Love love love Iki for lunch! It's a peaceful beautiful restaurant in what can be a pretty hectic…read moredowntown area. I find the aesthetic and ambiance to be soothing. Most importantly is their food especially the chirashi/sushi bento boxes which comes with salad, egg custard, miso soup and small pickled sides. It's pretty filling. I always manage to finish everything but my mom who eats like a bird always has extra to bring home. Service is pretty good at restaurant.

Best for mostly cooked Japanese dishes, as per my review below…read more.. Food ***** Service ***** Ambiance **** Bang-for-buck ***** *note my comments in my pics

The food was excellent, the staff was excellent, and even the little mini food side quests were…read moreexcellent. The ambiance was adorable and made the whole experience even better. Special shoutout to our waiter -- we absolutely loved him! He made the visit feel extra welcoming and fun. 100% worth having the Chubby membership if you come here or to any Chubby restaurant Coming back soon!

Our daughter took us here while we were visiting NY for her graduation for Wagyu Shabu. I normally…read moredon't like places with many prices, but since our daughter chose it so we enjoy with her. The prices on the windows are very confusing and more like false advertising for me, the lower prices are for the members which we're not since this is our first time and definitely our last, unless our daughter wants to come here again. So the price is the more expensive one. For me, I prefer straight forward pricing, so this didn't give me good vibes, it's not the money, just the way they advertising and we have to know what we can only have with the price we chose. The restaurant just gives us the specific menu for what we selected to have then we don't have to be denied for what we chose because we selected gold instead of top of the line menu. The place is clean and nice. For $78/per person and only have Australian Wagyu Beef (not really Wagyu) then it's over priced. We did have some premium beef which I liked because of the marble of fat on the beef quite tender and tasty, but only a sampler or whatever they called it. Service with one person is quite inadequate but she's very attentive and pleasant, since she had to run the whole restaurant, sometimes forgets things. The tomato broth was good and everyone liked it. The seafood plate is OK and our sweet shrimps are sweet. Some snow crab legs, jumbo shrimps, fish fillets, nothing to make me go wow. The appetizers tempura is crispy and good. The raw octopus is tasty. The vegetables are fresh and clean. After they denied me the premium beef sampler, I let my daughter to order everything else and I just enjoyed with the family. My daughter seemed to be happy and ate a lot, so I was happy. I've eaten enough shabu, hot pot to know that Australian or American Wagyu are overrated, many of them are tough and chewy, not as tender as normal ribeyes or Brisket that I like. This restaurant Wagyu beef does have marbles of fat in it, so it's tender and not so chewy. So, for the GOLD menu, I don't think it's worth the $78 but for special occasions, it's OK. I just don't like the confusion of many menu, many prices, and not getting my own menu and get denied for something on the menu because I didn't pay enough.

We met up with another couple to try this Japanese Izakaya style restaurant and honestly didn't go…read morein with high expectations--especially since we've all traveled to Japan and experienced the real thing. But this place completely knocked it out of the park. It far exceeded everything we anticipated. We were seated in a private booth, which made the experience feel even more authentic and intimate. Every dish that came out was absolutely delicious, thoughtfully prepared, and beautifully presented. They even provided a bell to press for service, and each time, the server appeared almost instantly with a warm smile. It's clear the owner and management truly know how to create and run a successful business--from the attention to detail to the seamless service and overall experience. For a moment, it truly felt like we had been transported back to Japan. An unforgettable dining experience.

Yummy food! I recommend getting the hamachi Kama and the dragon balls! The 1 meter platter was also…read morea decadent experience and was the perfect amount for the four of us. While it is a little pricey, it was a cool experience that I'm glad I tried. Fast service and there is a button from your table to notify servers. Ambiance is comfortable and the whole restaurant is beautifully decorated. It's is quite private in the seating rooms. The bar area is beautiful. I took a min to just appreciate the bar area decor and lighting.

Going here as a non Asian who's unable to read the menus original text makes it really difficult to…read moreunderstand what your ordering. The menu should be revised so customers who can't read Japanese know exactly what they're ordering. For the 180 dollars I spent this was an extremely disappointing experience. A majority of the food received did not look like the photos on the menu. The meat was low quality and seemed cheap. The portions were tiny and you have to keep ordering multiple of the same things. Unlike Korean bbq or Chinese bbq when you're ordering the portions given are just sample size. 3 to 4 small cut portions of meat. The chicken wings served look nothing like the photos and are honestly really bad. When checking out my bill had an extra drink on it that I never ordered and it took 15 mins to be corrected. It felt like they thought I was lying and needed to review video or something because I had 3 other waiters come talk to me while I waited for a resolution. The best part of the experience was the marshmallows we got at the end and the free fruit provided but I wouldn't recommend this spot to anyone nor would I want to come back in the future If these are the standards the restaurant goes by

Finally gave it a try after walking past many times. Not a bad price for all-you-can-eat. However,…read morethe beef and fish were not the best quality, and the portions are quite small--you need to order multiple portions of the same item for a group of four. We ordered the chicken wings for the kids, and they were pink both times. They offered to remake them, but we just gave up. The meat quality is worse than any good Korean barbecue I've had. Would not return.

Tried this place out as well!! It was ok!! Got the Chicken & Beef Donburi & it comes with a small…read moreseaweed salad, an egg & miso soup!!

We got the Ribeye Donburi ($25) out of curiosity, and it did not disappoint. They quickly grill the…read moremeat up for you, open kitchen concept and all. The meat was already seasoned, that they purposely leave the mushrooms and coleslaw bland. So it would be best to eat the blander foods along with the protein! The dish also came with miso soup and seaweed salad. This is a great option if you're in need of a quick bite, and the food court in general had chill vibes.

The quality of the food really stood out. Every dish was prepared well, and the flavors were both…read morebalanced and satisfying.

Kakurega $168pp. On the higher end for Omakase in Flushing…read more The service was great, they provided a free Yuzu sake for the birthday occasion. The chef was not very interactive for the experience and the overall set did not stand out from the other omakase restaurants to justify the price. However, if you like uni, they use a generous amount of hokkaido uni in their set. I really like their one-shot in a cup Uni/Grape combo.

When shopping in the area this has become our go to stop…read more Drinks we love the Thai iced tea & usually stick with this, so good. Aside from the ramen we have tried Crispy fried chicken burger, very good great taste to the chicken, the Teriyaki rice burger is good the meat has great flavor got it with the Purple sweet potato fries, they are delicious. The Ika Geso karage & Deep fried Gyoza dumplings are good, very fried which is not great but they are tasty. They have added wings to the Menu gave them a try so tasty, good sauce a nice sweet chili. On the desert the Matcha crepe cake is so good, light in taste & not very sweet. Ramen we tend to stick w Tokyo Tonkotsu & Sapporo miso, very good & usually hits the spot nicely. I decided to up the stars since service is quick, laid back vibe, decent prices & so far never had a bad meal here it's worth the try, we will continue to visit from time to time.

I like this spot.... I like it where I had to come more than…read moreonce to try the rest of the menu. I'll be back soon to try other bowls of ramen.... Come in and try it for yourself....

Akino opened a new location in Flushing! I love their Elmhurst location so I was excited to see…read morethis open up in the heart of Flushing. They take reservations so definitely book ahead of time. I went with my family on a holiday for dinner and every table was packed. You get 2 hours to order as much as you want from an iPad. I liked that you don't have to wait for a server to order and the food comes out pretty quickly. Drinks are not included but dessert is. On the day we went, it was a jasmine milk tea with pudding, which was pretty good. For $55/person after tax and tip, it's definitely worth it!

Using the iPad made ordering multiple pieces easy, and the service was fairly quick…read more Sushi was fresh and portioning was good!