Sushi Ishikawa — Restaurant in New York

In absolute awe of this rollercoaster of a ride. Hands down best sushi i’ve ever had, with an overwhelming and jaw dropping amount of creative and fresh flavors blended together. Every bite was so different, yet even more impressive than the last. Several pieces made me feel like I had a world class meal in each bite. There is no comparison that i’ve come across. Worth every penny. We did the 15 course $150 plus the Wagyu $20 and the Sake pairing $55. The Wagyu was better than the Japanese steakhouses i’ve had in the city alone. So much buttery flavor with the ideal amount of grill flavor touched upon it. Definitely worth $20 a piece, you’ll be paying more at other places for less quality! The sake pairing was amazing. 5 unique glasses across dinner, with a variety of flavor between them all. It was its own omakase experience just for the drinks! The servers were world class, and absolutely made our night. They were there to make us feel at home and I felt like we made friends with them by the end of our meal, that’s how damn good they were. For outdoor dining, they bring you piece by piece on a plate, and server you your sake every 3 pieces.

Food: 10/10 Every bite will leave you discussing with your group the myriad of flavors. World class sushi and freshness that can’t be matched

Menu: 5/5 Plenty of options outside the Omakase. Great for all sushi lovers

Experience: 5/5 The servers, the venue, the presentation, everything was absolutely awesome

Value: 3/5 On par for other Omakase restaurants. The quality may be better, but the total price being $275 with the 15 course + sake pairing + Wagyu + tip might be a turn off for some. Definitely a once in a lifetime experience i recommend regardless...

Sushi Ishikawa is a modern omakase experience on the UES.

We had made reservations the day before and were running late so called ahead. They were so kind and the sushi chef caught us up to the rest of the diners once we were seated.

We ordered two carafes of sake to pair with our sushi, both were good and refreshing.

There were many courses as expected but overall the fish was very fresh and each piece was unique. Each fish did have some sort of topping- so if you’re a purist you may not like the omakase here. It was fun for us to try these new presentations! Although some of them seemed like throwing expensive ingredients like uni, truffle, caviar, and even gold flakes to make the high price point. I’d say it’s worth it but again, if you’re more into traditional omakase than this place may be too fun for your taste!

Highlights were the Chawanmushi, toro, uni on toast, some fish I forget with a fried shiso leaf, and the matcha panna cotta for me. I also need to mention the ginger- it came in small cubes and was the perfect little bite.

We were celebrating that night and were also offered champagne at the end of the night.

Our service was EXCEPTIONAL and our experience was highly memorable. Our server and staff explained each piece in detail. Our server was so kind and engaging and we had some light conversation about some of the highlights which was really nice. Also the fact that they seated us late and were able to catch us up was very considerate. Some omakase places may leave out the ones you missed or not seat you if you’re late enough.

Overall, not sure I would come again for the food on my own but would bring a new friend if they were looking for a fun...

I’m Japanese in UES coming from seafood Mecca in Japan so I’m too critical about sushi. To me, this is a very American modern cuisines. Very far from Japanese traditional sushi which I loved. First, we were looking for traditional sushi in UES so I thought hmm, I made a mistake. they put chopstick vertical like Chinese way to welcome us. (We put horizontal which is important for us) . There is no omakase place in UES but here. None of my Japanese friends told me this place which is wired so I tried. I think they are smart about location. No sushi competitors around here. If you live in UES, this is the amazing place. I understand no Japanese customers going there bc this is more fun for American ppl. If you hate boring traditional sushi, you will love here. But Little too fusion for us, That’s what I thought. But I changed the way I think. If this is the American modern fusion which is so popular in NYC now like Momofuku, it’s really good!!! Place looks great like traditional sushi place, very cozy, great staffs( no Japanese staffs there but amazing ppl which is very unusual), bathroom is traditional Japanese clean style(this is very important for us!). Environment is very traditional and their website is too, but food is very fusion. That’s what I confused I think. About food, all the ingredients are very fresh and high quality. Waiters explained each one very well. To us, mayonnaise sauce and truffles are too strong and killing the taste of fresh fish. But again, American people will love this so they are smart. Chef is from “modern “ Japanese high end restaurant so I understand what is this menu is coming from. Very nice place....