I almost had hope for an affordable sushi restaurant near my office. But eating in Soho, NY will always be stretching your money out no matter the place. This place has very good lunch special deals and appetizers, lots of potential. The part that disappoints was the freshness of the food. Granted I only ordered appetizers during my visit here because I needed rice and some side dishes to the lunch I brought to work. The rice itself, what I ordered was fresh white rice and I can see clearly how stale and decayed in color it was - light brown and not the healthy kind we substitute for lower glucose. And this was on the dry side. The Kani salad, had higher hopes because this is a dish where ingredients are always fresh. The side dish itself was so stale and not enough tempura crumbs or Japanese mayonnaise gave it a decent flavor makeover. Food not being fresh is a very important factor in any restaurant. This definitely needs work. And would improve more foot traffic in this place. With all the shoppers in the Soho area, it's a good location for hungry goers. The restaurant is very clean and the staff is friendly. But definitely the food itself needs to be improved and freshened up. read more

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Stopped here before playing a show at Bowery Electric. They serve alcohol on-site, so we kept it simple with 'Kirin Ichiban.' Small to Medium sized venue (based upon your own opinion), mellow music playing, & friendly staff. We had the Spicy Tuna roll, which is a basic roll, but still very good. Specialty rolls we had the Dragon Roll, Prince Roll, & Festival Sakura Roll. All were very very good. This is place is too random for me to say I'll be back, but I WOULD come back if in the area looking for sushi again. Very good experience, very good sushi. I'd recommend stopping in if you're in the area. It's right off of E Houston on Mott St. read more

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We came in after a long walk just for a quick beer and a snack. The service was very fast and friendly. It was early so it wasn't very crowded. The resturant is quit and the decor made me fill welcome. The many plants help transport me into a more natural landscape. read more

Mottsu - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Mottsu was a really great restaurant and I'm actually suprised that this place has a 3.4 star review on yelp. The food was overall great. The naruto rolls tasted nice and I recommend them with spicy mayonaise. The Inaka Chicken ramen was the best ramen I have ever tasted in my life. The chicken was seasoned well and all the other elements in the ramen soup added up. The service was good. The waiter asked us 2 minutes later right when we sat down what we wanted. The service is very fast. The environment I would say is very aesthetic. There were old style chinese paitings, hanging leaves, and an aquarium. Also the music was very good. They played K-pop artists such as Jungkook, TWICE, and Newjeans. Overall, 5/5 read more

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All-you-can-eat sushi for $33.00. I come from Brooklyn every month to get this amazing experience. Fast service and the chef is on point. This is the place to be for me during the week when I want to get away. read more

Without ever eating there I have the need to post a review based on pictures This picture is on Caviar /Dashpass obviously supplied by the restaurant That type Tamarazushi is nowhere to be found on their menu or on their delivery It's a shame to put such a pretty enticing picture as your lead picture ...Which is misleading and a waste of time scrolling through the app I would have tried it if available. Now. No. Highly recommend the restaurant removes it and puts actual pictures Not recommended read more

Mottsu - A fake picture - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Sushi Lunch Special review - I would highly recommend this as it is probably one of the most affordable sushi lunch spots in town - for 3 rolls to cost about 16 dollars, before tax and tip. So I ordered a variety - to sample their fishes and selection. I had the miso soup - classic version, quite yummy. Salmon Skin sushi roll - also a good one, definitely worthwhile. The skin was crunchy, paired well with the rice and sauce. Overall was on par with the classic roll. Spicy Tuna roll, instead of the spicy mayo on top, they mixed the spicy sauce and some crunchy (probable panko) into the mix, overall decent. I would have liked it without the hidden panko. Eel and avocado - this was a bit sadder, there was much much more avocado than eel - but still decent. This may have been my least favorite of the option I had there. Definitely would stop in for the lunch special, but nothing that is an absolute must-visit location. Although if you are looking for some decent cheap sushi rolls for lunch - it is worthwhile to stop in! read more

Mottsu - Sushi Lunch Special - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

My friend and I stopped here for a light lunch/appetizer after our photoshoot. The outdoor aesthetic was very nice (a modern yet rustic setup) and we were given menus and water within the first few minutes of sitting down. We decided to try the Japanese style fried chicken. The portion wasn't bad (photo doesn't show but you get about 8-9 pieces). It was fried very well but lacked flavor and seasoning. The sauce pairing (spicy sushi mayo?) was a great choice, and it added some flavor back to the dish. When it came time to pay and leave, we had to wave/gesture for someone inside to attend to our table. There was only one other table dining on the other side, so crowd/being busy wasn't the case. Overall, this place isn't on my list of spots to visit again, simply because fried chicken is a pretty straightforward menu item but it wasn't seasoned well, and that makes me hesitant to try a more complex dish from here. read more

Mottsu - Japanese Style Fried Chicken - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Decor is quite bland, nothing exciting or eye catching. Service had to be the worst aspect of this place, I came in by myself during my lunch break and sat at the sushi bar. It took them 15 minutes to just bring over the menu I had to ask the sushi chef about 3 times. If the place was packed I would have been more understanding but it was just me and two other tables in the place. On to the food, it was just okay. Nothing super amazing or that stood out. Just a boring, can find anywhere bento box. Tempura was super crunchy though so that was enjoyable. The rest was just okay. The box also came with a 6 piece sushi roll; I picked the Tuna roll, two pieces of Shumai, rice, soup and salad. I did like how you could choose a different roll besides California without having to pay extra but for a $18 lunch special I thought it would be a little more... Special. read more

Mottsu - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

We went to this place for Omakase and we love it. The chef choice of the sushi was amazing and delicious and thank you for the chef for the entertainment. We really enjoyed here and will definitely coming again. read more

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Ok it's official, this will be my new go-to sushi spot!! We ordered 2 lunch special rolls (12-4pm): spicy salmon and salmon avocado and 1 special roll: dancing eel avocado. Each individual piece was HUGE and stuffed, fresh, and delicious. The spicy salmon was not dry, it had a good amount of spicy Mayo in it! Lunch meal comes with miso soup or salad. For dessert, we got tempura green tea ice cream. It's similar to deep fried ice cream but with a thicker batter! They take cash or card. Very pleasant staff, affordable meal, all hidden on a quiet street. This whole meal (3 rolls, 1 soup, 1 dessert) is enough for 2 ppl, maybe even 3 depending on your appetite haha! Boy am I happy to have found this place!! Outdoor and in door seating available. read more

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I've had both very good and very bad experiences with this place so it's honestly a toss up every time my roommates and I order sushi from here. It's good because it's one of the lesser expensive sushi places we order from but that's balanced by sometimes it's pretty disappointing. Maybe I'm just weird when it comes to sushi who knows!! This time it was particularly good. I got a couple tuna rolls and some eel dipping sauces. Usually ordering the tuna from here is your best bet in my opinion! Plus side is they are very fast when it comes to delivery so that's a plus in my book!! read more

Mottsu - Spicy tuna roll and shrimp tempura roll - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Probably the best. Very fresh and well done. Ambiance is personable and great service. Make sure you get the pancake dessert after!!

Overcooked noodles, mostly flavorless rolls, Avg service. The server touched the food before serving

Ordered the Curry Ramen bowl and my friend had the spicy Miso Ramen. Solid ramen spot. read more

Mottsu - Curry Ramen - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Quick and easy! Went for the lunch special and ordered a miso, yellowtail, and spicy salmon roll for 13$! That's a deal for NY! read more

Mottsu - Sushi Lunch Special Yellowtail, Spicy Salmon Roll, and Miso Soup for 13$! - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

THIS PLACE IS AMAZING A touch pricey but definitely worth! If you can, get the Chef's special beef curry, I promise you won't regret it read more

This place is close to work, so I'll come in with co-workers on occasion. The service is pretty good, never crowded on a weekday during lunch. Overall, the menu is pretty standard Japanese American fare, with all the sushi/sashimi, teriyaki, udon, etc options you'd expect. The lunch specials are priced fairly for NYC. I ordered 3 rolls, which came with a miso soup. The quality was fine, and the fish was fresh. If this restaurant was in the suburbs, I'd probably rate it a 4. Overall, an acceptable option for a quick sushi fix, but doesn't stand up to the other options in the city. read more

Mottsu - Eel/avocado, spicy salmon, salmon/avocado $16 - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

!!!!!!! STAPLE IN MY SUSHI !!!!!!! I literally bit down on a STAPLE in my sushi! I can't imagine how many health code violations must have been broken in order for this to have happened. DO NOT ORDER FROM THIS RESTAURANT! read more

Mottsu - STAPLE - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I have been craving sushi - what a miss! Gelatinous cubes of something like fish - left more than half of it on my plate.

Sidewalk dining in the summer in New York - few things are more pleasant. On this particular evening, a pal from college came to meet me and Mottsu looked to be a good choice. Despite the perfect weather and lovely company, Mottsu left me homesick for Sushi Taro in Washington, D.C. The spicy tuna roll was lackluster and the sunomono salad was not nearly as refreshing as I'd hoped. read more

Great little place I wandered into while I was in the area. Wasn't too packed for a Friday night but very busy regardless due to orders made on the phone. The wait staff was very attentive & kind & the sushi was delicious. I ordered from the specialty menu, a coconut shrimp mango, SO GOOD! It had some mango sauce along with eel such -which happens to be my favorite. Topped it off with a delicious ice cream tempura. Highly recommend because of the great service & scrumptious food. read more

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UHMMMMMMM there was ACTUALLY a staple in my sushi. This is absolutely unacceptable. How does a staple even get in sushi???? Why is there a stapler anywhere NEAR the sushi station??? I mean seriously! I think staplers should be banned from sushi restaurants. I am appalled!!!!!! read more

Mottsu - Staple!! - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I ordered two different kind of sushi: coconut and east sushi. Also ordered chicken teriyaki. It was OK. Not tasty like other Japanese places. I can NOT give more than 4 stars for the food. But for waiter service 1 star is even a lot. They are 3 people but really slow. When it was time for pay they took like 10-15 mins to charge my card. I don't think I'll be back here ever again. Very slow service. read more

Mottsu - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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4.5 stars to be exact for excellent service and food that was absolutely divine! My best friend was visiting NYC and was in a mood for Japanese food. So I opted for my friends and I to try a new Japanese restaurant - Mottsu. We made a reservation in advanced since we had a party of 12-13 people. We started off with some appetizers since most of us were hungry and than later worked our way to the sushi. Crispy tuna with wasabi avocado sauce -- This was one of the appetizers we had that truly captivated me. I'm not a huge fan of tuna and still becoming accustomed to raw and seared fish, but I've got to say this was a good choice. It was crispy on the outside and smooth on the inside. Very tasty indeed. Kani Salad -- Excellent and loved how there were panko bread crumbs sprinkled over the salad. Popcorn Shrimp - lacked flavor, but came with a tartar sauce to dip with Grilled Squid with Teriyaki Sauce - The squid was cooked to the right texture and was tasty especially when smothered with the teriyaki sauce Other appetizers that were ordered was the sauteed tilapia over spinach with lemon sauce, miso soup, and a special order of Tuna lover. We all ordered a bunch of random sushi rolls to share. I certainly cannot remember all of the rolls we had, but these are the ones I do remember: Boston roll, sweet potato roll, spicy calamari roll, spicy salmon roll, Salmon Don, dragon roll and a lot more. The platters of sushi were beautifully decorated and presentable! Since we spent over $300 dollars at Mottsu and we had a large party, we were given a complimentary dessert. How sweet of them! We had a fried cheese cake tempura. It was amazingly delicious. Everyone was just digging in since we didn't have forks, but it was okay. All in all, it was a great night Mottsu and it definitely impressed a lot of my friends. I really enjoyed my time here and will be glad to visit Mottsu again. read more

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After one of my colleagues had a bad meal from our usual Japanese delivery spot, someone suggested that we try Mottsu. I had never heard of the place, but was willing to give it a shot. The menu was rather diversified and included a large number of lunch specials. In addition, they allowed customers to essentially create their own sushi rolls by switching to brown rice and/or soy paper, adding different sauces, etc. Keep in mind, though, that each tweak came with an added fee. However, since someone else was footing the bill, then I guess I could tolerate it! My appetizer portion of Portobella Mushroom Teriyaki was decent, but the sauce was very watery and had even leaked out of the container and into the bag, ugh. I ordered my Dragon Roll with both brown rice and soy paper. I found the eel to be fresh and flavorful, but the brown rice was very mushy, so each piece began to unravel as I lifted it with my chopsticks. Basically, the delivery was fast, and the food was enjoyable enough. My complaints would be the price and the messy presentation, though that might have been due to the fact that my food was delivered rather than consumed at the restaurant. read more

Laughably bad. Spoon for the soup has lipstick on it. Gross! Server was not around when we need a top up of water. Worse of all, cooked the wrong dish. The good thing is that the waitress noted the mistake herself, but the new dish took another 20 mins to arrive. Food was so so but service deserves a 5 thumbs down. read more

Came to MOTTSU for the first time today with my brother. I learned of this place because my sister have always wanted to try the sushi tacos here however, we came at noon and couldn't pass up the lunch special offer. I ordered my usual Spicy Salmon, Spicy Tuna and we also ordered a Special Roll called 'Giant Crispy Roll' to share. My brother and I LOVED the special roll, which was lightly fried to perfection. I thought the regular rolls were good but not amazing... although the for the price, you can't really complain! Service was great. We were checked up on regularly if everything was ok. Water and yummy FREE strong gen mai cha (roasted green tea) was refilled regularly as well! read more

Mottsu - spicy salmon, spicy tuna and the giant crispy roll (special roll) - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Went here on weeknight on a date. Service super slow, there seemed to be one person working here who ignored us for 20 mins before coming over. We did Sashmi and a few rolls. Over the quality was ok. Some do the sashmi was inedible (tasted like rubbery chicken). Out of the 3 rolls we got my favorite was the tiger roll. read more

Being a Real Estate Agent here in NYC I'm all over town and sushi is one of my favorite foods to eat, especially on the go. And who doesn't love great lunch deal? This is my first time at Mottsu and I have to say the quality of the sushi, principally the rice, definitely makes me want to come back more often. #greatsushi #greatdeal #greatrestaurant read more

Place was cute and from the reviews we were looking for a cheap, no frill sushi place to grab a quick roll and beer (just want to preface that we DID NOT have high expectations at all). However, we ordered the toro scallion roll and added cucumber and got the most repulsive looking roll I've ever seen. Basically looked like they messily rolled a cucumber roll then sprinkled old tuna on top. I'm the picture we didn't even TOUCH those pieces. That's how they came out. My boyfriend and I each had one piece and refused to each the rest. If you come here do not get this roll, go for something way more simple (even though it was just tuna and cucumber). Probably won't come back. read more

Mottsu - Tuna Toro Scallion Roll ( AVOID THIS) - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I had the spicy beef ramen....broth was great - I expected the beef to be a little more tender but still very good. Their house salad ginger dressing freshly made and nice flavors. The prices are reasonable. read more

Mottsu - Spicy beef Ramen - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Good sushi and sashimi. Fresh and the platters were a good deal for the money. The single appetizers and rolls, much less so. Very friendly service, perhaps cloyingly so. The staff aren't Japanese, including the chefs behind the counter, for the 2% of snobs who care. Regardless, these two Japanese girls were very happy with our food and would come back again. read more

Sushi, sushi, sushi! After getting a wee bit tipsy down at Botanica, Mottsu was just what we needed. A quaint, but spacious Japanese joint with no wait on a Friday night. The service was friendly and fast and all of the rolls were delectable. Mottsu seems like a place that gets busy with take out orders, but you know it's good if everyone is ordering from there. read more

great COVID precautions, outdoor seating only. FRESH fish and great service. I recommend! read more

Mottsu - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Came in for the Yelp deal. Ordered the miso soup, special toro roll and spicy tuna. Service was good and very pleasant. Food came out quickly and was fresh. They did however forget my soup. I liked the special roll with the spicy jalapeños, the tuna hand roll was average and not very spicy. Decent place but could have been better. read more

This was supposed to be an avocado cucumber roll... where's the avocado?? I wouldn't recommend this place, it was really disappointing. Worst sushi! It came with more soy sauce than sushi pieces. read more

Mottsu - This was supposed to be an avocado cucumber roll... where's the avocado?? Came with more soy sauce than sushi pieces. Disappointing! - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Great every day Sushi spot for locals (or tourists) who want a grab a bite without spending a fortune. The staff is always very nice and the food is always consistently good. If you're looking for an over-the-top-blew-my-mind experience, this isn't the right spot. During Coronavirus they installed outdoor heaters and shades to block the wind and rain. All super cute and a great way to accommodate dinners during a challenging time. read more

Perfect neighborhood sushi spot. Order take out or dine in for wonderful service. The sushi is great ( I like the soho roll - honey and truffle oil drizzle). Service is attentive, kind and professional. We were asked for our vaccination card as well. I like to come here with friends and it's always a good time. read more

So I am giving this two starts only because it was takeout, but and I am not sure if that is why my food was so disappointing. I ordered the tonkotsu ramen and an avocado/cucumber sushi roll with seaweed on the outside. First off, the ramen was EXTREMELY horrible. I am talking, bland water broth, no flavor and super oily. Second, the noodles were cold and very chewy, seemed poor quality and the sliced pork was so disturbing to look at it, I just took off my bowl entirely. Third, how can you screw up a simple sushi roll; well, I will inform you. The roll wasn't even rolled!! Everything was barely put together. Super disappointing. Maybe the food in the actual restaurant is better, I just know I am never ordering here again. read more