Spotted this restaurant while wandering through Bushwick, and honestly, what a find. The vibe is…read morecozy and relaxed. Perfect place for a quiet, intimate conversation. The menu offers classic Japanese cuisine with some unique offerings. Love that their menu is packed with photos. The service is friendly and warm. I was welcomed the moment I walked in, and the service stayed attentive and efficient throughout my stay. I decided on the pork katsu rice bowl. The pork cutlet was crispy yet tender. Everything tasted noticeably fresh. It was served over rice with caramelized onions and an egg. The flavors were sweet, tangy, and umami. Portions are decent too - I left with leftovers. Overall, good food and service. Oh! They serve their plum wine in the cutest carafe.

Such a GREAT spot! Great go to, simple and tasty. The sushi is amazing and the ramen is great. The…read morestaff is very friendly and it's a great cozy vibe in there. Love that they have sushi and ramen as well as cocktails and apps! Great solid spot!

Have been here a handful of times now and think it's pretty solid for the area! Have never been for…read moredinner so can only speak for the lunch vibe, but I have found the service to be great and the lighting is nice because there are floor to ceiling windows. The menu is pretty diverse with various appetizers, sushi, and also ramen/curry so your standard izakaya fare. One of my favorite dishes here has been the chirashi. The fish was very fresh and it's pretty affordable. I've only ever been here in groups of two and I probably would recommend it for smaller groups because the space itself is small and most of the tables are two-seaters if I recall correctly.

Cuisine: 8 Service: 7…read moreDecor: 7 Value: 7 Overall: 8 Another Thai owned Japanese restaurant specializing in izakaya style cuisine in Bushwick. It's been open for a few years, so clearly it has a good enough formula to keep the neighborhood happy. I have been here once before, but returned last week after dining several meals at Tomoni in Jackson Heights. Apparently, the owners are friends. Nonetheless, I needed to make the comparison. After my first few bites of their Tora Don and Chirashi Don, it was clear that this restaurant has the better quality seafood. Each slice of sashimi had vibrant colors, clean taste, and the proper texture. Tomoni is not bad, but fall slightly short of this caliber. With that said, there is an even farther gap between their rice quality. Though Tora is very good, Tomoni produces nearly perfect texture and acidity for my taste buds. Other than the best omakase restaurants in NYC, Tomoni shines as one of the best versions of sushi rice in the five boroughs. Service is good and space is cute. If I have a craving for some decent Japanese food, I would drive 20 minutes here for a meal anytime.

Its a great place to fine. Although was not many people since there was a Knicks game and most were…read moreflooing the local bars. I joined after I dined. Had the carafe of you, along with Nigori sake. The chicken Karaage to start with crispy rice tuna, black cod appetizer. Also got the shorts ribs which were delicious. Our server was extremely pleasant and he took good care of us. We left quite satisfied and had a nice dining experience!

Stop by to try the yakitori after dinner. We order 3 skewers but they sent us the pork instead of…read morebeef. I don't eat pork so they have to send me the beef skewer again. Unfortunately, the meat of the beef skewer turns bad and it's not edible. Now I wonder they know the beef is bad and give me pork on purpose instead. Very disappointing and wonder how can they serve the bad meat to customers. Hope they will check the food before they serve.

Quality Japanese and reasonable prices. If I could give the service 6 stars I would!…read more Highly recommend the Honey Sesame Chickendon!

Stopped in for lunch on a holiday Monday. The Wanpaku chicken sando was amazing, definitely would…read moreget it again. I also upgraded and made it a lunch set - great miso soup! 4.5 stars.

Cute little spot with great outdoor seating. The food did fall a little short of expectations…read morethough. I had the egg salad sando, and I was so excited for it, but I think it was just lacking something, I couldn't quite pin. Maybe if they sprinkled a little bit of salt/pepper on top of the jammy egg, that would've helped. I feel like that part was super bland. The bread was sooo good though, probably the best part of the sandwich. I had heard about this place initially for its "erewhon dupe" smoothies. I had the New York glam, and it was delish for the first few sips and then towards the end, it just got really rich and sweet. Overall, cute spot and the food is very aesthetic, but for me personally, it fell a little short of expectations.

I can't speak for the Japanese Scandi fusion food but their smoothies had that Erewhon main…read morecharacter energy that I didn't think would make its way to New York. So aggressively healthy with their seamoss, spirulina, whey and collagen infusions, priced between $11 and $22.. naturally, I decided to yolo. The service staff was kind, offered to sit me and my daughter down on one of their many patio tables to drink our smoothies and people watch Williamsburg in their $400 Alo overalls while being funemployed. The smoothies are genuinely fantastic. My daughter for the berry blast (I think) and I got their Aura New York Glam. With no added sugars or sweeteners, it was delicious. My daughter almost never finishes her smoothies but this one went down like water. It was good enough to inspire me to begin a wellness journey starting like right now. I will be back to try their other smoothies when my bank account stops giving me the death stare.

Food Service Ambiance…read more Clean place Fresh sushi Varied menu Great place for business lunch

The people were very nice here. However, sushi, dim sum and szechuan all together....... no one can…read moredo everything right. This place feels like it needs to pick a lane with the food the offering is too all over the place. Upon walking up to the restaurant there is a BIG sushi flag, a little further up the block on the corner there is a sign that says sushi and szechuan.... completely different countries..... completely different cuisines with nothing in common. It seems like they are trying to be too many things. Sushi was ok. The rock shrimp tempura for $16 was a soggy overpriced mess. It was soggy and very disappointing. The staff was very nice but are trying to booster their experience and reviews with free appetizer and ice cream. I imagine all the 5 star review have been paid for. While I ALWAYS appreciate good hospitality I would prefer to skip the free stuff and just have better food. We did order the "special Japanese fluke" that the waitress high impressed on us. We were told it was very special and hard to get. I don't know the cost of it but it was muddle with truffle oil on it. No good piece of fresh clean fish imo should be ruined with truffle oil or a jalapeno slice. I felt bamboozled on that dish. I would suggest they take down some of the signage which makes it look cheap and confusing. Concentrate on ventalation of the space as lot of deep frying was going on that gave odor. Do one type of food and do it right. Nice people but I wouldn't go back or recommend it.

My friend who lives in Brooklyn had been wanting to try this spot, so off we went, wandering into…read moreIWak. We shared the Grown-Up Happy Meal and the Grande Nigiri, which was honestly the perfect amount for us. The Happy Meal came with miso soup and, true to its name, it definitely made us happy. The real highlight, though, was the cod. It was ridiculously buttery, smooth, and delicious, and may have officially become my new favourite fish dish. I'd recommend :)

A cosy sushi spot in Williamsburg. I came here with a friend for dinner on a Tuesday night - we…read morewere seated pretty quickly, but it wasn't empty by any means, parties were coming in and out. The waitress serving us was friendly. You're given an iPad to browse their menu - I always find it helpful when there are pictures, so you have an idea what you're ordering. The soft-shell crab appetizer was my favorite item. Big portions, very crispy and honestly one of the better soft shell crabs I've had. The grande sashimi offered a good variety of fish. Each piece had a topping/garnish with added more flavor. I thought the size of the sashimi slices were decent too - good to share with someone. However, the rolls were very disappointing. The issue was with the rice - it was very gooey, mostly likely from being overcooked. While the spicy salmon had a decent filling (though rice still terrible), we didn't taste much eel in the eel roll. Maybe it was a bad night for rice, as the sashimi and crab was good.

Vibe/ambiance: clean, bar seating Service: standard…read moreReservation: recommended Items ordered: Set menu Vegetarian set has amazing choices with great flavors

What a cute handroll bar!…read more I had such an enjoyable experience here. The signature set has such creative handrolls, I enjoyed each one. I also had a vegetable miso soup on the side. The staff are very friendly, I love the minimalist design. I highly recommend this spot!