Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya

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  • Phone

    (212) 466-0404

  • Website

    blueribbonsushiizakaya.com

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  • Type

    Sushi Restaurant

Address

187 Orchard St (btwn E Houston & Stanton St) New York , NY 10002 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Brunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks Beer, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 133


Keywords:

sushi bone marrow oxtail good for dates omakase trendy fried rice chicken good for groups healthy food comfortable spacious seats green tea gyoza skewers great value beef hand rolls pork house salad
Risa

Offers wider menu options in a trendier space than the Soho restaurant . In addition to top notch sushi , the chicken liver mousse and bone marrow & oxtail rice are just as good as everyone says!

Rubén García

The omakase ($95) was a good mix of sashimi , nigiri and maki rolls . Great presentation and some very fresh and tasty fish . If you're hungry get chicken wings with wasabi honey and scallop skewers

StayNYC Rentals

It’s a party-time restaurant with a huge menu to suit pretty much anyone with a chilled out atmosphere. There’s also a beer garden attached to it, and it has ping pong tables .

Dana D

The ambiance is top-notch. If you're in for a tasting adventure, dive into the omakase . The rest of the menu is just as delectable with a wide variety of choices. Pricey , but worth it overall.

Melanie Farris

Fried chicken and baked clams with miso paste are my favourite dishes! (Savory and satisfying) Great service, even provided mousse to commemorate my birthday.

Ina Li

Recommend: dynamite burger (scallop and mushroom covered with fish roe and then grilled in the shell?!!), oxtail and bone marrow fried rice , chicken liver mousse , blue ribbon roll, beef tongue .

Dan Fetzner

Expensive but worth it. Big and great ambiance. Sushi was solid but we tried the oxtail and bone marrow fried rice based on comments we saw online and it was amazing, make sure to give it a try.

Nikhita Mahtani

Amazing fried rice (oxtail and bone marrow for the win)! In terms of sushi , get the the salmon/tuna/yellowtail combo, spicy tuna and spicy lobster . Also yummy: gomae, chicken liver , scallops .

Stephany

Excellent sushi . Super spendy and super worth it. The surprise of the night was the oxtail and bone marrow fried rice . It was amazeballs. Miso cod was good too but raw fish > cooked.

Muskan

Wasn't in love with the sushi but pleasantly surprised by the oxtail and bone marrow fried rice , black cod and beef tenderloin skewers . Would come back just for that!

Alexis Candee

It's the best Japanese house salad you'll ever have, and enough for 2. Sit at the comfy bar . Try the rock shrimp skewer and skirt steak appetizer . Fried chicken is worth trying at least once!

Grace Barr

I much prefer the sushi deluxe platter to sharing the special blue ribbon platter - you get more nigiri and less rolls

Noah Weiss

I could eat a pound of the chicken liver mouse on Challah toast , and I don't even like chicken liver . Bonus: the restaurant is huge, comfortable , and great looking.

Ani Bijoyan

I'm a vegetarian , so when I eat meat or fish I make sure it's well worth it. I must say Blue Ribbon isn't just hype, probably the best sushi I have ever had. Will be coming back again for sure.

Eelain Steketee

Standouts: the skewers - beef tenderloin , scallops , & pork belly ; chicken liver & bacon fried rice (i find it's better than the bone marrow & oxtail tho I love both); and of course the raw seafood .

7th.List

Blue Ribbon team opened this Lower East Side spot last night in the Thompson LES hotel . The famous fried chicken comes with wasabi honey and challah toast is topped with chicken liver mousse and miso Read more

Mikahla Vicino

Can't choose between the sushi and the fried chicken ? Don't! Everything is phenomenal. Personal favorite is the tuna roll .

Will Harahan

The food is excellent, but the menu can be deceiving as the portions of the small plates are minuscule. Expect to order, and then order some more.

Philippos

The chicken wings with the honey wasabi sauce, the oxtail and bone marrow fried rice and the chicken liver mousse are delicious. Do not leave without trying the ginger bread pudding .

Saneel Radia

You know that famous Blue Ribbon fried chicken ? Here you can get it as wings . Oh, and bone marrow fried rice . It's like Brasserie & Sushi had a baby after a one-night stand on the LES.

Erin Solano

Toro tartare ; hearts of palm kinpira; chicken liver mousse ; friend chicken ; oxtail and bone marrow fried rice ; Tokyo Broil; smoked hamachi "box" sushi ; Boulevardier; Grapefruit-Hi

Corey Levine

The bone marrow fried rice , avocado crispy rice and blue ribbon sushi platter is amazing.

Jon Steinback

I know that 'flight of vegetables ' sounds like the least exciting flight since anna paquin bored us to death in 'fly away home,' but it's actually a really really good appetizer . go for it!

Thomas Richter

We were a big group and ordered family style . Everything was excellent! (try the blue ribbon sake !)

Alex Hennessey

Amazingly fresh fish . Bone marrow is fatty deliciousness. Try blue ribbon roll and a few pieces of toro if you can splurge

harryh

All of the fried rice dishes are supposed to be great. I can personally attest that the Oxtail & Bone Marrow is fantastic.

In NYC

Get the frozen Kirin Ichiban beer at the Beer Garden . Also great chicken wings and sushi inside.

Honghui Yu

Love the second floor bar - spacious seating and a long list of delicious drinks. Great place to wind down the night

AmateurConcierge

Years later this spot is still BUMPIN into the late nite. Great spot to bring visitors to the city before a nite out. Food is decent, not obnoxiously expensive and tons of options

Justine Arreche

Excellent sushi place for food and drinks with friends. Vegans : try the cucumber and avocado rolls . Best I've ever had.

Hannah Chanpong

Go before it gets busy and sit at the head of one of the super long tables. Our server (ask for Chris <3) recommended the Kanpachi appetizer , it did not disappoint!

Meg Farmer

Great date spot , salmon sashimi is so fresh and delicious. Keep it simple and you'll be fine. Spicy crab roll was just meh.

Kt Lacasse

Oxtail and bone marrow fried rice is the best thing on the menu. Go for the sushi but don't skip out on the appetizers and dishes

Paul Steketee

Sushi and fried chicken . What can go wrong? It's like chicken and waffles , but way more awesome. Also, watch the sushi chefs ' line . Their talented.

Chloe McCloskey

Tried so many things I don't remember. Skewers are pretty costly as you only get one per order but everything tasted excellent.

Brook Shelley

Delicious. Get the scallops and take enough people to get the blue ribbon plate. Great sashimi and nigiri

Paige C

Delicious sushi ! Their duck gyoza and crispy rice were also excellent.

Jasper Heldenbergh

Great place with amazingly friendly service and awesome cosy, dark interior!

Jason Brew

Surprisingly big sushi place in the LES. Good sushi but not world class by any means. Good for groups

Lauren Thomas

Came for the sushi , fell in love with the chicken wings . After dinner check out the tiki bar club at Sixty LES.

Kai Cao

Do the omakase ! It's excellent! The hand roll is to die for!

Lili Baz

Trendy ambiance. Definitely recommend the Chicken Katsu buns ! The sushi was very good too

Abigail Wharff

Love the bone marrow rice . But I never leave without getting the scallop in miso butter yakatori. Love it.

Paolo Travers

Friendly service , nice design of the space, tasty food...quite noisy though. I'd go back for sure.

Linda Y

The chicken wings are okay, go for the yakitori and oxtail&bone narrow fried rice ! The Kyuri roll is a great refreshing choice if you like eel .

cnelson ︻╦╤─

Oxtail fried rice FTW

ron duque

If you had to get one thing it should be the ox tail and marrow fried rice . The absolute best fried rice , ever.

Lana Chan

Sit on the right side of the sushi bar , that's where the head chef creates beautiful plates of sushi

Igor Levit

The fried rice with ox tail and bone marrow is outrageously good. The fish melts in your mouth...seriously.

Elizabeth Burstein

Loved the unfiltered sake in a box and the sushi platters!! Fresh almost like momoya :)

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