The staff here is friendly and accomodating, the place is nicely decorated and painted a nice and cheerful yellow, the food from beginning appetizer to the last spoonful of dessert is wonderful. Make sure to save room for dessert because the butterscotch pudding and their blood-orange float is the type of dessert you dream of after you leave the restaurant. Also their interesting historical ties to Brookline adds one extra layer of intrigue. The menu reflects the chef's committment to "farm fresh, seasonal fish and produce" or what they call 'modern American.'

Entering FuGaKyu (“house of exquisite elegance”) is like walking into the Japanese pavilion at the World's Fair; it doesn't exactly feel authentic, but it's cool nonetheless. The first floor of the impeccably decorated two-story space is composed of a slick black and red bar, a large sushi bar, complete with conveyor-belt-delivered condiments, and a number of private, bamboo-screened booths (you should call ahead to reserve one); the airy upper floor offers a more conventional, cozy table layout. The enormous menu is long on just about everything, including pages and pages of sushi options that may easily confuse the uninitiated (individual pieces $1.50-$3.75, mixed platters $17-$21), beyond sushi there are noodle dishes ($13) and specialties of the house ($15-$20). Sample the house special chocolate wrap -- a banana wrapped with a chocolate omelette and batter fried. Note the remarkably long hours; this is surely your best bet for sushi in Brookline at one o'clock in the morning.

This Daily Catch location has been closed for some time. However, The Daily Catch crowd says there are plans to reopen in the next few months. Double check before you head here!