avocado slices). Though the sushi here can't compare to the utopian fare at Oishii, Fugakyu backs up its raw options with a full slate of Japanese specialties -- among them lightly battered tempura, grilled sea bass marinated in miso paste and a stir-fry with rare matsutake mushrooms. Adding to its eccentric appeal is the fact that the kitchen stays open past midnight, making it the lone option for after-hours dining in conservative Coolidge Corner. -- Julia Clinger




