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Cafe Sushi

June 22, 2011 by Jennifer Che 9 Comments


This is a conversation that Bryan and I often have.

Bryan: What do you want to do for dinner tonight?

Jen: hmmm . . . I dunno, what do you want to do?

Bryan: well, it’s Sunday . . .

Jen: It’s SUNDAY!!

Jen starts jumping up and down in excitement. Bryan smiles in amusement.

Why am I so excited that it’s Sunday? Well, on Sunday evenings, my favorite hyperlocal sushi restaurant has nigiri sushi for $1 a piece.There’s hardly ever a wait, the sushi is good, and it’s less than a five minute walk from home.

edamame
If we’re feeling like we want to eat something green to offset all that protein (and carbs!), we’ll often start with a simple order of boiled edamame (fresh soy beans).
Cafe Sushi $1 sushi Sunday
Nigiri Sushi – $1/piece
The great thing about the special is that you can order a la carte – essentially you design your own menu. Bryan and I typically order salmon (sake), yellowtail (hamachi) and mackerel (saba). I usually like to have a piece of egg (tamago) while Bryan loves his sea urchin (uni).
Cafe Sushi Mackerel
mackerel
Cafe Sushi Tamago
tamago 
Cafe Sushi Unagi
unagi
Cafe Sushi Uni
uni

As part of the $1 Sunday sushi special, they also reduce the prices of many of their other rolls. We love coming on Sundays so much, we basically never come on any other day of the week.

Cafe Sushi mostly focuses on sushi. In fact, their facebook page provides the latest updates on what kinds of special fish they have imported from Japan. They often have really interesting offerings – the other day I tried a salmon belly special (completely with a light touch of ponzu sauce some other flavors) that was really really enjoyable.
Cafe Sushi Rainbow Roll
Rainbow roll

The chef can actually make some pretty interesting things. They host special tasting menus every so often  (I’ve never actually tried one, though others have). The closest I’ve come is I’ve tried the whiteboard specials, which are pretty good and definitely different from your run-of-the-mill nigiri.

In front, a few more exotic ones: uni (Santa Barbara sea urchin) and monkfish liver

Of course, non-raw fish eaters have a few options, such as various types of teriyaki, yakiniku, as well as a number of vegetarian rolls.

I like the sushi at Cafe Sushi. Of course, it doesn’t compare at all to the best sushi in Boston, and I’ve lately been intrigued by another place that offers $1/piece sushi that’s supposed to be fantastic.

Nevertheless, for a casual Sunday evening dinner that’s conveniently close, reasonably healthy, and perfectly enjoyable, I really can’t think of many better options.

UPDATE: I just found out that the Sunday $1 sushi deal is NO LONGER AVAILABLE as of June 26, 2011. So bummed, and so sorry!

Cafe Sushi
1105 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138
Cafe Sushi on Urbanspoon

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Comments

  1. Peggy Labor says

    June 22, 2011 at 1:02 pm

    That sushi looks so fresh and beautiful!  Can’t beat $1 sushi =)

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  2. Kristina says

    June 22, 2011 at 1:17 pm

    now I am craving sushi… my favorites are (sashimi) saba and sake – which both look amazing here. YUM. may have to sneak out for a sushi lunch today!

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  3. Alvina says

    June 23, 2011 at 2:14 pm

    WHAT.  $1 sushi in Cambridge?!  When is it Sunday again!!  :oP

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  4. quadlink says

    June 23, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    I love sushi. $1/piece is awesome. I don’t know uni that well but shouldn’t it be more red and less brown?

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  5. jentinyurbankitchen says

    June 23, 2011 at 11:30 pm

    Maybe it’s location specific? It’s true that the uni I had in Japan was more of a bright orange color. I also know that we have Massachusetts sea urchin available here. Not sure where this came from!

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  6. shannon says

    June 24, 2011 at 1:05 pm

    wow, totally need to keep this place in mind 🙂

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  7. Tang says

    June 24, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    Mmmmm I love love love sushi! Edamame is such a good snack!

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  8. Stevie says

    June 27, 2011 at 7:47 pm

    I love how much you guys love sushi!  I went to go visit the Facebook page, which probably to your horror says this today. 
    “To all of our loyal Sunday customers: today will be our last $1 nigiri Sunday. With the rising costs of fish and Japanese products, and the new direction we are trying to head in as a restaurant, the $1 Sundays just aren’t working out anymore. We hope you will all continue to come in, Sundays or otherwise, and enjoy all the great sushi we have on the menu everyday!” 

    My condolences!

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  9. Jen @ Tiny Urban Kitchen says

    June 28, 2011 at 11:27 am

    Nooooooo!!!!! Oh SAD!!! Well, I look forward to seeing what new ideas they have. I fear it will get expensive, but if that comes with higher quality, I’m OK with that.

    Gotta go check out sakanaya now!

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