This place had some of the best sushi I've ever had and I was visiting from out of town. Would highly recommend. Service was great as well.

Lovely atmosphere, delicious food. I ate here with a buddy just before closing on a Sunday night. Enjoyed it so much I had an early dinner on Monday to try some items I missed on Sunday! Crispy, fresh nori and tender fish made this a real treat. read more

SUGARFISH | Upper West Side - Toro sampler - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

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Sugarfish is the most consistent and best restaurant in my opinion. Every single bite is excellent and you will never have a bad meal here. No reservations so except a little wait but it will be worth it! read more

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I'm obsessed. A friend first introduced me to Sugarfish a couple years ago and I wasn't sure if I'd like it as I've historically been hit or miss on sushi, but this sushi is so delicious I want to go back again and again. The fish is all so tender and melts in your mouth and the rice is amazing. Deliciously flavored and served warm - yum! Everything is great, but the hand rolls are the real star in my opinion. I always get either the Trust Me or Nozawa Trust me and both the toro and crab hand rolls are amazing. The menu is very classic and simple, no crazy themed rolls, but if you like delicious simple sushi that is fresh and well prepared, don't miss Sugarfish! UWS location also has a very large waiting area, which is less congested than some other locations. read more

Sugarfish doesn't offer very complex rolls, but the quality of the fish and the structure of the rolls and nigiri prove that simple is best. You truly taste the how delicious each piece of fish is as it stands on its own, and the combination of the warm rice with the cool fish brings the meal to a level I didn't even realize was missing from most sushi. Sugarfish is also great at pairing light seasonings with fish to enhance the flavor. The Trust Me experience is a great size and a great price and is coursed to feel like an omakase experience. The fish also travels well as they pack it in a bento-like box for takeout. A great sushi experience and a good price!! read more

Sarah was incredibly, I loved her great customer service and the food was incredible. She gave great recommendations and made me feel taken care of. I can't wait to come back. read more

Delicious, fresh, and satisfying every time we've come here. Their take out offers a cute box that is an enjoyable experience to open and munch. Everything we've tried was tasty. Highly recommend! read more

I could tell the experience would be bad from just the green tea. No decent Japanese restaurant will give you a tea bag. The Japanese take great pride in their food and culture. The rest of the experience proved me correct. The rice was lacking flavor. There was no hint of vinegar in it. The sushi rice also had inconsistent temperature. The sushi rice should not be hot or warm. The rice fell apart immediately when I picked the sushi up. It was obviously prepared by someone who had never received proper training in sushi making. There is a reason why the sushi chefs in Japan complete a 7 year training. Don't waste your money and go to a real place if you really want Japanese food. The chefs and the people who run this restaurant do not know Japanese cuisine and it's painfully obvious. read more

Japanese fufu fusion. Quality was good. Service was very good. Ambiance was loud. One & done for Us.

We are here now and we couldn't be more happy. . Wendy is our server and she couldn't be more pleasant and kind and helpful. I have had the pleasure of her presence when she worked downtown and she's now on the upper west and I speak for the whole upper west when I say; we are fortunate to have her Sugarfish, you're fortunate to have her on your side. I'd be remiss to not mention others that have helped me too; Judy, James, Riley, Jin and Sam. They all deserve recognition as well. Thanks for such a great experience. read more

We have been to sugar fish sooooo many time and always love it. But today when I asked for additional a la cart piece (something that I do every time) the waiter refused to give me what I asked for and upsold me on a piece that was triple the price of every other one, With out telling me the price. When the check came and I asked him what happened he said that there was nothing he could do, taking no ownership over his mess up. I will never go back again. read more

Fish is fresh but dull. I got the large Omakase and instead of variety it was two pieces of seven types of fish. Restaurant extremely noisy. I was at bar and service was excellent. My dinner neighbor called it the Starbucks of Sushi. Long for Nonaka (nearby, closed recently) where every piece was a treat. This is not Omakase as in special treats. This is assembly line sushi, but decent quality. read more

We are from California and this is by far some of the best sushi we have ever had! The sushi was like butter, the rice was fabulous and who even the ginger was outstanding!!! read more

This is my favorite restaurant in the world. The Nozawa Trust me is 8 courses of the best sushi you've ever had in your life. The service is great, and the restaurant has a great vibe. I would give this 6 stars if I could. If you haven't been here, you need to go. read more

Kind of a difficult review to write. First of all the food was fine every thing was fresh and good. The place was attractive and I came solo at 7:50 on a thursday and scored the last seat at the bar. I went for the top tier menu and it soon seemed to be me they weren't what level diner they were expecting. I had one person explaining m he was our server but we had many bring my dishes. My Nigori was poured but the cap was left on (I looked around others bottles were left uncapped) . I expected my cup would be refilled? Presentation was uninspired and I frequently had to ask what I was being served. Two rolls were served were they Hoso-Maki or Temaki or just a tube? When Anagi was served I was just told it was eel not what kind. Now my biggest Gripe the Sushi. The rice on the sushi was not firmly pressed. so when you turned the roll to put it in the soy the rice fell off. The Oo-toro fell apart as I turned it. I remarked this the a Japanese person next to me and they agreed . THe environment felt unintimate i'm sorry to say. read more

Excellent food and service. All in pricing is nice lots of food!! I got the Trust Me is always good. Comes in a few different sizes based on your hunger level. read more

What a welcome addition to the UWS. Service from their well trained staff was exceptional. Food fresh and a delight. A wonderful warm and inviting space. We had the good fortune of being attended to by Matthew who seemed to be the conductor of this well tuned orchestra. One suggestio, those of us of a certain age could use more light to read the menu and see what we are eating. Maybe make it a bit brighter through 730 and then turn the lights down for the cool kids. Great meal!,, read more

I had been wanting to try Sugarfish for a while and, when I learned they had a new place on the UWS, I went for lunch today. Overall it was disappointing. This a one and done for me. At 2:30 PM the restaurant wasn't busy. I was the only person sitting at the bar. I couldn't believe they didn't offer hot sake, only 3 cold sake choices; so I settled for a beer. Almost all sushi places offer hot sake. The restaurant itself was pleasant and the service was excellent, but most of the food was overpriced and disappointing with very little imagination and some skimpiness. I ordered the Nozawa Turst me ($50) which consisted of 10 courses, and Ankimo sashimi because I wanted try as much as possible. At the beginning they give you edamame, which was nice to eat in between courses. Then the Tuna Sashimi was delicious. After that, it was slowly downhill. It was mostly nigiri and a couple of rolls. None of the fish nor rice were seasoned very well, and the rice just fell apart. Although it tasted fine, it was unmanageable. I couldn't even get it from the soy sauce to my plate without losing half of it. It definitely was a struggle. The nigiri was too many fish that tasted similar - not much variety. The first handroll (toro) was fine, but the second one and the last item, crab handroll, was terrible. I didn't even eat it. It was just poorly seasoned, mashed up crab. The price they charged for the ankimo ($11.75) was a disgrace. It was a little, mashed up ball of monkfish served with a sauce that was impossible to eat with chopsticks (there was no silverware). Between using my hands and the chopsticks, I managed to eat most of it. I can go to Domo and get large pieces of monkfish in a nice sauce for less money than that. Even though this is a no tipping place, it is still overpriced for what you get. Also, I seldom get indigestion from sushi, but I did with this meal. At most sushi places I enjoy the wide variety of choices. Not so at this place. The menu is very limited. As stated above, it is time to move on. read more

Food was amazing, staff was the friendliest, and the ambience is to die for it is low lighting and nice to sit in. read more

SUGARFISH | Upper West Side - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

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The sushi is fresh and good. We have been many times where we were always able to order a side of rice for my kids to eat with their sashimi. This time the waitress said they can only have a bowl of rice with cooked fish, not raw. I couldn't believe this was actually a policy until she had the manager come to tell us the same thing. Ridiculous they would enforce such a ridiculous rule for children and will go to a different sushi restaurant that is more accommodating to families. read more

i'm here now and this place is jus amazing. the meal is as close to a "perfect" meal as possible. it's that good. if you're fortunate to have emma, miranda and or frank serve you; you are lucky. they are the kindest and most attentive servers. they represent the sugarfish brand well and NOZAWA, you're fortunate to have all three of them on your side. sincerely. love love love this place. read more