Haru Park Avenue

(646) 867-0251

280 Park Ave (at West 48th Street)
New York, NY 10017 40.7561 -73.975

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Neighborhoods: Midtown Center, Midtown

harusushi.com/

Hours:

Mon-Fri 11:30am-3pm, 5pm-10:30pm

Sat 5pm-11pm

Sun 4:30pm-10pm

Price:

$$

Last updated 5.12.11

Category:

Restaurants, Investment Advice

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, Diners Club, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Group Dining

Cuisine:

Japanese

What People Are Saying About Haru Park Avenue

Featured Review

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Tanks of robotic fish and a 50-foot sushi bar are the visual highlights of this sleek eatery, the fourth and largest outpost of sushi chain Haru. Expect big strips of fish and a spillover crowd from Haru's recently opened location at 43rd Street and Seventh Avenue.

ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Haru serves very fresh fish, has a trendy, modern ambiance, prime location on Park Avenue South and friendly service.”
  2. “the location makes this palce convenient- i would go again.”
  3. “One of my favorite sushi restaurants in the city (particularly this location).”
  4. “It's where my colleagues and I take all of our clients - you get great food and atmosphere without getting ripped off!”
  5. “The atmosphere here is sophisticated without being pretentious and the service is excellent.”
  6. “Sushi excellent, very big pieces, service great, nice 'ambiance' too.”
  7. “Fabulous service, fantastic food, and a chilled out atmosphere and environment.”
drinks
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. “It's too bad that the two reviewers below had sub-par experiences because I've found that Haru's best place for lunch and after-work drinks/dinner around my office.”
  2. “Overall, we had an enjoyable experience and will be going back a couple more times this summer for some beer and sushi.”
  3. “The cocktails looked great for $5 and the teriyaki also looked very good.”
  4. “After 2 tries by the waiter to take it away (we hadn't even looked at it yet, we had full beers yet to drink), the manager approached and told us they needed the table for people with reservations.”
  5. “We each got 4 rolls (I liked the Spicy Tuna and California Rolls better than the Crunchy Spicy Salmon Roll) and a couple of beers.”
  6. “For drinks, I usually have the saketini which is amazing.”
food quality
85.50999641418457% positive
  1. “If you don't like your food, too bad - you are expected to pay full price for food you cannot eat.”
  2. “Highly recommended are the dungeness king crab dumplings, they are absolutely to die for!”
  3. “trust me is not worth it to have a sushi in this place,is too pricey and the waitstaff not too friendly ,so the point is we're not going back to this place again.”
  4. “The fish was fresh and the presentation was great!”
  5. “They gave us our own area, and the food and service was terrific.”
  6. “If you enjoy the cuisine of japan, this is NOT the place to go.”
  7. “GREAT food, Decent Service, BUT EXPENSIVE!”
  8. “Quite frankly, this is some of the worst sushi I have ever tried.”
  9. “It's where my colleagues and I take all of our clients - you get great food and atmosphere without getting ripped off!”
  10. “personally don't like sushi but Haru is still one of my favorite restaurants because of everything else and everyone I know says the sushi is amazing.”
  11. “Their food in general is great!”
  12. “Overall the restaurant is more expensive than our other sushi favorites, but everything was delicious.”
  13. “The salad tasted old, the dressing was watery and oily, and the "teriyaki" dishes do not have an authentic teriyaki taste.”
  14. “The sushi is good, not the best I've had, but certainly not mediocre or poor.”
  15. “think their sushi and chirashi entrees are good deals.”
  16. “The food is amazing and comes out really fast, however the music is loud considering it is a small place and the volumes bounce off the walls right into your ears!”
  17. “Prices could be a smidge lower, but the food was good enough to get away with the cost - and the portions were LARGE.”
  18. “To me, Haru has always been a great value place for sushi.”
  19. “However, I honestly think that this place is worth the try if you're willing to shell out a little more for some great sushi.”
  20. “Fabulous service, fantastic food, and a chilled out atmosphere and environment.”
  21. “I've never had a bad meal there.”
  22. “am a big fan of Haru on 3rd Ave. and 75th St., great place, great food.”
  23. “The fish was not fresh and the rice tasted old and stale.”
  24. “The eggplant appetizer is unrivaled, and the sushi is terrific too.”
  25. “Their food is GREAT!”
  26. “One of my favorite sushi restaurants in the city (particularly this location).”
  27. “The service was excellent and the food was delicious.”
  28. “Haru serves very fresh fish, has a trendy, modern ambiance, prime location on Park Avenue South and friendly service.”
  29. “The service was very fast and the sushi special was very good.”
  30. “Very good food.”
  31. “Indeed GREAT food.”
  32. “highly recommend the duck salad, seaweed salad, kamikazi roll, shrimp tempura roll, and eel don.”
  33. “Sometimes service is slow or even at times too fast-- but the sushi is too good to care!”
  34. “Everything at Haru is amazing and fresh.”
  35. “Great sushi!”
  36. “Incredibly rude, Crappy food”
  37. “The sushi and appetizers were very good and timed well.”
  38. “The food is delicious and so is the service.”
  39. “Overall, we had an enjoyable experience and will be going back a couple more times this summer for some beer and sushi.”
  40. “Second time, the sushi was warm again, the order came wrong and it simply didn't taste good - and you won't believe it - there were pieces of broken glass on my diet Coke.”
  41. “No more having to drag myself up to the upper east side for good sushi.”
  42. “The food is NOT for japanese food lovers, and neither is it for people who enjoy quality of service.”
  43. “What a nice surprise to stumble upon this great sushi restaurant in midtown.”
  44. “Great fresh tasting sushi is the bottom line!”
  45. “We always have a delicious meal and always leave feeling satisfied.”
  46. “We've had a lot of sushi and the portions were big and the fish was fresh.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “am a big fan of Haru on 3rd Ave. and 75th St., great place, great food.”
  2. “It's a great place to go to for dinner at night with all your friends.”
  3. “What a nice surprise to stumble upon this great sushi restaurant in midtown.”
  4. “To me, Haru has always been a great value place for sushi.”
  5. “It's too bad that the two reviewers below had sub-par experiences because I've found that Haru's best place for lunch and after-work drinks/dinner around my office.”
service
78.69999885559082% positive
  1. “trust me is not worth it to have a sushi in this place,is too pricey and the waitstaff not too friendly ,so the point is we're not going back to this place again.”
  2. “The service was excellent and the managers were great too.”
  3. “However, it wasn't bad service at all.”
  4. “Sushi excellent, very big pieces, service great, nice 'ambiance' too.”
  5. “eat here all the time, and had a big group dinner here for 18 people.”
  6. “The food is NOT for japanese food lovers, and neither is it for people who enjoy quality of service.”
  7. “After 2 tries by the waiter to take it away (we hadn't even looked at it yet, we had full beers yet to drink), the manager approached and told us they needed the table for people with reservations.”
  8. “Haru serves very fresh fish, has a trendy, modern ambiance, prime location on Park Avenue South and friendly service.”
  9. “They gave us our own area, and the food and service was terrific.”
  10. “Fabulous service, fantastic food, and a chilled out atmosphere and environment.”
  11. “To top it off, the service was terrible.”
  12. “When I dined here, we had decent service; they were polite but not TOO attentive.”
  13. “The food is delicious and so is the service.”
  14. “Sometimes service is slow or even at times too fast-- but the sushi is too good to care!”
  15. “Incredibly rude, Crappy food”
  16. “The service was very fast and the sushi special was very good.”
  17. “The atmosphere here is sophisticated without being pretentious and the service is excellent.”
  18. “The service was excellent and the food was delicious.”
value
79.16999816894531% positive
  1. “Excellent quality and value, although it's on the expensive side”
  2. “Prices could be a smidge lower, but the food was good enough to get away with the cost - and the portions were LARGE.”
  3. “think their sushi and chirashi entrees are good deals.”
  4. “Special rolls more pricey of course, but great normal rolls in the $7-$10 range that were out of this world.”
  5. “If you don't like your food, too bad - you are expected to pay full price for food you cannot eat.”
  6. “trust me is not worth it to have a sushi in this place,is too pricey and the waitstaff not too friendly ,so the point is we're not going back to this place again.”
  7. “Overall the restaurant is more expensive than our other sushi favorites, but everything was delicious.”
  8. “Although it's a little bit expensive it's still a fabulous place to try at least once.”
  9. “To me, Haru has always been a great value place for sushi.”
  10. “However, I honestly think that this place is worth the try if you're willing to shell out a little more for some great sushi.”
  11. “But its definitely very good, and the prices are great.”
  12. “We've had a lot of sushi and the portions were big and the fish was fresh.”
wait time
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. “Sometimes service is slow or even at times too fast-- but the sushi is too good to care!”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

12/08/09

love it

by ShellyPearl

love it here!

  • Pros: great sushi, quick
  • Cons: none
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/20/09

Love this place

by bmiah

You can pick pretty much anything on their menu and it'll taste good!!

  • Pros: Service is EXCELLENT
1 Star Rating: Poor

05/14/08

STAY AWAY IF YOU LOVE SUSHI!

by Insider77

If you enjoy the cuisine of japan, this is NOT the place to go. The price and quality of the fish is average, and I would not even consider a non-sushi/non-sashimi dish. Everything seems to be laden with chain-style ketchup sauces, changing the dishes' taste from what you would expect and what it should be. The salad tasted old, the dressing was watery and oily, and the "teriyaki" dishes do not have an authentic teriyaki taste. To top it off, the service was terrible. The waitress forgot a soup, 3 salads and a bowl of rice and ignored the table for 10-15 minutes at a time. If you don't like your food, too bad - you are expected to pay full price for food you cannot eat. The food is NOT for japanese food lovers, and neither is it for people who enjoy quality of service.

1 Star Rating: Poor

03/19/08

Simply bad in all aspects; beware of broken glass in your soda!

by btour

I am a big fan of Haru on 3rd Ave. and 75th St., great place, great food. But this one on Park Ave. is simply bad. It's crowded, looks more like a place to have a lunch meeting where nobody cares about the food. I went there the first time, the sushi was average (came warm). Second time, the sushi was warm again, the order came wrong and it simply didn't taste good - and you won't believe it - there were pieces of broken glass on my diet Coke. I did swallow some of them and the rest stayed in my mouth. The reward for such experience? A $10 credit on my tab. They couldn't even have the sensitivity of removing the diet Coke from the tab! Unbelievable. In terms of food quality, I already said, below average. The wasabi came dark green, hard like a rock, typically of wasabi prepared two days ago. I can do better at home by buying wasabi powder, honestly. Went to this place twice, gave it a last chance, will never step in ever again.

  • Pros: Hot manager or hostess, whatever her role was
  • Cons: Everything else
4 Star Rating: Recommended

06/29/07

Great Happy Hour. Oh Wait, It's Called Debriefing Hour

by jalter3

Always been a fan of Haru. Never went there for the Happy Hour after work until this past week. It is what you would expect out of a Happy Hour in New York City. A loud mix of suits and interns getting off of work looking to unwind. The special prices (listed below) are only available in the bar section, so you can't sit outside, nor can you sit in a nice quiet area. But if you're with a few friends, just pull up seats by the bar and enjoy. To me, Haru has always been a great value place for sushi. You get what you pay for, and Haru offers quality Sushi for prices that won't decimate your wallet.

The prices for Debriefing Hour (5 - 7 pm) are as follows:

Japanese Draft Beer (Sapporo or Kirin) $3

Haru Cocktails $5

Edamame $3

California Roll $3

Spicy Tuna Roll $4

Crunch Spicy Salmon Roll $4

Spicy Chicken Teriyaki $5

Tempura $5

1 Seafood and 1 Vegetable Spring Roll $5

I went with 2 friends after work. We each got 4 rolls (I liked the Spicy Tuna and California Rolls better than the Crunchy Spicy Salmon Roll) and a couple of beers. The cocktails looked great for $5 and the teriyaki also looked very good. Overall, we had an enjoyable experience and will be going back a couple more times this summer for some beer and sushi.

Don't go here expecting 5 star Sushi. Thats not why you go to Haru. But its definitely very good, and the prices are great. Atmosphere depends on day, but we were there with a slightly older crowd (Late 20s). On days that you go with a group of friends, you can easily turn it into your spot.

  • Pros: Cheap Rolls, Cheap Beer
  • Cons: Can get crowded at times

The Details on Haru Park Avenue

Place Categories:

  • great sushi
  • excellent decent service
  • great value place
  • fresh fish
  • simply disgusting haru
  • rude crappy food
  • full price
  • delicious everything
  • great normal rolls
  • enjoy quality
  • too pricey trust
  • favorite restaurant
  • slow service
  • favorite sushi restaurant
  • never bad meal
  • very good teriyaki
  • pleasant athmosfere
  • like spice
  • very good sushi special
  • great vibe
  • amazing saketini
  • great cocktails
  • great food
  • nice ambiance
  • good japanese restaurant
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