This Japanese sushi eatery spot just opened and celebrated their Grand Opening yesterday! I ordered their Grass Jelly dessert with red beans, sago, and mangos as well as their Eel Rice Bowl. The drink was complimentary, most likely because of the Grand Opening. I'm so glad I chose this spot for lunch because it was both affordable and delicious! Eel rice bowls for under $15 are generally nearly impossible to find in NYC now and with good quality fish and an ample amount. The grass jelly was also really good and honestly, I could split it for 2 meals.
I ended up coming back for a second time because I wanted to try the sushi since they were so affordable and also to see if they were fresh. I'm glad to say that they were. It's pretty rare to find such cheap sushi in NYC. A la carte were mostly around $1.5, with the most expensive at $2 for the scallop and uni. Even their rolls and chirashi were cheap! $4 rolls and $12 bowls are such a steal. I'm glad they don't skip on quality and quantity either.
I decided to try 7 sushi's- lobster salad, scallop, uni, mackerel, seared salmon and yellowtail.
I usually don't have high expectations for uni unless I eat it at omakase, because usually the cheap uni is not fresh. However, here it was pretty tasty and not sour at all. It was sliced a bit thinner, but uni gets expensive so I thought the portion was fair for only $2. The Inari wasn't filled enough like a regular Inari and there were some unfamiliar crunchy toppings that I think didn't really need to be there. The other pieces were pretty tasty as well. The slices were generous and clean and the rice to fish ratio was appropriate.
Only 2 small things I would change is to include a little plate or container to put soy sauce in as usually you dip your sushi in soy sauce instead of dressing it in soy sauce. Secondly, I was a bit confused on why there were lemon slices included as it's not usually paired with sushi. Even if it is for decoration, I think it's not necessary.
The staff does not really speak English so please be patient and give them grace. The menu is in both English and Chinese so you can point to the item you want too! Something else to keep in mind is that they do not take credit cards (yet) since they just opened.
One thing I think that could help them would be to add their restaurant name, address and contact information on the menu. Currently the menu is only the food and drink items but it's hard to know where it's from.
This is just my first impression and I'm already quite satisfied. I can easily find myself coming back often when I crave sushi! read more