"Everything we had was super delicious and cooked to delicate perfection."
"The yakitori was just perfect, it was very juicy and the spice was also exceptional."
"The skewers were all very tender, and the ones that surprised me the most were the chicken heart and the crispy skin."
"They serve traditional charcoal-grilled Yakitori chicken, they are tasty SO GOOD."
"The chicken, in particular, was juicy and bursting with flavor."
"all the chicken skewers are juicy, tender, clean and simply favorable."
Cons:
"Chicken parts skewers were below par. I've had better."
"Meat itself did not have much flavor."
"Some dishes don't fit my appetite, such as the ground chicken don and the grilled salmon dishes."
"The quality of the food is mediocre."
"Chicken breast was hard and dry."
"Most of the skewers just tasted like juicier chicken thighs, and weren't that special."
"The chicken meatballs were apparently overcooked: the surface was BLACK AND BITTER."
Service
Pros:
"The counter has a great view of the chefs preparing the dishes and the service is phenomenal."
"The staff were lovely, the setting was so traditional."
"Service was just fine."
"The service is good."
"The service at this place is unmatched and although it’s kind of cramped, it doesn’t feel small inside and there’s so many staff that you constantly feel supported and waited upon."
"Service was impeccable from check-in to exit."
"The staff provided very attentive and warm service."
Cons:
"We reserved for 8PM on a Sunday and weren't seated until 8:40. They charge $50 per person for cancellation fee."
"Service was totally indifferent, had to ask for menus multiple times."
"Our server never return to our table for water refill or ask how was the food."
"Service was slow and there were a surprising lack of options for additional skewers to supplement the requisite omakase selection."
"Service was inconsistent as well. Although they were very attentive and polite to our table they were very forgetful of many request."
"The service was attentive but so slow."
"For the price, I don't think it's worth it."
Ambiance
Pros:
"When you do find it and walk through those doors, you feel like you enter a portal straight to Japan."
"The bathroom has a really fancy, heated bidet."
"The chef at the counter was friendly and warm, explaining each dish in detail."
"Beautiful venue with the most professional and friendly staff."
"Hot towels are nice."
"Sitting at the counter is the best seat in the house."
"The posh interior greets you has you enter the door."
"Space allocated for each person is very limited even by the standard of Manhattan."
"We were seated next to the grill where the chef is right in front of us... the ashes of the charcoal from the grill landed in front of our drinks/onto our dishes each time he fanned at the skewers."
"Tables were placed too close to each other that we didn't feel comfortable."
"The atmosphere is very, very quiet, but compared to yakitori restaurants in Japan, it's so quiet that it's hard to digest."
"The counter space is a bit tight for nine people, I had to put my arms down and lean into my husband all the time, so I don't bump into the gentleman next to me."
Value
Pros:
"The price was reasonable."
"Chef's Table is a memorable life experience! Well worth the cost."
"Worth every penny!"
"Definitely worth a stop and very reasonably priced."
"Highly recommend the chefs tasting - it's expensive but compared to other chefs tastings in the city, at $70 it's certainly not the most expensive in the city, especially for the level of service and incredible quality of the food."
"At $70/person, I think it's a reasonable price tag for so much quality food."
"Not to mention they have the $100 omakase which is a great price point."
Cons:
"They are unforgiving with their $500 cancellation fee, regardless of your updated health and COVID status."
"They charge $15 per 8 oz water bottle."
"Bill came out to $520 for a party of 3. Not bad but again compared to other likewise eateries, it falls short."
"The experience as a whole was extremely enjoyable. It was also wildly expensive."
"But mind-blowing or not, the price on the Select Counter is too hard to justify to me, particularly when the regular omakase is already so good!"
"It is hard to justify paying 125 per person for basically chicken and vegetables."
"Too much over price for Yakitori. You need to pay 4 bites for $6.50."