huge fan of this chef and his work in every aspect from the soba to his handmade ceramic bowls and small platters. every nook of this place is insanely beautiful and a very intentional space. presentation of the soba was wild. i almost shed a tear by the end of my meal. the duck was so soft and tender, the ratio of soba to duck was perfect and they don't skimp out here. i hope to try more of their items the next time i'm back. read more

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Fantastic experience, amazing and authentic Japanese food! Staff is very attentive and extremely nice. The food is certainly on the pricier side but it is absolutely worth it. Our food was served quickly and the salmon soba tasted absolutely amazing and super fresh! The ambiance was upscale and quiet as the restaurant seems very cozy. Ever since visiting Japan a few years ago my husband and I are always on the hunt for great authentic Japanese restaurants and this is one not to miss. read more

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Delicious food! I loved all the information that was provided to learn more about the ingredients as well. We tried the uni soba and thought the amount of uni was great. All the side dishes and toppings really made the eating experience good. What stole the show though, was dessert. Our server recommended adding the ice cream to the mochi and she was absolutely right and wonderful for making the recommendation! read more

Uzuki - Uni soba - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Such a beautiful interior here at Uzuki. I got the black truffle curry soba entree and it was phenomenal. So much flavor and it was perfectly balanced all in an amazing broth. Servers were fantastic. Will undoubtedly be back here again. read more

Uzuki - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Best soba I've ever tasted in nyc. The vibes in the restaurant were immaculate - very cool, chic, cozy. Service was good! read more

Uzuki - Ume Shio Soba (front middle red bowl) Duck Shio Soba (black bowls on left) Tempura Mochi Vegetable Soba (white bowl top right) - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Setting price aside for a second - 10/10 experience. The interior is spacious with huge ceilings and different vintage items as well as pottery. There is a private tatami-style room... wonder how you get lucky enough to get seated there. The food was excellent. The hot duck soba noodles hit the spot on a cold late November evening for me. The 3 types of duck meat were tender and the duck broth was so flavorful and clean. The salmon cold soba broth, which my partner ordered, would have been great for a hot summer day. This place is friendly for vegan and gluten-free diets, given the restaurant uses buckwheat flour for everything. Now... factoring in the price - yes, it's a place you to go when you splurge once in a while or if you have a special date night/special occasion (or... more often, if you have that kind of money). But it will be worth it! read more

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Ambiance: This spot is honestly my new fav soba place! The ambiance is 10/10 I feel like I'm in just a zen place. Great place to catch up with friends. Service: The service is amazing and warm Food $$: The food is pricer but so worth. The salmon was so fresh and the description of each soba is made with such detail. Audience: Solo Trip [X] Family Friendly [ X] Friends [X] Date Spot [X] Recommendations/tips: I highly recommend checking this place out! read more

Uzuki - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

This place was really good but so bad for your wallet. I know the prices of everything (ingredients, etc) have gone up but damn, the prices of even the small bites on this menu are hard to swallow. Luckily the food is fantastic though, so if you're celebrating a special occasion and are mentally in the space to treat yourself to great food no matter the price, this is a solid choice for that. The service here was very attentive. Our waitress was happy to make suggestions and give us as much time as we needed to decide our game plan. The space here is decorated so peacefully, it's very soothing and welcoming. We started with the soba crackers, sticky vegetables and cucumber salad. The soba crackers were tasty and the dip was delicious. The sticky vegetables were also perfectly prepared and flavorful. The cucumber salad was spicy but refreshing. For my main I had the salmon ikura soba which was light and tasty. The salmon and ikura were both incredibly fresh. Everything here is also gluten free. read more

I had heard such rave reviews about this place and was honestly just a bit disappointed. I ordered the very popular duck shio soba, and it just wasn't to my liking. The soup base was super acidic with nothing to balance it out. The duck meat was good, but it was hard to enjoy with the soup biting at me. The noodles were fine, but I thought they were a bit overcooked as they were a little soft. Maybe I should've tried a different dish, but for me, the price point vs the experience was not it for me. read more

Uzuki - salmon soba - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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I tried the duck soba at Uzuki and was really impressed! The broth was flavorful, and the tanginess from the lime complemented everything perfectly. The duck breast was cooked tender as well. I also got to try some salmon soba, and surprisingly, the raw salmon paired nicely with the noodles The soba itself is more soft than chewy, which I think is just the nature of buckwheat noodles. One downside: it's definitely on the pricey side, and the portions aren't huge. Still, the ambiance was cozy, and I loved their dinnerware read more

Uzuki - salmon soba - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Positives: the service, flavor, and ambiance created by the gorgeous restaurant interior. My friend and I came here for an early dinner and were immediately in love with the space. We chose to sit at the bar and were able to watch the dishes be prepared, which was fun as well. Both cold and hot sobas were so delicious. Both had a light umami flavor while not being overwhelmingly salty, and I thought the cold soba specifically had a great depth of flavor I couldn't get enough of. At 6:30 the space was largely empty, but by 7:30 it was pretty crowded so I definitely recommend making a reservation just in case. Bonus: 100% gluten free, allergen conscious. As a celiac diner, this restaurant was perfect in terms of catering to my needs. The servers and staff were diligent and careful with my other allergies too, and were able to modify the uni cucumber dish to have uni on the side for my friend (which was fantastic without the uni, and according to my friend delicious with it too). In terms of anything less than positive, I wasn't a huge fan of the soba sushi. The combination of the buckwheat, egg, and fish wasn't my favorite in terms of texture, and overall I found the flavor lacking. Additionally, the noodle texture was a bit inconsistent, though I wasn't too bothered by it because the flavor was fantastic. The pricing is really what made me waffle on the rating - for what you get, it's quite expensive to find here. I definitely wouldn't come here all the time due to the pricing - but for a great vibey night or experience, I'd definitely make this a special occasion restaurant. read more

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Maybe I just didn't order the correct dish, but I was underwhelmed after hearing all of the excitement around this restaurant. The starters were good (eggplants and daikon salad) with a very mild seasoning. The stamina soba, however, tasted salty and the mish mash of the toppings didn't quite make sense to me. We got the parfait and the shiso sorbet, both very good. The parfait is big and easy to split and the shiso sorbet was perfectly tangy. They also really advertise when dishes are gluten free, and it gave the impression that they were attempting a healthier approach but in doing so compromised the taste. read more

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The place really makes you feel as though you have been transported to Japan with its calm presence. We were able to walk in without having reservations. There is a small lounge and bar area when you walk in plus two separate eating areas and a private room in the back. We ordered two dishes to share: one hot/ one cold. They were both delicious and different enough from one another. The authentic soba noodles are made in house. The cold Salmon Ikura Soba with the sweet dashi was my preference. The Duck Shio Soba was served hot and came with 3 different preparations of duck. The two entree bowls were more than enough food, we could have easily shared one. Presentation is well thought out with the fresh ingredients being strategically placed for viewing. The food is presented in these gorgeous works of art one of a kind dishes that the owner/chef makes there. They are available for sale along with other pieces of his in the back of the restaurant. Our waitress was so informative and attentive. She really guided us on what to have. I can't wait to go back and try something else. read more

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An amazing meal! Started off with the crispy cucumbers salad and Neri tofu - this was interesting very nutty tasting like peanut butter. Then for entrees- definitely recommend the hot duck soba and then the salmon ikura was refreshing. These flavors are unique, nothing I've ever had before. For dessert there was the fried soba noodle with two ice creams scoops & small Japanese pastries, very delicious. The staff was very friendly and attentive, decor eccentric. It is on the pricier side but overall it was a unique experience for me. read more

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Dropped by for lunch on the weekend and it wasn't too busy at all. The interior is gorgeous and spacious and the ceramic they use is truly a work of art. I got the hot duck soba, which was delicious - broth was flavorful, duck was tender, the bites of yuzu was refreshing, and I liked the addition of buckwheat seeds. We also got the matcha soba parfait which was great. I just docked a star for the price - I hadn't looked at menu prices in advance and was shocked to see the duck soba was $42 (the matcha parfait was $19). Food was good but you're definitely paying for ambiance. read more

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Pricey, but great execution. I had the tempura mochi soba. I loved the large variety of toppings - pickled veg, mushrooms, greens, barley, fried tempura bits, and the large fried mochi cake in the center. The broth was wonderfully complex even for being vegan - savory and just a bit sweet. I sprung for a bit of the pepper paste on the side, which really added a nice pop. The noodles were a bit soft for my taste, but that's probably just a function of the buckwheat in the noodles. Everything was beautifully presented in the unique bowls. It's expensive at $42 before taxes and tip, but worth a try at least once. read more

Uzuki - Tempura Mochi Soba - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Uzuki is a hidden gem in Greenpoint! The airy, sun-filled restaurant was such a beautiful place to eat on a summery afternoon. My friend and I decided to share two small plates and a main: - Uni Duck Umami Cucumber ($19) - Crispy Unagi Cucumber Salad ($16) - Salmon Ikura Soba ($42) Both small plates were refreshing apps to snack on throughout the meal. The uni was specifically flown in that morning from Maine! We especially loved the unagi skin and glazed tempura pieces in the cucumber salad. The salmon Ikura soba was a lovely bowl of noodles - a work of art! It came with 6 slices of salmon and tasted so soft and fresh. The soba is homemade in house. It wasn't as chewy of a texture given that it's gluten-free, just an FYI! I will say for two people, this was not enough food, but we were a bit mindful of budget since this already came out to a subtotal of $77. I would recommend that people order two mains and share an app instead. Highly recommend for a cute date / friend spot! We came on a Sunday at 1pm and there was still plenty of open tables. read more

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This place is pricy but the food is delicious and they're celiac safe. I was also super happy to see vegan options. The soba noodles are made of buckwheat so they're naturally gluten free. very yummy! read more

Uzuki - tempura mochi vegetable soba - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Love everything about Uzuki, from the delicious & healthy soba to the ambiance of the restaurant, down to their handmade ceramics. Service has always been great too. Uzuki is one of those restaurants I'd go over and over again. My favorite is the salmon soba. The salmon is so thick and fresh! read more

10/10 experience! My friend and I were in awe of how beautiful and open styled the place was. The owners artistry and vision was clear to see! The food was so yummy and we ate it very quickly (a sign of fantastic plates). Definitely will be coming back! Need to buy one of the bowls the soba was served in - so beautiful! read more

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Special place. Tastefully designed with a calming presence. Food was good all around. Everything was well prepared and delicious. Ambiance is perfect for dinner and conversation. Service is efficient and attentive read more

Uzuki - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Wabi-sabi, please don't ask for wasabi. In japanese art there exists a concept called Wabi-sabi (侘び寂び), which is of finding beauty within imperfection. In Japanese ceramics work there is Kintsugi (金継ぎ), the practice of repairing a cracked or broken plate or a chipped pot using gold lacquer enamel, both to reinforce the original and to emphasize that the repair work enhances the original look. Much like how re-working and restoring a piece of antique furniture restores its look and yet celebrates its history, or how Ikebana (the Japanese art of flower arrangements) features both a fresh element and a withered element, wabi-sabi is critical to understanding Japanese aesthetics. One of my favorite places in Japan is Nihonbashi-Ningyocho 1 Chome 8-5 at the downtown part of Tokyo, where a highly weathered, old school building is used to host a French restaurant right across the street from some brutalist Tokyo office buildings, and it's the contrast, celebration of the old and the new, and attention to detail that clinched it for me. Of course, these kind of thing is everywhere in Japan. Well, this bowl I am eating off from here is definitely wabi-sabi, along with the decor of the restaurant/gallery/worskhop, which is chic new furniture punctuated by restored antiques. Oh, and on this artsy bowl is 45 dollars worth of duck soba. I am trying to figure out a) what makes it worth 45 bucks b) Why did I reserve this place in May to belatedly celebrate my wife's birthday (it was in mid-March) and c) I am coming off a cold and I temporarily lost my sense of smell. Do I feel like I'll give these guys a fair and nuanced review? In short? Not really - I don't have to tell you this place is overpriced as the people at the Michelin Guide will tell you that..this is a bit rich as they recommend places that charges 35 bucks for a plate of flambeed radishes with raspberry sauce. This restaurant is merely mentioned by the guide - not awarded a star nor was it bib gourmand recommended, so if you are looking for culinary plaudits (not quite my cup of tea either), not quite it. The duck shio soba was "okay" considering how difficult it was to use 100% soba flour (which doesn't develop gluten) to make dough stick together and form, well, noodles, and it's not that easy to make duck broth flavorful but without feeling greasy and/or gamey, but I should feel more than merely "okay" when it came to a 45 dollar bowl of noodles. I would say it tastes "complete". Doesn't need any additions, definitely don't ask for wasabi. Wifey got the tempura mochi veggie soba and felt "okay" about it, and that's 42 bucks. Now add the 2 apps (root veggie and cucumber salad, 30 combined) and that's an entire benjie. Now add the Kyoto tea cocktail and the dessert (parfait with whipped cream and some dry and dense soba cake), a 20% tip and whatever is owed the guvmint, and it's two benjies for an experience that can only be described as "wabi-sabi in Greenpoint". If your friend in the Tokyo Academy for Fine Arts invite you out for a meal at his studio in ShimoKita, and amongst the artwork is a bowl of soba noodles like this, you'll be happy, but you'll probably prefer he meet you one metro stop up at Yoyogi-Uehara for Turkish coffee and baklava instead, since it's cheaper, you feel less embarrassed about your professed ignorance of Japanese art, and you don't feel like you are about to drop one of his creations by accident. By the same token, eating at Uzuki is an experience with Kotani Sensei and his artful expressions of soba cuisine, ceramics and ikebana. It's expensive and a bit above my paygrade or my comfort zone (I am more of a Shogayaki Teishoku at a corner joint kinda guy), but if I ever want to crowbar some Japanese arts and culture into the noggin somewhere in NYC, Uzuki is Kotani-sensei's atelier that has a side-gig serving up soba. Good experience but not likely to repeat too often for me. read more

I love buckwheat soba, and I wanted to try Uzuki ever since I heard about their fresh 100% buckwheat noodles. Buckwheat gets so brittle, it's very hard to find any places in Asia that used 100% buckwheat to make their noodles. The shop is beautiful, with coat rack in the back (thoughtful) and little display of pottery. There was a cellist at the front of the restaurant halfway through our meal. The waitstaff checked on us every other minute. It had all the qualities of an elevated dining experience. We had some veggies in sesame sauce as appetizer. It was good, but personally I would have preferred less sauce especially since the okra made the whole thing feel sticky and heavy. I had the cold soba with uni and ikura. The noodles were so elastic, which I was shocked by. They didn't impart a lot of buckwheat flavor, but it was a nice texture against the sweet and salty cold broth. The uni tasted creamy. I have had fresher, but I understand they are harder to come by in New York. In any case, it was a generous amount of uni and ikura. Personally, I needed the wasabi but not the grated yam. I forgot the name of the sake we got, but we got it cold and it was like a lovely refreshing white wine, very fruity and floral. Overall, the restaurant was very aesthetic and carefully crafted, though I wish the buckwheat flavor shined more through the meal. read more

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This place is incredible - truly a hidden gem. The space feels like a little Japanese oasis with handmade soba noodles and super fresh ingredients. The chef seems really cool and passionate - not only is the food extremely thought out, but they also make their ceramics at the back which is so impressive! read more

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Food 10/10 Came across this space on a Saturday evening in Greenpoint and was absolutely blown away by almost every single bite. Albeit a bit pricey, this cute spot served some killer tofu, soba, and kakigori. The tofu was slightly sweet and had some beans mixed in, came in a slightly sweet sauce, and the texture was just out of this world. Creamy and soft, rich and delicate at the same time. The warm sobas I think could be skipped, but that's because I love the chew when it's cold soba way more. The duck soba was good, had great flavor and duck, but I just didn't like the noodles as much. The uni soba, on the other hand, was an absolute bowl of perfection. Very generous Atmosphere 10/10 Very zen interior, we snagged a "bar" seating, so it was pretty cool to see the different dishes getting assembled in front of us. The bowls are all incredibly beautifully irregular and one of a kind, and it turns out there's a pottery studio in the back where an artist creates them. I wanted one but then found out each bowl was like $600 so that did not happen. Service 10/10 Great service, everything came out pretty quickly, and just a good experience overall. read more

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Important to note that this place opens at 12pm on weekdays!! Not 11:30am as on Yelp or 11:45am as on their storefront. We ended up waiting half an hour, so they gave us a tofu dish as thanks for waiting. Initially they included this in the final bill. Only when we pointed it out after we paid, we were refunded and paid a second time with a discount. We realized after we left that this meant we had to pay tax and tip for this dish that we never ordered. Tip is one thing but not sure where the tax for that is going. We also received the wrong appetizer even after they came back to our table to double check our order. We ended up just accepting what they gave us because we didn't want to cause a hassle, but this also raked up the price that we were originally planning the meal to be--and caused some disappointment since I couldn't get the dish I wanted. As for the food, the tofu dish was unique and tasty; the salmon in the salmon ikura soba was very fresh. But I don't think either is worth the price point. The salad soba I had when I first came here was very memorable, but the price rose quite a bit from the already high price point a year ago, such that now it's pretty exorbitant. As a soba lover, I'd say get your traditional soba elsewhere. The entrees worth trying here are the unique ones, namely the salad soba which actually tastes better than the salmon ikura bowl. Otherwise, the atmosphere is great. I love the interior and the ceramics are beautiful. My impression of the place overall dropped from when I first visited, though. The place is also basically empty during weekdays lunch, which explains why they don't follow the earlier open time. read more

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very good soba with high-quality ingredients! the truffle galette came with buckwheat crepes that were delicious (albeit a bit hard to pick up the vegetables with). the towari soba was super refreshing on a hot day. the broth did get a bit salty towards the end, but i thoroughly enjoyed this meal! the interior is so beautiful, and the dishes were served on the most gorgeous pieces of pottery that i have ever seen! read more

Uzuki - truffle galette - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Admittedly my standards are high for soba. The best bowl I ever had was served with ice cubes on a horrifically hot summer day in Kyoto near the famous Philosopher's Path walking trail. It was unbelievably refreshing, especially with the texture of some minced daikon. I have hoped to recreate some semblance of that experience at soba shops in the US but so far to no avail. I at first was optimistic here at Uzuki - the homemade tofu and grilled soba miso hit on flavor notes I didn't know existed. But the cold soba itself didn't do much for me either in terms of the noodles or the broth. It is a beautiful space and the ceramic dishes are incredible, but I remain on the search for that ephemeral zaru soba! read more

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I have been wanting to visit Uzuki for a while. Place is very nice. You will first encounter some jazz at the front space. If you want, you can just order wines and drinks cuz their live shows are amazing. But I am hungry that day, drinks are not gonna be enough. So soba next. We didn't make reservation so we ended up sitting in the counter. Menu is short but soba will be the main theme. I have order salmon ikura and my friend ordered duck shiso. Both are great. It is some of the best duck I haven't eat for a while. Ice cream is amazing too. If you like unique flavor, try their shoved ice. Oh, there is also a ceramic place in the back where they homemade their places and bows. It is so artistic that I wanted to buy one. Overall, place is amazing. Great vibe for a Friday night. read more

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Great calming bathroom to prepare myself to eat my $45 udon. I like the grey walls it gives nice texture and the nice atmosphere. Toilet 6.5/10 Toilet sittability 7/10 read more

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Soba specialty resturant in Greenpoint. They also offer soba class for $150 and you might be able to learn from the soba master Shuichi Kotani who used to work at Edo Soba Hosokawa Tokyo (1 Michelin starred restaurant). I tried their Uni Ikura Cold Soba and Spicy Duck Hot Soba. I like the noodles in cold soba more but really like the spicy duck's broth, it has a hint of yuzu flavor. Very generous amount on their uni portion but at the end it was a little too much for me. Duck is tender. Next time I would want to try their unagi duck cold soba! And don't skip their soba ice cream, I love the crunchy sesame texture! Ambiance is really authentic, I sat at the chef's counter and was able see where the magic happens. Service is fine, it was quite busy on a Sunday night so they were trying their best. read more

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Uzuki is a luxurious take on soba which honestly should have been kept simple. I ordered the hot Duck Shio Soba but there was a mix of too much flavors and ingredients which were slightly unnecessary. The ingredients themselves were fine but when put together it tasted odd - spicy, sour, salty. The duck was good but so expensive ($42) for only 6 pieces of meat. My friend ordered the cold salmon ikura and she liked how fresh the salmon were but also wished it was simpler. We did love the cocktails which barely had any alcohol taste and not bitter at all. read more

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Fancy, yummy, and beautiful soba!! The yuzu salad was actually so unique, refreshing, and yummy. It had a variety of textures and was a bigger portion than I expected. Everything was very filling as the portion size was generous. I could tell that they prepared each dish with careful thought and consideration. I loved each bowl/dishware as they were all unique and made the food look even more delicious.. heard they are made by the chef himself! Overall, loved the vibe, food was beautiful, and left feeling full but clean/light thanks to the soba being 100% buckwheat and gluten free (: read more

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Uzuki is a super unique Japanese restaurant that focuses on delivering the best soba possible in handmade ceramic ware. The restaurant is intriguing and a bit whimsical, as it half feels like a traditional Japanese restaurant but the setting is a ceramic warehouse. Decorations are almost "steam-punk" in style. Service at Uzuki was great! Overall, the servers were incredibly attentive and helpful in explaining the menu. Speaking of the menu, it contains a lot of, guess what, soba. We shared the Duck soba and salmon ikura. Overall, both were great but I thought the salmon ikura was especially memorable. The cold dashi mixed with the raw salmon was incredibly refreshing on a hot summer day. While Uzuki is certainly expensive, I think it's worth a stop, at least for the novelty of the concept. read more

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Loved every dish we ordered, thoughtful service and relaxing ambience. Authentic Japanese handmade Towari Soba (gluten free) is their specialty - our son had one with Salmon and Ikura, and he still asks for more even after that evening. Having enough lighting at each table was a huge plus for us so that we all enjoyed food with eyes as well. Will be back again! 各食材のこだわりが感じられ久々に本格的なお蕎麦を頂きました。とても美味しかったです。店内も非常に落ち着いた雰囲気で、天井が高かったせいか店内満席でも周りの声はあまり気になりませんでした。店内で使われてるお皿などはオーナーの手作りとの事で盛り付けを含め素晴らしいパフォーマンスでした。 read more

Uzuki - Interior - Japanese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Found out they open for lunch now and I'm so excited to come try it. Duck soba is so delicious pairing with the soba cha. The bowl they are using for soba and all pottery they are using is a piece of art. It's so beautiful! Soba Galette is very interesting to try too. Love the Japanese design with modern touch. The service is great too! Can't wait to go back and try more. read more

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TLDR: Tasty, no doubt about it. Unique soba-centric dishes from a soba master. Very interesting techniques and dish preparations, definitely on the pricier side. Decor is nice but the service needs a lot of work to match the price tag. I well dive into deep detail if you care to bore yourself or immerse yourself in some reading over a solo-dining experience. Picked this for a Friday date night. Decor was nice, we requested the counter seats but none were available - no big deal. Would the meal have been more enjoyable if we sat at the counter? Perhaps but we'll never know. Got one bottle of sake, the main chef's favorite as per the recommendation and one gluten-free soba beer. Sake was good, very floral - typically drink Junmai Daiginjo so this was Junmai, different. I have no issue processing gluten but was curious. Tasted like an IPA, maybe not quite as hoppy but yeah mostly IPA. Food. Three apps. Honkuzu Soba Neri Tofu. Very interesting. Way sweeter than what I was expecting, almost a mochi-like texture. Stringy, cheese pullish texture. Wasabi and scallions were nice to help cut through it but still found the flavors a bit odd. Red Tosaka Yuzu Salad. Basically a daikon seaweed salad with Yuzu, buckwheat sprouts to keep it on brand. Not particularly original but I enjoyed this the most out of all the apps. Grilled Soba Miso with Rich Dashi. Very rich, a lot of different flavors. The miso was quite pungent especially after being caramelized out. Think almost doenjang or Korean fermented bean paste. Crunchy soba seeds, nutty, a bit sweet. I feel like this would pair quite well with ice cream actually. So here's my issue with the service. Mind you - after ordering, it already sunk in that this will be a very expensive meal. This is a noodle specialty shop mind you. Three small apps, two noodles dishes, a bottle of sake and a beer. We are already at $212 before tax/tip. The mains were fired up earlier than I expected and while eating the appetizers. They arrived. The table I was seated at was quite small and they use large ceramics here to serve. Between the ice bucket for the sake, the water glasses, sake cups and the apps - there is not much real estate to work with. I had to basically pick up the seaweed salad and hold the bowl as I tried scarf it down quickly. Then my grilled miso (which was not finished yet) was already cleared and thrown into another discarded plate. I was asked if I was finished after the deed was already done. The awkardness clearly indicated I was not but alas, can't really squirt the milk back in the utters at this point. No apology, no offer to replace, etc. The tray holding our mains then basically began to make way on the table by effectively bulldozing the drink ware along with my mobile phone across the table. Literally just came back from Japan a week ago. For a super Japanese establishment at this price point, unheard of. I don't expect this to be a 1:1 experience to Tokyo but come on, we can do better than this. At this time, the tone of the meal is already ruined. Let's dig into the main dishes while still processing this service SNAFU. Duck Shio Soba. Duck prepared three ways, two slices of each. Confit, Japanese style and Peking. Great, all three flavors were quite tender maybe not as distinctive as I'd have liked but enjoyable. The yuzu helped brighten up the rich overnight broth. Noodles were good but not nearly as springy or chewy as I'd hoped for. Tasty but at $42 this dish better be. This is not a particularly large portion either. I wouldn't say it's much larger than an Ichiran bowl although I'm curious to the know the gram weight. Uni Ikura Tororo Soba. Cold dish, noodles were more pronounced on this one, these are also matcha noodles too. Uni was nice and sweet, some good larger size pieces. Soy sauce and wasabi on the side, nice salty salmon roe bubbles for pops of saltiness. The tororo (Japanese Mountain Yam) was strangely just rough chopped. As Peter C. indicated, this is typically whipped into this gooey texture that you can mix along with the dish or over rice. This was just rough-chopped (think fried rice dice), didn't taste seasoned and basically provided this starchy crunch to the dish, somewhere in between a yam and a daikon. Perhaps that's the point but I feel like there are probably other ingredients you could have accomplished this with. Enjoyable but again for $57 it damn well should be. By this point, kind of just wanted to get out. Bottom line, would I come back? Yes, I would - the flavors and the preparation is unique enough that it warrants a revisit. That revisit though won't be any time soon, I think they need to find their footing first especially on the service. This is Michelin-quality food, at Michelin-level prices but that designation typically comes with a standard of service that I feel Uzuki failed to meet. read more

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I really wanted to like this place but it was extremely disappointing. First I was shocked how expensive those soba noodles are. BUT!! Remember, I had high hopes so I didn't mind paying for it. We ordered tofu, gomaae and kinpira for appetizers. By far the tofu was the best dish that they have in this restaurant. Gomaae was nothing special, but kinpira was so raw to the point, I wanted to go into the kitchen and recook it myself! I still had high hopes left for the main dish which I ordered black truffle curry yakuzen soba. Biggest mistake. Curry was so overwhelmingly powerful to the point, after the first bite, I didn't even notice truffle flavor any longer. Their towari soba(I don't know why they call it "towari", it's actually called "jyuwari" in Japan) just died in curry flavor too. And it was $58 for this bowl of soba. I was expecting perfection. My friends ordered salmon ikura soba $36, did not taste dashi(umami) at all, another one ordered duck shio soba $42, nothing special. Unfortunately, we'll never go back. read more

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The ambiance was very comfortable and spacious, providing an elegant dining experience. The service was very attuned and quick, where they gave my wife napkins without us asking when she saw us pull out some of our own, which demonstrates amazing consideration and observational skills! The tofu appetizer was delicious, balancing perfectly between its sweetness and its cream-like texture, with a hint of nuttiness as well; highly recommend trying the appetizer! The yuzu soda had great initial yuzu flavors, but the aftertaste was very diluted and watery, which was unfortunate. Now for the main stars of the show. I ordered the black truffle yakuzen curry soba which came with a good and rich curry broth. However, the duck pieces in the dish were very shredded (as you can see in the photo) which didn't provide a good bite to it and was easily overpowered by everything else that was going on. The black truffle didn't add much to the dish and you couldn't really taste the truffle over the curry. Overall it was a decent dish but definitely not worth its high price tag. My wife got the deluxe sashimi soba and it was incredibly fresh and refreshing! Chef Shuichi definitely ensured to get the freshest of ingredients and it shows! The uni had no bitter aftertaste and the coldness of the dish added to its incredibly refreshing flavor profile! Highly recommend the deluxe over the black truffle duck soba. Overall this was a great dining experience despite the few misses. The highlight was definitely the tofu and the deluxe sashimi soba! Chef Shuichi Kotani was very friendly and provided us with some information regarding the concept of his restaurant and the utilization of buckwheat in his creations. Definitely a pleasurable experience and will be back to try their other selections. Thank you for reading and best of luck! (: read more

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The new soba spot in Greenpoint from a soba master serving gluten free buckwheat noodles. Probably don't be silly like me, ordering the $72 Deluxe Sashimi Bowl, and just get one of the more reasonable ones, for $30 - $40. The Sashimi one was great, but it's more like eating a chirashi bowl with soba noodles underneath a ton of fish instead of rice. The food here is excellent though, so give it a shot - there are a few seats at the bar to watch them at work as well as some tables in the dining room. read more

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