"A subterranean den near Herald Square for nursing a frozen beer and downing a couple small plates, Izakaya Mew offers a sprawling menu of Japanese dishes suited for soaking up booze, like the omu soba, which features sauteed noodles with pork and vegetables, swaddled in an egg omelet and topped with bonito flakes. There’s also a seafood udon soup with Littleneck clams and butter. A brief (5 p.m. to 6 p.m.) happy hour includes $4 Sapporo pints and house sake plus $5 glasses of select wines. Mew is a drinking den with a serviceable, wide-ranging menu — not a noodle destination by any stretch — but it’s a solid bet amid the lackluster dining options in the Madison Square Garden vicinity." - Alexandra Ilyashov
