for a place that has been around since 1978, I expected better. the service felt rushed even though there were only 2 other tables being serviced besides ours. my favorite was the sunrise & sunset roll. prices are reasonable but the sushi is nothing exceptional. I had a glass of sauvignon blanc that was very flat. I don’t recommend the wine. overall, it was underwhelming and just okay.
Food: 3
Service: 2
Maximilian Schreck
I’ve been going to japonica for decades. It is a neighborhood staple. Fantastic food, lovely staff, and good prices for the location and amount of food you get. If you want to know what New York was like — the food, the people — before it got taken over by influencers, go to japonica.
And if you have any dietary restrictions, especially if you are vegetarian, this is a fantastic place to go. They have a lot of options on the menu, and for everything else wait staff will take care of you there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Harnek Singh
Good options for prefixed lunch menu.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Harry Kaufman
Overpriced and not very good. Ramen: Chashu is just boiled pork tenderloin. Egg hard boiled and not marinated. Broth part
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Eva Davidova
Terrible
Ricky Lee
Did this place change ownership. The renovation is beautiful, but the food, wow, so mediocre. Why is there no vinegar in the sushi? Its like they set the rice cooker to sushi mode, but forgot to mix in sushi vinegar. The rice was so hard and bland. Fortunately the fish was decent. Wegmans has better sushi in the grab and go area.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Simone Passarelli
Horrible services. Was starred at and rushed the entire meal. Unreasonably expensive. Overcharged for 4 pieces of dry and cheap sushi. Stay far from this spot.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Gökhan G.
After leaving a tip, they criticized tip as being small. I won’t be returning.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Kev Johnston
food was seriously mediocre. look elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Bruno arredondo dorantes
Japonica is the best Japanese restaurant in NYC. Their food is authentic and delicious. The service is great and it’s been terrific since they opened. I’ve been going there for 18 years and I will always go to it and recommend it to anyone who likes great Japanese food and wants have a marvelous NYC dining experience!
Very disappointed. I used to go here all the time at the former location and hadn't been in a number of years. I remember it being beautiful, elegant, big with good prices for the value and excellent service. NOT TODAY. I looked it up online to make sure they were still in business. Looked at the menu online that says $5 aprox for an avocado cucumber roll. The service was rude and almost non existent. I asked for salmon roll and two cucumber avocado rolls. The food was plain ok but it was missing a roll when it came. I mentioned it to the runner and was brought one more roll. When it came time to pay I noticed the bill was really high. I was charged $49 for 4 rolls. I only asked for 3. The waitress was snappy and hostile rushing to insinuate that I couldn't fool her because she took the order. I explained that they only delivered two rolls at first. Horrible experience and very unprofessional approach to clearing up misunderstandings with costumers. The food was alright but atmosphere was tense with poor service. The service was bad before the confusion about the bill. Going to tenzan tomorrow which has become my favorite spot for superb quality reasonably priced sushi with outstanding service. Unfortunately japonica can't compete anymore. Very sad but not worth it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Roberta Brangam
The staff is very unfriendly - we asked for a booth as we had a baby with us - there were several empty booth and it was after 2 pm - they refused to accommodate us. Poor customer relations. I hope the food is good - the place was empty
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
jerry licari
It was over 40 years since I was there… you know it’s has to be good, the place has been there since 1978
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sashko Dee
Japonica used to be fantastic before they relocated. The portions were generous and the staff was friendly. Unfortunately almost everything has gone downhill since the move.While the food still tastes as good as ever, the portions are miserly and yet perplexingly the prices have ballooned up in parallel with the shrinking portions. Between the aforementioned factors and being treated somewhere between tersely and rudely the last time I ate there I have found much better alternatives in the same price bracket.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Ellen Cullom
OMG...where do I start? I started going to Japonica 40+ years ago. When Kiki and her husband owned it. What a glorious food experience!! Sushi was unmatched! ALL the people who worked there were wonderful, friendly and attentive. NOW, I wouldn't give you a wooden nickel to eat there or step in the front door. The food was dreadful, unappetizing. The staff sucked!! When I asked about Kiki they said Oh, she's coming back in Sept. THEY lied thru their teeth because then I found out it was sold. THEN the coup de grace was as we were served the pathetic entrees a LARGE roach climbed onto the table. The booths hadn't been cleaned forever. Do Not Go There. Can't stress enough over the disappointment I felt.
for a place that has been around since 1978, I expected better. the service felt rushed even though there were only 2 other tables being serviced besides ours.
my favorite was the sunrise & sunset roll. prices are reasonable but the sushi is nothing exceptional.
I had a glass of sauvignon blanc that was very flat. I don’t recommend the wine.
overall, it was underwhelming and just okay.
Food: 3
Service: 2
I’ve been going to japonica for decades. It is a neighborhood staple. Fantastic food, lovely staff, and good prices for the location and amount of food you get. If you want to know what New York was like — the food, the people — before it got taken over by influencers, go to japonica.
And if you have any dietary restrictions, especially if you are vegetarian, this is a fantastic place to go. They have a lot of options on the menu, and for everything else wait staff will take care of you there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good options for prefixed lunch menu.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Overpriced and not very good. Ramen: Chashu is just boiled pork tenderloin. Egg hard boiled and not marinated. Broth part
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Terrible
Did this place change ownership. The renovation is beautiful, but the food, wow, so mediocre. Why is there no vinegar in the sushi? Its like they set the rice cooker to sushi mode, but forgot to mix in sushi vinegar. The rice was so hard and bland. Fortunately the fish was decent. Wegmans has better sushi in the grab and go area.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Horrible services. Was starred at and rushed the entire meal. Unreasonably expensive. Overcharged for 4 pieces of dry and cheap sushi. Stay far from this spot.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
After leaving a tip, they criticized tip as being small. I won’t be returning.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
food was seriously mediocre. look elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Japonica is the best Japanese restaurant in NYC. Their food is authentic and delicious. The service is great and it’s been terrific since they opened. I’ve been going there for 18 years and I will always go to it and recommend it to anyone who likes great Japanese food and wants have a marvelous NYC dining experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Soup, Sashimi, Ultra Sushi, Sukiyaki, Avocado
Restaurantji Recommends
Very disappointed. I used to go here all the time at the former location and hadn't been in a number of years. I remember it being beautiful, elegant, big with good prices for the value and excellent service. NOT TODAY. I looked it up online to make sure they were still in business. Looked at the menu online that says $5 aprox for an avocado cucumber roll. The service was rude and almost non existent. I asked for salmon roll and two cucumber avocado rolls. The food was plain ok but it was missing a roll when it came. I mentioned it to the runner and was brought one more roll. When it came time to pay I noticed the bill was really high. I was charged $49 for 4 rolls. I only asked for 3. The waitress was snappy and hostile rushing to insinuate that I couldn't fool her because she took the order. I explained that they only delivered two rolls at first. Horrible experience and very unprofessional approach to clearing up misunderstandings with costumers. The food was alright but atmosphere was tense with poor service. The service was bad before the confusion about the bill. Going to tenzan tomorrow which has become my favorite spot for superb quality reasonably priced sushi with outstanding service. Unfortunately japonica can't compete anymore. Very sad but not worth it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
The staff is very unfriendly - we asked for a booth as we had a baby with us - there were several empty booth and it was after 2 pm - they refused to accommodate us. Poor customer relations. I hope the food is good - the place was empty
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
It was over 40 years since I was there… you know it’s has to be good, the place has been there since 1978
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Japonica used to be fantastic before they relocated. The portions were generous and the staff was friendly. Unfortunately almost everything has gone downhill since the move.While the food still tastes as good as ever, the portions are miserly and yet perplexingly the prices have ballooned up in parallel with the shrinking portions. Between the aforementioned factors and being treated somewhere between tersely and rudely the last time I ate there I have found much better alternatives in the same price bracket.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
OMG...where do I start? I started going to Japonica 40+ years ago. When Kiki and her husband owned it. What a glorious food experience!! Sushi was unmatched! ALL the people who worked there were wonderful, friendly and attentive. NOW, I wouldn't give you a wooden nickel to eat there or step in the front door. The food was dreadful, unappetizing. The staff sucked!! When I asked about Kiki they said Oh, she's coming back in Sept. THEY lied thru their teeth because then I found out it was sold. THEN the coup de grace was as we were served the pathetic entrees a LARGE roach climbed onto the table. The booths hadn't been cleaned forever. Do Not Go There. Can't stress enough over the disappointment I felt.
Parking: on street
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Salad
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