Tsuta Japanese Soba Noodles

"The New York outpost marks the second U.S. location for the ramen shop, which first debuted in San Francisco back in October 2019. That location initially saw long lines similar to the ones seen outside the original Tokyo location, but in subsequent months, the popularity had died down, according to San Francisco Chronicle food critic Soleil Ho, who reviewed the establishment in January 2020." - Tanay Warerkar

"For her main review this week, Chron food critic Soleil Ho visited Tsuta, the Metreon location of the Michelin-starred ramen chain. She wasn’t wild about the restaurant (which is the first U.S. location of the company), writing that the items she sampled had seasoning issues, the toppings were “badly executed,” and there isn’t enough filling in its pot stickers (and what there is is too bland). On the plus side, she says that its once lengthy lines have evaporated, so there’s that?" - Eve Batey

"Wave after wave of ramen has hit the Bay in the past few years...this was the year Tsuta splashed opened, the first Japanese ramen chain to win a Michelin star." - Becky Duffett

"This fall, Japan’s master chef Onishi Yuki will debut the first American outpost of his Tokyo-based ramen restaurant Tsuta in San Francisco’s downtown shopping mall, The Metreon (as of last week, the Metreon said no lease has yet been signed). Chef Yuki first served his signature truffle-oil-infused shoyu soba noodles and dashi-shoyu broths in a Tokyo suburb in 2012. In 2015, the Tokyo outpost received one Michelin star, which led the team to open two new locations in Singapore and now one in the United States. The team has its eyes set on additional locations, including in Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland and a possible second location in San Francisco (set to debut in Stonestown Galleria)." - Marguerite Imbert

"A San Francisco location of Tsuta, Tokyo’s first ramen restaurant to earn a Michelin star, is likely to open this fall in the Metreon. That’s according to the CEO of Tsuta group North America, who says that a lease is due to be confirmed next week." - Caleb Pershan