Fenway HoJo's Redevelopment | 1271 Boylston Street | Fenway

sm89 said:
There is already a sushi restaurant across the street (Basho). I would have hoped for some more variety.
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An izakaya is not a sushi restaurant (though they may have some rolls available). It's a completely different type of food. Here's a menu from an izakaya in Allston:

http://www.izakaya-ittoku.com/menu.html

Fried octopus balls, chicken gizzard skewers, okonomiyaki, fried noodles, etc.
 
Yes. Delicious, succulent balls:

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Holy crap, this is almost done?!! I really haven't been over there in a while.

California here we come. Right back where we started from.
 
Wow, the Verb looks great! I honestly wouldn't mind if this parcel is never redeveloped.
 
^ Yeah I can't believe how well the old girl cleaned up.

TomOfBoston said:
Is this the Fenway or West Hollywood?
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Seriously. Between this, Tasty Burger and the circus atmosphere directly behind them we really do have a little slice of Hollywood here.
 
Sorry to bump an ancient thread, but the new restaurant in the Verb Hotel officially opened today (these last few days they were doing a soft opening).

http://www.hojokoboston.com/

http://boston.eater.com/2015/8/6/9107377/hojoko-opens-fenway (has photos)

It's pretty tasty, though I've been to better izakayas on the West Coast. What's pretty cool is they have sake on tap and it has a fun atmosphere with an open kitchen.

Also amazing how different Fenway is going to be in a few years with all the new retail opening up.
 
Didn't think it was possible for this place to get any more SoCal...and then, "sake on tap"
 
AmericanFolkLegend said:
So is Hojoko a Japanese word or are they going for HoJo K.O.?
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I ate at Hojoko last night (would highly recommend) and our waiter told us Oya (Cushman's other restaurant) means parent in Japanese and Ko means child. So Hojoko is actually a made up word referencing Ho Jo's and this restaurant being the child of O ya, the parent.
 
The character "ko" (子) is also a common ending for female names. Like "Sayako", "Ryoko", etc. So it's probably also a play on that.
 
bostoneophyte said:
I ate at Hojoko last night (would highly recommend) and our waiter told us Oya (Cushman's other restaurant) means parent in Japanese and Ko means child. So Hojoko is actually a made up word referencing Ho Jo's and this restaurant being the child of O ya, the parent.
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That is insanely clever. Thanks for sharing. Amazing what's in a name!
 
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