Nami Nori Reviews Summary

Category: Sushi restaurant New York

Address: 33 Carmine St, New York, NY 10014, USA

Phone: +16469984588

Rating: 4.4
based on 307 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Service was A1 & they were on top of everything."
  • "The staff was amazing & made us feel special."
  • "Service was on point and super professional, always with a smile."
  • "This restaurant had excellent service."
  • "The service was friendly and attentive."
  • "Service was extremely kind and friendly and the staff explained each item in detail."
  • "The staff was very attentive, cordial, and explained everything."

Cons:

  • "Service was a bit iffy to be honest."
  • "The service was also very slow - we spent about an hour there waiting for 5 rolls."
  • "The main letdown was the quality of service."
  • "Our server was the most indifferent server I have ever had."
  • "Actually our service was so slow we felt like the waiting time before our meal came by was not very New York-friendly."
  • "The waiter was dismissive and rude."
  • "Our server was very good but hostess was surprisingly rude."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The fish is always high quality, the flavors are fantastic and the price is unbeatable."
  • "The sushi rolls are super fresh and tasty."
  • "Their scallop and yellowtail sushi was absolutely delicious, freshest salmon I’ve ever tried in my life."
  • "The food was impeccable."
  • "The Uni was soo fresh & sweet."
  • "The food was phenomenal. Incredibly creative, flavorful, and presented in a way that made me want to dive in."
  • "The quality of the food was great, as well as the presentation."

Cons:

  • "We haven’t had any complaints with regular temaki served in other hand roll bars or sushi bars; the nori is absolutely fine as is and doesn’t need the extra two steps and it just made eating it inconvenient and messy."
  • "The chef's set was decent. We had 5 hand rolls and none of them really stood out to me."
  • "The food was very good but completely overpriced."
  • "Spicy tuna dip was salty and heavy."
  • "The maki were saltier than I’d like."
  • "The food was decent but a bit expensive per piece and you have to get 5 pieces minimum per person."
  • "The whole experience was ruined by one temaki with a strong smell of rancid oil."

Ambience

Pros:

  • "The interior is low key stunning and service was quick and friendly."
  • "Nice indoor environment, very nice place for my birthday lunch."
  • "Very beautiful interior and high-class but relatively affordable omakase concept."
  • "The counter seating is good and the atmosphere is romantic but lively."
  • "The ambience indoors is fantastic."
  • "Atmosphere was cozy yet stylish."
  • "The aesthetic was sleek and chic."

Cons:

  • "My only tip is to spruce up the outdoor dining tent, as it felt bland compared to the indoor setup."
  • "They had us sit outside in a tent which was honestly terrible."
  • "We were extremely surprised when we showed up and the outdoor space was essentially a tarp tent on the side of the road….like actual tarp."
  • "The acoustics are terrible in this modern and minimalist interior."
  • "Throughout our meal, no one had checked on us about our meal."
  • "No music outside so the vibes were super off."
  • "Unfortunately we weren’t able to enjoy it as we were seated outside."

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