A must-have is the Blue Ribbon special fried chicken. Coated with wasabi and comes with honey on the side for you to dip into. Simply divine!! Sushi is good too as is pork-belly skewer.
The sushi and oysters are superb, sake lovely, desserts were yummy (esp the black sesamemochi) and staff is very sweet. I went with my 9 year old who loved it. Go early for ease of seating.
Sit at the bar and observe the talented sushi masters prepare elaborate plates. Excellent variety of sushi menu options for the very to less adventurous. Quiet and attentive service.
Their ox-tail bone marrowfried rice is so good, as anticipated! The bone marrow comes enveloped in a tiny egg omelette on top though and is not exactly proportional, and is $5 for an extra one.
You cannot leave without ordering the oxtail fried rice with bone marrow! Also they serve the same fried chicken as the sister restaurant and fast food joint downtown but with a honeywasabi.
I ordered the fried chicken due to a number of recommendations, and was not disappointed (the Kale Salad was also a great accompaniment). I sat at the bar, and service was still impeccable.
The shiitake in the shiitake roll is served slightly warm, and between that and the yumminess of the sushi rice and nori, the whole roll tastes just incredible.
NOM NOM NOM. not 1 bad thing to say about this place. everything from the raw to the cooked is phenomenal here. dare i say it's one of the best sushi/grill joints in Manhattan?
A great place to go for a late night dinner for those of us on West Coast time. Surprisingly child friendly; loudmusic & general chaos makes the additional chaos of small children barely noticeable.
I went just for sushis and found it average: salmon was quite good, tuna could tasty fresher. The spicymakituna was absolutely no special. 40€ per person for a light lunch was too much
Dinnerreservations are only for 5 or more. They only seat complete parties for dinner and if it becomes less than 5, the reservation goes on the waitlist
Sit at the sushi bar and they'll let you order the omakase to share for 2. To die for, everything was incredible. Ask for fa toshi to make it, he's the greatest!
Have anything on the Sake menu, it's was compiled by someone in the know with some choice selections being offered, Definitely have edimame. The Yellowfin and Toro is some of the freshesh in NYC.
A truly extraordinary Japanese culinary experience is complimented by sleek Asian-inspired décor by Asfour & Guzy Architects that follows in the tradition of all of the other Blue Ribbon restaurants.