This was hands down one of the delicious Omakase meal I haven't had in a while in NYC. The beautifully presented dishes captivated me, each one bursting with delicate flavors. Despite the absence of alcohol, the freshness of the fish shone through. With only four chairs per reservation, it's an intimate escape from the city buzz. Whether with a date or parents, it's sure to impress. Yes, I'd go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
So Phie
an incredibly unique experience. The 17-course menu was an ongoing progression and well worth experiencing (if you like sushi). The bar outside is pretty cool and inviting. The range of drinks on offer is completely sufficient and tasty. Had a very special and fun evening.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John C.
Not worth it. If you want a real review, read this one and avoid spending your hard earned $300+ dollars (not including drinks or tip) on this place. I've got the receipts to prove it. The concept is actually REALLY cool. And I'm sure you've seen some Instagram posts about this place. I was excited to go and invited a date to go with me. When I walked in, the first thing I was told was "have a seat", so I sat at the sushi bar and the guy says "wrong seat, out there", and points to the back patio. Look, in most cases this is fine, but we're paying for what's essentially an experience, are we not? And why tf would I assume you're referring to a seat on the back patio? Anyways, that started the night off with weird vibes. To the persons' credit, he did come out and apologize for being rude and used some excuse about another party cancelling. Once I sat down, my date was a little late, so I said it would be fine if we started without her. The other couple didn't show up either, so it was just me. I tried to make light of the situation, trying to talk to the chef, but man, he was in a MOOD. It was so awkward. I honestly felt so uncomfortable because nobody in the room had any semblance of social awareness to offer any sort of reasonably good service. I even gave the chef shots of sake and made sure he had drinks on me. My date eventually arrived and admittedly, we were behind (barely, i had already started and she caught up to me quickly. Still, he really pressured us into eating quickly. I told him "hey man, feel free to keep putting the sushi on her plate (my date was getting full) and we'll eat when we can and be out of here on time" and he responds "well if you weren't late none of this would be a problem". I literally wanted to yell at him, like man, I just said we'll be out of here by the allotted time, why do you have to have such a bad attitude? Anyways, the quality of the sushi isn't even that great. It's pretty much the same as any $60-70 omakase in NYC and I would highly recommend doing that, because honestly it's kind of nice when the chef isn't awkwardly standing there with nothing else to do but listen to your convo, brush off your questions and act all moody. Save your $ and do something else. My goal was to impress my date this night with a special experience and we got the opposite. When we left we actually laughed about how ridiculous that was. I was pretty upset and reached out to Bucket Listers about this and the resolution they offered was for us to pay for another experience and come back and they'd offer us A ROUND of sake. What a joke. "Pay us $300 and we'll give you 2 shots of sake for your trouble". No thank you. I already gave you $500+ and the rude chef some of my sake i bought from you. It's an insulting resolution. They truly don't care about their customers (photo for proof). Oh also they had messed up with miscommunication to myself about the allotted time and blamed sushi suite for that. As the customer, I don't care who on your end messed up, shifting blame just reflects poorly on you. lol, looks like someone else had the same chef and same crummy experience with him. i can attest to that. we also asked him if he's been back to asia in the context of the food scene (he was korean) and he basically grunted at us. Do better.
Melinda M.
went here for a date night with my boyfriend! fun concept of getting a keycard to enter the hotel room, where you are met with a small sushi bar for 4 people and a bar/waiting area. sushi was good, but we were disappointed in the ambiance and service: food: -mostly simple pieces of fish + small dishes + 1 handroll. we enjoyed most of the pieces, however we both felt that some of the pieces tasted too similar and the selection of fish that day was a bit repetitive and unmemorable -winners of the night: uni and wagyu truffle -we ate a little before our dinner, so left feeling pretty full. honestly the amount of pieces for the price was good for nyc service and ambiance: -this was my biggest let down of the night. overall felt like service was awkward and a bit cold: when we walked in to the room, we were silently directed to the bar without much info about when reservation would be ready. upon entering the bar the bartender didn't really greet us so we just sat waiting for further instruction. it felt like the assumed we knew where to go or what to do as soon as we stepped in (bar had a lot of relics of breaking bad which was fun to see though) there was a nice older gentleman who frequently refilled our water which we appreciated. the most SURPRISING part of the night was that our chef was pretty unfriendly and made us uncomfortable, which was unusual because the chefs are super lively and warm at other omakases. when my bf expressed that this was the best piece of tuna he ever had, the chef looked at him very blankly and scoffed "really. hmph...", which we found weird. when we asked him if he had any sushi recommendations in asia he just stared and said "i haven't been back in 10 years" and said nothing else. at the end of our meal we wanted to tip, but was met with a very awkward response from not only the chef but the bartender. it almost felt like we were doing something wrong and the response to our request from staff was slow. we left enjoying the fish but laughing about how awkward the service was at some moments. honestly wouldn't come here again only because of our experience with service and our chef. there are different chefs so you might not get the guy we had. however if you don't care much about service and enjoy simple pieces of fish in a modern speakeasy style place, this place might be your style!
Jacinta Bijlsma
Have been to a few Omakases around the world and this was absolute the worst one. The concept sounds amazing, but is totally ruined if you let 10 really loud youngsters in "the bar" at the balcony of something that they called a suite. It didnt feel in any way as something exclusive anymore as we could barely even hear the chef. The sushi itself was okay, but you can get better ones for this amount of money. For us it was a waste of 400 dollars.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 2
Haley Epstein
Been to a lot of omakase and did not enjoy this one. A lot of exotic fish that were not tasty. Wanted to like it but the experience felt odd.
WKliRud
At first I was hesitate because my husband is not a big fan of sushi but I am. I have read many review and compare prices to other restaurant and feel like this place might provide a good value omakase. When we arrive, it's very mysterious vibe checking in to the suite. We were early so I waited in the balcony which is nice but not an ideal in the winter. The food was AMAZING! Some pieces just (literary) melt in my mouth. The fish quality was excellent. We enjoy every single bite.
Klaus G.
SensationalNot cheap but an incredibly great experience
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lucian Wischik
This place had exceptional quality fish, and service, and atmosphere. I gave it only 4 stars for the food because the exceptional fish was too often overpowered by toppings that detracted from it, like pineapple foam. (at the downstairs Sushi By Bou, the fish wasn't quite as perfect, but it was enhanced rather than detracted by the toppings).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Sarah C.
Amazing hiding gem in the city! The counter is super intimate 4 seat omakase counter where you can experience your own private dining experience or make friends with the other folks joining you. Drinks are amazing and there is a partial outdoor terrace that has an amazing view of the Empire State Building. Drinks are spectacular and their terrace is a mezcal themed lounge with yummy mezcal drinks. During dinner, Chef Hancho was our chef and the food was beyond wonderful. He was very knowledgeable about every piece of fish. He sent us shots of sake! There is also a vinyl record player you can pick records to listen to while you eat. If you want to impress your friends or any folks visiting NYC, this is definitely on the list of places to go!
I really don’t want to let more people know about this place but RYAN IS *THE* SUSHI CHEF!!! Snag a reservation now & ask for Ryan if you want the best food & feel special!!! This place is now gonna be my go-to omakase for any special occasion and all special guests.I went to Sushi Suite a month ago to celebrate my early birthday with my best friend, and fell in love with this spot. It’s intimate (we had an early reservation so it was just the two of us; felt like a private sushi suite), the fish was really fresh, the sushi rice was perfectly done, and most importantly the service was impeccable.Ryan was so attentive and funny - he chatted with us throughout dinner, and said when he found out it was my birthday, he was going to bake a cake for me that morning. My jaw dropped cuz who still provides this level of service in 2023, in this economy? And since he ran out of time to bake me the cake , he made me a special birthday sushi bomb with ALL 5 of my favorite ingredients (which he picked up during our dinner conversation). He made us feel so so special, and made it a memorable celebration beyond the top notch sushi.They can host private events too & I definitely plan to hire Ryan for my next special event.
Matthew Kim
Great omakase experience! Intimate 4-seat sushi bar in a hotel room with a sushi chef preparing everything right in front of you. The sushi quality was top-quality and the price is not bad comparatively to the other omakase spots in nyc. Would 100% recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lauren C.
Food was fine, however the chef was incredibly unfriendly and made our experience extremely awkward. The idea of the hotel suite experience is cute and thought maybe would encourage a more intimate omakase experience but the chef looked miserable and unhappy, and we felt incredibly rushed to leave immediately. We wanted to finish off the sake but was told we have 5 minutes before being rushed out the door. Plenty of other omakase places in the city with equally / better fish and much better overall experience.
McLiu
Definitely will come back. See if you can get Ryan. He is a fantastic chef and his personality makes the experience that much better. I have eaten a lot of sushi in my life thus far across the US and Asia and yet he was still able to surprise me with fish and flavors I haven't experienced before.
Emily L.
Hold up and wait a minute... how have I not written a review for this place yet? I've been coming here every year for the last three or four years when I'm in New York for the U.S. Open. It's a total treat because of the unique experience that is offered. First of all, you enter and "check in" at a hotel. Once you get your room, key, you head up the elevator to your room. Upon entering your sushi suite, you have an opportunity to head out to the balcony for some drinks before your seating. they recently partnered with breaking bad, and will have new drinks inspired by the TV show. Once you've had a couple cocktails and taken some cute pictures, you'll have a seat at one of four at your private bar. If you need to, you can request the 5th seat but it's a bit tight. From there, let the chef take you on a journey for the ages for one hour. The fish is out of this world. The chef prepares a 15-17 course omakase meal depending on the fresh ingredients available. My favorite is always the chawanmushi when they happen to serve it and obviously the fatty toro and wagyu. A bonus is that they get their a5 wagyu certified from Japan. The chefs rotate between the sushi by bou restaurant and it's such a great concept to keep the chef, the bartenders, and the customers engaged. We always love coming here. Book in advance and enjoy!
This was hands down one of the delicious Omakase meal I haven't had in a while in NYC. The beautifully presented dishes captivated me, each one bursting with delicate flavors. Despite the absence of alcohol, the freshness of the fish shone through. With only four chairs per reservation, it's an intimate escape from the city buzz. Whether with a date or parents, it's sure to impress. Yes, I'd go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
an incredibly unique experience. The 17-course menu was an ongoing progression and well worth experiencing (if you like sushi). The bar outside is pretty cool and inviting. The range of drinks on offer is completely sufficient and tasty. Had a very special and fun evening.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Not worth it. If you want a real review, read this one and avoid spending your hard earned $300+ dollars (not including drinks or tip) on this place. I've got the receipts to prove it. The concept is actually REALLY cool. And I'm sure you've seen some Instagram posts about this place. I was excited to go and invited a date to go with me. When I walked in, the first thing I was told was "have a seat", so I sat at the sushi bar and the guy says "wrong seat, out there", and points to the back patio. Look, in most cases this is fine, but we're paying for what's essentially an experience, are we not? And why tf would I assume you're referring to a seat on the back patio? Anyways, that started the night off with weird vibes. To the persons' credit, he did come out and apologize for being rude and used some excuse about another party cancelling. Once I sat down, my date was a little late, so I said it would be fine if we started without her. The other couple didn't show up either, so it was just me. I tried to make light of the situation, trying to talk to the chef, but man, he was in a MOOD. It was so awkward. I honestly felt so uncomfortable because nobody in the room had any semblance of social awareness to offer any sort of reasonably good service. I even gave the chef shots of sake and made sure he had drinks on me. My date eventually arrived and admittedly, we were behind (barely, i had already started and she caught up to me quickly. Still, he really pressured us into eating quickly. I told him "hey man, feel free to keep putting the sushi on her plate (my date was getting full) and we'll eat when we can and be out of here on time" and he responds "well if you weren't late none of this would be a problem". I literally wanted to yell at him, like man, I just said we'll be out of here by the allotted time, why do you have to have such a bad attitude? Anyways, the quality of the sushi isn't even that great. It's pretty much the same as any $60-70 omakase in NYC and I would highly recommend doing that, because honestly it's kind of nice when the chef isn't awkwardly standing there with nothing else to do but listen to your convo, brush off your questions and act all moody. Save your $ and do something else. My goal was to impress my date this night with a special experience and we got the opposite. When we left we actually laughed about how ridiculous that was. I was pretty upset and reached out to Bucket Listers about this and the resolution they offered was for us to pay for another experience and come back and they'd offer us A ROUND of sake. What a joke. "Pay us $300 and we'll give you 2 shots of sake for your trouble". No thank you. I already gave you $500+ and the rude chef some of my sake i bought from you. It's an insulting resolution. They truly don't care about their customers (photo for proof). Oh also they had messed up with miscommunication to myself about the allotted time and blamed sushi suite for that. As the customer, I don't care who on your end messed up, shifting blame just reflects poorly on you. lol, looks like someone else had the same chef and same crummy experience with him. i can attest to that. we also asked him if he's been back to asia in the context of the food scene (he was korean) and he basically grunted at us. Do better.
went here for a date night with my boyfriend! fun concept of getting a keycard to enter the hotel room, where you are met with a small sushi bar for 4 people and a bar/waiting area. sushi was good, but we were disappointed in the ambiance and service: food: -mostly simple pieces of fish + small dishes + 1 handroll. we enjoyed most of the pieces, however we both felt that some of the pieces tasted too similar and the selection of fish that day was a bit repetitive and unmemorable -winners of the night: uni and wagyu truffle -we ate a little before our dinner, so left feeling pretty full. honestly the amount of pieces for the price was good for nyc service and ambiance: -this was my biggest let down of the night. overall felt like service was awkward and a bit cold: when we walked in to the room, we were silently directed to the bar without much info about when reservation would be ready. upon entering the bar the bartender didn't really greet us so we just sat waiting for further instruction. it felt like the assumed we knew where to go or what to do as soon as we stepped in (bar had a lot of relics of breaking bad which was fun to see though) there was a nice older gentleman who frequently refilled our water which we appreciated. the most SURPRISING part of the night was that our chef was pretty unfriendly and made us uncomfortable, which was unusual because the chefs are super lively and warm at other omakases. when my bf expressed that this was the best piece of tuna he ever had, the chef looked at him very blankly and scoffed "really. hmph...", which we found weird. when we asked him if he had any sushi recommendations in asia he just stared and said "i haven't been back in 10 years" and said nothing else. at the end of our meal we wanted to tip, but was met with a very awkward response from not only the chef but the bartender. it almost felt like we were doing something wrong and the response to our request from staff was slow. we left enjoying the fish but laughing about how awkward the service was at some moments. honestly wouldn't come here again only because of our experience with service and our chef. there are different chefs so you might not get the guy we had. however if you don't care much about service and enjoy simple pieces of fish in a modern speakeasy style place, this place might be your style!
Have been to a few Omakases around the world and this was absolute the worst one. The concept sounds amazing, but is totally ruined if you let 10 really loud youngsters in "the bar" at the balcony of something that they called a suite. It didnt feel in any way as something exclusive anymore as we could barely even hear the chef. The sushi itself was okay, but you can get better ones for this amount of money. For us it was a waste of 400 dollars.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 2
Been to a lot of omakase and did not enjoy this one. A lot of exotic fish that were not tasty. Wanted to like it but the experience felt odd.
At first I was hesitate because my husband is not a big fan of sushi but I am. I have read many review and compare prices to other restaurant and feel like this place might provide a good value omakase. When we arrive, it's very mysterious vibe checking in to the suite. We were early so I waited in the balcony which is nice but not an ideal in the winter. The food was AMAZING! Some pieces just (literary) melt in my mouth. The fish quality was excellent. We enjoy every single bite.
SensationalNot cheap but an incredibly great experience
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place had exceptional quality fish, and service, and atmosphere. I gave it only 4 stars for the food because the exceptional fish was too often overpowered by toppings that detracted from it, like pineapple foam. (at the downstairs Sushi By Bou, the fish wasn't quite as perfect, but it was enhanced rather than detracted by the toppings).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Amazing hiding gem in the city! The counter is super intimate 4 seat omakase counter where you can experience your own private dining experience or make friends with the other folks joining you. Drinks are amazing and there is a partial outdoor terrace that has an amazing view of the Empire State Building. Drinks are spectacular and their terrace is a mezcal themed lounge with yummy mezcal drinks. During dinner, Chef Hancho was our chef and the food was beyond wonderful. He was very knowledgeable about every piece of fish. He sent us shots of sake! There is also a vinyl record player you can pick records to listen to while you eat. If you want to impress your friends or any folks visiting NYC, this is definitely on the list of places to go!
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I really don’t want to let more people know about this place but RYAN IS *THE* SUSHI CHEF!!! Snag a reservation now & ask for Ryan if you want the best food & feel special!!! This place is now gonna be my go-to omakase for any special occasion and all special guests.I went to Sushi Suite a month ago to celebrate my early birthday with my best friend, and fell in love with this spot. It’s intimate (we had an early reservation so it was just the two of us; felt like a private sushi suite), the fish was really fresh, the sushi rice was perfectly done, and most importantly the service was impeccable.Ryan was so attentive and funny - he chatted with us throughout dinner, and said when he found out it was my birthday, he was going to bake a cake for me that morning. My jaw dropped cuz who still provides this level of service in 2023, in this economy? And since he ran out of time to bake me the cake , he made me a special birthday sushi bomb with ALL 5 of my favorite ingredients (which he picked up during our dinner conversation). He made us feel so so special, and made it a memorable celebration beyond the top notch sushi.They can host private events too & I definitely plan to hire Ryan for my next special event.
Great omakase experience! Intimate 4-seat sushi bar in a hotel room with a sushi chef preparing everything right in front of you. The sushi quality was top-quality and the price is not bad comparatively to the other omakase spots in nyc. Would 100% recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was fine, however the chef was incredibly unfriendly and made our experience extremely awkward. The idea of the hotel suite experience is cute and thought maybe would encourage a more intimate omakase experience but the chef looked miserable and unhappy, and we felt incredibly rushed to leave immediately. We wanted to finish off the sake but was told we have 5 minutes before being rushed out the door. Plenty of other omakase places in the city with equally / better fish and much better overall experience.
Definitely will come back. See if you can get Ryan. He is a fantastic chef and his personality makes the experience that much better. I have eaten a lot of sushi in my life thus far across the US and Asia and yet he was still able to surprise me with fish and flavors I haven't experienced before.
Hold up and wait a minute... how have I not written a review for this place yet? I've been coming here every year for the last three or four years when I'm in New York for the U.S. Open. It's a total treat because of the unique experience that is offered. First of all, you enter and "check in" at a hotel. Once you get your room, key, you head up the elevator to your room. Upon entering your sushi suite, you have an opportunity to head out to the balcony for some drinks before your seating. they recently partnered with breaking bad, and will have new drinks inspired by the TV show. Once you've had a couple cocktails and taken some cute pictures, you'll have a seat at one of four at your private bar. If you need to, you can request the 5th seat but it's a bit tight. From there, let the chef take you on a journey for the ages for one hour. The fish is out of this world. The chef prepares a 15-17 course omakase meal depending on the fresh ingredients available. My favorite is always the chawanmushi when they happen to serve it and obviously the fatty toro and wagyu. A bonus is that they get their a5 wagyu certified from Japan. The chefs rotate between the sushi by bou restaurant and it's such a great concept to keep the chef, the bartenders, and the customers engaged. We always love coming here. Book in advance and enjoy!