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"This Friday, Japanese restaurant Unagi-Ya Hachibei will open at 238 East 53rd St. near Second Avenue, serving a menu entirely focused on grilled freshwater eel. At dinner, it comes as part of a small set for $55, served over rice with sauce, salad, a clear soup, and pickles. The large set for $75 also comes with eel liver. The restaurant will seat 40 in its black-walled, red-accented space with a wood counter and tables. Only 100 orders can be filled at lunch due to eel conservation efforts." - Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya