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Sushi Yasaka
We serve high quality and tasty delicacies made with organic ingredients. To satisfy our customer’s taste buds, we look for the best raw ingredients tirelessly from local farmers.
We serve various kinds of fish. They are all carefully chosen from the fish market each morning. All fish are sliced in traditional style that preserves the original flavor and texture. Our executive chef, Mr. MITCH N. SHINOHARA, who is also a Japanese culinary instructor specialist, prepares every dish. From choosing the rice and seaweed to the decoration of plate, each dish is the demonstration of our dedications to customers. We strive for the recognition as a customer-oriented restaurant through our delicious food, enthusiastic services and serenading environment. We are looking forward to serving you and hope you will have a wonderful dining experience with us.
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125 Current Reviews
Summary of Diner Ratings & Reviews
Overall
(Outstanding)
4.3
/
5
Rating Breakdown 125 reviews
5 stars
(49)
4 stars
(63)
3 stars
(9)
2 stars
(4)
1 star
(0)
Food
(Outstanding)
4.4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
3.9
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
3.7
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
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Diners classify this restaurant as:
- neighborhood gem(74)
- fit for foodies(57)
- great for lunch(22)
- romantic(10)
- hot spot(9)
- special occasion(9)
Sushi Yasaka Reviews List
Review 1 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
One of the best sushi place in UWS
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"They provide good quality sushi with a reasonable price. The lunch special is great value."
Dined on 5/15/2013
Special Features: neighborhood gem, great for lunch
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Review 2 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"one of the best "traditional" sushi restaurants in the city. Fish is always fresh, wait staff very polite and courteous."
Dined on 5/06/2013
Special Features: fit for foodies, neighborhood gem
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Review 3 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Consistently great. G
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"We have eaten at Sushi Yasuda at least a 10 times and have had a great dining experience each time. I highly recommend the omakase, but the sashimi deluxe is also excellent, and so is the toro appetizer. The mushroom appetizer is also very tasty. We order from here quite a bit as well, but I find the sushi tastes so much better when you eat in."
Dined on 5/03/2013
Special Features: fit for foodies, neighborhood gem, hot spot
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Review 4 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Excellent food, reasonable
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Excellent food, reasonable prices. Service is friendly, prompt, efficient. Small place, can get crowded esp. on weekends. Also very good for lunch. Crowd tends to be young, and includes many Japanese."
Dined on 04/27/2013
2008
Special Features: neighborhood gem
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Review 5 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Samuraisword
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"Having been to Sushi Yasaka for about year. Serving always consistent quality menu items. Sushi/Sashimi item is the one of the best in Upper West Side and some appetizers(both kitchen and sushi bars) is also very well done. Yasaka also serves very good Tempura items, so don't forget order them too. As for the dessert, Greentea Millcrepe is a great item to finish with your dinner."
Dined on 04/27/2013
2013
Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups
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Review 6 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
The best tempura and sushi
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"The best tempura and sushi you can find outside of Japan. Everytime I'm in New York City, I must stop at Sushi Yasaka."
Dined on 04/26/2013
2011
Special Features: fit for foodies, neighborhood gem
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Review 7 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
excellent food best Sushi
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"excellent food best Sushi ever!!!"
Dined on 04/24/2013
2005
Special Features: romantic
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Review 8 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Sparkling fresh sushi prepared
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Sparkling fresh sushi prepared beautifully. Very good service. Seated as soon as we arrived. Not a single negative."
Dined on 04/24/2013
2011
Special Features: fit for foodies, neighborhood gem
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Review 9 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Very Good food for a very
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Very Good food for a very reasonable price"
Dined on 04/17/2013
2012
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Review 10 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
This is hands down my favourite
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
"This is hands down my favourite sushi restaurant in NYC. Having grown up in Japan, I really appreciate the quality and freshness of their sashimi and sushi. Unfortunately, the last two times that I've gone, we've had an hour wait for our meals. While the servers have provided us with edamame as an apology, both times we've sat for 45 minutes before having any food at all, which is a bit tough when we're so hungry. It's really exciting to see Yasaka doing so well."
Dined on 04/16/2013
2009
Special Features: fit for foodies, neighborhood gem
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Review 11 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
The food at Sushi Yasaka is
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"The food at Sushi Yasaka is nothing short of superb. It is consistently very good...some of the best Japanese in the city! Wemeatvhere at least once a week and it is definitely our "go to restaurant" when we are hungry for Japanese."
Dined on 04/13/2013
2009
Special Features: fit for foodies, neighborhood gem
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Review 12 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Sunday night dinner, around
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Sunday night dinner, around 6:30pm. The place was full and we needed the reservation.
The adults got a pretty big sashimi plate and the large omakase, which was around a dozen pieces of sushi, plus a couple pieces of sashimi, plus a maki roll. It was not quite fall-over-in-amazement-good, but was really quite good. The kids enjoyed edamame and a couple of hand rolls. They were accommodating of the kids slicing their rolls into 8 more manageable pieces instead of 6, and generally fussing over them a bit (which they enjoyed).
Our eyes were a bit bigger than our stomachs and one of the kids was getting pretty tired, but the staff wrapped up whatever pieces we hadn't eaten, and got us our check quickly."
Dined on 04/13/2013
2011
Special Features: kid-friendly, neighborhood gem
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Review 13 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Food is the best thing & worth it!
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"Some of the best sushi I've had in a long time. Service is ok. You're crammed in a little tight. Definitely make a reservation. A little noisy, but nothing you can do about that. Bottom line, the food was outstanding."
Dined on 03/30/2013
2011
Special Features: fit for foodies, neighborhood gem
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Review 14 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Why did I walk by for a year!?
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"What a find. I hav walked by it for a year. Mistake! Fresh sushi, friendly staff!"
Dined on 03/29/2013
2006
Special Features: fit for foodies, neighborhood gem, hot spot
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Review 15 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Really enjoyed everything
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"Really enjoyed everything we ordered. The wait staff was very pleasant and earnest and very good about refilling tea and water, but uneven in its presentation of dishes for a group of five people. The timing was off, as the starters and mains weren't presented to everyone at once, but in dribs and drabs. Doesn't mean we won't come back, but it's an area for improvement. Dishes we had included tuna & avocado in fresh wasabi soy sauce, beef negimaki, miso soup, sashimi appetizer, yaki salmon donburi, sushi deluxe, salmon teriyaki, grilled shrimp & avocado salad, green tea ice cream. No complaints with anything we ordered."
Dined on 03/30/2013
2003
Special Features: neighborhood gem, great for lunch
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Review 16 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Some of the best sushi in
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Some of the best sushi in NYC, I've had since moving here from 14 years in Japan."
Dined on 03/27/2013
2009
Special Features: fit for foodies, neighborhood gem, special occasion
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Review 17 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
Decent sushi for the price.
Food
(Good)
3
/
5
Service
(Fair)
2
/
5
Ambiance
(Fair)
2
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Decent sushi for the price. I had a real problem with the server. I was catching up with an old friend I haven't seen in years, and the waitress came over no less than 7 times in the first 30 minutes we sat down. Each time we told her that we hadn't looked over the menu yet, she turned around in a huff. The last time, she just stood there until we looked over the menu. Not to mention that there were only 5 other occupied tables in the restaurant, and no one was waiting for a table. We felt incredibly rushed considering we were this server's only table. Had she been more courteous, she would've gotten more of a tip on her only table there for that hour."
Dined on 03/25/2013
2012
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Review 18 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
great value for money
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"Absolutely loved the sushi! Great value for money, nice place!"
Dined on 03/24/2013
2013
Special Features: romantic, great for lunch, hot spot
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Review 19 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
This place has amazing sushi
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"This place has amazing sushi and sashimi. Very fresh, well prepared, with quick and attentive service. I will definitely be returning!"
Dined on 03/19/2013
2006
Special Features: fit for foodies, neighborhood gem
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Review 20 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
funny if you add good and
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Fair)
2
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"funny if you add good and bad ok place but just ok seems there is a big disconnect between staff there and their diners do they care ??? don't think so"
Dined on 03/16/2013
2004
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Review 21 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
The food was tasty, delivered
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"The food was tasty, delivered quickly and the waitstaff was friendly. Another big plus was that they didn't try to rush us out. All in all, a nice little neighborhood restaurant."
Dined on 03/04/2013
2004
Special Features: good for groups, neighborhood gem
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Review 22 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Negimaki and organic fried
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Negimaki and organic fried tofu (ask without mushrooms) are musts!"
Dined on 02/15/2013
2011
Special Features: fit for foodies, neighborhood gem, great for lunch
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Review 23 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Best sushi on the UWS. It's
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"Best sushi on the UWS. It's not even close."
Dined on 02/12/2013
2007
Special Features: fit for foodies, great for lunch
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Review 24 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Sashimi was good and the waitress
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Sashimi was good and the waitress kept my glass of water and green tea full at all times. They even switched in extra salmon because I mentioned that I like salmon. Will go again when looking for sashimi on the Upper West Side."
Dined on 02/09/2013
2013
Special Features: neighborhood gem, romantic, special occasion
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Review 25 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Second time and it was just
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Second time and it was just as good as the first experience."
Dined on 02/04/2013
2002
Special Features: neighborhood gem
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Review 26 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Terrific food
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Outstanding food is hidden in this UWS gem. We ordered the vegetable tempura udon, soba, sushi, spicy tuna roll, and fried organic tofu steak. All of it was fantastic and unforgettable - not just the quality and execution, but the generous portions as well. We left with full stomachs. Our server was quick and efficient, though we would have liked to see him smile once. The only real problem at this place was that every table was occupied on our arrival, despite our 7.30 reservation on a Sat night, and we were told there was lengthy wait. Since we dine here all the time, we made a reservation on this particular evening, precisely to avoid this situation, but it was useless. To our horror, a family of 4 was asked to move to accommodate us."
Dined on 02/02/2013
2011
Special Features: fit for foodies, neighborhood gem
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Review 27 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
One of the best...!
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"One of the best Japanese restaurant in NYC...! and there are many ! and my wife is japanese, so very "picky" about her own cuisine !
We both loved this place and the rolls and sushis are simply delicious...and made by a real japanese sushi master...which is not always the case in many so called japanese restaurant...!
we'll be back soon...!"
We both loved this place and the rolls and sushis are simply delicious...and made by a real japanese sushi master...which is not always the case in many so called japanese restaurant...!
we'll be back soon...!"
Dined on 01/27/2013
2009
Special Features: fit for foodies, neighborhood gem
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Review 28 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Excellent sushi!
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"It was so good! The fatty tuna sushi was excellent, the best I've ever had! The steamed shrimp dumplings were excellent as well. I will return many times for sure! The prices were very reasonable. I went back 2 days after, because I wanted more dumplings lolll. I recommend it to everyone!"
Dined on 01/20/2013
2013
Special Features: late-night find, neighborhood gem
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Review 29 for Sushi Yasaka
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Great menu with a lot of interestin
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Great menu with a lot of interesting combinations."
Dined on 01/17/2013
2002
Special Features: neighborhood gem
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Ratings-Only Reviews for Sushi Yasaka
Based on the average of (96) ratings-only reviews
Overall
(Outstanding)
4.2
/
5
15 out of 15 recommend this product
Food
(Outstanding)
4.3
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
3.9
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
3.7
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic