Sushi Lin SoHo — Restaurant in New York

Absolutely Overrated and a Waste of Money

Food: The fish was mediocre at best and honestly didn’t taste fresh. It seemed pre-sliced or prepared in advance, as the chef didn’t slice anything in front of us during service. Many pieces relied on heavy toppings, which seemed more like an attempt to mask the lack of flavor rather than enhance it.

The rice? Tiny, dense, and bland. It was compressed far too densely into tiny portions, creating a completely off-balance fish-to-rice ratio. Despite being a 17-course omakase, it wasn’t remotely filling. Moreover, the rice lacked proper seasoning, leaving the overall taste flat and underwhelming. They provided no soy sauce or wasabi for dipping, which might indicate confidence in their seasoning—but unfortunately, that confidence was misplaced.

Service and Atmosphere: Unprofessional doesn’t even cover it. The staff and chef were speaking Cantonese, and unfortunately for them, we understood every word. One server literally said he wanted to leave early, right in front of us. How’s that for hospitality? Not long after, he left our table completely to go take a phone call. It’s hard to feel welcome when the only server clearly doesn’t want to be there.

Price: For a subtotal of $360 for 2 people, this experience was not remotely worth the cost. To make matters worse, they tack on an additional 3.5% fee for card payments—an absurd policy for a restaurant charging such high prices.

Bottom Line: Do yourself a favor, don’t waste your time or money here. Sushi Lin is overrated, overpriced, and downright disappointing. There are plenty of better options in the city where you’ll get fresh sushi, better service, and leave feeling satisfied. Trust me, skip this place....

Glad to see the same quality of sushi at their Park Slope shop is present in their second location in Soho. Excellent omakase. Each bite was satisfying and enjoyable.

Some of the dishes had a bit of a twist to them that I had not experienced before but do not feel out of place.

This place only has counter seating, but feels nice and cozy. Like you're having a small dinner party with friends kind of vibe. Not pretentious and nothing too fancy. Definitely my kind of place.

We arrived without a reservation but luckily they had seating for two for an hour. Unfortunately because we had to leave before the next reservation, we could only get the 12 piece omakase, which was definitely enough for us.

This course doesn't include dessert so we had to order it after our last sushi piece. We ordered the home made tofu ice cream which was delicious and the mochi ice cream dessert which we do NOT recommend. It almost made us want to knock one star off this review. Pretty sure it's just mochi ice cream from a store. The mango mochi ice cream seemed to have been stored for a while so it the mochi skin had a freezer burn taste to it and was no longer chewy. We also got the green tea mochi ice cream which didn't have the same issue so you could tell that the mango one was bad. So just stick to the tofu ice cream if you get dessert. I wish they did not even offer the mochi ice cream because it left a bad taste in our mouth at the end...

If I could give an extra star I would!

My husband and I had been dying for some delicious sushi. I’m used to LA abundance/ quality and since moving back to Boston haven’t had my fix! This place exceeded our expectations in all areas. We saw reviews and figured the sushi would be delicious but the service and environment were also great.

Sushi- we did the 12 piece omakasi experience which was excellent. We had an incredible variety from toro, scallop, ending with a delicious hand roll. We had sushi unlike any I’ve had before- some classic, some with seared tomato, shishito peppers, fresh truffle. You could taste the quality of the fish and the sauces were paired perfectly without being over powering. We ended our course with a sesame rice dessert that was both unique and to die for.

Service: all sushi chefs were friendly, engaging, funny and just incredibly accommodating. They even played music and brought out a cake for my husband. They were awesome!

Environment- one would assume upscale sushi especially in a smaller restaurant would be a bit stuffy or snooty but we had a lovely, intimate and fun experience overall.

We will come back to nyc just for this...