I can only think of 17 Japanese restaurants in the Slope...

Which would you recommend & why?

Blue Ribbon
Ginza
Hakone
JPan Sushi
Kappa Sake House
Kiku (5th Avenue)
Kiku (7th Avenue)
Mura
Nana
Oshima
Shinju
Sushi Yu
Taro
Ten
Tenko
Yamato
Zuzu Ramen


Or does one have to cross Flatbush to go to Sushi Tatsu or Geido?

Ginza because I like fire and onion volcanos. I think we are heading toward a time when, as in the old Slope days, there was a bar on every corner. We have evolved closer to the Samurai essence of our little enclave.

not enough money
way too many restaurants
my haiku is done

Taro has excellent sushi at reasonable prices. Only sushi/sashimi though, I'd probably go somewhere else for maki.

I really done care for much Japanese food... and I have no interest in sushi at all. So this is just a list of wasted real estate to me. :shock:

Geido's got fun rolls,
Taro has the best sushi,
Blue Ribbon for swank.

If you're in South Slope
Kiku's cheap with so-so fish
Ten's a cut above.

1. best - Blue Ribbon
2 Oshima (almost as good as Blue Ribbon for 1/2 the price). amazing patio too!
3. Taro has great fresh sushi, but the place itself is a dump.

Zuzu Ramen is EXCELLENT!

the rest are mediocre.

tybur6 wrote: ISo this is just a list of wasted real estate to me.

Welcome to my world....

myoho renge kyo...

ginza hakone jpan kappa

kiku kiku mura nana

oshima shinju yu

taro ten tenko

yamato zuzu


doesn't this chant sounds so like 1980?

sounds like, Tiger Woods soon to be announced girlfriends.

Subject: Japanese Restaurants in Park Slope

There's also Yamamoto on Seventh and 1st. Never eaten there but it's always busy.

Subject: Japanese Restaurants in Park Slope

There's also Yamamoto on Seventh and 1st. Never eaten there but it's always busy.

^ You're thinking of Yamato, which is on the list. I had to double-check that because you never know when another sushi joint is going to appear.

Kiku's has some pretty creative rolls I like, esp. the 5th avenue roll and the kiku roll. They are especially nice if you are trying to avoid high-mercury tuna.

Ate at Blue Ribbon Sat night. Paid a ton of money for a very mediocre experience. The last time I went there it was great. I don't think I'll be returning though. Both service and food was very underwhelming. I'm a big fan of the one on 7th and Lincoln though.

yeah, 7th and lincoln is oshima.

best sushi for the price in park slope. quality is EXCELLENT!

belzjm wrote: yeah, 7th and lincoln is oshima.

best sushi for the price in park slope. quality is EXCELLENT!

FWIW, I think Oshima is among the worst of the Slope sushi spots. Poor rolling skills, low grade fish, mediocre prices.

And of course these don't include the take out Chinese/ Japanese or Japanese/ Thai places.

Which Kiku on 7th? There are 2:

Kiku on 7th (sit down)
Kiku on 7th (take away only)

I thoroughly enjoy the take away only Kiku on 7th. I find their skills to be top notch and, as a vegitarian who tries not to eat TOO much fish, their veggie tempura roll is to die for!

Jpan is good if the location is convenient for you. Friendly service and a nice garden, if the weather ever improves. They have a mix of creative rolls and the standard stuff; I've always been very satisfied. More of an everyday go-to place than a special occasion spot.

Also, agreed with the above poster re Blue Ribbon. I've never understood the raves based on my past experience.

Those two Kikus on 7th are unrelated? I had no idea. Or are they the same business, but just different staff?

About Blue Ribbon, I also don't get it. I experienced cognitive dissonance over them once, when my date, who was a self-proclaimed sushi expert, said "this is what real sushi tastes like." To me, it wasn't as good as Taro (and it was more expensive), even though Taro is a dump, as someone said. I was in there for lunch the other day & there were still smushed up bits of sushi on the floor - which isn't clean to begin with.

Zebra wrote: About Blue Ribbon, I also don't get it.

Same here. Overpriced and not that great. Honestly, I feel that way about Blue Ribbon in general, sushi or main restaurant.

I'm in South Slope, so we go to Kiku's (sit-down) a lot. Love their hot & sour shrimp miso soup and their wasabi shumai. I've enjoyed several of their specialty rolls and their white tuna sashimi (a standard order for us) is normally pretty good. Used to like Nana but haven't been happy with them the last couple of times. Haven't been to Geido in years (a friend was addicted to the place) but always enjoyed it there. Weren't too impressed with Ten the first and only time we've been there, but I think we should try it again.

What about 161, that wacky Spanish-Japanese space on 7th Avenue that used to be a full-on sushi place? How is their sushi? I'm guessing not great, but I just want to be thorough about this topic.