Ootoya Chelsea

8 W 18th St, New York
(212) 255-0018

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Customers' Favorites

Karaage Japanese Fried Chicken
Salmon Oshizushi Pressed Sushi
Japanese Butterfish Set Lunch
Mini Green Tea Warabi Mochi
Beef Sukiyaki Nabe Set
Rice & Miso Soup Set
Homemade Seiro Soba
Cold Soba and Udon
Sashimi Moriawase
Bara Chirashi Don

Menu

Most Popular
Beef Sukiyaki Nabe
Japanese traditional dish which contains thinly sliced beef and vegetables. Served with white rice and homemade pickles.
Ootoya Gozen Bento
Clockwise from the top left: 1. Fried vegetables served with a sweet and sour vinegar sauce, 2. Grilled yellowtail served with a Teriyaki sauce over white rice, 3. Dashimaki egg and steamed marinated chicken, 4. Breaded and deep-fried silky pork loin cutlet, 5. Thinly sliced Washu beef and vegetables served with a soy-based Sukiyaki sauce, 6. Fried chicken flavored with a garlic soy sauce, 7. Hijiki seaweed and edamame over multi-grain rice, 8. Grilled salted mackerel, 9. Salmon flakes over white rice. (Ingredients are subjected to change).
Salmon Saikyo Yaki
Grilled Scottish salmon marinated in special saikyo miso. Served with white rice, soup, and pickles.
Mini Oyako Don & Hot Udon Noodles Set
Grilled chicken and onion simmered in Dashi broth wrapped with a layer of half-cooked custard egg over rice. Comes with hot udon noodles.
Oyako Ju
Grilled free-range chicken and onion simmered in dashi broth wrapped with a layer of cooked custard like egg over rice. Served with soup and pickles.
Katsu Ju
Breaded and deep-fried silky pork loin cutlet and onion simmered in dashi broth wrapped with a layer of cooked custard-like egg over rice. Served with soup and pickles.
Tonkatsu Curry
Japanese style curry topped with a breaded deep fried pork cutlet.
Kimchee Nabe
Mugifuji pork belly slices, kimchee, tofu, egg, Nira chives, and vegetables with an original spicy kimchee soup
Mini Katsu Don & Hot Udon Noodles Set
Breaded and deep-fried silky pork loin cutlet and onion simmered in Dashi broth wrapped with a layer of half-cooked custard egg over rice. Comes with hot Udon noodles.
Salmon Oshizushi (pressed sushi)

Picked for you
Beef Sukiyaki Nabe
Japanese traditional dish which contains thinly sliced beef and vegetables. Served with white rice and homemade pickles.
Ootoya Gozen Bento
Clockwise from the top left: 1. Fried vegetables served with a sweet and sour vinegar sauce, 2. Grilled yellowtail served with a Teriyaki sauce over white rice, 3. Dashimaki egg and steamed marinated chicken, 4. Breaded and deep-fried silky pork loin cutlet, 5. Thinly sliced Washu beef and vegetables served with a soy-based Sukiyaki sauce, 6. Fried chicken flavored with a garlic soy sauce, 7. Hijiki seaweed and edamame over multi-grain rice, 8. Grilled salted mackerel, 9. Salmon flakes over white rice. (Ingredients are subjected to change).
Tonkatsu
Breaded and deep-fried silky pork loin cutlet served with original tonkatsu sauce. Served with white rice, soup, and pickles.
Salmon Saikyo Yaki
Grilled Scottish salmon marinated in special saikyo miso. Served with white rice, soup, and pickles.
Tonkatsu Curry
Japanese style curry topped with a breaded deep fried pork cutlet.

Lunch Limited Special

Ootoya Gozen Bento
Clockwise from the top left: 1. Fried vegetables served with a sweet and sour vinegar sauce, 2. Grilled yellowtail served with a Teriyaki sauce over white rice, 3. Dashimaki egg and steamed marinated chicken, 4. Breaded and deep-fried silky pork loin cutlet, 5. Thinly sliced Washu beef and vegetables served with a soy-based Sukiyaki sauce, 6. Fried chicken flavored with a garlic soy sauce, 7. Hijiki seaweed and edamame over multi-grain rice, 8. Grilled salted mackerel, 9. Salmon flakes over white rice. (Ingredients are subjected to change).

Lunch Sushi
Salmon Oshizushi (pressed sushi)
Bara Chirashi Don
Finely diced assorted sashimi containing tuna, yellowtail, scallop, shrimp, salmon, egg, kanpyo, and salmon roe served on top of sushi rice.
Kaisen Don
Assorted Sashimi served on top of sushi rice (assortment is subject to change based on availability).
Unagi Cucumber Roll
Spicy Tuna Roll
California Roll
Salmon Ikura Don
Salmon and salmon roe served on top of sushi rice.
Salmon Avocado Roll

Lunch Appetizer
Handmade Grilled Gyoza
Original Gyoza with a soy sauce based Koji sauce
Potato Croquette 2P
2 pieces of fried croquette with mashed potato and minced beef. Served with original tonkatsu sauce.
Rice and Miso Soup Set
Homemade Tofu
Tofu served with special bonito flakes.
Karaage 5P (Japanese Fried Chicken)
Fried Chicken flavored with garlic soy sauce

Lunch Salad
Homemade Tofu Salad (R)
Served with bonito flakes and a wafu vegetable dressing.
Daiko Salad (R)
Watermelon radish, Daikon radish, Red radish, and Kaiware radish served with an original cucumber plum dressing.

Lunch Hot Pot
Beef Sukiyaki Nabe
Japanese traditional dish which contains thinly sliced beef and vegetables. Served with white rice and homemade pickles.
Kimchee Nabe
Mugifuji pork belly slices, kimchee, tofu, egg, Nira chives, and vegetables with an original spicy kimchee soup

Lunch Grilled Fish
Salmon Saikyo Yaki
Grilled Scottish salmon marinated in special saikyo miso. Served with white rice, soup, and pickles.
Japanese Butterfish
Grilled Japanese butterfish, imported from Ootoya Japan, marinated in special soy sauce based koji, and Japanese grated radish on the side.
Shima Hokke
Grilled Atka mackerel. Served with white rice, soup, and pickles.
Saba
Grilled salted mackerel. Served with white rice, soup, and pickles.

Lunch Silky Pork
Tonkatsu
Breaded and deep-fried silky pork loin cutlet served with original tonkatsu sauce. Served with white rice, soup, and pickles.

Lunch Chicken
Tori Shio Koji
Grilled chicken marinated in a special salt based koji.
Tori Kurozu An
Fried chicken and vegetables served with Ootoya famous sweet and sour vinegar sauce. Served with white rice, soup, and pickles.
Chicken Katsu
Breaded and deep fried chicken cutlet. Served with an original tonkatsu sauce.

Lunch Bowls
Oyako Ju
Grilled free-range chicken and onion simmered in dashi broth wrapped with a layer of cooked custard like egg over rice. Served with soup and pickles.
Katsu Ju
Breaded and deep-fried silky pork loin cutlet and onion simmered in dashi broth wrapped with a layer of cooked custard-like egg over rice. Served with soup and pickles.
Ootoya Unagi (Eel) Ju
Grilled eel, imported from Ootoya japan, and served with original sauce over steamed rice.

Lunch Curry
Tonkatsu Curry
Japanese style curry topped with a breaded deep fried pork cutlet.
Yasai Vegetable Curry
Japanese style curry with steamed vegetables and multi grain rice.

Lunch Noodles
Mini Oyako Don & Hot Udon Noodles Set
Grilled chicken and onion simmered in Dashi broth wrapped with a layer of half-cooked custard egg over rice. Comes with hot udon noodles.
Mini Katsu Don & Hot Udon Noodles Set
Breaded and deep-fried silky pork loin cutlet and onion simmered in Dashi broth wrapped with a layer of half-cooked custard egg over rice. Comes with hot Udon noodles.

Lunch Mini Dessert
Genmai Matcha Pudding
An original Genmai Matcha tea infused pudding with red beans on the bottom

Lunch Soft Drink
Calpico Soda (11.3 oz)
Oi Ocha (500 ml) (16.9 oz)
Unsweetened green tea.
Jasmine Tea (500 ml) (16.9 oz)
Unsweetened green tea.

Most Popular
Beef Sukiyaki Nabe
Japanese traditional dish which contains thinly sliced beef and vegetables. Served with white rice and homemade pickles.
Salmon Saikyo Yaki
Grilled Scottish salmon marinated in special saikyo miso. Served with white rice, soup, and pickles.
Ootoya Gozen Bento
Clockwise from the top left: 1. Fried vegetables served with a sweet and sour vinegar sauce, 2. Grilled yellowtail served with a Teriyaki sauce over white rice, 3. Dashimaki egg and steamed marinated chicken, 4. Breaded and deep-fried silky pork loin cutlet, 5. Thinly sliced Washu beef and vegetables served with a soy-based Sukiyaki sauce, 6. Fried chicken flavored with a garlic soy sauce, 7. Hijiki seaweed and edamame over multi-grain rice, 8. Grilled salted mackerel, 9. Salmon flakes over white rice. (Ingredients are subjected to change).
Mini Oyako Don & Hot Udon Noodles Set
Grilled chicken and onion simmered in Dashi broth wrapped with a layer of half-cooked custard egg over rice. Comes with hot udon noodles.
Oyako Ju
Grilled free-range chicken and onion simmered in dashi broth wrapped with a layer of cooked custard like egg over rice. Served with soup and pickles.
Katsu Ju
Breaded and deep-fried silky pork loin cutlet and onion simmered in dashi broth wrapped with a layer of cooked custard-like egg over rice. Served with soup and pickles.
Tonkatsu
Breaded and deep-fried silky pork loin cutlet served with original tonkatsu sauce. Served with white rice, soup, and pickles.
Tonkatsu Curry
Japanese style curry topped with a breaded deep fried pork cutlet.
Potato Croquette
2 pieces fried croquette with mashed potato and minced beef. Served with original tonkatsu sauce.
Salmon Oshizushi (pressed sushi)

Picked for you
Beef Sukiyaki Nabe
Japanese traditional dish which contains thinly sliced beef and vegetables. Served with white rice and homemade pickles.
Ootoya Unagi (Eel) Ju
Grilled eel, imported from Ootoya japan, and served with original sauce over steamed rice.
Salmon Saikyo Yaki
Grilled Scottish salmon marinated in special saikyo miso. Served with white rice, soup, and pickles.
Katsu Ju
Breaded and deep-fried silky pork loin cutlet and onion simmered in dashi broth wrapped with a layer of cooked custard-like egg over rice. Served with soup and pickles.
Ootoya Gozen Bento
Clockwise from the top left: 1. Fried vegetables served with a sweet and sour vinegar sauce, 2. Grilled yellowtail served with a Teriyaki sauce over white rice, 3. Dashimaki egg and steamed marinated chicken, 4. Breaded and deep-fried silky pork loin cutlet, 5. Thinly sliced Washu beef and vegetables served with a soy-based Sukiyaki sauce, 6. Fried chicken flavored with a garlic soy sauce, 7. Hijiki seaweed and edamame over multi-grain rice, 8. Grilled salted mackerel, 9. Salmon flakes over white rice. (Ingredients are subjected to change).

Dinner Limited Special
Ootoya Gozen Bento
Clockwise from the top left: 1. Fried vegetables served with a sweet and sour vinegar sauce, 2. Grilled yellowtail served with a Teriyaki sauce over white rice, 3. Dashimaki egg and steamed marinated chicken, 4. Breaded and deep-fried silky pork loin cutlet, 5. Thinly sliced Washu beef and vegetables served with a soy-based Sukiyaki sauce, 6. Fried chicken flavored with a garlic soy sauce, 7. Hijiki seaweed and edamame over multi-grain rice, 8. Grilled salted mackerel, 9. Salmon flakes over white rice. (Ingredients are subjected to change).

Dinner Sushi
Salmon Oshizushi (pressed sushi)
Spicy Tuna Roll
Salmon Avocado Roll
California Roll
Unagi Cucumber Roll

Dinner Appetizer
Potato Croquette
2 pieces fried croquette with mashed potato and minced beef. Served with original tonkatsu sauce.
Handmade Grilled Pork Gyoza (4P)
Original Gyoza with a soy sauce based Koji sauce
Rice and Miso Soup Set
Karaage 5P (Japanese Fried Chicken)
Fried Chicken flavored with garlic soy sauce
Homemade Tofu
Tofu served with special bonito flakes.

Dinner Salad
Homemade Tofu Salad (R)
Served with bonito flakes and a wafu vegetable dressing.
Daiko Salad (R)
Watermelon radish, Daikon radish, Red radish, and Kaiware radish served with an original cucumber plum dressing.

Dinner Hot Pot
Beef Sukiyaki Nabe
Japanese traditional dish which contains thinly sliced beef and vegetables. Served with white rice and homemade pickles.
Kimchee Nabe
Mugifuji pork belly slices, kimchee, tofu, egg, Nira chives, and vegetables with an original spicy kimchee soup

Dinner Grilled Fish
Salmon Saikyo Yaki
Grilled Scottish salmon marinated in special saikyo miso. Served with white rice, soup, and pickles.
Japanese Butterfish
Grilled Japanese butterfish, imported from Ootoya Japan, marinated in special soy sauce based koji, and Japanese grated radish on the side.
Shima Hokke
Grilled Atka mackerel. Served with white rice, soup, and pickles.
Saba
Grilled salted mackerel. Served with white rice, soup, and pickles.

Dinner Silky Pork
Tonkatsu
Breaded and deep-fried silky pork loin cutlet served with original tonkatsu sauce. Served with white rice, soup, and pickles.

Dinner Chicken
Tori Shio Koji
Grilled chicken marinated in a special salt based koji.
Chicken Katsu
Breaded and deep fried chicken cutlet. Served with an original tonkatsu sauce.
Tori Kurozu An
Fried chicken and vegetables served with Ootoya famous sweet and sour vinegar sauce. Served with white rice, soup, and pickles.

Dinner Bowls
Oyako Ju
Grilled free-range chicken and onion simmered in dashi broth wrapped with a layer of cooked custard like egg over rice. Served with soup and pickles.
Katsu Ju
Breaded and deep-fried silky pork loin cutlet and onion simmered in dashi broth wrapped with a layer of cooked custard-like egg over rice. Served with soup and pickles.
Ootoya Unagi (Eel) Ju
Grilled eel, imported from Ootoya japan, and served with original sauce over steamed rice.

Dinner Curry
Tonkatsu Curry
Japanese style curry topped with a breaded deep fried pork cutlet.
Yasai Vegetable Curry
Japanese style curry with steamed vegetables and multi grain rice.

Dinner Noodles

Mini Oyako Don & Hot Udon Noodles Set
Grilled chicken and onion simmered in Dashi broth wrapped with a layer of half-cooked custard egg over rice. Comes with hot udon noodles.
Mini Katsu Don & Hot Udon Noodles Set
Breaded and deep-fried silky pork loin cutlet and onion simmered in Dashi broth wrapped with a layer of half-cooked custard egg over rice. Comes with hot Udon noodles.

Dinner Mini Dessert
Genmai Matcha Pudding
An original Genmai Matcha tea infused pudding with red beans on the bottom

Dinner Soft Drink
Calpico Soda (11.3 oz)
Oi Ocha (500 ml) (16.9 oz)
Unsweetened green tea.
Jasmine Tea (500 ml) (16.9 oz)
Unsweetened green tea.

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Recent Reviews

I came here for dinner one evening and had a great time! The interior of the restaurant is spacious and there's lower level and higher level seating. Service was really polite and fairly quick.

I got the katsu and the nabe and both were super good! The katsu was crispy and you could upgrade to a set with rice and some sides. The nabe was comforting and full of protein. One thing that I did feel though was that the portions were a bit small for the price....
March 2025
Good food and friendly service. This restaurant just uses the name Ootoya but is no longer affiliated with the famous chain. Tipping was expected which is something that changed since 2019.
March 2025
I've been to the location near Union Square a few times (as well as some in Asia!)) but finally had the chance to give this branch a try recently. Our group of 3 didn't have a reservation for a weekday dinner, and it was surprisingly busy, but fortunately they were able to squeeze us in for some seats at the counter.

I ordered the oyako ju, which comes in a small box with the grilled chicken/egg/onion over rice. The chicken was cooked very nicely,...
March 2025

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Ootoya Chelsea

8 W 18th St, New York, NY 10011
(212) 255-0018