210 7th Avenue
When Sushi Katsuei [http://www.sushikatsuei.com/] opened at 210 7th Avenue almost a year ago [/blog/food/sushi-katsuei-is-now-open-on-7th-avenue], it quickly became apparent that it was going to be a step above some of the (many) other sushi restaurants in our area. After a glowing review in the Times [http:
168 Asuka Sushi
A sushi spot by any other name will still taste as sweet, right? Amber Sushi, which opened in May of last year [/blog/food/now-open-amber-sushi] at 847B Union Street, just off 7th Avenue, has been renamed 168 Asuka Sushi [https://www.grubhub.com/nyc/168-asuka-sushi-amber-brooklyn/]. It’s apparently only the
Shamisen
The sign above the doors bills it as a Japanese restaurant, the menu calls it “modern fusion cuisine,” but whatever it is, you’ll get to try Shamisen when it opens for the first time this Thursday, November 21 at 11am. After starting up construction in June [/blog/food/southeast-asian-restaurant-moving-into-former-brooklyn-bread-space]
Food & Drink
Sushi Katsuei, the new Japanese restaurant that moved into the former Casa Ventura space [/blog/food/sushi-restaurant-coming-to-former-casa-ventura-space] at 210 7th Avenue, quietly opened earlier this week. When we passed by today, it wasn’t open for the day yet, but it’s all set up for dining inside. And according
6001 7th ave
The Toyama is located at 6001 7th Avenue (Source: blog.whereyoueat.com)Like sushi? A new Japanese restaurant called Toyama opened in Borough Park at 6001 7th Avenue. The Where You Eat blog tipped us off [http://blog.whereyoueat.com/brooklyn/grand-opening-toyama-comes-to-borough-park/] to the grand opening of the new restaurant,
627 kings highway
Sushi K Bar II at 627 Kings Highway, the second location of Sushi K, is closed for renovations. The printed sign on the door did not state what was being renovated or when the eatery would open. Guess kosher sushi lovers will have to get their spicy salmon fix elsewhere
japanese food
The small stretch of Sheepshead Bay Road between East 13th Street and East 14th Street may have been the only part of the strip below Avenue Z without a sushi restaurant. No longer! Osaka Sushi Express will soon open at 1328 Sheepshead Bay Road. We caught them putting the sign
chop stix
Welcome back to The Bite [/tag/the-bite/], Sheepshead Bites’ weekly column where we explore the foodstuffs of Sheepshead Bay. Each week we’ll check out a different offering from one of the many restaurants, delis, food carts, bakeries, butchers, fish mongers, or grocers in our neighborhood. If it’s edible,
hayashi sushi
Photo by Arthur Borko2901 OCEAN AVENUE: Hayashi Sushi opens near Avenue Y. ELSEWHERE: A rainbow forms, a fairy is brought back to life, an angel gets its wings, a Hershey bar causes a child to smile, a butterfly emerges from its cocoon, the Loch Ness monster is sighted, a young