There's just too many awesome spots to serve this food. It was so close to where we were staying that it was a convenience order later in the evening.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Jesse Lee
owner saved my bike from getting towed
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Oksana S.
I ordered delivery form this place which arrived with a cockroach that jumped out onto my table. It is utterly disgusting.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Gloria Ha
The sashimi here was really good!! Very fresh and melt in your mouth. I would get this again.
The nabeyaki udon was huge but not my favorite. The egg and noodles were overcooked. The mushroom dish was decent but pretty standard.
I think the sashimi bento box is the way to go here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Dj Rick Black
Place is nice. Staff if horrible. I was waiting to pick up a order,so I asked to used bathroom while I waited. The lady looked at me and said no.!! I said it's cool+the other man said he's waiting for an order an pointed to where bathroom was!! I told him no thank u as well!! Don't need ya service anymore. I don't beg nobody nothing+especially I'm a city worker as well!!!!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Brooke Beyer
Absolutely loved Raku for their sushi LUNCH special!!! Working in midtown east, this place is an absolute gem for 2 sushi rolls and a soup or salad!! ALWAYS a Great quality and very Fast service!... I genuinely thought I found a secret diamond of midtown east. BUT they recently increades the price of their lunch special on grubhub from $14 to $16 :(
I get a $15 credit from my company, daily, to order lunch via grubhub. I was a regular here - ordering 2 or 3 times a week, and even telling my coworkers and sending them to the location as well! But with the new price increase, it is officially off of my lunch roster. I understand business needs, but I must now sadly resign from my position as a regular lunch customer due to affordability - and my coworkers as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
ananya chandra
10 of us came here right before closing after an international flight and it was such good, comforting sushi. The service was fast and the staff was incredibly nice. Food was banger as well thank thank very fresh. Our favorites were the super white tuna sashimi, miso soup, seaweed salad, and tricolor platter. Joey just said “this meal inspired me to eat more sushi”
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marcos Rios
Was here with great friends - 10 ppl. All had different orders, nothing took more than 5 minutes. Delicious sashimi and soup - need to return ASAP
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
sittichai chuwatsawat
So good
Matt Brownell
Wicked fast delivery and great food for the price.
Just what I needed after a long day out. The sansai udon had an abundant amount of vegetable and mushroom toppings! The staff was were warm too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
ReedH
I love raku for their extensive selection of delicious rolls with MJ being one of my faves I often return to. I’ve now been to this and their UWS and think I prefer the UWS one. Both are good but I feel like the execution is just a bit better at the other location.
Hin Kimhour
Good customer service. The food is good.
Adam Jones
Raku means “happy” in Japanese, and let me tell you something, happy doesn’t even begin to cover the emotional rollercoaster my tastebuds went on. By the time we left, I was basically one “Domo arigato” away from moving to Tokyo and becoming a sushi monk.
We ordered four rolls — Crazy Dragon, Sakura, Rainbow, and California — and each one was like a different chapter of the greatest novel never written. The Crazy Dragon? An absolute fever dream of flavors. The Sakura? Elegant and delicate, like it took a ballet class before landing on my plate. The Rainbow? So colorful it made me question if Lisa Frank is now moonlighting as a sushi chef. The California? A timeless classic, like the “Bohemian Rhapsody” of rolls. No skips. No regrets.
We also crushed some edamame, miso soup, and a beer — because, you know, balance — and every bite and sip made me want to write a thank you letter to the chef in beautiful calligraphy that I absolutely cannot do.
And the waitstaff? Honestly, if kindness were an Olympic sport, these folks would’ve swept the podium. They treated us with a level of warmth and respect that made me feel like a visiting dignitary instead of the overenthusiastic sushi goblin that I truly am.
Eating here didn’t just fill my stomach — it filled my soul. It reminded me that food can be art, that service can be reverent, and that happiness sometimes comes wrapped in rice and seaweed, staring at you with spicy mayo eyes.
In conclusion: if you don’t go to Raku, I genuinely have questions about your life choices.
Kelli
Large generous portions but rolls were sloppy and quality was lacking big time. We threw most of it out unfortunately.
There's just too many awesome spots to serve this food. It was so close to where we were staying that it was a convenience order later in the evening.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
owner saved my bike from getting towed
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I ordered delivery form this place which arrived with a cockroach that jumped out onto my table. It is utterly disgusting.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The sashimi here was really good!! Very fresh and melt in your mouth. I would get this again.
The nabeyaki udon was huge but not my favorite. The egg and noodles were overcooked. The mushroom dish was decent but pretty standard.
I think the sashimi bento box is the way to go here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Place is nice. Staff if horrible. I was waiting to pick up a order,so I asked to used bathroom while I waited. The lady looked at me and said no.!! I said it's cool+the other man said he's waiting for an order an pointed to where bathroom was!! I told him no thank u as well!! Don't need ya service anymore. I don't beg nobody nothing+especially I'm a city worker as well!!!!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Absolutely loved Raku for their sushi LUNCH special!!! Working in midtown east, this place is an absolute gem for 2 sushi rolls and a soup or salad!! ALWAYS a Great quality and very Fast service!... I genuinely thought I found a secret diamond of midtown east. BUT they recently increades the price of their lunch special on grubhub from $14 to $16 :(
I get a $15 credit from my company, daily, to order lunch via grubhub. I was a regular here - ordering 2 or 3 times a week, and even telling my coworkers and sending them to the location as well! But with the new price increase, it is officially off of my lunch roster. I understand business needs, but I must now sadly resign from my position as a regular lunch customer due to affordability - and my coworkers as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
10 of us came here right before closing after an international flight and it was such good, comforting sushi. The service was fast and the staff was incredibly nice. Food was banger as well thank thank very fresh. Our favorites were the super white tuna sashimi, miso soup, seaweed salad, and tricolor platter. Joey just said “this meal inspired me to eat more sushi”
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Was here with great friends - 10 ppl. All had different orders, nothing took more than 5 minutes. Delicious sashimi and soup - need to return ASAP
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
So good
Wicked fast delivery and great food for the price.
Restaurantji Recommends
Just what I needed after a long day out. The sansai udon had an abundant amount of vegetable and mushroom toppings! The staff was were warm too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love raku for their extensive selection of delicious rolls with MJ being one of my faves I often return to. I’ve now been to this and their UWS and think I prefer the UWS one. Both are good but I feel like the execution is just a bit better at the other location.
Good customer service. The food is good.
Raku means “happy” in Japanese, and let me tell you something, happy doesn’t even begin to cover the emotional rollercoaster my tastebuds went on. By the time we left, I was basically one “Domo arigato” away from moving to Tokyo and becoming a sushi monk.
We ordered four rolls — Crazy Dragon, Sakura, Rainbow, and California — and each one was like a different chapter of the greatest novel never written. The Crazy Dragon? An absolute fever dream of flavors. The Sakura? Elegant and delicate, like it took a ballet class before landing on my plate. The Rainbow? So colorful it made me question if Lisa Frank is now moonlighting as a sushi chef. The California? A timeless classic, like the “Bohemian Rhapsody” of rolls. No skips. No regrets.
We also crushed some edamame, miso soup, and a beer — because, you know, balance — and every bite and sip made me want to write a thank you letter to the chef in beautiful calligraphy that I absolutely cannot do.
And the waitstaff? Honestly, if kindness were an Olympic sport, these folks would’ve swept the podium. They treated us with a level of warmth and respect that made me feel like a visiting dignitary instead of the overenthusiastic sushi goblin that I truly am.
Eating here didn’t just fill my stomach — it filled my soul.
It reminded me that food can be art, that service can be reverent, and that happiness sometimes comes wrapped in rice and seaweed, staring at you with spicy mayo eyes.
In conclusion: if you don’t go to Raku, I genuinely have questions about your life choices.
Large generous portions but rolls were sloppy and quality was lacking big time. We threw most of it out unfortunately.
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