Yakiniku Gen May 19, 2020Sometimes there are places you just can’t help but walk in to. Like this subterranean joint, Yakiniku Gen,...
Glaze Teriyaki Grill – Midtown East November 17, 2015This place looks like hell from the outside. It’s as if the entire city shat on its awning....
Go! Go! Curry! March 1, 2009This place is like a wacky arcade with a Hideki Matsui (#55) obsession. As if the three exclamation...
SushiSamba December 4, 2008[CLOSED] Apparently this place used to be “hot” at some point. Hell, I know so little about what’s...
Citrus Bar & Grill October 6, 2008[CLOSED] I swear I went to have a meal here back in like the mid-90s when Ms. Hipster...
Kión Dining Lounge June 20, 2008[CLOSED] No, but seriously, what the fuck is going on here? A small group of us stopped in...
Sawa BBQ March 10, 2008[CLOSED] There are certainly some weird “fusion” places out there, but this is amongst the strangest. Actually fusion...
Azuki February 29, 2008For some reason the name of this place looks really cool written out. Look at it. There’s something...
Soba Nippon May 4, 2007[CLOSED] There was a time when my sushi consumption consisted of Teriyaki Boy and trips out to L.A. to...
Ono November 15, 2006[CLOSED] Ono is apparently Japanese for “eh.” Or perhaps it’s Meatpacking District lingo for “style over substance.” Quite...
EN Japanese Brasserie September 7, 2006Eating on someone else’s dime has its privileges. It frees you up from the guilt associated with blowing...
Yummy Sushi May 15, 2006[CLOSED] Is there such a word as “nugglets?” I only ask because that’s what Yummy Sushi’s chicken teriyaki...
Tenzan January 14, 2006Eating on the second floor in Manhattan is always a little disconcerting. It’s as if one of your...
Pinocchio III January 14, 2006[CLOSED] I cannot tell a lie: I think this biatch is closed. Good, they shouldn’t have been sticking...
Korjan April 9, 2005[CLOSED] It’s Japanese. It’s Korean. It’s both, yet the Korean gets completely short-changed on the awning. It’s a...
Momo Sushi December 15, 2004[CLOSED] Isn’t Momo the name of a mime or a chimp or something? Maybe I’m thinking of Coco,...
Teriyaki Boy (Midtown West) February 5, 2004[CLOSED] Excuse me, would you like some chicken with your cartilage? Although this is not a real option...
Hana Restaurant February 5, 2004[CLOSED] As plain-wrap Japanese restaurants go, this one is the plainest. They barely had the energy to add...
