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“AvroKO design, fifteen sakes by the glass, and dishes like gold-leafed bluefin toro tartare, courtesy of chef-partner Eiji Takase, a veteran of Yujin, Sushi...” nymag

Cuisine:  Japanese, Sushi
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Set amid the restaurant equivalents of garishly bloated Broadway musicals, Omido appears more akin to an Off Broadway production of Beckett. (Or, given its proximity to the Ed Sullivan Theatre, more David Letterman than Jay Leno.) Its incongruity is due largely to its AvroKo design: among the touris... Read More
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Omido, located in a sushi deprived area of Manhattan, has really answered my plea for unique Japanese cuisine. The menu features a course based design, starting with one of the chef's specially designed cold plates. These are mainly sashimi appetizers with a special sauce that enhances the flavors a... Read More
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Yesterday, we brought news that Chris Eddy, owner of barmarché, has plans for the Forty Deuce space; today, Eddy tells us that he’ll be joined in the venture by Omido chef-owner and founding SushiSamba chef Eliji “Taka” Takase. “We’ve been trying to do a restaurant for ten years now,” Eddy says... Read More
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Omido, New York.Boston •Sophia's Cafe: South Boston gets a cozy café featuring an organic-when-possible menu served on recycled, renewable dishware. Dallas • The Chef's Room: This 20 seat room at the five star Mansion on Turtle Creek serves set menus of chef John Tesar's haute cuisine. ... Read More
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1) Frank White: The cafe/lounge that, according to the press materials, is "single handedly transforming the industrial stretch of Atlantic Avenue aligned with auto shops and warehouses to a social destination for progressive and global Brooklynites" has opened. Frank White is serving vege... Read More
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Though the Lower East Side has more condos than bohos these days, the space at Allen & Delancey does take an ambitious (if highly coiffed) stab at recreating some long-lost dream of a writer-filled saloon. Looks like the perfect place to develop an opium habit, no? Click through to find out if t... Read More
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It's about time someone step up and open a nonchain restaurant in the gastronomically-challenged desert that is Midtown West. Amidst a blizzard of Starbucks & Cosi types, a new sushi spot will soon grace the forlorn area with its raw wares. Owner Udi, former manager of Sushi Samba on Park, ha... Read More
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I took some clients here that are Japanese. They were not impressed with the quality of the food, and said that they had had much better elsewhere. I felt so bad taking them here. The decor is good, but the service is terrible, and not helpful. The pricese here are also high. Try Sushi Samba or Tao ... Read More
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recommended!
rb Sep 08 07
love everything about this restaurant! Great location! The atmosphere is perfect; its relatively queit, very cozy, and romantic. The food is magnifisent! Love their variety of teas.
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Zen Burger offers junk food to feel less guilty about, Patisserie des Ambassades draws its culinary inspiration from Africa and Omido serves ambitious Japanese fare.
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