O-Ku
Venue Brief
Sleek South End sushi restaurant and lounge from Indigo Road, set in a brick warehouse with bare-branch installations, sake and signature rolls.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- Date NightChic/LuxuryUpbeat
- Age guide
- 25-45
- Dress code
- Smart Casual
- Cuisine
- JapaneseSushi
- Demographic
- Young ProfessionalsCouplesLocals
- Music genre
- Lounge/Chill House
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- LocalsAmerican
- Offerings
- Table Service
- Open times
- Mon 4 – 10 PMTue 5 – 10 PMWed 4 – 10 PMThu 5 – 10 PM BestFri 5 – 11 PM BusySat 5 – 11 PM BusySun 5 – 10 PM
- Vibe score
- 8.6 / 10
Address
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About O-Ku
Exposed brick, tall factory windows, amber pendant lamps and sculptural bare trees give the room a moody, dressed-up feel, and the long dark bar works as well for a cocktail and a roll as for a full dinner. The menu covers nigiri, sashimi and signature rolls, with the Kouyou roll and its fresh wasabi getting named, plus hot plates such as a South End tofu dish, and sake, Japanese beer and cocktails to match. Staff make an effort around occasions; one anniversary table received congratulations from six team members plus complimentary champagne and nigiri. The one recent miss was an hour-long wait after an order was never put through. Google rates it 4.6 from 1,321 reviews. Dinner is served nightly with happy hour, from 4 or 5pm until 10pm, and until 11pm on Friday and Saturday. Prices run $50 to $100 a person. Smart casual; a date-night staple in South End.
