One of the best Pad Thai Shrimp I had in the city, staff is super friendly and the jazz band is amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lydia Yan
I’ve been coming here for years, and it remains my favorite Japanese restaurant. The beef tongue steak and sukiyaki are excellent, and the staff is warm and welcoming. Very authentic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ashish Shrestha
Been here 4 times bringing friends and it's just a fantastic and polite atmosphere with very skilled preparation of every plate. Fine and subtle preparation with a deep respect for the very best catch of the day. They excel in their craft so be ready to enjoy the siilled preparation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yusuke Akasaka
We had chef’s tasting courses with Beef tongue steak for me and duck confit for my wife. Everything was really delicious and authentic. Very satisfied
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rupert “Rthc” Cox
Really wanted to like this place but in the end found it very disappointing. It's down stairs on 53rd between 2nd and 3rd, a slightly weird block stuffed full of little restaurants and bars. Cramped and a bit funky, feels like it could be a fun hideaway. Prices are high. We ordered the seven course Jukai menu for $110. Nothing on it was great, the sashimi and sushi was just ok, a bit on the bland side, broiled fish had flaccid inedible skin, miso soup flat and uninteresting. The duck leg confit was ok, meat tender but no crisp to the skin at all. Maybe we should have ordered off the extensive list of specials hand-written in Japanese with English translations below. Part of me feels like I should give it another chance but in a city with so many great restaurants it's hard to justify at this price point. Avoid.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Diana Abarca
Food was super bland tasting and overpriced. Host will chase you for no tip (tip is optional, not mandatory), maybe the chef should forsake his wage and give it to the waitress, at least she put some effort.
Other than that, not coming back. There are better places, more reasonably priced. Izakaya is way better option.
The food is way over priced for quality and the taste is so bland. Also, no matter how many sauces they brought nothing got flavored. The only thing that was decent was the beer I had and the plum wine, but the service was terrible and the server didn't take good notes on our orders and neglected us a lot. I then left a $20 tip and left, but then the hostess ran after me when I was on the street less than a block away and claimed what I put wasn't enough. I kept walking but she kept bothering me. I gave her an extra 20 just to go away. I would never eat here again. I think that a tip is optional and to be honest I really didn't want to leave any money for tip because I just had a very poor experience and tipping is optional and I shouldn't be hounded on the street just because someone feels entitled.
Odhran McCarthy
Amazing food, top quality service!! Highly recommended!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kenny Nakagawa
Great beer ! Great food. I’m actually beer lover and I can tell that you can judge restaurant quality by draft beer quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Narae Park
It’s overpriced and food wasn’t that good. The place was very tiny. Even though I booked a table for 3, the table wasn’t for 3 actually with a portable gas stove for sukiyaki. Very small and uncomfortable. The service was okay but the server wasn’t always around and was hard to find when needed. I don’t recommend.
Gochiso Foods
I was warmly greeted by a very polite manager who led me to a cozy and intimate table. The restaurant offers a great selection of premium sake at reasonable prices. We enjoyed the Shabu Shabu Course for two, which included an assortment of delicious appetizers, fresh vegetables, and premium, tender thinly sliced beef to be simmered in a flavorful broth. Delicious udon noodles were served at the end of the hotpot. As native Japanese, we can confidently say that Jukai is as authentic as it gets, from their sincere Omotenashi hospitality to the deliciousness of each dish. It is, by far, the best Japanese restaurant in NYC. ご馳走さまでした🙏
AMAZING place
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love the atmosphere! I love the food!
The best
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It was the best Japanese food in NYC!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the best Pad Thai Shrimp I had in the city, staff is super friendly and the jazz band is amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’ve been coming here for years, and it remains my favorite Japanese restaurant. The beef tongue steak and sukiyaki are excellent, and the staff is warm and welcoming. Very authentic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Been here 4 times bringing friends and it's just a fantastic and polite atmosphere with very skilled preparation of every plate. Fine and subtle preparation with a deep respect for the very best catch of the day. They excel in their craft so be ready to enjoy the siilled preparation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had chef’s tasting courses with Beef tongue steak for me and duck confit for my wife.
Everything was really delicious and authentic.
Very satisfied
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really wanted to like this place but in the end found it very disappointing. It's down stairs on 53rd between 2nd and 3rd, a slightly weird block stuffed full of little restaurants and bars. Cramped and a bit funky, feels like it could be a fun hideaway. Prices are high. We ordered the seven course Jukai menu for $110. Nothing on it was great, the sashimi and sushi was just ok, a bit on the bland side, broiled fish had flaccid inedible skin, miso soup flat and uninteresting. The duck leg confit was ok, meat tender but no crisp to the skin at all. Maybe we should have ordered off the extensive list of specials hand-written in Japanese with English translations below. Part of me feels like I should give it another chance but in a city with so many great restaurants it's hard to justify at this price point. Avoid.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Food was super bland tasting and overpriced. Host will chase you for no tip (tip is optional, not mandatory), maybe the chef should forsake his wage and give it to the waitress, at least she put some effort.
Other than that, not coming back. There are better places, more reasonably priced. Izakaya is way better option.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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The food is way over priced for quality and the taste is so bland. Also, no matter how many sauces they brought nothing got flavored. The only thing that was decent was the beer I had and the plum wine, but the service was terrible and the server didn't take good notes on our orders and neglected us a lot. I then left a $20 tip and left, but then the hostess ran after me when I was on the street less than a block away and claimed what I put wasn't enough. I kept walking but she kept bothering me. I gave her an extra 20 just to go away. I would never eat here again. I think that a tip is optional and to be honest I really didn't want to leave any money for tip because I just had a very poor experience and tipping is optional and I shouldn't be hounded on the street just because someone feels entitled.
Amazing food, top quality service!! Highly recommended!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great beer ! Great food.
I’m actually beer lover and I can tell that you can judge restaurant quality by draft beer quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It’s overpriced and food wasn’t that good.
The place was very tiny. Even though I booked a table for 3, the table wasn’t for 3 actually with a portable gas stove for sukiyaki. Very small and uncomfortable.
The service was okay but the server wasn’t always around and was hard to find when needed.
I don’t recommend.
I was warmly greeted by a very polite manager who led me to a cozy and intimate table. The restaurant offers a great selection of premium sake at reasonable prices. We enjoyed the Shabu Shabu Course for two, which included an assortment of delicious appetizers, fresh vegetables, and premium, tender thinly sliced beef to be simmered in a flavorful broth. Delicious udon noodles were served at the end of the hotpot. As native Japanese, we can confidently say that Jukai is as authentic as it gets, from their sincere Omotenashi hospitality to the deliciousness of each dish. It is, by far, the best Japanese restaurant in NYC.
ご馳走さまでした🙏
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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