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    Food For Life

    4.7 (74 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Miso soup and Celery juice
    Neidelyn P.

    This place is super fresh & yummy for a healthy lunch. They have tons of amazing options (sushi, salads, wraps, poke bowls, paninis) so its really up to what you're in the mood for but I got the spicy shrimp poke bowl and it was amazing! I got it with multigrain rice which was surprisingly purple, but overall super good. Deff recommend a stop here if you're in the area!

    Spicy Salmon Roll, Spicy Tuna Roll, Miso Soup
    Auggie L.

    Went for Daily Lunch Special Food - 4/5. Sushi rolls were compact and had beautiful color. The fish were fresh and I liked the slight gochujang flavor in the spicy mayo. However I thought the thin slices of cucumber was offsetting. The crunchy texture of the cucumbers were really prevalent and slightly overpowered the delicate fish flavors. It also felt like filler in the spicy tuna and a weaker alternative to avocado in the spicy salmon. Miso soup was soothing and mellow. Service - 4/5. Quick and friendly. Value - 3/5. The lunch special takes away 50 cents and adds a miso soup so its not the greatest of deals. At the price range of $12.50, I feel competing restaurants in the area would give at least three rolls. I also feel a little cheated when the rolls have so much filler vegetables. Parking - Mall Lot (Free)

    Miso soup
    Sandi K.

    Had California and Spicy Tuna sushi with miso soup. All tasted good. Owners/staffs are very warm, friendly and know their regular customers. Service was quick. Will go back again!

    Spicy salmon poke bowl (I add edamame)
    R M.

    The owners are so kind. They take care in everything they do. It really shows in their food. Love supporting this small business weekly!

    Chicken happiness
    Klim K.

    Deliciousness! The rumors are true! Fresh sushi, amazing service, great juices, and delicious sandwiches. Big fan! It's a cute little shop with extremely friendly staff! They didn't care that we came at 4:55pm when they close at 5pm (yea, I'm one of those people). Service was amazing and the food, even better! Thanks!

    Chicken panini with a banana vanilla shake
    Mahmood S.

    Pretty cool spot with a variety of food options (like a small scale NYC eatery). From sandwiches to sushi and even healthy shakes this place is trying to cover all the basics. They even got snacks and drinks too. All I wanted was a shake, but with a 10$ minimum I was forced into getting another item, I decided on a sandwich just to know if they where any good. Cold shakes and hot chicken sandwiches don't really mix all that well. But separated they would've tasted pretty damn good. The chicken sandwich was a pressed panini style. It had a good amount of chicken in it, lettuce was surprisingly enjoyable? (Honestly never thought I'd enjoy lettuce in a sandwich like this). The mustard they use was obviously cheap, but it was also kind of nostalgic and I really enjoyed it (a lot of people will not). The shake was also great, couldn't really taste it with the relish and mustard aftertaste of the sandwich, but even with that it was still good. Banana and vanilla protein power with whole milk, bland but can't go wrong with it. One shake and sandwich came out to 12$. For the quality and size, and speed of delivery, very reasonable price. Would come back when I need a really quick bite and don't care what I'm eating. Wouldn't make a trip for this place though. 4/5 because it's not a place I'll tell people to go try.

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    Fresh and yummy food! I always order a shrimp tempura roll or Caesar salad. Both are always very good!

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    Nice lunch spot. The menu is not large but what they have, they make well. Love the poke bowls.

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    Awesome poke bowls and great customer service! Very nice people work here and food is yummy!

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    There shrimp tempura poke bowl is amazing. My go to meal when running short on time or in a mood for a treat. Owner is very nice

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    3 years ago

    Excellent food. Place is spotless. Quick, healthy, and fresh. The owners are sweethearts!

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    6 years ago

    This place is gem! Food is excellent! They also have fresh juice. Everything tastes amazing!

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    7 years ago

    I love their Spicy tuna and salmon poke bowl.

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    Always a pleasure to have food from here, it is always delicious. The Poké bowls are the best in the area I've had so far.

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    Everything is good at this place. Not cheap but the food is sooo good. Definitely recommend it.

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    Sushi Ishikawa

    Sushi Ishikawa

    4.9(78 reviews)
    1.9 miUpper West Side
    $$$$

    Sushi Ishikawa, a famous staple on the UWS and UES for omakase, delivers a satisfying meal with…read moresolid value but heavy on the gourmet ingredients. The restaurant is quite intimate with 2-3 chef's evenly distributed and ambiance is quite lively though not too loud. The staff are quite attentive and they have a nice drink menu with diverse sake options (junmai to junmai daiginjo) and give ample ginger that was solid. The chefs were nice and engaging with diners. The omakase leaned heavily on your typical fish enhanced by gourmet ingredients - if you're a fan then this is the place for you! The fish tasted fresh with highlights being the otoro, uni, sake, ikura, and kanpachi. Four of the courses had truffle, a few with caviar and then toro with caviar and gold leaf that really just made me roll my eyes. Personally these ingredients don't add much, if anything for me for sushi but do make for aesthetics, otherwise I prefer simplicity. Overall it's a satisfying meal and decent value for the price!

    I have been coming to Ishikawa for many years. (Make sure to note if you have a RSVP for UWS or…read moreUES!) Some of the pieces have stayed the same since I started coming and some have changed. I have always appreciated the chefs' attention to detail. The staff especially are very warm and welcoming. (Especially NiNi =) They always remember who you are and your preferences. They try to get to know you and many restaurants don't do that anymore. This location is nice because it is intimate. There are no tables, so the chef cam focus on the sushi bar and on you. The omakase right now is $175 per person and you can't find a better value. Of course the fish is great, just look at the pictures! Also, they make the best green tea panna cotta, nowhere is better.

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    Sushi Ishikawa - Green tea pannacotta

    Green tea pannacotta

    Sushi Ishikawa - Dungeness Crab, Toro, Caviar.

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    Dungeness Crab, Toro, Caviar.

    One Bite Omakase - Bonus piece

    One Bite Omakase

    4.9(72 reviews)
    1.9 miUpper West Side

    This was a super enjoyable omakase experience. I came for lunch with a friend and got the deluxe…read moreset (standard is $49 + $10 for wagyu course). The fish was all delicious and all had some kind of unique topping, and some were also torched. Each piece was truly one bite and I preferred this to the bigger nigiri that eats more messily. Typically at sushi places I stick to salmon, tuna, and yellowtail, so I had some reservations about whether I would like everything, but really everything was tasty. Some of my favorites were the appetizer yuzu yellowtail with microgreens, and then amberjack (who knew!). The wagyu had a truffle topping and it was a great piece but I am not sure it was necessary and next time would probably just opt for the standard classic set. The waitress was very friendly and the chefs checked in throughout the meal and seemed to care that we were enjoying the nigiri. A few times we were asked if we wanted add on ons (drinks, and then sushi add ons later). I would have preferred if the menu was just maybe left without explicit solicitations to order more. But other than that not sure anything could have been better. The restaurant is simple, understated, and minimalist. Though right on a busy street the outside is so narrow and understated that it would be easy to walk by every day and miss this place. Would highly recommend for an extremely good and reasonably priced omakase experience.

    We made reservations for the lunch omakase (got the one with Wagyu so it was about $59) - there is…read morea $10 add lunch special if you get a beer or sake (my husband got the orion beer). There were around 9 courses and then we got the waygu piece bc we picked the $58 omakase - otherwise it is $49 for the 9 pieces. I think there are other places that def give you more pieces for the price. The appetizer was monkfish liver with some salad - the monkfish liver was okay - def needed the sauce otherwise it would have been dry. I enjoyed the king salmon and otoro pieces. Overall I think the fish could have been fresher. Staff was very friendly and attentive!

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    One Bite Omakase - Salmon with gold leaf and caviar

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    Sushi Koya - the perfect one biter sushi A 5 wagyu Hokkaido uni and winter black truffle

    Sushi Koya

    4.8(92 reviews)
    2.3 miUpper West Side
    $$$$
    Locally owned & operated
    Casual dining

    Pretty reasonably priced omakase; some pieces were really good, some pieces were just okay. The…read moreinside is really cramped though and theres barely and space between you and the other parties. The pieces of sushi are served really fast though which is nice. I wasn't really a huge fan of the appetizer to be honest - the set of 3 all tasted pretty mediocre (the cod tasted a bit old, the yuzu did not pair with the fluke) and the snow crab tasted like store-bought crabmeat with mayo. So overall, was disappointed with these. As for the nigiri - most of them were pretty good. The fish was good quality and the one that really blew me away was the uni don - the uni and roe were EXTREMELY fresh, blew my mind. It was the best uni I had in a while. The wagyu handroll was also delicious and decadent. The last handroll - hamachi handroll - was a bit flavorless though. Dessert was good - a really light matcha pudding that was the perfect way to end the meal. Overall, I enjoyed my experience but not sure if I would come back. Note: they will charge you for water unless you ask for tap. That was an unexpected surprise on my bill

    Koya was one of the best omakase experiences I've ever had. The 18 course set is absolutely what…read moreyou should get, the 13 isn't going to be enough food for most adults unless you augment with some extra selections. The ambiance was intimate, but not cramped. I was a solo diner but was welcomed into conversations with parties on both sides of me, as well as with the staff who were incredibly attentive, asked questions about what I enjoyed, and tailored the set to me when I said I absolutely hated shrimp. I don't often come to NY, and to the Upper West Side even less, but Sushi Koya is on my list for a repeat trip the next time I'm in the area.

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    Sushi Koya - A5 Wagyu beef topped with uni and winter black truffle

    A5 Wagyu beef topped with uni and winter black truffle

    Sushi Koya - Omakase Fish Box

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