I always come back to Ootoya. Even though I heard it's like the Olive Garden or whatever chain restaurant equivalent in Japan, I love how they brought it over to NYC. From the outside, the...

This is a nice, relatively quiet restaurant. It was airy and minimalistic. Plenty of seating at the grill or the bar or at a table. The wait staff were Friendly, attentive and polite. We had an...

This is a great place to dine after a date night at the movie theater on a cold, winter evening. We were seated quickly in the bar area. We ordered the large tonkatsu soba noodle and the tonkatsu...

Ootoya is always one of my classic go-tos in the area. Price point can be a bit high, but the food is always so fresh and delicious :) Some highlights I've had: -- Katsu ju is one of my...

I got the Autumn Gozen set to share with my toddler and it was incredible. She loved the salmon and rice while I enjoyed the sukiyaki. I loved all the little sides that it came with like the miso...