FuGaKyu

FuGaKyu, 1280 Beacon St Brookline,
I've probably eaten here a dozen or so times, and never had a bad piece of nigiri or maki. I can't say I'm very into the 2nd page of maki rolls, full of stuff like mango and sweet potato that I just don't care to try. Fugakyu can be expensive, but their rolls aren't that much more than the average - standards like Alaskan (salmon/avocado) are in the $7 range, and fancy rolls are $10-$15. Every place has Rainbow maki, but Fugakyu's is one of the best. At many places it's just a California roll with fish on top, but theirs is crab stick, shrimp and tobiko inside with fish on top. The decor falls somewhere between elegance and kitsch. First, it's huge, there's two floors and like 12 rooms and I get lost going to the bathroom. They've got a koi pond in the entryway and waitresses in goofy kimonos. Samurai movies play on the large screen upstairs. A big plus is it's open til 1.