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Fin Sushi and Sake Bar - Lenox, Massachusetts
Fin is an exquisite little Japanese lacquered box inscrutably sprinkled with action figures, Pokemon dolls, and plastic wind-up toys. These artifacts of Japanese pop culture set a certain tone—young, maybe even hip, though the bubble-gummy music suggests otherwise. Nobody loves Japanese food because it’s inventive: traditional fare—miso soup, sushi, sashimi, tempura—only surprises us when it’s bad. Blameless seems to be the goal—fresh, high-quality ingredients, properly handled. But the chefs at Fin seem more ambitious than most. Miso soup can taste like salt water; here it’s so flavorful you almost suspect them of slipping in a little rich chicken stock (just joshing). Crunchy spicy tuna ($8) and lobster rolls ($13) make you sit up and take notice, as do the cool lettuce cups with chicken and lo mein noodles ($10). But okonomiyaki ($12), a decoratively sauced pancake-like disk, cut into wedges, looks more interesting than it tastes, and the soggy tempura combo ($23) was that evening’s big surprise.
27 Housatonic Street; 413.637.9171
Lunch and dinner 12 - 10
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