"Entering this place the vibes were great with music and ambience."
"The place was very clean and had a nice atmosphere."
"The decor and interior design is very minimalist."
"The atmosphere inside was cool."
"Decorated really well...vintage authentic japanese look...music to match and the food and drinks even better."
"They decorated their restaurant with Japanese comics and they got nice stuff from Japan to make you feel like you have a drink after you finish work in Japan."
Cons:
"The noise level was quite intolerable."
"I just feel the music was a bit too loud, I need to raise my voice to talk to the person sitting in front."
"High noise levels."
Service
Pros:
"The food is fantastic and so is the service."
"Service was great from the whole staff and all 4 of us really enjoyed our dishes."
"Service was friendly and attentive and we had a booth which provided ample space for us to eat."
"Service was excellent as well, engaging, funny, friendly, fast and efficient and 100% accurate."
"The service was attentive and quick."
"The service was so speedy and attentive that I felt like I was the only customer in the restaurant."
"Service is always top notch."
Cons:
"It was a bit of a struggle to flag down a waiter."
"Service was terrible. They completely forgot our friends food and we had to remind them more than once that he hasn't gotten his order."
"However, when we finished the food and ask for the bill, we asked a staff to split the bill and tried to explain how much each person should pay, but the way how that staff talked to us was VERY RUDE AND SOUNDED LIKE HE WAS ANNOYED."
"Horrible service (no ice water, tip auto-included for small group, forced to leave)."
"The waiter was extremely rude (euphemism as he was even offensive), food was served with 30 minute delay...."
"Service has really taken a turn for the worse the last couple of months."
"The service was also frustrating as it was so hard to get the waiters' attention."
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food is fantastic and so is the service."
"This is, by far, the best Japanese food I have ever eaten."
"The tempura was light and crisp, very fresh and the vegetables they selected were classic tempura veggies and shrimp."
"The food was hot, prepared well and very flavorful."
"It's really nicely priced particularly given the taste and quality."
"Described as authentic Japanese - it absolutely is."
"Everything on the menu is immaculate. For me personally, the tonkatsu ramen is to die for, and tops even other ramen specialty shops."
Cons:
"The chicken is so dry and one side is even black (face down)."
"The okonomiyaki was extremely burnt on one side."
"For the food is little bit high sodium in everything."
"Food was average. Not the same as previous location."
"Taste is pretty bland. Not exciting to the taste buds."
"The signature dish, Takoyaki, which used to be a savory delight, now leaves much to be desired."
"One of the most disappointing aspects was the Ramen, which seemed suspiciously similar to instant noodles."
Value
Pros:
"This place offers Japanese food at great value and with large selection."
"Got two Sapporo beers for four bucks which was solid."
"It really was a steal and you will walk out full."
"Prices are NYC reasonable & a good choice at anytime, but especially before a show."
"Beer and highballs were $3-4 during happy hour which is amazing!"
"$12 pitchers of Sapporo and loads of delicious Asian comfort food at very reasonable prices."
"Happy hour offers a few drinks for cheaper, sake is $6 for a small bottle, and Sapporo lager was $5 and really nice and fresh."
Cons:
"Let me eat and drink in peace!! The wait staff are extremely pushy and are constantly hovering over the patrons to hurry them out."
"The guy proceeds to harass us for not tipping him for his abrupt attitude."
"Love the hold Hagi but Hagi46 is just as good --a bit more $ though."
"And most importantly they charge a minimum tip of 18%."
"DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE. These workers are SEEK OF GETTING TIPS from customers even though having bad attitude to customers."
"The manager cornered me and wouldn't let me leave."
"We just saw the head waiter discriminate against a lady with a service dog."