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JBBQ, BAY SHORE

What looks like the island’s first Japanese barbecue place has just opened in downtown Bay Shore.

The people who brought us the popular Kashi chain —with spots in Rockville Centre, Huntington and elsewhere — held a grand opening Saturday for their JBBQ & Shabu Shabu.

“We believe it’s the first restaurant like this on Long Island,” co-owner Sky Lin told us in March. “It’s very popular in Manhattan.”

At JBBQ, diners choose between two styles of cooking: yakiniku or shabu-shabu. The modern, 2,600-square-foot space at 13 East Main Street includes 60 seats (at maximum capacity) with a sit-down bar.

The partners also own Cajun Claws in downtown Patchogue.

Michael White file photo