Fish Market Sushi Bar in Allston has closed

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The eatery was recognized for its recent, prime quality substances.

A sushi restaurant in Allston, recognized for its inexpensive and distinctive choices, welcomed the general public for the final time this weekend.

Fish Market Sushi Bar, an understated however memorable a part of the neighborhood’s eating scene, formally closed on Sunday. Homeowners Man Cheng and Kin Chan mentioned that the rationale for the shuttering is a lack of clients within the aftermath of the pandemic, in addition to an increase in meals and labor prices. Chan added that each companions function different eating places that they are going to be specializing in as an alternative, Tori Jiro in Watertown and Saigon Tiger in Somerville’s Davis Sq..

“The explanation we’re closing is [that] after the pandemic, individuals’s consuming habits have been completely different,” Chan mentioned. He mentioned after COVID-19 hit, “individuals stayed regionally of their neighborhoods,” however earlier than, they’d “come from different cities to Allston.” Chan additionally mentioned that he seen diners exhibiting an curiosity in Sichuan delicacies and sizzling pot, greater than Japanese sushi choices.

The restaurant on Brighton Avenue opened in 2009, after Cheng and Chan left their positions at Oishii, a excessive finish sushi bar, and determined to start out their very own enterprise. The house was minimalist, that includes 4 tables and a bar, and it may seat a most of 19 individuals. Fish Market Sushi Bar’s house owners carried over the talents they’d realized at Oishii’s South Finish and Chestnut Hill places, getting ready delicacies that used recent, prime quality substances, they mentioned.

Clients loved ordering chilly appetizers just like the avocado ball, made with tuna, flying fish roe, and extra, combined with a lemony mayo dressing. Additionally they would dine on the black cod with candy miso, a sizzling appetizer. Different in style menu objects included the foie gras with truffle sushi and the Chef Tony salmon maki, that includes substances like seared salmon, crab stick, and tempura flakes. To drink, the Momokawa Pearl sake, which showcased tropical flavors like coconut and banana, was a favourite amongst visitors.

Chan mentioned that he’ll miss the neighborhood and the staff who labored at Fish Market Sushi Bar for a few years. Cheng mentioned that the restaurant will maintain a particular place in his reminiscence.

“It [became] a second house,” he mentioned. “You bought to see new individuals. … It was energetic. We may simply speak to anybody who got here into our restaurant.”

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