One of my favorite spots for sushi if I want to splurge a bit for a special occasion but not break the bank. I like the sashimi no shellfish platter, and their yellowtail carpaccio (I forget the exact name on the menu) has tiny portions but is so good. I enjoy the house salad and the green tea as well, it compliments the meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brittany Nelson
We just moved to gramercy and were excited to try this neighborhood spot, however, for sushi lovers this place is the equivalent to a haunted house. The sushi rice is very bland. The rolls, even the basic ones such as a spicy shrimp, and salmon avocado were made super strange. They were cut in enormous thin, flat pieces that were falling apart and stuffed with tons of sliced cucumber sticks like they were packing peanuts. The spicy sauce is very watery, I would certainly not describe it as delicious, and was soaking the rolls. The cuts of fish were suspiciously weird, square-like chunks flopping out of the rolls as with the yellowtail we tried, or chopped very small like a diced onion as in the shrimp roll we tried. This all added up to a lot of warning signs that this was far from skillfully prepared sushi and we were taking our chances. The nigiri was a safer bet, not great - but it was largely inoffensive. We wanted to love this spot because it has been around forever and there is a great seating outside in Gramercy. We weren't expecting this place to be on the Michelin guide, but we were expecting it to be more trust worthy than grabbing a roll at Whole Foods, which frankly sounds incredible right now. Please heed my warning and not make the same mistake, Sugar Fish is around the corner.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Chloe Chow
Amazing portions for the price with unfortunately not vibrant (watered down) taste. Given the prices though, I would come back to try again! Unfortunately my friend suffered stomach problems after.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Bojana Bandic Makanjic
Very very good sushi, relaxed atmosphere
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vincent McGee
Delicious food, best spot, me and my girlfriend’s go to.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Leza L
I love this restaurant! Special roll #7 has a special place in my heart (and stomach)! 😂 I first came here in the early 2000s with my parents, and I'm so happy this place is still around. Such a hidden gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
James Kiernan
The remaining location remains one of my favorite sushi spots in the city. Reasonably priced, fresh and friendly staff. Generous sized pieces too! 🍣
S A
Disappointing food and service
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Mix of Sashimi, Sushi
Jeffrey Liss
Sushi was wonderful! Shishito peppers were well prepared.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi
Elianny Salcedo
This place is very nondescript and you can easily walk by without noticing it's a short flight down the stairs. The decor is very simple, there is seating at sushi counter and a couple of tables.
We went with the omakasi special. The food came out pretty quickly, we started out with some soba noodles in a delicious peanut sauce. The sashimi was very fresh and the fish sizes were quite generous. My favorites were the sea urchin, fatty tuna and shrimp, but really all of the seafood was good.
My friend who is Japanese pointed out that the staff here is not Japanese. Although the seafood was great, it was not as aesthetically pleasing due to the long uneven style cut of the fish. The rice was also not as great as you would find in a traditional Japanese sushi restaurant. The service was good and the price was great for the quality and quantity of what we ate.
Wheelchair accessibility: This place is not wheelchair accessible.
Unpretentious, good vibes, fresh sushi, good prices. Big fan! Will return!
Anne B. Brennan
If you’re a thrill seeker and are looking for a dodgy sushi place , and If you prefer your sushi and pickles and seaweed salad to be all tepid temp, accompanied with some sort of flying gnat hovering above then look no more . Baffled why I continued eating food that should’ve been at the very least cool..even chilled … Russian roulette with monstrous bacteria is never wise ..time Will tell today .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Krystina
No frills, quality sushi. I love it!
Deirdre Cherry
As always, Yama has the best fish anywhere!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mix of Sashimi, Miso Soup
Gustavo Maimoun
Fish was so fresh that melted in my mouth tasted like ocean
One of my favorite spots for sushi if I want to splurge a bit for a special occasion but not break the bank. I like the sashimi no shellfish platter, and their yellowtail carpaccio (I forget the exact name on the menu) has tiny portions but is so good. I enjoy the house salad and the green tea as well, it compliments the meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We just moved to gramercy and were excited to try this neighborhood spot, however, for sushi lovers this place is the equivalent to a haunted house. The sushi rice is very bland. The rolls, even the basic ones such as a spicy shrimp, and salmon avocado were made super strange. They were cut in enormous thin, flat pieces that were falling apart and stuffed with tons of sliced cucumber sticks like they were packing peanuts. The spicy sauce is very watery, I would certainly not describe it as delicious, and was soaking the rolls. The cuts of fish were suspiciously weird, square-like chunks flopping out of the rolls as with the yellowtail we tried, or chopped very small like a diced onion as in the shrimp roll we tried. This all added up to a lot of warning signs that this was far from skillfully prepared sushi and we were taking our chances. The nigiri was a safer bet, not great - but it was largely inoffensive. We wanted to love this spot because it has been around forever and there is a great seating outside in Gramercy. We weren't expecting this place to be on the Michelin guide, but we were expecting it to be more trust worthy than grabbing a roll at Whole Foods, which frankly sounds incredible right now. Please heed my warning and not make the same mistake, Sugar Fish is around the corner.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Amazing portions for the price with unfortunately not vibrant (watered down) taste. Given the prices though, I would come back to try again! Unfortunately my friend suffered stomach problems after.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Very very good sushi, relaxed atmosphere
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious food, best spot, me and my girlfriend’s go to.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love this restaurant! Special roll #7 has a special place in my heart (and stomach)! 😂 I first came here in the early 2000s with my parents, and I'm so happy this place is still around. Such a hidden gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The remaining location remains one of my favorite sushi spots in the city. Reasonably priced, fresh and friendly staff. Generous sized pieces too! 🍣
Disappointing food and service
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Mix of Sashimi, Sushi
Sushi was wonderful! Shishito peppers were well prepared.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi
This place is very nondescript and you can easily walk by without noticing it's a short flight down the stairs. The decor is very simple, there is seating at sushi counter and a couple of tables.
We went with the omakasi special. The food came out pretty quickly, we started out with some soba noodles in a delicious peanut sauce. The sashimi was very fresh and the fish sizes were quite generous. My favorites were the sea urchin, fatty tuna and shrimp, but really all of the seafood was good.
My friend who is Japanese pointed out that the staff here is not Japanese. Although the seafood was great, it was not as aesthetically pleasing due to the long uneven style cut of the fish. The rice was also not as great as you would find in a traditional Japanese sushi restaurant. The service was good and the price was great for the quality and quantity of what we ate.
Wheelchair accessibility: This place is not wheelchair accessible.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
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Unpretentious, good vibes, fresh sushi, good prices. Big fan! Will return!
If you’re a thrill seeker and are looking for a dodgy sushi place , and If you prefer your sushi and pickles and seaweed salad to be all tepid temp, accompanied with some sort of flying gnat hovering above then look no more . Baffled why I continued eating food that should’ve been at the very least cool..even chilled … Russian roulette with monstrous bacteria is never wise ..time Will tell today .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
No frills, quality sushi. I love it!
As always, Yama has the best fish anywhere!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mix of Sashimi, Miso Soup
Fish was so fresh that melted in my mouth tasted like ocean
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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