The Mad Monkfish

Formerly known as Thelonious Monkfish. We specialize in Sushi, Japanese & Thai cuisines; our tagline is Jazz for the Palate because we love to jam on Asian culinary themes. Our menu reflects both our respect for Asian gustatory tradition and our sense of play and innovation.

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372
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  • Phone

    (617) 441-2116

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    themadmonkfish.com

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  • Type

    Sushi Restaurant

Address

524 Massachusetts Ave (btwn Brookline & Pearl St) Cambridge , MA 02139 United States

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating Yes
Wheelchair Accessible Yes
Music Live Music
Restroom Yes
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner
Drinks Beer, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 75


Keywords:

good for dates fairy tale trendy frog prince special roll jazz music chirashi katsu cute casual great value papaya salad good for groups spare ribs fried rice curry bacon chicken bar brunch food meats
Margot Mazur

Holy mother of curry that is delicious. And the temperanillo—actually really good! Proud of this place and the quality of food here, as well as their readiness to accommodate vegans . ????????????

Lane Rettig

Massive Japanese and Thai menu. Tasty sake and beer . And jazz music . This place is amazing.

M3t47 G34r

Amazing restaurant . Best place for sushi and live music . You can either get traditional sushi , or be adventurous and try their specialties. Definitely go for sleeping beauty roll.

Kristyn Ulanday

My usual order: cranberry crab Rangoon , rising sun roll and cucumber-avocado roll. With pineapple juice . Best sushi in Cambridge.

Alex Aprisco

Nice place , nice food and nice music ! This night we get the Eula Laurence and quintet show.

Patricia

Their special Fairy Tale sushi is creative and delicious. The crab rangoons , spare rib appetizer , and curry dishes are all so tasty!

Mariana R. M.

Although everything I have tried at Monkfish tastes unreal, the chicken and shrimp pad thai is my favorite and definitely the best one I have ever tried.

Enrico S

Great selection of sushi and seafood dishes . Lots of delicious vegetarian plates too.

Idan Blank

All of the fried rice are great, especially the ancient and the serenity (rich and filling). Everything can be turned veggie , give it a shot!

Peter Salem

Delicious Asian fusion , great variation for dishes and sushi , highly recommend

Hannah Gagnon

Dynamite roll is spicy but full of flavor. And if you like Bloody Mary's try their version, it has a garlicky slightly spicy tomato flavor that is absolutely delicious!

Boston Phoenix

Voted "Best Sushi/Sashimi" by @BostonPhoenix readers in 2012! Gaga's Monster Roll sounds like a bit much, but is delicious. And Tamarind Duck is divine, especially considering how cute it used to be. Read more

Mesh A

Best sushi I've tried ever! Great atmosphere with jazz nights

anna simmons

sit at the bar and keep ordering sushi ! the miso is excellent!

Sofia Uz

Trendy sushi place with an extensive menu and uber fresh seafood

Nick Holroyd

Pork katsu udon was incredible. I'll be back.

CBS Local

Good: Papaya Salad . Better: Tori Katsu with Basil Leaf. Best: Personable waitstaff and whimsical atmosphere. - Rachel Leah Blumenthal, CBS Boston Read more

Paolo Barone

Ordered takeout , the papaya salad was excellent, drunken noodles too! Definitely recommend

Cat Meirelles Buchatskiy

Cranberry crab rangoon + spicy tuna roll were delicious; great atmosphere, cute place! Recommended.

Rebecca Yi

Got the scorpion roll. Super fresh and clean . Pretty empty during the day, but can see it getting packed at night.

A Ibhm

Large variety of asian food . Had the fried rice and also the chicken katsu . Good portions

Cortney Evans

Creative flair and impeccably consistent quality sushi . All around the best sushi in town .

Abby

My favorite rolls here....spicy tuna , phildelphia roll, seajam roll, and yellowtail . Fresh. Tasty. Amazing

Aysu Ozgur

The chirashi comes with a great assortment of fish ! Plenty to try.

Pierrick Thébault

Excellent rolls.

Rachel Gagnon

The red riding hood roll is unbelievable! Try the cranberry crab rangoon too, so good!

Alex T.

Great restaurant with great service! I would recommend their Japanese dishes - seem like its their strong suit!

Shannon Moran

The Frog Prince special roll is unreal if you like tempura and avocado . And let's be honest... who doesn't.

Eva George

Great food and service, chilled out atmosphere.

Bonnie Chen

Definitely try the fried oyster taco . So yummy and so unique.

Marcia Kalisch

Great vegan options ...especially the vegetarian sushi combo! Yum!!

J.M. Wasko

If you have a nut or fish allergy, try to find something on the menu that is already free of allergens. They didn't substitute any hypoallergenic sauces on my stir fry and it came out rather plain.

Paul Nederhoed

Great Thai food during lunch with work colleagues!

Alexandra Mottern

cranberry crab rangoons are great--sounds weird but are really good!

Lisa Vangorder

Snow Queen sushi and Japanese scotch flight

Carla D'Avanzo

Get the party boat...it's awesome! Best sushi place in cambridge so far

Sammy

Try the ancient fried rice ! Duck and bacon a wonderful combo

A S

Avoid the mad monk noodles unless you love chewing on strands of ginger in every bite.

Brendon Gouveia

Get the ramen it's amazing

Ray Dunetz

We had high hopes, but were left sitting for almost 30 minutes without a waiter taking a drink order. The restaurant was not busy so it was somewhat annoying. We wound up going to another restaurant .

Derek K

If iy's cold out...try to sit further in from door, no curtain! The food is amazing!

Tom Bozeman

Some of the best sushi in the Boston area!

Zac Aghion

Fresh sashimi

Sandra Rubinchik

I always leave on a high note.

Seong Hwang

Ordered delivery here. Good sushi but they put too little sauce on their sushi rolls . The crunchy rolls were somewhat mushy...

Charles Johnson

Easy to rack up a decent bill with all the options! But they accept LevelUp so WIN!!

Liz

The frankie and johnny roll is the best!

Brittany E

Frog prince special diff worth it. Saw several ordered after ours too.

Frank

DO NOT ORDER THEIR SAKE BLOODY MARY ! It's is literally the most disgusting thing I have ever had! The food is great though!

Angela Wu

Avocado lovers: Frog Prince Roll!

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