Greenpoint’s newest Japanese dining destination, U Omakase (173 Greenpoint Ave.), opened to the public on Sunday, September 4. The restaurant is the result of a decades-long friendship between sushi chef, Yasu Hirashiki, and his customer, Luis Durand. Durand frequented Yasu Hirashiki’s Forrest Hills sushi restaurant, and after it closed during the pandemic, Durand and his wife Kate teamed up with Hirashiki and another partner, Arnon Magal, to open U Omakase in Greenpoint.
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