Ebisuya Japanese market

[zard.livejournal.com]

I know this is not directly Davis Sq. related, but it's nearby. Ebisuya Japanese market is having their grand opening today from 6pm to 8pm http://ebisuyamarket.com/. This is in Medford Sq., right off the last stop of the 96 bus. My understanding is that it is owned by former employees from Kotobukiya in Porter Sq, which closed last year (mentioned in this post: http://community.livejournal.com/davis_square/1928524.html).

I have no idea what they carry, though the website lists sushi and fresh seafood. So I'm excited.

Comments

[ron_newman]

94 or 96 bus -- take whichever one comes first.

[teratomarty.livejournal.com]

WOOOOO! I cannot TELL you how excited I am. Just last night I was bemoaning the loss of Kotobukiya and a ready source of genmaicha.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Oooh, thanks for the heads up! I hadn't heard about this before.

[omg-anna.livejournal.com]

If anyone goes, could you post letting us know what they're carrying? It'd be nice to have a heads up before making the trip there!

[ifotismeni]

SWEEEEEEEEEET

good thing it's not too close to hmart either :D

[rikchik.livejournal.com]

Language nerd note: Kotobukiya basically meant "long life store". Ebisuya means "Ebisu store", Ebisu being a god of fishermen and one of the Seven Lucky Gods (that's him in their logo). If they're putting more of an emphasis on their seafood, the name makes a lot of sense.

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

Language nerds = <3.

[antimony.livejournal.com]

*happy dance*

This is actually closer to me, though less convenient for everyone else.

[readsalot.livejournal.com]

The Events page says something about a Valentine's sale from February 7 to 13, with chocolate from Japan and delicious cakes.

[candle-light.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting this, I wouldn't have known otherwise.

We went today and it was good. It has most of what they used to carry at the Porter Exchange, though it was clear that they're still getting set-up/stocked-up. The store space is a lot bigger than before, and my husband noticed a sushi bar counter-top fridge case (empty) over by the "kitchen" area so we're wondering if they're going to eventually have a sushi bar also.

[makoshark.livejournal.com]

I am so happy that this actually (and finally!) happened. Thank you so much for posting this. I'll be going here often.