Yuzu Kitchen

Found this hidden gem when wandering around the city today. Definitely worth your bucks. Very neat place, cozy atmosphere in midtown. So sad we can't eat in the restaurant. Their chicken katsu(fried chicken steak) is a must-try, the initial seasoning was so good( you can taste the savory together with umami) and juicy, outside is crispy. With their special Kosho Mayo was a five star~ In addition we also ordered Gyudon bowl + pork katsu bowl. If you miss the authentic Asian Gyudon, this one is your best bet in Midtown. Pork katsu is also good but not as mind blowing as chicken katsu. If you happen to walk pass midtown or is wondering what to have for dinner/lunch, this is the place to try.

Nice small place for some quick lunch, I really wanna get some bento so I pick here. The tofu bento are so freaking good! And the pork one are acceptable, the point is it’s only $13 in NYC!!! Yes yes, why not, I think it’s good enough for a lunch.

Ordered the Koji Chicken Bowl which should have come with Char-grilled Koji marinated chicken thigh served w/ wild rice, cherry tomato, diced cucumber, carrot, furikake corn, fried crispy sweet potato & boiled eggs. White rice, no corn, cucumber, carrot, tomatoes crispy sweet potato. And only one egg. I paid 13.50 for a couple of pieces of cold meat, white rice some greens to cover the big space empty spot with no good and half an egg! And no sauces. Horrible if I could give them zero stars I would. Edit: in response to the owner I have added a copy of the receipt. I ordered a chicken curry plate in addition to the chicken bowl. That came with white rice, meat and the curry sauce on the side. Again the Koji chicken bowl was missing all mentioned above. I don’t know if they ran out the sides and decided to just make an empty bowl basically an empty bowl or if they made a mistake and give me the wrong bowl. If you order pickup here make sure to look inside and confirm your plate before you leave. Very disappointed.

Staff was not friendly. They took the orders not in first come first serve. Taste is fine, soft-boiled egg is good.

Very authentic Japanese cuisine. The combination of flavors are unique and soothing. I felt bad that the staff was shorthanded, but the wait was well worth it.

I highly recommend Gyudon. It was very fresh and good. The staff was very kind as well.

Waited 20 min for my order, but the chicken came out completely raw. Would not advise.

Overall I'm disappointed. In the positive side, the place is very clean and reasonable price, not cheep. The staff is polite. On the negative, if you are looking for known taste of Japanese food, look somewhere else. The egamame was sour (?!), salmon was bellow average... Maybe I should have consider more the fact the place was empty on Friday afternoon than review rating... I won't be back for sure.