About Us

Situated in the beautiful Northwest fishing hub of Prince Rupert, we are a small 14-seating seafood/sushi restaurant. Since 2013, we feature pristine BC seafood, harvests, and products, preparing and serving them with love, respect, and pride.

Seafood

All seafood we serve here at fukasaku is caught right here in Northwest BC. In other words, we only offer sustainably BC seafood caught by local fishermen. Our strong connction with local fishermen and fisheries allows us to obtain the finest, highest quality seafood right here in Prince Rupert. Consequently, our seafood travels the minimum amount before it is consumed. 

 Tables and Chairs

In the dining area, you will see our signature tables and chairs. They were created by Kuma Joinery using BC Cedar. They feature joinery techniques and there are no nails involved. We are so honoured and thrilled to have their labour intensive works of art in our dining room. These tables and chairs are solid, magnificent, and elegant, all while being very comfortable.

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Local craft beers / BC VQA Wines / BC Sake

You’ll find a variety of drinks from throughout BC in our drink menu. We have Prince Rupert’s own Wheelhouse Brewery beers along with many other products from breweries in the province. In terms of wine, we only carry BC VQA wine. The BC VQA system guarantees origin and ensures that qualifying wines meet certain minimum quality requirements. We also have sake made by Artisan Sake Maker from Granville Island. They are the first sake maker in Canada and recently successfully began producing true “Canadian Sake” using 100% BC grown rice.

The Chef

In 2013, Chef Dai Fukasaku opened the first complete Ocean Wise sushi restaurant — called Fukasaku – located in the beautiful fishing hub of Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

“I wanted to set an example of what a restaurant could accomplish using only the freshest, sustainably caught seafood from our province”

“I wanted to set an example of what a restaurant could accomplish using only the freshest, sustainably caught seafood from our province”

Sustainability and locality are key elements to his business and being. Chef Fukasaku followed the Ocean Wise guideline completely and he only uses the seafood caught within the province. “I believe in local consumption. It is eco-friendly in terms of reducing CO2 emissions as it is the least travelled food, it contributes to the local economy as well as fisheries, and the bottom line - it is delicious! I wanted to set an example of what a restaurant could accomplish using only the freshest sustainably caught seafood when I first started in 2013,” Fukasaku said.

Fukasaku gave up its complete Ocean Wise status when BC sockeye, pink and chum salmon are removed from its recommendation list due to luck of research in 2019 decided to rather support local fisheries and fishermen by keep serving local salmons. Lately, his interest in consuming and serving local food got expanded to produce and meat products from neighbor communities : Terrace, Hazelton/Kispiox, and Smithers. "Rupert and Smithers might be 350km apart: however, there are very few traffic lights in between us. I call it 10 traffic light diet. My goal is to offer seafood to those communities and get their staples back to Rupert in return." It will be one of the main focuses of the marketplace we are building.

When he’s not in the kitchen, Chef Dai loves to hike, kayak, run, golf, ski, and pick mushrooms around his home in Prince Rupert.