(212) 388-1313

15 St Marks Pl
New York, NY 10003 40.7292 -73.9891

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Neighborhoods: East Village, Downtown

Price:

$

Last updated 3.24.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Family-Friendly Dining, Special Occasion Dining, Private Rooms, Lunch Spot, Group Dining, Cheap Eats, Dine At The Bar

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Pan-Asian & Pacific Rim, Noodle Shop, Chinese

Editor's Tips

What People Are Saying About Je'Bon

Featured Review

Justin Hartung

Contributor

The Scene – This two-story noodle house ramps up St. Mark's booming cheap-Asian-eats scene. True to the block's eclectic heritage, its large interior recalls a design store sample sale. Just past the juice bar, with blenders working overtime, the main dining room balances earthy notes like dark latticework and a door made from a lacquered tree slab with more modern touches like neon lights and a glass-enclosed kitchen surrounded by bar-style seating. – – The Food – Some surprises reside on the pan-Asian menu. An entire meal could be made with the offbeat appetizers:…

Editor's Tips

What to Drink:
Now that it has its liquor license, Je'Bon offers a variety of sake cocktails.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Great location in the middle of the whole St. Marks's scene.”
  2. “The advantage Je Bon has is its great location, atmosphere, and friendly service and owners.”
  3. “What an amazing atmosphere!”
  4. “Great food, cool decor and the service is flawless.”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “Recommended dishes: Oxtail noodle soup, my friend said their satay beef noodle, wine chicken, and tender pork noodle were excellent also.”
  2. “Food is delicious, especially the noodle soups(would recommend the wine chicken) and the Kichinabe.”
food quality
84.20999526977539% positive
  1. “Wow, the skewers over there are so delicious.”
  2. “am just suprised by all the dish are unique and tasty.”
  3. “Food is delicious, especially the noodle soups(would recommend the wine chicken) and the Kichinabe.”
  4. “However, the noodles themselves have pretty good texture (al dente).”
  5. “Not only is the service poor, the food isn't that great (I have eaten here before), and in the end you will only be waisting your time.”
  6. “The seaweed salad was my favorite.”
  7. “Decent Decor but food wasn't all that appetizing.”
  8. “fresh dumplings”
  9. “The noodles are infused with a fish and the fish broth was very tasty as well (and I'm not a fishy broth kind of guy).”
  10. “tasty, and the owner is friendly and nice.”
  11. “Unbelievable chili sauce, good satay as well.”
  12. “No wait, reasonable prices, good food.”
  13. “My friends and I tried their beef fried rice ( tender, flavorful), pad thai (NOT dry!”
  14. “would definitely come back for the good food!”
  15. “Its a great value for trying various types of asian cuisine”
  16. “Unfortunately, I can't find any good asian soup place in nyc, not even in Chinatown.”
  17. “After watching the dishes be distributed, I noticed each had a unique decorative scent and seemed as if the cooks pampered them to perfection in aroma as well as to the eye.”
  18. “love noodles and I can say that I can't find any better noodle house than Je'bon, special mentions are the siu long bao, satay beef noodle and the hot and spicy Tung Yum noodle soup, those are my favorite dishes!”
  19. “i've been here a couple times for lazy sunday lunches and i've always enjoyed the food.”
  20. “Terrible service, couldn't tell you about the food.”
  21. “Great food, cool decor and the service is flawless.”
  22. “My friends got skewers and a seafood hotpot which were both pretty good.”
  23. “The soup has all the delightful taste of the oxtail and other ingredients.”
  24. “Best salmon/shrimp roll ever”
  25. “got the Je'Bon noodles - which has fresh fish noodles.”
  26. “Recommended dishes: Oxtail noodle soup, my friend said their satay beef noodle, wine chicken, and tender pork noodle were excellent also.”
  27. “The appetizers are tasty, if a bit overpriced ($4 for three steamed pork buns).”
  28. “am informing all my friends of the amazing food and great culture downstairs.”
  29. “crab meat stick (grilled, tempura-like crab roll wth great house seasoning) salmon roll (light and tasty, not too fishy), skewers (well-seasoned, hearty portions).”
  30. “The food was horrible and it taste it like dirty cloth.”
  31. “If you want yummy, cheap food, go to Je'Bon.”
  32. “Good food!”
  33. “It was fresh fish noodle, just like the iron chef in food channel.”
  34. “Kachinabe is a great first dish, the skewer is awesome, Poker/Chicken/Mackeral Skwers are all worth a try.”
  35. “She even served me my food, since the waitress was slow.”
  36. “These are as good as authentic shops in Chinatown and Flushing.”
  37. “The salmon roll was amazing.”
  38. “Not once did the managaer of the restaurant come over, apologize for any inconvenience and suggest a solution or even a complementary dish.”
overall
75.0% positive
  1. “was so hungry this night, and jumped into this nice looking restaurant.”
  2. “Unfortunately, I can't find any good asian soup place in nyc, not even in Chinatown.”
  3. “The interior is clean and warm and makes a good place for conversation with friends.”
  4. “Given the number of great eats in the area vying for diners, I honestly cannot see this place surviving for more than another few months.”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “would definitely come back for the good food!”
service
65.0% positive
  1. “Not only is the service poor, the food isn't that great (I have eaten here before), and in the end you will only be waisting your time.”
  2. “The servers are nice, but very slow and inefficient.”
  3. “The waiters were very friendly on both occasions I was there, and they were happy to explain dishses and offer reommendations.”
  4. “The advantage Je Bon has is its great location, atmosphere, and friendly service and owners.”
  5. “She even served me my food, since the waitress was slow.”
  6. “I'd rather half a waitstaff that's too attentive than not attentive at all.”
  7. “tasty, and the owner is friendly and nice.”
  8. “The staff is extremely friendly.”
  9. “Great food, cool decor and the service is flawless.”
  10. “Terrible service, couldn't tell you about the food.”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “crab meat stick (grilled, tempura-like crab roll wth great house seasoning) salmon roll (light and tasty, not too fishy), skewers (well-seasoned, hearty portions).”
  2. “If you want yummy, cheap food, go to Je'Bon.”
  3. “From the front of the restaurant, you don't realize that there's a huge space in the back of the restaurant.”
  4. “No wait, reasonable prices, good food.”
  5. “Kachinabe is a great first dish, the skewer is awesome, Poker/Chicken/Mackeral Skwers are all worth a try.”
  6. “Its a great value for trying various types of asian cuisine”
  7. “The appetizers are tasty, if a bit overpriced ($4 for three steamed pork buns).”
wait time
62.5% positive
  1. “She even served me my food, since the waitress was slow.”
  2. “love noodles and I can say that I can't find any better noodle house than Je'bon, special mentions are the siu long bao, satay beef noodle and the hot and spicy Tung Yum noodle soup, those are my favorite dishes!”
  3. “Rest of the appetizers were great too, like the japanese special fried dumpling and siu long bun.”
  4. “The servers are nice, but very slow and inefficient.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/18/10

what a find!

by jacob813 at Citysearch

My friends and I are on st. marks at least once a week and we dine out as often as possible. i must say, i have walked by Jebon at least 20 times without so much as glancing through their window but man, after last saturday, I really feel this place deserves more attention.

according to my friends who went back, the happy hour is off the hook, and anyone who is of age, needs to try the slushi sake before leaving. cheers to the owner too, very, very down to earth and chill fella.

  • Pros: service, best sake deal on the block!
  • Cons: only 2 bathrooms
1 Star Rating: Poor

04/21/09

Terrible Service & Staff

by CustomerNYC at Citysearch

You be the judge here...I went to this spot for my lunch hour with my bf. We sat down placed our orders, the waitress brought over the soup and soda that comes with the meal. About 5-10 minutes later, the waitress brings out my bf's dish and walks away. About 20 minutes go by, he is now done with his meal, and another waitress comes over and asks if we need something to which we respond "yes, my order". Our waitress then comes over to our table and says the kitchen "forgot" to make it, do I want to wait for it? At this point, my lunch hour is over. Not once did the managaer of the restaurant come over, apologize for any inconvenience and suggest a solution or even a complementary dish. Instead, I left the restaurant hungry. How does that happen? Their wait staff is poorly trained as well as their manager. I have never been to a restaurant, especially in New York City, where a manager doesn't make up for a mistake his staff made. Any respectable restaurant will tell you this type of service is disgraceful. I wouldn't recommend anyone dine here. Not only is the service poor, the food isn't that great (I have eaten here before), and in the end you will only be waisting your time. The kitchen staff may "forget" an order...

  • Pros: Nice table
  • Cons: Staff
2 Star Rating: Below Average

09/17/08

Not worth it

by merryeat at Citysearch

I read the last 2 reviewers and thought I'd give it a try. Big mistake. I shouldn't have expected anything good where japanese, thai and other cuisines are made by a sole national. The thai food wasn't really thai ingredients. The chinese food was fine, because it was made by Chinese people. Anyway, it was all around disappointing. The price wasn't even that cheap. Just average.

Anyway, not planning to go back.

  • Pros: Decor, nice service
  • Cons: Bad food
4 Star Rating: Recommended

04/17/08

Re visit

by AmyChan3 at Citysearch

Last time i ate there was almost 9 months ago. Nothing was special about that visit. I went back with 2 friends last Friday and noticed immediately they have added sushi. First I thought this is just another sushi shop but after we tried their volcano roll and dragon roll, I changed my opinion. They were amazingly good. My other friend who doesn't eat sushi tried their Tender Rib Soup Ramen which she enjoyed very much too. We also tried some sake slush at a bargain happy hour price which turned out to be good too. Overalll speaking they have improved alot.

2 Star Rating: Below Average

04/01/08

where's the hot hostess?

by garick84 at Citysearch

i came here two years ago on a business trip, thought the food was OK and service was less than ideal, but the one plus the place has got going is the pretty girl greeting everyone at the door. Asian, beautiful long hair, just gorgeous. She even served me my food, since the waitress was slow. i went back last night and she was not there anymore. if anyone remember a beautiful asian girl working there about 2 years ago, lemme know too. cos without her my food was much less than average. i am not exaggerating either.

  • Pros: ok food for ok price
  • Cons: hostess gone

The Details on Je'Bon

Place Categories:

  • good great food
  • friendly owner
  • great service
  • favorite first dish
  • delicious skewers
  • great location
  • recommend wine chicken
  • happy waiters
  • great atmosphere
  • amazing salmon roll
  • warm interior
  • helpful waitstaff
  • nice tasty
  • cool decent decor
  • nice servers
  • not that great food
  • fresh fish noodle
  • excellent tender pork noodle
  • extremely friendly staff
  • warm setting
  • dirty cloth
  • highly recommend kinchinba
  • awesome recommendation
  • very interesting deacutecor
  • delightful taste