+delicious and authentic japanese food +amazing drinks and…read moreservice +was worth it, give it a try!

Lovely place for lunch! We went here on a sunny afternoon while shopping at Assembly Row and…read moreabsolutely loved it. We split the lunch kalbi (short ribs) yakitori, which came with miso soup and a nice side salad, as well as the tuna poke and the spicy cucumber app. The ribs were melt in your mouth tender and so delicious! Tuna was generous and the texture was great with avocado, cucumbers and lots of tobiko. Spicy pickled cucumber was perfect. Also got a yummy whiskey sour type cocktail. Everything was delicious and the service was very fast and super friendly. Bonus - we got to sit outside with our dog!

The story of Cambridge and Somerville food scene is very talented chefs getting lost on their way…read moreto New York or an actual city. Kokoro Don really has no business being this good. People line up for Santouka in this town, and this place is throwing down like like the Shinkansen is across the block. Not claiming to be an expert here but I've been to Japan and this is bringing some serious Japan vibes into a random corner of Somerville. The place is impeccably neat, with its kitchen wide open for you to watch them expertly craft and package adorable little takeout boxes. But they also don't mess around with the eat-in accoutrements, all the dishes are very carefully assembled and instagram-worthy (i.e. good) without being instagram-quality (i.e. bad). We got the signature don and another dish I can't remember that looked like a "terrine" with fish and avocado. Both were extremely high quality and had some interesting flavors you don't normally get in a run-of-the-mill sushi spot. This place is top-notch. I'd get takeout here just for the cuteness of the packaging - something I'd never thought I'd write.

Woah. I ended up ordering takeout from here bc I was in the mood for raw fish for breakfast…read more Naturally. A very normal and responsible way to start the day. First of all, the packaging was both strategically sound and adorable, which I appreciated more than I probably should have. Second, the food was amazing. I got the Kokoro Mix Signature Don with sashimi over rice, spicy fish mix, ikura with a slice of lemon, some Kewpie, and ginger tucked off to the side like it knew its place. Three types of fish, all incredibly fresh and clean. No weird chewiness. Thank god. Nothing ruins your morning quite like having to negotiate with a piece of sashimi. It also came with a side of what I believe was some kind of pickled root vegetable, two pieces of hamachi with jalapeño and a citrusy sauce, and some seaweed. Naturally, I just shoveled some rice and fish onto the seaweed and called myself a chef. Voila. Oh! It also came with a small thing of soup. It tasted kind of like miso, but darker and clear. I have no idea what it was, but I drank it and minded my business. Loved everything. Would absolutely eat raw fish for breakfast again.

Friday night dinner, we talked about 20 places, could not make up our mind…read more Found ourselves at the Arsenal restaurant farm, Anne and literally just walked by this place, and it looked interesting. Incredible menu, very unusual for a Japanese restaurant to have curry fries and skewers with five different ingredients! Had a lovely Sapporo beer, Moy Roll, fabulous dumplings, seaweed salad, curry fries, it was outstanding! The service was amazing, they kept sending another person over to us to check on us and we were out of there in 35 minutes lol. One of the best meals we've had recently. And under $80, including tip with alcohol!

Yakitori liver (5) was lovely and creamy. Tori jiro roll…read more(24) was a little salty and not really very special -- could've been crispier. For the price, I'd skip this Curry ramen (16+4 for karaage) had great rich broth and generous noodles and toppings. The noodles weren't amazing, but it was quite filling for the price. This would be fine if you lived in the area, but not worth a special visit.

Why this restaurant? Because it's the only Japanese restaurant near Harvard Yard (not really that…read moreclose) that's open before noon... so the decent food was a pleasant surprise. The Raw Fish Mix (Soy Pepper) : Madai真鯛 (sea bream), Buri鰤 (yellow tail fish), and avocado on the inside, and salmonサーモン, maguro鮪 (tuna), tobikoとびっこ (flying fish roe), eel sauce, and spicy mayonnaise on the outside. If the thickness isn't enough, the variety makes up for it; eating four kinds of fish in one bite was quite satisfying. You can clearly feel the different sashimi刺身 pieces rubbing together in your mouth, and the rich, oily flavors bursting forth. The spicy mayonnaise wasn't actually spicy; more importantly, it was more sour than regular mayonnaise, not cloyingly sweet, and it actually cut through the greasiness when paired with the avocado. The tobiko and eel sauce were less noticeable. It's worth mentioning that the restaurant even provided hand-ground wasabi山葵 with their sushi takeout! So thoughtful!

Very standard, mid tier ramen. It's advertised as low sodium, which probably explains why it wasn't…read morereally to my tastes--corn flavor was also too strong imo. Can't speak to the sushi but I thought the ramen was just okay.

This reallt is a must try spot if you are craving good sushi. It is on the smaller side and has…read moreindoor seating with limited counter seating. There generally is a wait but I wouldn't let that deter you as it is worth the wait. The sushi is always freshly prepared, they have some unique side dishes and sushi/maki offerings too. Ordered pick up on a Saturday. I called 10 mins after they opened and they informed me it was an hours wait. I was a bit surprised by wait time but food was ready exactly when they said it woul be. When I got there place was packed with a few groups waiting for tables. Ordered the crunchy maki, tempura maki and softshell crab maki - everything was delicious as expected. Highly recommend!

What a gem in Arlington. This restaurant is very small and they don't take reservations. There is…read moreoften a wait, but so worth it! We finally got to try Toraya for lunch when we had the day off. Appetizer -Tempura: light and airy fry the shrimp and veggies. Great tempura if you are craving tempura -Tofu and Yasai Agedashi: deep fried tofu and vegetables in a light broth. The fry is light and airy and the tofu is silky and soft. Very tasty Entrees -Sushi lunch: 7 nigiri and 1 maki roll and miso soup. The sushi was super fresh and delicious. -Sake ikura don: salmon salmon salmon and roe over rice. Super fresh and delicious as well. They do have a takeout menu so I hope to try it out!

izakaya ittoku is a beautiful sushi restaurant filled with fresh fish & amazing service! they…read morerecently renovated, and it does look like a brand new restaurant. very clean, well organized with a large capacity for any group. i came here after a yoga session to get a light bite to eat with a friend, and it was perfect. right down the street from sunbeam yoga studio, it's in porter square in the lesley university building. they share a location with another restaurant, so there are two sides and two separate entrances. they both look top of the line. we started with an ume sunshine and a hokusai sour. i loveddd my ume sunshine, it was perfect! my friend thought her hokusai sour was a bit too sour, but i liked it too. i was so happy they had plum wine, and the ume sunshine was the perfect complimentary drink to our meal. we tried their tuna tartare, carpaccio, 3 kind torched nigiri, nigiri combo, and 4 extra yellowtail hamachi nigiri. everything we ordered came out very fresh and in the perfect order. tuna tartare was absolutely delicious, fresh raw tuna on top of guac, with chips. then we went for the 3 kind torched nigiri, which comes with mackerel, tuna and salmon. my favorite was the torched tuna with spicy chili on top! absolutely insane flavor. then we tried a 6 nigiri combo, with mackerel, tuna, salmon, squid, hamachi, and eel. i had the hamachi & tuna and absolutely loved them, i even asked to order 4 more of the hamachi jalapeño nigiri, it is SO good! i could have eaten 14 of them alone. then the carpaccio is a MUST try! it came with raw octopus, salmon, tuna, mackerel, and hamachi. it is so hard to choose a favorite because everything was so good! i want to try everything on their menu, and they have a HUGE menu! ume sunshine 10/10 hokusai sour 9/10 tuna tartare 10/10 carpaccio 10/10 3 kind torched nigiri 9.8/10 nigiri combo 10/10 yellowtail hamachi nigiri 10/10 great quality food, welcoming staff, all around wonderful first experience (definitely won't be the last)! they saw we wanted to take photos and moved a table closer without us asking. it was a bit difficult to get the right angle because of the lighting, but i'll absolutely return here to add more. prices are very reasonable for high quality! delicious fresh food and impeccable presentation. if you love sushi and you're anywhere relatively near porter square, izakaya ittoku is SURE to satisfy all of your tastebuds! ambiance: 5/5 food: 6/5 drinks: 5/5 service: 6/5 izakaya ittoku: 5/5

Good-OK. Not great. Can get pricey…read more Food: B-. Some good. Some are ok. Some are not ok. Service: C+. Not well trained. The server walked out on me. Impatient. The owner san is nice. Ambience: B. Very busy and noise which is what it meant to be.

For a low-key Saturday night at my daughter's apt, we decided to pick up a few sushi rolls and…read moreenjoy dinner at home. The rolls are on the smaller side but they were packed tightly and held together well. The fish has a clean flavor and the avocado was just as fresh. Located in the Alewife Brook Parkway Shopping Center, Genki Ya is clean and well maintained. One thing we really appreciated even for our quick stop was that the restaurant didn't have any lingering food smells. Overall, it's a nice choice in this Cambridge area for fresh sushi to go.

This is their Lunch Sushi special. It is served with salmon and tuna sushi rolls, a variety of…read morenigiri, miso soup and salad with ginger dressing. Great portion and a great lunch value. Great service and it was well packaged for take out.

Excellent food and service. Atmosphere is passable. You can have a conversation without yelling…read more The prices are okay. It's super busy at peak times so call ahead. We always go and it's always good.

I'm not sure why I thought I'd be excelling at all you can eat sushi. I for sure lost money…read moretonight. Whale. At least it was pretty solid. We got shrimp skewers, grilled steak, and spicy salmon salad as apps. All 3 were solid and I really liked the sauce they used for the steak and shrimp. The salmon salad was okay, I wouldn't get again. The mayo or whatever the cream based thing was got sickening towards the end. For fish, we got literally almost everything on the sashimi menu. We wanted to try it all lol. The chunks were actually huge and also I think they gave us more salmon than we asked for. I really liked all the fish but my favs were the white tuna, tuna, and the mackerel surprisingly. For the nigiri, the squid was pretty good and tasted fresh. The eel had a weird watery aftertaste so wasn't my fav. The two roes were good but I prefer the flying fish over the salmon. The green tea Icecream was really good but the vanilla was like mid. We went around 6 pm on a Sunday and there was no line. Also it took them about 10 minutes to bring out everything since submitting our papers to order which was surprisingly fast! Ambiance was great, it felt like an authentic restaurant. Also lots of servers. Overall pretty solid place!