Tataki Japanese Restaurant — Restaurant in New York

Ok sushi for the price. Entrees are about average. Set your expectations so you know what you get. It's a Chinese run Japanese restaurant. You can hear the restaurant manager, chef and servers talking in Chinese to each other. Authentic? Not quite... but decent enough and good value.

Fried dumpling are the exact same as a Chinese restaurant's. I'm sure they get it from the same supplier as everyone else. Shrimp tempora is freshly fried, but more batter than shrimp. Still tasty. Unagi don you really can't mess up... very standard unagi from a package over sushi rice. I like it. Chicken katsu which is a standard fare is only so so. The chicken was decently fried, but not very well seasoned and slightly on the dry side. The sauce is a bit strong but they keep it on the side, so you don't have to add as much if you don't want to. Has a slightly BBQ sauce flavor so when you have it with the fried chicken it tastes almost like a McNugget, but dryer. But they give you two pieces of chicken, so I guess you get quantity rather than quality?

Sushi rolls were ok. Tasty and decently made. They use pretty decent imitation crab meat for the California rolls. And the tempora rolls have fresh tempora in them.

Peanut avocado rolls are something new I haven't tried before. They have whole-half peanuts in them. Not traditional Japanese, but my friend told me they have them in other Chinese run Japanese restaurants also. I guess it's popular amongst vegans. To me it didn't feel like sushi, but I won't let that affect my review rating as my friends seem to like it.

You know how some places give you 6 pieces of sushi per roll, here some rolls are cut into 8 pieces. But the two end pieces they tuck in the middle of the stack will have kind of only have half the stuffings. So nice presentation, but if you're sharing, some of you may get a less desirable piece than others. Otherwise they were made well enough made.

We didn't order any sushi or sashimi, but from what I saw at other tables they look decent and well made. And presentation on the fancy platter was nice.

One thing I didn't like is the really deep green wasabi. They have a Play-Doh consistency and tastes just as unreal. Somewhat wasabi-like flavor with no freshness or depth. Same with the soy sauce. It tastes like the stuff from a Chinese restaurant... doesn't have the richness or aroma of good soy sauce.

The servers were nice and polite. The atmosphere is good. Mostly neighborhood patrons and maybe visitors from the hotel across the street (Hilton Gardens where my friend were staying)... but then it was a very cold and windy January Thursday night, so not many people would be eating out other than the Tribeca...

Nested in the nooks and crannies of Tribeca, and just a block away from Soho, lies this hidden gastronomic gem. By eight, it was a still joint, but I wouldn't expect anything less of a place of its appearance, especially on a Wednesday. Nevertheless, the doorbell was restless, chiming at every delivery man who banged the door against it. Maybe it was the silhouettes of the place or the low lighting, but its mystery was intriguing, fun, and almost inviting. Japanese beer makes a great partner for Tataki's delicious King Crab roll. Its starters, aura, and impeccable, palet stabbing rolls made my short dinner an extremely memorable experience. A...

I gave it a try because of good review on food. It only had 2 customers at 7pm on Saturday night. Ordered food from Kitchen( hot cooked), and the sushi roll was kinda cooked. The deep fried chicken was way different than other authentic Japanese restaurants in NYC, the flour is thick, hard and crunchy type, more like deep fried Chinese chicken. It wasn’t juicy, tasted good along with the tonkatsu sauce. However, the price is very reasonable. The service is good, the waiter was so polite and explain all the questions that I concern. They speak Chinese too. They have Alcoholic drink, from beer to cocktails. They have many take out...