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First Look: Billy Beach Sushi in Ballard

April 26, 2013

The dining room seats 46 and a 21-and-over bar area has an additional 18 seats. Watch your elbows around those stacks of tableware.

Photography by Morgen Schuler

Partner Nelly Bohnert is a fan of Australian artist Ross Williams. So much so that she asked him to fly to Seattle to create some artwork for the restaurant.

Photography by Morgen Schuler

Williams spent three weeks making the mixed-media art that adorns the walls.

Photography by Morgen Schuler

Soon that blackboard will be full of drink specials. Happy hour runs all day Sunday and from open (11:30 or noon depending on the day) until 7:30 every other night. Then it kicks in again at 10pm.

Photography by Morgen Schuler

A stylized take on the Japanese kanji for "beauty." The cones below await arrangements of ebi (shrimp) tempura.

Photography by Morgen Schuler

Fun with fish-eye views. The former Paratii space has a very different feel these days.

Photography by Morgen Schuler

While Beach is reportedly still writing the menu, look for it to hew traditional with sashimi and plates like agedashi tofu.

Photography by Morgen Schuler

The five-seat sushi counter area is the place to watch Beach at work.

Photography by Morgen Schuler

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The neighborhood's new sushi destination opens May 1.
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