Reviews for Fugakyu Cafe in Brookline, MA
Lunch special is not what it used to be. I’ve been eating here for 20+ years and unfortunately I can no longer say the lunch... special is a great value. The sashimi lunch special now only includes 3 slices of 3 types of fish. The soup miso soup I wasserved was so diluted it tasted like warm water. The server was kind enough to accommodate my feedback and brought out amushroom soup instead. Read more
Walking inside I was really impressed with the decor and cleanliness. The staff was very kind and quickly sat us at a table. The... menu had a variety of options to choose from. My family and I don't really eat seafood at all so we ordered ramen, teriyakichicken, and chicken fried rice. The prices are kind of high but it's definitely worth it for the amount of food that was given.For the ramen I ordered chicken katsu as a topping and tonkatsu as a soup base. It was all delicious. The dining area also hadthe traditional sliding doors for privacy. Overall a great experience for Japanese cuisine. Read more
This place is beyond amazing. You can get a private booth with a sliding door. Each item comes out as a visual and culinary... masterpiece. Cocktails are good but not great. The food, ambiance and service all make it a five star place. Read more
Went there for Father’s Day and was enamored by the atmosphere. I put my bag after church and put it under my seat. We... immediately got iced water and ordered quickly and got our food quickly. Amazing service and meal at FuGaKyu. I ordered theOyakodon and it was okay ???? I think I would have preferred something else but still really good! Little did I know Icompletely forgot my bag under my seat and the Maitre’d literally ran after me a block away to give me my bag that I left. 10/10 give him a raise Read more
This used to be one of the only authentic japanese cuisines you could find near Boston, but it seems to have been taken over by... a Chinese immigrant ownership/management and it now is nothing more than a Chinese cuisine disguised under a japanese name. Weate here last weekend and everything we had tasted straight up Chinese. If I wanted Chinese food I would rather go to a Chineserestaurant offering Chinese menus. I’m never going back again. Read more
Let's start off with the good. We called and asked how long was the wait. They said about 1.5 hrs. We were meeting in the... area anyway so we went in to check in person and a table is ready. And only 4 of the 5 in the party were there. Very cool andwe appreciate it. The seating area was very dim. These old eyes had trouble reading the menu as did everyone in my party. Itwas nice to be in a little "room"... Basically a divider provided privacy. However, later another party took the next tableover and it was just super loud. We ordered a bunch of apps...chicken karaage, agedashi tofu, spicy seafood salad and one fromthe specials menu - dungeoness crab set (seafood salad with crab, 1 piece of crab sushi and 1 crab claw). The tofu was the nextout those. The crab set was expensive at $30 for the portion, even for FuGaKyu standards. We got the Matsu platter which was72 pieces and a few orders of sashimi. So the Matsu platter came out served in a plastic tray with some dry ice and a light fora smoke effect. I have to say it looked pretty cool at first. Then after eating a couple pieces of sushi, that novelty wornoff fast! The bottom of the tray was filled with warm water which made the sushi warm. Chilled or room temperature, that'sfine but a warm serving plate for sushi is a terrible idea. The rest of the sushi came in a smaller plate, also with dry ice onthe side but plate was room temp. We still trust the sushi was fresh and finished it all. I did mention to the waiter that thetray warmed up the sushi but I understand he can't do anything about it. He said that's for the dry ice. We got tiramisu fordessert and that was alright too. The not so fun part, the bill came out to be over $100 per person. Food itself and thewaiter was ok. The warm tray for sushi was weird. In the end, it was a pricey dinner for just an OK experience. We won't becoming back anytime soon. And as we were leaving, of course the waiter was bringing out sushi Read more
The food was good and the portion was huge. The service was also excellent. I was expecting a bit more so I wasn't that... impressed with the taste, but overall it was good. I'll come back and try some other items on the menu Read more
The food was good and the staff were friendly. Got seated at the sushi bar where I could see how they make their sushi, decided... to try some and it was really good. Their spicy duck and sizzling beef pot were very good as well. Read more