Soba Totto

"Conveniently located right near Grand Central, Soba Totto dishes up warm soba paired with tempura or duck. Or, choose from more luxe toppings like uni, salmon roe, or Berkshire pork belly atop cold noodles, which are also available in very spartan form, with simply a traditional dipping sauce. Supplement with a few yakitori skewers by manager and chef Mika Ohie, who also runs well-loved Yakitori Totto across town and a dozen blocks north. And for the local cubicle set, there’s a daily, cash-only $10 to-go special at lunchtime." - Alexandra Ilyashov

"As the name suggests, everyone arrives in droves for the tasty homemade soba." - MICHELIN Guide

"It’s a jam-packed lunchtime operation here at Soba Totto, where business folks gather and quickly fill the popular space. As the name suggests, everyone arrives in droves for the tasty homemade soba. Dinnertime brings a mellower vibe, and a crowd of beer- and sake-sipping patrons ordering tasty plates of spicy fried chicken and yakitori galore.Midday features several varieties of lunch sets. Tasty appetizers may unveil a salad of assorted pickles and simmered daikon in a sweet ginger dressing. Skip over the fried seafood in favor of the soba totto gozen set, which includes the wonderful noodles in fragrant dashi; or try one of the many delicious dons topped with tasty tidbits like sea urchin and salmon roe or soy-marinated tuna, grated yam and egg." - Michelin Inspector

"A sister restaurant to Sarashina Horii, operated by Create Restaurants, also set to close amid larger closing plans." - Luke Fortney