This restaurant was absolutely amazing. I took my girlfriend here for Valentine's Day and it was beautiful and the food was amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rachel Lessig
The best sushi place in the city!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chef's Choice Sushi and Sashimi
Son Wukong
Absolutely a fantastic experience. Blue Ribbon Penn is a good vibe, full of energy and offers a fun dining experience. Drinks and food are really good. I enjoy coming here with family and friends.
Having reservations at 7pm, we walked into a quite packed restaurant which is always a good sign. The restaurant looked pristine, and very upscale.
Having a look at their specials, I immediately opted in for their live scallop. When this arrived, my jaw was on the ground. The presentation alone was mind-blowing. We were even explained the "skirt" part of the scallop was served with a special sauce. This was an amazing starter that oozed freshness.
For mains, I opted in for their Sushi Deluxe Platter. This includes 10 pieces of nigiri and a roll. Each and every piece was expertly formed with perfect seasoned sushi rice. Each fish was at its optimum quality and showcased their own unique and distinct characteristics. I also decided to add an order of their Hokkaido Uni and O-Toro. The uni was fresh, slightly briny and had a subtle sweetness to it. The o-toro was rich, and completely melted in my mouth. An excellent piece of nigiri worth every penny.
Another main entree which was ordered was their American Domestic Wagyu Steak from Mishima Ranch. The presentation of this dish also was stunning. The steak itself was juicy, tender and cooked to the perfect requested medium rare.
There was a slight hiccup in terms of timing with our dishes. The steak came significantly faster than the sushi entrees. By the time the steak was almost done being eaten, the sushi entrees finally arrived. This came with many sincere apologies and a dessert on the house. This was a very kind and unexpected gesture.
What would have been a 4-star easily goes to a 5-star review based on their immediate recognition of the timing with the dishes and their ability to make up for it in a very sincere and honest way.
Overall, a great experience and I can confidently say this is some of the best sushi I've ever eaten.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stephan Valentin
One of the best sushis I’ve ever had! The fishes were amazing. Helpful team, even on game day! A little bit expensive but the food is worth it. Large choice of entrées.
Vegetarian options: Not too many veggie options
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chef's Choice Sushi and Sashimi
Patrick Rickerfor
Have been twice for lunch and ordered the deluxe sushi. Impeccable and absolutely delicious. Very impressed with the standard here. Will definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lou
Went in with high expectations since I've eaten many times at Blue Ribbon in SOHO, but while the food was presented well it unfortunately was just average in taste and certainly not worth the high price tag.
This restaurant should do well with out of towners or tourists because the food woukd be above average for most of them but I doubt it will get a strong Manhattan resident following.
Details: 1- Wagyu meatballs appetizer was good. Cooked and seasoned perfectly. 2- steak frites, served already cut and with fries. Why pre-cut the meat and serv on a non-heated plate? The food was cold within a minute. 3- sashimi deluxe, fresh and well presented but only mediocre cuts of fish. Nothing higher end like toro or uni...just the standard cuts you can get for half the price anywhere else. 3- sushi regular, was what you would expect, again nothing great. 4- strip steak, also precut for some dumb reason. Ordered well and came out medium rare. Overpriced, cooked wrong, cold within 2mins.
Won't be going back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Michael King
Food was excellent. Got the crispy rice, shrimp tempura and steak frites. Everything was high quality and cooked perfectly. Drinks were stellar. Service was friendly and prompt. Location is two minutes from the train station. Perfect lunch stop for a quick jaunt into the city.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sarah Restrepo Yepes
Went for lunch, amazing food, atmosphere and staff, highly recommend it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amelie Mooseder
Great and delicious Sushi and Steak. Reservation is necessary. Would have been good to get recommendations.
Menu are not accessible, font is so small and lighting so dark they are basically unreadable. I would not consider this an accessible restaurant.
Atmosphere: 1
Yves Di Benedetto
Good atmosphere. Good food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Charlie Maciejewski
This blue ribbon restaurant is exceptional. The vibe, atmosphere, and food are exceptional. When we arrived we were thrilled to be on a date night. We were welcomed by the whole staff in Japanese. Shortly after we ordered we were given a sticky rice roll that was out of this world: textures, flavors, and temperature all in one bite!! When I asked why they gave it to us the server said her captain let her know that o had worked at the original Blue Robbin some 20 years ago. They were able to see it through notes I had left in other reservations at other blue Robbin restaurants. This type of thoughtfulness is what stands blue Ribbon apart from other restaurants. Bruce and Eric have created another phenomenal eatery.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shishito Peppers
ashley choi
We had a Ka drink which was great because you can taste the alcohol ;) I highly recommend the crispy rice and the oxtail bone marrow fried rice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Debra Feeley
Food was delicious, staff was welcoming, friendly, and so efficient. Will definitely be returning!
This restaurant was absolutely amazing. I took my girlfriend here for Valentine's Day and it was beautiful and the food was amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best sushi place in the city!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chef's Choice Sushi and Sashimi
Absolutely a fantastic experience. Blue Ribbon Penn is a good vibe, full of energy and offers a fun dining experience. Drinks and food are really good. I enjoy coming here with family and friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Tartare, Shishito Peppers
Having reservations at 7pm, we walked into a quite packed restaurant which is always a good sign. The restaurant looked pristine, and very upscale.
Having a look at their specials, I immediately opted in for their live scallop. When this arrived, my jaw was on the ground. The presentation alone was mind-blowing. We were even explained the "skirt" part of the scallop was served with a special sauce. This was an amazing starter that oozed freshness.
For mains, I opted in for their Sushi Deluxe Platter. This includes 10 pieces of nigiri and a roll. Each and every piece was expertly formed with perfect seasoned sushi rice. Each fish was at its optimum quality and showcased their own unique and distinct characteristics. I also decided to add an order of their Hokkaido Uni and O-Toro. The uni was fresh, slightly briny and had a subtle sweetness to it. The o-toro was rich, and completely melted in my mouth. An excellent piece of nigiri worth every penny.
Another main entree which was ordered was their American Domestic Wagyu Steak from Mishima Ranch. The presentation of this dish also was stunning. The steak itself was juicy, tender and cooked to the perfect requested medium rare.
There was a slight hiccup in terms of timing with our dishes. The steak came significantly faster than the sushi entrees. By the time the steak was almost done being eaten, the sushi entrees finally arrived. This came with many sincere apologies and a dessert on the house. This was a very kind and unexpected gesture.
What would have been a 4-star easily goes to a 5-star review based on their immediate recognition of the timing with the dishes and their ability to make up for it in a very sincere and honest way.
Overall, a great experience and I can confidently say this is some of the best sushi I've ever eaten.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the best sushis I’ve ever had! The fishes were amazing.
Helpful team, even on game day!
A little bit expensive but the food is worth it. Large choice of entrées.
Vegetarian options: Not too many veggie options
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chef's Choice Sushi and Sashimi
Have been twice for lunch and ordered the deluxe sushi. Impeccable and absolutely delicious. Very impressed with the standard here. Will definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went in with high expectations since I've eaten many times at Blue Ribbon in SOHO, but while the food was presented well it unfortunately was just average in taste and certainly not worth the high price tag.
This restaurant should do well with out of towners or tourists because the food woukd be above average for most of them but I doubt it will get a strong Manhattan resident following.
Details:
1- Wagyu meatballs appetizer was good. Cooked and seasoned perfectly.
2- steak frites, served already cut and with fries. Why pre-cut the meat and serv on a non-heated plate? The food was cold within a minute.
3- sashimi deluxe, fresh and well presented but only mediocre cuts of fish. Nothing higher end like toro or uni...just the standard cuts you can get for half the price anywhere else.
3- sushi regular, was what you would expect, again nothing great.
4- strip steak, also precut for some dumb reason. Ordered well and came out medium rare. Overpriced, cooked wrong, cold within 2mins.
Won't be going back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Food was excellent. Got the crispy rice, shrimp tempura and steak frites. Everything was high quality and cooked perfectly. Drinks were stellar. Service was friendly and prompt. Location is two minutes from the train station. Perfect lunch stop for a quick jaunt into the city.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went for lunch, amazing food, atmosphere and staff, highly recommend it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great and delicious Sushi and Steak. Reservation is necessary. Would have been good to get recommendations.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
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Menu are not accessible, font is so small and lighting so dark they are basically unreadable. I would not consider this an accessible restaurant.
Atmosphere: 1
Good atmosphere. Good food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
This blue ribbon restaurant is exceptional. The vibe, atmosphere, and food are exceptional. When we arrived we were thrilled to be on a date night. We were welcomed by the whole staff in Japanese. Shortly after we ordered we were given a sticky rice roll that was out of this world: textures, flavors, and temperature all in one bite!! When I asked why they gave it to us the server said her captain let her know that o had worked at the original Blue Robbin some 20 years ago. They were able to see it through notes I had left in other reservations at other blue Robbin restaurants. This type of thoughtfulness is what stands blue Ribbon apart from other restaurants. Bruce and Eric have created another phenomenal eatery.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shishito Peppers
We had a Ka drink which was great because you can taste the alcohol ;) I highly recommend the crispy rice and the oxtail bone marrow fried rice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Food was delicious, staff was welcoming, friendly, and so efficient. Will definitely be returning!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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