It was fine. The fish was ok, not great. It wasn’t the freshest stuff in the world. Basically the cost isn’t worth it, because you can get better quality for the same price elsewhere.
Shonnie H.
Place rating: 4 Manhattan, NY
Pretty decent. The fish was surprisingly fresh and the bed of rice it sat on was well seasoned. I had the $ 18.50 chirashi bowl, and paid $ 1 extra to change my miso soup for udon. SO had the bara chirashi and that was equally fresh and tasty. Mitsuwa’s food court didn’t have a real sushi option before– they were add in rice bowls to ramen sets or you had to buy the packaged sushi packs in the actual market. I probably would chose to eat something else at this food court most of the time since I like to dine in for sushi but this is an awesome option if I need a quick soosh fix. The food takes a while to be swerved, which is fine — around 10 – 15 mins. Not sure if they still sell rolls but those were awful– so much darn rice! What is this, a buffet? And if I remember correctly, this corner, like most, if not all, other corners at the food court takes cash only.
Howard H.
Place rating: 4 Flushing, NY
This stall took the place of the old udon stall and I’m happy that they’re here! This place specializes in Edomae chirashi sushi(I don’t know exactly what that is but it tastes great). The menu is fairly focused with about 6 variations of the signature dish, chirashi. Chirashi here is served as different types of fish, either sliced or chopped over a bed of seasoned sushi rice. It’s always made to order fresh(so expect about a 10 minute wait for your food) and pretty reasonable. Prices range from 8 bucks to 18 for their high end version. This food court has always lacked a good sushi option and now its finally here.
Bramble B.
Place rating: 4 Maplewood, NJ
their menu layout has changed — they now only have one option that has smaller pieces of mixed fish. you can still add different items ala carte; i got the $ 12.95 salmon + salmon roe bowl, with a sea urchin add on. in the middle of the afternoon on a thursday, the wait was brief, and the fish was great. it’s not the highest grade pieces, and the salmon is a little on the pale side, but the taste is there, and ikura always makes everything better. i was pleased with the uni — side order for $ 8 still seems high, but not unreasonable. the two pieces of tamago were on the bland and rubbery side, which is a shame because i love tamago. i like kaisen-don more than i like tendon or ramen(shhhh don’t tell!) so this is my go to spot when i’m at mitsuwa. i’m a little disappointed by the menu change, since i really like being able to get a variety of types of fish, and i think the prices may have gone up(though not astronomically).
Elsie W.
Place rating: 4 Queens, NY
YAY $ 15.95 for uni, ikura, tamago, salmon, tuna, roe all in a seasoned rice bowl. I added $ 1 to change the miso soup to udon, and the udon was worth it. I almost couldn’t finish.
Althea V.
Place rating: 5 Upper East Side, Manhattan, NY
This place is awesome! It truly provides authentic Japanese kaisen don– if you actually know what it is. The rice is mixed with a kind of Japanese hurb, shiso, and topped with several kind of mixed raw fish. For 10 dollars, you get a bowl of sashimi over rice with a small bowl of miso soup, and for 16 dollars you get several pieces of uni mixed with the sashimi. Both sets are just delicious. If you like uni, you have to try the uni set. You can also upgrade the miso soup with one more dollar to a small bowl of undo noodle soup. The sashimi is always fresh, the smell and taste of shiso is so good and something hard to find in NJ and NY. Long lines on the weekends, but This is no line during weekdays. I highly recommend this place.
Tina W.
Place rating: 4 New York, NY
A bowl of my favorite fishes over rice for $ 18? I’m in! Add a side of udon for $ 1! They’re not skimpy with the amount of fish they give you and they give the good stuff too! Uni, scallop, ikura, salmon, tuna, etc.
Derek W.
Place rating: 2 Dover, NJ
FIRSTREVIEW, too bad its not a 5 star one. I have always been a huge fan of Chirashi, but not this time. I ordered a Chirashi Sushi Bowl Matsu which is 16 dollars, another dollar you can replace the miso soup with udon noodle. The wait is ridiculously long, but I figure good food is always worth the wait, but not this whatever it is. Firstable, all of the ingredients are mused together, not mixed, mushed. It gives off very unpleasant feel for it. Next, the rice is not sushi rice(mixed with sushi vinegar). Instead, its mixed with traditional Japanese vegetables. The rice is also warm. Japanese people do eat sashimi with warm rice, but I have not seem chirashi with warm rice. So, I am not too sure but I did not like it warm. Anyway, bad experience. We were supposed to go to a sushi restaurant but it wasn’t open for lunch. So we settle for this one since a lot of people were waiting in line. The people in the kitchen are also Japanese which led me to think the food should be authentic. Anyway, I would spend my money somewhere else.