Yuka

09/23/08

Best Sushi Place..

by patriciaroberson at Citysearch

it is better than average and in a city where restaurants come and go they have been around forever. Their prices are incredibly reasonable, the staff is friendly and their fish is fresh and well prepared. This is traditional sushi, not the crazy concoctions that you often find in over-hyped, trendy restaurants. Not to say I don't appreciate the crazy, but sometimes you just want some tasty, fresh fish on rice. Well this is the place where you can go for that. Oh and for those who love to party they serve sake bombs...what can I say I'm bit of lush!

• Pros: price,staff

05/28/08

Best quality sushi at lowest price anywhere in Manhattan

by sterster at Citysearch

You need to be a real sushi lover to appreciate this place. Sure, they get really busy, and crowded, and it might be hard to get "perfect" service, but you're here for high quality, low cost sushi --- not to be waited on hand and foot in your own private booth. This place has a loyal fan base; many between 5-10 years. I'm on my fourth year and will keep coming regularly until they close their doors. And if they do, I don't know what I'll do!

05/25/08

Great if you like bad service and mysterious spicy tuna

by dberkowitzNY at Citysearch

Just ate here, and it was an unpleasant experience all around. First of all, there didn't seem to be any tables for two so you have to share a cramped table with others, which wasn't the worst thing, but it's not great for a relaxing night out either. Then there's the whole service issue, which was beyond spotty (for my wife and I, and the two people sharing the table with us). They seemed to forget about half my order, only to bring it out much later, after I had already ordered more. As for the quality of the fish, the nigiri was passable at best, and the cut rolls were borderline inedible. Please tell me why spicy tuna rolls would taste like tomato sauce. It was a challenge eating here, and I will never go back, though apparently my experience is an outlier here.

• Pros: Score one for value
• Cons: Quality of sushi, the wait, sharing tables, and, oh, the spicy tuna tastes like tomato sauce

04/17/08

I loved this place!

by craig732 at Citysearch

I guess this place must have its good and bad days, because I cannot believe anyone wouuld give this place a bad review.

ALL sushi places that have an "All You Can Eat" menue charge you for each piece of sushi you do not eat, so whoever complained about that get a clue.

The sushi was very fresh and tasty. The service was very good. Try throwing a few bucks in the tip jar, maybe you will get better service!

For the price of the all you can eat this is an outstanding value. I will definetly be back.

• Pros: Fresh and tasty sushi!
• Cons: None that I could see.

03/29/08

Great cheap sushi!

by dat10021 at Citysearch

Refreshing to see something on the upper east side that won't break the bank - Yuka is a great sushi place - fresh fish, VERY REASONABLY PRICED, and quick if you call to pick up. There is always a wait for tables at the restaurant - but hey - thats what happens with good food!

• Pros: Good Selection, Cheap Prices
• Cons: wait for tables

11/09/07

Loved the sashimi

by heartoflife at Citysearch

I moved to NY after living in Japan for two years. I've read all the reviews which are mixed, but I ordered the sushi/sashimi combo and the dragon roll to share with a friend, and it was amazing. We had more than enough food for the two of us, and the sashimi was awesome. Huge fresh slices with good flavor. Maybe the AYCE isn't really worth the price, but ordering off the menu was still an amazing deal. I love sushi, but I'm also excited to try the other Japanese dishes like udon and tonkatsu, etc., since I miss Japanese food. This place isn't trying to sell its atmosphere but rather good, cheap, authentic food. Maybe it's not consistent, but Yuka was a deliciously good experience for us! So happy it's just down the street too!

• Pros: Sashimi, authentic Japanese feel focusing on the food, great deal
• Cons: basic decor

10/21/07

Awful!!!

by mattkats at Citysearch

A friend of ours recommended this place, so we decided to check it out. My fiance got the AYCE and I ordered off the menu. The service was good, courteous, and quick, but the sushi was atrocious. The sashimi was good, and the fish fresh, but the rice was soaked in vinegar and overpowered any other taste (fish, soy, wasabi). Basically all I could taste was the vinegar. One of the worst sushi places I have ever been to. Definitely will not return. There were three of us and all agreed at how awful the sushi was. Incidentally all three wound up with upset stomachs for the rest of the night.

• Pros: Service was quick and courteous.
• Cons: Sushi was awful, inedible.

08/21/07

Wonderful and cheap!

by uesgirlie at Citysearch

They have an amazing sashimi plate for like a dollar!! OK its not a dollar, but, its like $12 for 15 pieces of sashimi and that my friends is fabulous. And it's delicious!! Very fresh, I've eaten here a billion times and have never been disappointed. PS: I read the review below about the m ice-- probably every restaurant in Manhattan has "m ice"; and about the IRS; every restaurant in Manhattan does not want to pay the IRS. At any rate, go there, you will not be disappointed, and your wallet will thank you.

• Pros: Prices, freshness of sashimi
• Cons: Not romantic; a bit loud

07/24/07

Evidence of m ice or live m ice present in facility. (per NYC Inspector)

by dbrahms at Citysearch

this is perhaps one of the most disgusting sushi places in all of Manhattan. The fish is not fresh, they overload everything with avocado and rice and they charge you for even the smalest piece of sushi left over. Not kidding, my wife didnt eat one piece of sushi from the all-you-can-eat and they had the nerve to ask for a dollar for the piece not eaten...and this was after we paid the bill and were on our way out the door.

Also, on busy nights they always seem to have credit card machine problems and demand cash-only. hmmm...someone doesnt wanna pay the IRS.

the wooden serving plates still come with food from the last person who ate on them. All they do is give everything a quick wipe-down with a towel.

check out the health inspection notices from the city of ny. google "nyc restaurant health violations" and find their review. m ice! should call this place yuck-a

• Pros: Very Cheap
• Cons: You get what you pay for

06/01/07

DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE HYPE!!!!!

by apicelli at Citysearch

I read all the raving reviews about the quality of Yuka and the large portions, so I was naturally excited to try this place out. My fiance and I were very disappointed with what we found. Yes, the rolls are large, but it is merely a big roll of rice loaded with tons of scallions and covered with spicy sauce. They do this to hide the fact that they don't actually include any fish in their sushi. Out of morbid curiosity we opened a piece of each roll to see if there was any fish inside and lo and behold they did include a tiny piece in each of these huge rolls. And, what's with fried salmon being their default salmon rolls? They looked at us like we were crazy for asking that the salmon not be fried.

• Pros: At least they know how to do origami.
• Cons: Very little fish in sushi rolls.