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| | Ushiwakamaru | | | “A typical-looking sushi bar that dispenses sushi that's anything but typical.” —nymag | | Cuisine: Sushi |
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| | | | | | Whenever I overeat (often, usually alone without supervision), I pay penance by walking home from the restaurant. Tonight, I walked, after a 60 min, gut-busting sushi dinner at Ushiwakamaru. The walk spanned over 50 blocks, and 75 minutes. I spend the first 25 minutes talking on the phone... Read More | | | | | | An anonymous comment posted last Sunday enticed me to try Ushiwakamaru Ushiwakamaru: "I had just gone to Ushiwakamaru the night before and that became the best sushi I've had in New York..." Well, that set my expectations quite high and I was very excited. I decided on the 15 piece Omaka... Read More | | | | | | Nearly on schedule, Ushi Wakamaru, the Houston Street sushi restaurant that Bruni put on the map in July, reopens tonight. The restaurant had been closed by the Dept. of Heath in September and used to occasion to completely overhaul its dining room (and, we hope, it's kitchen and storage faciliti... Read More | | | | | | SOHO—We've received three reader reports today about recently DOH'd restaurant Ushi Wakamaru. In no particular order, here is the first: "Closed by order of the Health department, SoHo cult hit sushi bar Ushi Wakamaru has been dark now for nearly a month. Their phone message says that they're ... Read More | | | | | | Okay, I want to preface this post by saying that I really don't enjoy giving bad reviews. Who Does? I wish every meal out could be a fantastic culinary experience. But you know what? That just does not happen all the time. And it really didn't happen to Mr. Trekker and I this past Thursday nig... Read More | | | | | | Wire item #2 features news about the new 2nd Ave. Deli. Fact. SOHO/CENT VILLAGE—Sushi eaters will be pleased to hear that Ushiwakamaru is on schedule to reopen next month. From a regular Ushiwak' correspondent: "I've made it a habit to pass by Ushiwakamaru if I'm downtown, as I didn't have... Read More | | | | | | SOHO—Further dets on the reopening of Ushi Wakamaru, slated for tonight. The business will go down promptly at 6:30 PM, with last call at 11:30. The eGullet set is quite excited, so do take care not to get in their way, else the dozen photo dispatches tomorrow may not arrive. [eGullet] CHELSEA—F... Read More | | | | | | Bar Boulud: Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni recently lost his patience waiting on hold for 15 minutes to make a reservation, which should give you some sense of how feverish the excitement is for Daniel Boulud’s latest foray. The tony uptown wine bar, across the street from Lincoln Center, enjoy... Read More | | | | | | This week in the Times, Bruni doubles up on sushi restaurants, reviewing 15 East and Ushiwakamaru. 15 East gets two stars; Ushiwakamaru, one. 15 East “manages to stand out in a crowded marketplaces of Japanese restaurants that focus on uncooked seafood,” he says, partly with the cooked dishes, partl... Read More | | | | | | Tomorrow, Frank Bruni double dips at 15 East and Ushiwakamaru, two newer downtown sushi spots boasting serious sushi chef firepower. Today, the Eater oddsmakers have set the action as follows:15 East Zero Stars: 6-1 One Star: 3-1 Two Stars: 2-1 √√ Three Stars: 6-1 Four Stars: 25,000-1 Us... Read More | | | |
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