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“Sea Monstr Sushi” To Unleash Tentacles Tonight In Gastown

October 12, 2010 

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by Andrew Morrison | The much-anticipated Sea Monstr Sushi opens tonight at 6pm in Gastown (55 Powell). The 16 seater from Sharks + Hammers duo Alex Usow and Mark Brand (co-owner of Boneta, The Diamond, Save-On-Meats) will serve sushi by chef Keith Allison – formerly a fixture at Dan on West Broadway (interview). We poked our heads in for their friends and family dry run, and feasted big. The dynamite rolls were the best, made better with a lick of the house blend of hot sauce and a cold brace of Steam Whistle beers. A cool little space. Check it out the photos…

Sea Monstr Sushi | Interior DetailSea Monstr Sushi | The BarSea Monstr Sushi | Hand-hammed metal sea monster scales running the length of the barSea Monstr Sushi | The back area, as yet unfinishedSea Monstr Sushi | Crab and prawnSea Monstr Sushi | The barSea Monstr Sushi | Cucumber and sockeye rollsSea Monstr Sushi | Set upSea Monstr Sushi | Dynamite rollsSea Monstr Sushi | tuna on riceSea Monstr Sushi | Lovely misoSea Monstr Sushi | Prawn with spicy tuna rollSea Monstr Sushi | Double fistingSea Monstr Sushi | BBQ eel and egg rollSea Monstr Sushi | Eye candy at the barSea Monstr Sushi | The barSea Monstr Sushi | Squid and shiso rollSea Monstr Sushi | The end of the bar...Sea Monstr Sushi | Octopus on riceSea Monstr Sushi | iPad point of sale system (servers to order using synched iPhones)Sea Monstr Sushi | Co-owner Mark Brand with chef Keith Allison

Introducing Sea Monstr Sushi

Sea Monstr Sushi frontage from the street (eventually glass)Sea Monstr Sushi looking toward the street (eventually glass frontage)12 seat sushi bar area (looking back to the new Sharks & Hammers)Looking back at the shell that will become Sea Monstr Sushi from the new Sharks & Hammers constructron siteHector the contractor working on wood stain samples in the new Sharks & HammersMark Brand and Hector commisserating in the new Sharks & HammersSharks & Hammers entrance on Alexander

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4 Responses to ““Sea Monstr Sushi” To Unleash Tentacles Tonight In Gastown”

  1. Serena on October 13th, 2010 11:07 am

    Can’t wait. Just readjusted to fit Sea Monstr into tonights plans. Gastown has been dying for a sushi joint. Hooray!

  2. Fet Fet on October 13th, 2010 11:27 am

    Try the spicy tuna!!!

  3. sideshow on October 14th, 2010 8:47 pm

    yet another sushi place…oh vancity

  4. NOAH on October 18th, 2010 12:59 pm

    I am excited for this new place. However I think they opened prematurely. As advertised by Scout, there are no Dynamite Rolls or Sapporo Beer on the menu.

    They only take cash.

    The decor is non-existent. Maybe that’s what they are going for.

    I’ll go back in a month. Hopefully it’s ready.