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Japanese · Detroit · $$
Japanese · Back Bay, Boston, MA · $
Sakabayashi Sushi Tavern in Boston, the first stateside outpost of Sugidama, brings a taste of Japan with its exceptional izakaya dishes and creative sushi offerings. Named after the traditional cedar leaf balls that adorn sake brewery doorways in Japan, signaling the arrival of fresh sake, our restaurant embodies this spirit of authenticity and quality. Enhance your dining experience with our curated sake selection, expertly chosen to complement our sushi. Visit us and feel as though you’ve been whisked away to a vibrant sake bar in Osaka.
“Beautiful atmosphere, came with with my dear friends and had a beautiful time. For appetizers, i loved the potato salad and the tuna tsukune was perfect. The tuna boat adventure was picturesque and scrumptious. Signature handrolls were also very yummy, spicy tuna was a star. The Catalana was a perfect treat to end it all. I also recommend the calpico lychee sour!!!”
“The variety of dishes is great, not the usual standard sushi offerings in the majority of sushi restaurants. The only complaint that I have is the tuna lover’s roll. I had it last year and it was super delicious, and it looked exactly like what’s in the menu. Last night’s was very small, did not look like the menu picture, tasted fine but not as good as last year’s. Still 4 pieces, but two of them were significantly smaller with less tuna.”
“Great set options for straightforward ordering. The ramen was okay-ish. The first couple of sips of the broth tasted like biting into a pretzel. The noodles were premade. The sushi was pretty good, nothing special. Our group of 5 made a reservation, which was necessary with how busy the restaurant gets. I do think the place is overhyped.”
“The sushi was very good.I think the price was reasonable for the quality of the food. The seafood miso soup was tasty too. My daughter had the curry udon with shrimp tempura. It was ok. I wish they offered more variety options for udon noodles. It would be nice if they could serve a high quality udon with authentic dashi.”
“Food is good. But some better than others. The handrolls were good. The carpaccio was good and surprisingly the potato salad was great. If you get a chance, the otoro $2 special is totally worth it. The Catalana creme brûlée is pretty small. Overall, food is good, roll are a good size, but very expensive. The rice is a little too much in terms of taste. Expect to leave hungry. If you are just getting the dinner set and a little bit of other add ons.”
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