Hana Restaurant February 5, 2004[CLOSED] As plain-wrap Japanese restaurants go, this one is the plainest. They barely had the energy to add...
Go Sushi (Hell’s Kitchen) August 6, 2003[CLOSED] Fast food sushi is always risky. It’s not as if we’re ordering poisonous blowfish or anything, but...
Benihana Japanese Steakhouse April 1, 2003Throw a shrimp in your hat–it’s Benihana! If you haven’t been to one of these Japanese steakhouses, you...
West Side Sushi April 1, 2003[CLOSED] First, this place needs to clean the bird shit off of its awning. There’s nothing that primes...
Yoshinoya February 10, 2003[CLOSED] Now the Japanese are sending us their fast food crap. Yes, this is the McDonald’s of the...
Sushi Hana December 12, 2002[CLOSED] Designed to look like a quaint Japanese dojo or something, we actually saw a crazed, drunken man...
Haru (Times Square) December 12, 2002[CLOSED at this location] As far as I’m concerned, this is one of the few restaurant chains in...
Sushi Generation October 14, 2002[CLOSED] It takes years of eating sushi before you start to realize the difference between excellent sushi, good...
Haru (Midtown East) October 14, 2002[CLOSED] Now we know where all the female executives go for lunch. We certainly don’t blame them for...
Haru (Upper East Side) June 9, 2002[CLOSED] Imagine how long the lines outside this place would be if they actually had to cook the...
Etou August 4, 2001[CLOSED] Et tu Etou? Yet another new contender in the UES sushi war–vying for the almighty yuppie dollar...
Midori Sushi October 4, 2000[CLOSED] The old adage “don’t judge a book by its cover” certainly holds true at this midtown sushi...
Kan Pai June 7, 2000[CLOSED] Japanese restaurants in the 70’s on the UES are more numerous than mustaches at a Bills game....
Oikawa June 7, 2000[CLOSED] How can a Japanese restaurant in the middle of midtown do no lunch business? Ask the slow-asses...
Teriyaki Boy (Carnegie Hill) February 26, 2000[CLOSED] Trite Japanese chain eatery serving “day old McSushi” at McD’s prices. Fans say the chicken teriyaki is...
Edo Japanese Restaurant February 26, 2000Just in case you haven’t had a menu from this place slipped under your office door, rest assured...
Nobu February 26, 2000[CLOSED at this location] “Sushi so soft you’d want to spread it on a roll — if there...
Shiki February 26, 2000[CLOSED] Japanese cuisine for the discerning Upper East Sider. Using the “open a restaurant in the UES and...