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There are times when you live in a neighborhood so long you miss things. You notice the brand new, perhaps, the very obvious, in-your-face changes, on the well-traveled streets, but neglect to espy what has been there all along… in this case, for over five years. Fenikkusu (“Phoenix”) is such a place for me. Others, I know, have not been so negligent in their awareness of this local gem. Specializing in omakase and Japanese tapas, Chef George Z. gives care and attention to detail usually reserved for much tonier (read, $$$$) places. Sitting at the counter shoul

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