Churutto Ramen is surprisingly most decent ramen on UES. Noodles were perfect & chicken broth was very good. Special Mazemen was fair. Homemade Pork Gyoza were great! Just wish they had a pork ramen.
Same Chinese owners as Sushi Ren, Tenzan & Guzan (no longer a physical shop)-all w/ ok not great sushi..so Poke is not what I’d get here.
From the Pegu Club team, inventive and tasty cocktails with very solid izakaya bar food. Miso fried chicken and the okonomiyaki traditional were great.
Super relaxing sushi spot on the edge of all the Seaport chaos. Grab a special roll, a Hitachino, and just enjoy the view/people watching. No lunch specials but quality and service is worth it.
Best Asian fusion fast food in the area! Love the Kobeyaki burger w/ teriyaki sauce, grilled teriyaki chicken or beef bowls, udon noodle soup, & sweet potato fries w/ wasabi mayo & teriyaki ketchup!
A spin-off (orig on 78th St/1st Ave) of a Chinese-owned hole-in-the-wall sushi takeout w/ fresh fish @ stellar prices! Opt for 3 rolls @ $9.50; 7 rolls @ $21; sushi a-la-carte & bubble tea for xtra.
Best value Jap-Chinese owed sushi joint in NYC! Love 9-pc w/ 1 roll “Sushi Deluxe” (+$1 for CA Uni), Gyoza, hot Soba, Mixed Seaweed Salad, Tofu Steak, Yellowtail Toro Scallion & Futomaki/Veggie rolls.
Unlike others that entertain w/ same mediocre Chef tricks, show & food, Kiku serves a # of options apart frm tasty teppanyaki: amazingly fresh & creative sushi rolls & other yummy Korean dishes.
Highlights include the namesake rice bowls (try the one with soft eel), chicken katsu curry (with a rich, beefy sauce), and sizzling crab omelets (drenched in heady seafood jus). Read more.
Lunch specials are great! They have 3 different portions of soba - small, medium, and large for the same price. I got the medium and couldn't finish. Don't b greedy and waste food!
Started with Kaisou Salad, excellent and fresh! Followed by the epic Gyoza! Crispy on the outside/tender on the inside. Was perfection! Loved the miso soup. Yakitori Don was awesome. Great experience
Excellent. Try the traditional Yakisoba beef (kobe). For a great experience try different dishes (portions are small and could be share around the table).
YUM! My fave yakitori were the Momo (chicken thigh) and Tsukune (chicken meatball). Also delicious are the Tako Wase (marinated octopus) and Mizore Gake (fried eggplant).
Altho’ Ippudo still reigns supreme among ramen spots w/ its broth & my fave bowl, Akamaru Modern, its strict no take-away (even w/ leftovers) & no extra-garlic-oil-on-side policies are turn-offs.
Avocado Lobster is amazing!Our server Andrew, very knowledgeable of his menu. The food all around was stellar, the service was exceptional. You get what you pay for!!! We will go back for sure!
Teppan lobster brushed with ponzu and served with 9 sauces, mushrooms and shishito peppers & seared scallops sushi. Skip tuna sashimi with chilli. Shaved ice dessert between 2-4 & choc mousse
Servers are excellent - helpful with sake & menu recommendations. The food was great as well - had the lobster avocado salad, wagyu skirt steak, garlic rice, and sashimi - it was all excellent.
Maybe I've been spoiled by the many great sushi joints (eg. Yasuda, Gari, 15 East, etc) in NYC but I wasn't wow'ed here. "Creative" rolls & dishes were overly-mayo'ed or sauced + there was no uni.
Corn & onions come w/ steak. Get small salad+potatoes OR garlic rice (barely enough for 2). Use both Pepper & Onion dressings on salad. Head to back section for real table instead of hi-tops up front
Steaks are “wet-aged” for 40+ days. Sirloin was tastier & leaner than Ribeye, which was 1/4 fat. Gals: opt for 8-10 oz & Ikinari sauce (a lil’ goes a long way). No need for sides if U get rice.
No-frills Jap steak chain has quality cuts made to order(by oz). $25 Restaurant.com cert (end bill~$50) got us a 10oz sirloin+top ribeye+1 garlic rice w/ corn & steak bits+2 Cokes+1 sm radish salad.
While original E Village location doesn’t take reservations, this 1 & Chelsea do. :)
Best upscale teppanyaki in HK! The foie gras, abalone, Kobe beef, duck, & uni make it worth every pretty penny! ;9
You won't find this Beef Dried Curry anywhere else - ground beef, grapes and curry mix topped with eggs and fried onions. So good.
For the baked curry dish, the sauce is poured over a bed of rice and topped with an organic egg and cheddar cheese, merging multiple comfort food stars for a profoundly satisfying meal. Read more.
Pecora Bianca, Dorado Tacos, Roberta’s Pizza, Takumi Taco, Bao by Kaya, Rockaway Clam, Inday, Little Collins, Bob White, Top Hops, Tuck Shop, Go Fish Sushi, Liquiteria, Taim, Kuro-Obi, Trapizzino.
The large onigiri are very large. I went with two small onigiri and was stuffed! The tuna and Yaya chicken onigiri were pretty solid.
More for creative sushi lovers but not for the sushi purists. Omakase only: choices of either $85 for 12-course pp or $125 for 15-course pp
Jap-Italian tapas, live Jazz piano Mon’s 7pm-10pm & Sat’s 7pm-11pm, lunch specials + 4-7pm HH: $4 house sake & beer, $6 house wine, $7 cocktails + 1/2-priced shochu. Who can ask more anything more?
Best happy hour in Times Sq (Gyu-kaku's 3rd chain in NYC): M-F 2-6pm & 9:30-close; Sat & Sun 11-6pm. Stay for both :)hrs on wkdays & you can drink & eat yourself silly!
Look no further. The best dessert is their Banana Caramel Cheesecake Xango. ;9
Missed #nationaltruffleday @ishikawanyc @donpham2569 + Chef Pham’s creative bites of pure omakase heaven & delish house-made yuzu sake..worth every last ¢! #ues #nyc #sushi #sake #truffle #caviar #uni
