Tsuru Ton Tan - Midtown, NY

"Tsurutontan first opened in Japan more than 30 years ago, so this place has had some time to perfect their specialty, udon bowls. There are plenty of varieties to choose from like one with creamy broth and uni, but we gravitate towards the katsu curry that comes with a thick and juicy fried pork cutlet. There’s also a full sushi menu and an all-day Happy Hour for select wines, beers, and sake. This Midtown location has tons of seating spread out over three floors, so it’s a great choice for all the teams (work, basketball, or otherwise) in your life." - team infatuation

"Tsurutontan first opened in Japan more than 30 years ago, so this place has had some time to perfect their specialty, udon. There are plenty of udon bowls to choose from like one with creamy broth and uni and another with wagyu and oysters in a sweet sukiyaki soup. We tend to gravitate towards the katsu curry that comes with a thick and juicy fried pork cutlet. At lunch, they offer a bunch of set combos that mix and match udon bowls with sushi and rice bowls topped with things like cod roe and spicy tuna." - Team Infatuation

"Tsurutontan first opened in Japan more than 30 years ago, so this place has had some time to perfect their specialty, udon. There are plenty of udon bowls to choose from, like one with creamy broth and uni and another with wagyu and oysters in a sweet sukiyaki soup. We tend to gravitate towards the katsu curry that comes with a thick and juicy fried pork cutlet and lots of onions. All these options come in a bowl the size of a sink, which is actually useful because this makes it almost impossible to spill anything on your shirt. There’s also a full sushi menu and an all-day Happy Hour for select wines, beers, and sake. The original NYC location is in Union Square, but this second outpost in Midtown has tons of seating spread out over three floors, so it’s a great choice for all the teams (work, basketball, or otherwise) in your life." - Kenny Yang

"Both the Union Square and Midtown East location of the udon specialist are delivering via UberEats and GrubHub/Seamless. While noodles are the name of the game, don’t sleep on the sushi rolls and sashimi. Creative specialty rolls, like eel and ricotta, can be a fun switch from typical sushi standbys." - Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Eater Staff

"Udon specialist with a second location offering more sushi and sashimi dishes." - Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya