New openings

[teko.livejournal.com]

Sugidama, a new Japanese place serving house-made soba and itzakaya-grilled meats, soft-opened next to Davis Square Family Practice late last week. They're open for lunch & dinner starting this week.

Not too far from Davis, the Winter Hill Brewing Company opened today, serving Counter Culture coffee in the mornings. Their evening brewery opens soonish.

Comments

RE: Sugidama is good!

[mattdm.livejournal.com]

Also, the staff is super, super friendly and obviously excited to be opening.

RE: Sugidama is good!

[teko.livejournal.com]

Yes! The staff and service were super nice. I ordered their soft tofu as an appetizer and it came as a lovely disc on a plate with little accompaniments of scallions, ginger, bonito, and seaweed, and two separate staff members came over to excitedly explain how to eat it.

I should note that they don't have alcohol yet (disappointing for a place named after the start of sake-brewing season). I think the first thing they did was apologize to me for not having sake. It's coming soon, they said. I had a Japanese melon soda instead.

RE: Sugidama is good!

[mattdm.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure you were sitting next to me at lunch. :)