New Sushi Restaurant Matsu Replaces Girin in Pioneer Square | Eater Seattle

"Located in Pioneer Square in the former home of Girin, the new sushi restaurant Matsu offers dinner and happy hour every day except Sunday and ranges from omakase and a raw bar to sushi rolls and sashimi; the owners, who operate Umi Sake House and Momiji, have retained Girin’s popular Korean fried chicken wings on the menu. Matsu (501 Stadium Place S) focuses largely on seafood, including raw oysters with ponzu, yellowtail sashimi with yuzu ponzu, ahi tuna poke, Cajun tuna tataki, seafood gyoza, Alaskan king crab soup, fried calamari, and an extensive list of sushi and sashimi, plus an array of rolls (mostly seafood with a few vegetarian options), and yakisoba and udon noodles. The drinks list features sake, original cocktails, local and Japanese beer, and wines from France, Italy, and the Northwest, and the restaurant has largely kept Girin’s outstanding design—high ceilings and polished wood—while adding lanterns and wall panels." - Megan Hill