ISE Restaurant

Had a wonderful night spent here! We loved this place so much that we decided to make another reservation after this one to celebrate post-Chinese New Year! 🥳 Very fresh ingredients and really great tasting! It also contained everything my family wanted to eat and all of them gave us such wonderful surprises! Food: The fish liver was quite a unique dish that none of my family have had, and it's distinctive fine and smooth mouthfeel gave us such delighted experiences. Sashimis and sushis are all prepared with fresh fish - they were so fresh that they would almost melt on your tongue. For the maki sushis with the seaweed, the seaweed itself was way bouncier and chewier than any other makis we have ever had in a good way, we were able to tell that they took care and paid more attention with the ingredient selection, kudos! The tempuras are crispy, though might be just a little oily, but it does not affect the delicacy at all. Sobas are with big portions, thus very delicious and fulfilling! Pricing: Not overpriced at all but still satisfied our cravings for Japanese food so well! We ordered more than my photos shown but it only costed us 300+, which is less than half of our guessed price lol. All in all, really good Japanese restaurant, made me feel confident with the Japanese restaurants in NYC again!

This is a nice neighborhood Japanese restaurant that serves a nice variety of Japanese fare. It has a nice sushi and sashimi selection as well as many of the hot food dishes, ie pork katsu, ramen, tempura, etc. The menu offers a good variety and a lunch selection as well. Overall, the quality and taste of the dishes are good and tasty.

Their sake was delicious. I’ll try to remember which one it was. Their egg was extremely soft and tender. It was great with the soy sauce poured, grinned up radish. The cold soba was good The hot soba was good too. I did expect it to get soggy over time but it was still good. Along with the mushrooms.

Went here for a weekend lunch with 4 friends. They seemed to rate the food more highly than I. For me, this seems like reasonable 4-star sushi. ~$35 for the combo with soba. We also had tuna belly for $10 a piece (2 piece minimum), which I thought was also alright, but not exceptional.

So impressed with this place, would strongly recommend! It really reminded me of Japan. The vibes inside are really nice and calm, with jazz in the background. The waiters are polite and nice. The food tasted a lot better than it looks in my opinion. It had a very Japanese and authentic taste - the flavours were not overpowering but had a sophisticated edge. The appetizers were very meticulously prepared and I enjoyed every bite. The cake looked really small and simple but tasted delicious. It really reminded me so much of being in Japan. I was really not expecting to like this place so much and would definitely return.

The food here is thoughtfully prepared and beautifully presented. The flavors are also outstanding. I love ordering their combos and tasting a bunch of different dishes. They have outdoor seating available with both heating and barriers to block any wind. Recommend giving it a try if you’re in the area. Takeout/delivery is also available and just as yummy.

I got the ten zaru, tuna sashimi, and cold eggplant appetizer. The sushi wasn’t amazing, which makes sense for a soba restaurant. The soba and tempura were both delicious tho. The soba noodles are a bit on the chewier side, which I didn’t like as much but my boyfriend liked a lot. The matcha milli crepe was decent, but we thought it wasn’t as good as Lady M.

Nice place for having high quality soba (tempura soba is great) maki, and izakaya dishes with good price. Wine selection included sake and wine, but no cocktails. They also have lunch set, very valuable. Been this place a lots of time, but still good option for hang out with friends and having some hot dishes.