Nam H.
Yelp
We have been to the Sushi By Bou in Times Square a few years ago and loved it, great quality and value, so we were excited to try out this location in the Flatiron. Honestly, I'm far from a food snob and usually let subpar experiences slide, but this experience was one of the worst I've ever had in my life. Even with the upgraded "bougie" 1 hr Omakase, they rush out the dishes to you where you're practically double fisting the food. We finished our "1 hr" Omakase in 40 minutes. The food is sloppily prepared, I saw the chef try to add a topping to one dish, but he couldn't get it to sit on the piece of fish, and after a couple seconds he just gave up and served it without the topping. Usually you're supposed to use your hands to pick up the sushi but it's so sloppily prepared that you have to use the chopsticks. Honestly, it was so consistently bad across the board, I've never had a dining experience like that before. Most dishes don't use enough rice, have too much wasabi, and way too salty. The chef also quickly mumbles the name of each dish as he rushes on to the next dish. And on top of that, it's expensive, over $250 for the bougie experience and 1 drink each. I'm still in disbelief tbh.