"The fish is wonderful, fresh and served with wonderful, complimentary sauces, flavors and herbs."
"High quality fish, premium ingredients, sitting on a bed of perfectly vinegared sauced and temperatured rice."
"Every piece of sushi was meticulously prepared and so so delicious."
"Love the fatty tuna and sea urchins. It's super unique."
"The sushi is very fresh and each piece/dish is so flavorful!"
"All the ingredients are very fresh and high quality."
"Each piece of sushi has a strikingly rich composition of flavors that are well balanced."
Cons:
"Beef sushi is ordinary and doesn't bring surprise to me."
"Some of fish is a bit chewy due to connective tissue in it."
"Poor quality, looks food got contaminated and give me diarrhea."
"Some pieces were overwhelmed by truffle or other garnish."
"The quality of the sushi was lacking. The fish tasted stale and lacked freshness."
"Egg custard is an ordinary one, u can tell there is shrimp flavor but that it."
"Rare ingredients are widely used in the menu but have duplication."
Service
Pros:
"Don and the team were amazing and our sake recommendations were excellent."
"The servers were world class, and absolutely made our night."
"Service is pleasant and efficient."
"Wi, our waiter was so attentive, personable and professional."
"Servers here are nice and knowledgeable about the dishes."
"The staff are friendly and courteous."
"Really good service, attentive and explained each piece very well."
Cons:
"I thought the Wait-Staff weren't attentive and caring enough."
"The waiter was knowledgeable but very rushed."
"I feel being rushed by the waitress at the end."
"The table service is underwhelming."
"Some of the sushi chefs have such strong accents, combined with their rushed attitude, that we were all looking at each other with bewilderment."
"Furthermore, the service was rushing and inattentive. We didn't get our drinks until 30 minutes after we ordered."
"We made a reservation online, and called to confirm the reservation. We arrived on time, but they made us wait for 30 minutes."
Ambiance
Pros:
"Beautiful in its simple design and high quality materials sets the tone for the high quality 12 course dinner that is beautifully prepared and professionally served by lovely staff."
"Very quiet and intimate."
"Place looks great like traditional sushi place, very cozy, great staffs( no Japanese staffs there but amazing ppl which is very unusual), bathroom is traditional Japanese clean style(this is very important for us!)."
"The outdoor seating arrangement is completely closed off, so even in the winter i guarantee you'll be nice and cozy."
"It’s cozy and personable, the waiters inviting, the food delicious, and the hostess extreme nice!"
"Very intimate, small room and a cozy neighborgood feel."
"They have outdoor dining which is heated and nice music in the playground."
Cons:
"It's okay to talk loud with your friends."
"It was way too loud there to enjoy the meal."
"Exposed brick means that even if it's not full it will be very loud, and it's usually full."
"The place was really noisy because of a long line for walk-ins."
"It was pouring outside, and we had to stand and wait outside under the leaky roof."
"One thing to keep in mind is that they don't have counter seats open so you may end up near a table of very loud people."
"The worst place was the garden in front of the restaurants serving Omakase."
Value
Pros:
"You’ll get to taste them sourced from different locations, in various combinations, all at a very reasonable price point."
"One of THE best values for Omakase dining in the City!"
"I left feeling the experience being worth every penny."
"It is expensive, but it’s definitely worth every penny!"
"After taxes & tip figure about $275/couple and, frankly, it's worth it."
"For the price ($125), our 15 course omakase included a generous amount of premium ingredients like uni and caviar in multiple courses and was worth every penny."
"Expensive but worth every penny."
Cons:
"Many sushi restaurants in NYC present meticulously designed sushi by their head chef with top ingredients procured directly from japan - this is NOT sushi Ishikawa."
"The quality of the food and service here do not match its high price point."
"Kind of overpriced but it is just fine if you take into consideration their food material (Fresh deliver from all round the world~)"
"Nevertheless, I felt as if the pieces were smaller than I had recalled, and no flavor really stood out to me."
"However I'm giving a four star bc there are only about half sushi that matches there price, the other half can really be better (taste and freshness)."
"Putting more truffle/caviar/uni on top of the sushi doesn't really make the dishes more premium."
"I am really disappointed with my last experience. I made a reservation for Saturday, Jan 18, 2020 at 9:00pm. Due to the traffic, I arrived 20 minutes late and I was charged a 300-dollar cancellation fee."
Creativity
Pros:
"Omakase here is modern and creative."
"Great place to eat very creative sushi."
"Absolutely one of the best Omakase experience ever!"
"Definitely one of the most creative omakase that we've had."
"Attention to detail is outstanding as well as creative takes on some sushi classics."
"This is the best Omakase experience I have had in my life so far. Incredible well elaborated sushi - very innovative."
"A unique gem. The magic of Sushi Ishikawa is in its creations."
Cons:
"The sauce tastes excellent(Some kind of bamboo sauce), but somehow cover the original taste of the seafood."
"To us, mayonnaise sauce and truffles are too strong and killing the taste of fresh fish."
"They try to hard to make complex flavors that don’t actually match or blend well."
"I just don't see any sparks or innovations in the premium courses like I see it in other places."
"Some pieces were overwhelmed by truffle or other garnish."
"Putting more truffle/caviar/uni on top of the sushi doesn't really make the dishes more premium."
"The scallop is insipidness without the sauce, but as I said, you can tell it is super-fresh."