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My cousin recommended this place while I was in town. I thought why not, I'll save this restaurant for my last day here. I came here right at 11 with my girlfriends, it was lunch time. I didn't realize that they did thai by day and Sushi by night. Once we sat, my friends and I were a little upset. We ended up asking our server to see if they can accommodate since this will be our last day. They were extremely nice and was able to bring us the dinner menu with many recommendations. We basically chose everything off of the chef special. the only downside was they do not use white sushi rice, they use Brown sushi rice. This was just texturally wrong for me. I felt that it took away from the flavors too. We ordered the following: Toro Salmon Tom yum curry chicken Dragon seed Mermaid Torched hamachi Mackerel Smoked salmon Lychee and Sesame mousse Larb tuna The Toro was marbled deliciously I definitely eat with my eyes. Nice and soft when you chew it. 5/5 The salmon was good. I think it didn't taste as fresh as I imagined it. I did have higher expectations for this type of sashimi, but it wasn't bad. 4/5 The Tom yum curry chicken soup was so flavorful. It reminded me of a sweet and sour Vietnamese soup combined with our Vietnamese Curry dish. It definitely packs a punch with the tanginess and the chicken was well done. So much flavor in one bowl. 5/5 Dragon seed had truffle and an interesting berry in it. That one bite had me dazed. the only thing is, all of these interesting flavors took away from the fresh fish itself. Although it did that, I've never had so much interesting textures play as my taste buds started dancing! It was very interesting and well worth it! 5/5 The mermaid was very cute! It had these man-made fish egg looking balls on top. These balls had a citrus punch. They were colored gold and the sushi looked like a mermaid tail. It was a shrimp on top the brown rice and again, it was very good! This was probably my favorite out of all. 5/5 The torch how had a nice chard flavor. It was kind of the texture of cooked scallops. It had way too much rice and that took away from most of the flavor. I learned that now. Don't take that full bite. 4/5 The mackerel sushi had three different types of sauces. Thai chili, mango, Olive. There was so much going on, but again, I felt like the chef knew how to play around with these flavors because they were great with this fish. Normally mackerel is supposed to be extremely fishy, but with all of those flavors it kind of takes that away. 5/5 The smoke salmon was probably my least. It was beautifully presented in a bowl above and smoke inside, but I think there was just too much smoke. Overwhelming. 2/5 The Larb tuna combined with so many things. Kind of like how Ceviche would be but minced. I actually really like this one. Again, too much rice but I learned from the last time. 5/5 The only thing that I do not like about the sushi was the amount of rice they put. The seaweed wasn't too much because it was presented like a fence. Many holes and you can see what all is in your piece. The sesame and lychee mousse was good. I think next time I want to try that coconut dessert but we did not have enough time. We had such a great time here as everyone was extremely sweet. I wish that there was another sushi chef because we waited about 10 minutes per order. Since we ordered so much, we were here for almost an hour and a half. Aside from that, you are going to get Instagram worthy sushi along with delicious bites. A place to see and try, check out the laughing Monk.
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Nearby Attractions Of Laughing Monk Cafe
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Stop & Shop
Boston Children's Hospital
One Brigham Circle
Hilton Garden Inn Boston Brookline
Harvard Medical School
Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston's Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Address
737 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
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(617) 232-8000
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laughingmonkcafe.com
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4.5
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Intricate sushi rolls & inventive Thai cuisine offered in a fashionable backdrop with a modern vibe.
attractions: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Stop & Shop, Boston Children's Hospital, One Brigham Circle, Hilton Garden Inn Boston Brookline, Harvard Medical School, Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston's Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, restaurants: Milkweed, Longwood Galleria, The Mission Bar & Grill, Penguin Pizza, Crispy Dough Pizzeria, Lilly's Gourmet Pasta Express, Il Mondo Pizzeria, The Squealing Pig, Beantown Boxing, Ashur Restaurant
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