Yes, it is Ebisuya at Medford. Wow, you know the Japanese grocery store used to be located at Central? I lived at Boston long time ago, then moved to Los Angeles (Hermosa Beach, yes, I was a beach bum ) for 15 years, and now I am back at Boston. Japanese grocery store at Central dates back to when I was at Boston pre Los Angeles time.

Yes, Ebisuya is doing well. Pretty much it is weekend if I go there but always busy. Once I read an interview article about the owner of Ebiisuya on local Boston newspaper, the owner said when the Japanese grocery store at Central closed Boston was in a situation of not having Japanese grocery store at all. The owner started Ebisuya then. I never thought about Medford location of Ebisuya not accessible by T, true if no car then it is not easy place to access. Selection at Ebisuya is good, pretty much can find what needed. Ebisuya now has made to order sushi and bento stand. Sushi is make your own selection, bento listing are tonkatsu (pork cutlet), aji fry (fried mackerel), chicken karaage (Japanese fried chicken), and Japanese curry rice. Those are all made to order. I think sushi made to order is good, even if I include ikura (salmon roe) and uni (sea urchin) sushi with 10 pieces come out to be around $25. At local so called "sushi restaurant" sushi regular will likely be repeat of salmon, tuna, salmon, tuna, salmon, tuna and California roll...

As far as Japanese grocery stores and restaurants scene at Boston is concerned today, beside Ebisuya at Medford this February Japanese grocery store at Hartford, CT called Maruichi opened at Brookline. Maruichi Brookline is right at Coolidge Corner of Green Line C, Cleveland Circle Line. Maruichi is accessible by T and selections look like not much different from Ebisuya. Maruichi has small food court setting with Brooklyn Ramen.

As for Japanese restaurants at Boston, small Japanese shops at Porter Exchange building at Porter Square is still there. Popular izakaya style restaurant Ittoku used to be located at Brighton moved to Porter Exchange end of last year. Santouka (山頭火) is at Harvard, there is also Totto (鳥人) ramen, is this also from Japan? I know there is Totto ramen at New York City. Udon restaurant Tsurutontan from New York City opened at Kenmore Square. Also, FuGaKyu restaurant at Brookline used to be popular with Japanese, what I heard is that about ten years ago there was Japanese TV drama and actress Hitomi Kuroki's character lived at Boston and Hitomi Kuroki's character worked at FuGaKyu restaurant in the drama. But looks like this "boom" has die down now and there are far less Japanese tourists at this restaurant today.