Sushi Sasabune — Restaurant in New York

I love it when it's all omakase all the time. I always believed that the Japanese chef knows better than me when it comes to walking me through a delicate series of appetizers, sushi, and sashimi for an hour.

Since you really can't control what you'll be ordering, I guess I could just hope they give you some of my notable favorites:

monkfish liver. Wow. Just melt in your mouth creamy and an exquisite flavor. salmon roe. It's so different when it's this fresh. black cod with a piece of seaweed on top. I really like the taste conbo and I normally don't specifically like the cod, but this was one of the more interesting white fish from the selection. sea urchin. Once again, a very fresh and sashimi grade cut for this place. Lovely.

I also really love how they tell you exactly which dish can be dipped with soy sauce and which should be without. Hint: look for the light green onion topping. I feel like they also take great care in ordering the 12 or so plates.

This is not exactly the jiro dreams of sushi land, but it is definitely inspired by it. If I were to do it all over again, I would probably go with fewer people (2 seems to be best) and sit at the front bar.

My slight gripe about this place is that the rice is a little too warm. I don't think they packed it enough because it kept breaking up slightly as it was picked up.

What an adventure for my tastebuds! I certainly would eat any of those pieces of sushi over anything else...

Beware!! Ask for prices first!! And don't believe what the waiter tells you--ask for a price list, or these people will rip you off.

We had 3 people eating 3 small plates of sushi and ended up paying nearly $300 for LUNCH!!! Immediately after sitting down the waiter brought out a $60 round of tuna. Had we known, or had we even been asked, about this "Chef's Special" value, we wouldn't have taken part. So, before course #2 we asked how much these tasty little morsels cost. The waiter explained that a full ten-course tasting of the Chef's Special usually costs around $100/person. So, we decided to stop at course #3, under the impression that each dish costs around $10/person. We were misled. After seeing the outrageously overpriced bill (gratuity included, which our waiter also failed to mention), we spent a good half hour pondering how we'd run up these numbers, including several items the waiter charged us for that we hadn't even eaten!!! He had to personally check his math in front of us several times! In the end we were still charged for $247 plus tax, for 18 pieces of sushi...

Having lived in Japan, and having heard all the over-touted reviews of Sasabune, I was extremely disappointed in this dishonest dining experience. Is the sushi good? Sure. But it's not THAT good. The irony of it all is that the chef's motto, inscribed on every wall,...

it's almost military style and i was almost afraid to answer my phone by the pieces of sushi and sashimi melted in my mouth. for months after i couldn't have sushi any place else. this place ruins you for all other raw fish. NO menu. NO spicy tuna, No california rolls, and that's just fine. you're allowed to state your food limitations and then just be surprised. it's a price raw indulgence but every bite is worth it. you dip the pieces you're told into the accompanying soy sauce and some you don't but you know you've never had fish like this before and you didn't even know it comes so fresh. they serve only what was fresh in the market that day and if it wasn't there you can't have it. they don't give you a fish and tell you it's tuna just because you ordered tuna, like most other sushi places in the city (even the best ones). you probably didn't know that goes on, but yes. so if you're a raw fish lover and you can splurge, this is the place and now is the time. go and enjoy but be forewarned that it WILL ruin you for other place and you may regret it, but in the best possible way. you'll finally know what real sushi / sashimi was always...