"A 41-year-old Cambridge sushi icon has lived several lives, tucked into a strip mall between Harvard and Central Squares, and a new one is about to begin. Cafe Sushi's dining room, closed since the early days of COVID, reopens December 3, marking another evolution for a business whose second-generation ownership transformed it from a dollar-sushi staple to a neighborhood omakase favorite, always behind the familiar glow of its neon signage."
"The farewell to omakase is partly due to COVID-era renovations that did away with the sushi counter (now it'll be the sake bar), putting all sushi operations together in the kitchen to facilitate takeout and delivery. That time period "really helped us evolve in certain ways," says Seizi, "bringing the team together [in one space]. Kenshi and I have much greater oversight on all the food, and the training is better.""
Cafe Sushi reopens its dining room on December 3 after a COVID-era closure and now operates as two concepts: Cafe Sushi Nisei for revamped dine-in service with a new sake bar, and Cafe Sushi Shoten as a Japanese retail shop and takeout/delivery operation launched in 2022. The restaurant has discontinued its popular omakase chef's-choice tasting. Renovations removed the sushi counter and consolidated sushi production in the kitchen to streamline takeout and delivery, improve oversight, and enhance training. The menu will offer à la carte options that share the quality and treatment previously reserved for omakase patrons under second-generation ownership.
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