Tanoshi Sushi Sake Bar
7 expert reviews
“Known for “fantastic” omakase-only meals at “bang-for-the-buck” prices, this “hole-in-the-wall” Yorkville Japanese racks up the “wows” with an “excellent assortment of fish and preparations”.”
– Zagat
"Deep into the night, the restaurant's lamp-lit façade mimics the Ritz Diner's, its relic neighbor, making Seki look like a greasy spoon for the rich." Full review
"With his stripped-down nigiri drawing hordes at sushi newcomer Tanoshi, chef Toshio Oguma turns Gotham on to a more novel concept—a bento box restaurant—in the space next door." Full review
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Choose from mains (such as chicken teriyaki and shrimp tempura) and sides (like vegetable gyoza, shishito peppers and string beans, and a kabocha-and-mixed greens salad in apple dressing).
"This York Avenue establishment is the kind of casual, slightly ramshackle little sushi joint that you find on the fringes of the great fish markets of Japan."
"ry his gyu don, a rice bowl ($9), laden with beef and onions simmered in dashi, mirin and soy sauce; deep-fried pork cutlets ($13); and salmon teriayki ($13)." Full review
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"Tanoshi used to genuinely be a far walk from any train, but now this sushi restaurant on the Upper East Side is one of the best excuses to take advantage of the newish 72nd Street Q station." Full review
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Make sure you go with people that want to get down on a serious sushi experience.
"Taped to the inside is a page-long manifesto from the chef, Toshio Oguma, which gently “encourages” diners to eat his sushi with their fingers and to refrain from dunking it in soy sauce. " Full review