If there’s a jollier sushi chef in New York, we don’t know who it is – Toshihiro Uezu’s friendly mug has been welcoming raw-fish cognoscenti and rookies alike at this venerable toro temple since 1977, a gaiety that belies the seriousness of his skill.
Orient food
The emergence of Masa as the madly expensive sushi bar of the moment has taken the thrill out of riding a drab office elevator to this dowdy, hidden dining room. Japanese businessmen and Wall Street bonus babies still flock here, though, for omakase (chef’s choice) dinners, featuring rare cuts like katsuo (skipjack bonito) and shima-aji (striped horse mackerel).
Pricing
You better pray that your platinum card is up to the job, because there’s no set menu or even a price list. Masa’s $300 prix fixe seems tame compared to the guessing system at Kuruma: You’ll only be able to surmise from the unitemized bill that your orgasmic roll of o-toro (the highest grade of fatty tuna), which was topped with Iranian caviar, ran $200 for four bites.
Cuisine
Kuruma’s fish soar, but the restaurant’s exorbitant pricing and lack of ambience are definite sinkers.
3 reviews
Eddie Andrew
Wonderful night out
This was a special night out in NYC . Great food, great service, super atmosphere. We had a ball. Great place for a special evening. My husband and I took our teenage daughter and she loved it.
October 27, 2017
Josh Westminster
Always very good!
Orient Express NYC is always consistently and consistently VERY good. It\'s impossible for us not to order the duck salad - which always challenges us to discover something new. Same story; duck salad and chinese brocolli - just right!
October 27, 2017
Nathan Frederick
Amazing place to be
This is my favourite restaurant in the all world, everything is just amazing , service is perfect and prices are the right prices! Thank you again !
October 27, 2017