Nowon East Village Reviews Summary

Category: Gastropub New York

Address: 507 E 6th St, New York, NY 10009, USA

Phone: +16466923867

Rating: 4.5
based on 186 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "This cheeseburger is no joke. Very rich in flavor and you can tell the quality."
  • "Everything we ordered was delicious, especially the garlic soy fried chicken, the broccolini, and the honey butter tater tots!"
  • "One of the best cheeseburgers in New York, as well as a lot of unique and tasty Korean inspired dishes."
  • "The Korean smash burgers are just juicy and great."
  • "The shin ramen chicken wing is legit! So crispy and flavorful!"
  • "The “chopped cheese” rice cakes dish was like pasta, the flavors and texture were incredible."
  • "The soy garlic friend chicken was to die for and it was paired with a wonderful aioli."

Cons:

  • "The portion sizes are pretty small, and wished they either didn’t compromise on that or the prices."
  • "Ordered the chicken bun and it was a little disappointing tbh! All the components were good but the chicken itself lacked proper seasoning."
  • "This would have been one of the best burgers I’ve ever had if it weren’t for the salt content."
  • "The chopped cheese rice cakes were served to us cold, the honey butter tots were not evenly coated/tossed in the honey butter sauce."
  • "The burgers were cold and for some reason I remembered them better than they are."
  • "The honey glazed tater tots had barley any honey on them and lacked a lot of the glazed flavor."
  • "Their fried chicken was cold and flavorless."

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff was so kind and attentive."
  • "Five stars for service."
  • "Host Sean is a real one."
  • "From service (props to Sean, who was amazing from start to end – a masterclass of customer service), to cocktails, to food, everything was top notch."
  • "Our waiter/bartender was super helpful!"
  • "Service is also on point."
  • "The service was wonderful and the food was absolutely amazing."

Cons:

  • "We made a reservation for 9pm and had to wait about 35 minutes before being seated."
  • "When we brought this up to the waiter, he was slightly patronising and offered no resolution to the problem."
  • "We tried calling the general manager, but he never picked up."
  • "Service was awful! We had a reservation and we had to wait more than 20 min to get seated and after ordering we waited more than 40 min to have the food!"
  • "Their serving speed is extremely slow. I was trying to get to ask the staffs for a few more items, and all they did was trying their best to avoid eye contact with me lol."
  • "Absolutely dissatisfied with my experience. Waited for about an hour to be seated after promised tables multiple times."
  • "We sat down at 7PM, and were informed at the 8:05 mark that we had to leave soon to accommodate an 8:15 reservation."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "The place was booming with great music and vibes."
  • "The ambience here is great with the dim lights and cool NY hip hop theme."
  • "Vibe of the place is awesome - dim lighting, loud music making it a very fun pre-going out dinner!"
  • "The ambiance gives off a cozy spot with a grungy, hip vibe, featuring neon lights and a selection of R&B and classic rock music."
  • "The atmosphere/music is a lot of fun."
  • "The ambiance is also super fun and down to earth."
  • "The atmosphere of the restaurant was SUCH a vibe!!"

Cons:

  • "Cozy setting. They were blasting the music pretty loud at night."
  • "Very loud and dark inside, close tables, so it was hard to speak lol."
  • "The space is super tight, be careful when you sit by the aisle."
  • "We ate outside and the seats were not deep enough for my butt."

Value

Pros:

  • "$48 for the prefixe and after tax and a 20% tip only $62!"
  • "Everything was moderately priced also."
  • "Considering most prefixe menus in NYC this was is super affordable and you get a TON of food and variety."
  • "The $49 set menu is great value for NYC."

Cons:

  • "Made reservations at 8 pm we they were seats only available outside we waited 1 hour and 20min for our food to come the burgers were good but overprice wasn't worth the wait."
  • "Especially when the bill was probably almost $100 with tips, I left feeling hungry."
  • "I will say there is a 2.9% surcharge for using a credit/debit card."
  • "It was overpriced given the portion size and what was served."
  • "Only getting portions of food for one person to then pay $49 per person."
  • "Firstly, we each paid over $50 to share the meal, a cost we found excessive considering the lackluster experience."

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