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OMG! Sushi place opening up on Nostrand Avenue!!! — Brooklynian

OMG! Sushi place opening up on Nostrand Avenue!!!

tsarina
tsarina
edited November -1 in Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens
I was walking up Nostrand Avenue, between Atlantic and Pacific, and noticed workmen working in a new storefront. They said it was going to be a sushi place!!!
Hurray!
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  • nostrandpark
    nostrandpark
    That is interesting ... we just profiled this place on Nostrand Park the other day. They are applying for a liquor license:

    http://nostrandpark.com/2010/10/29/new-liquor-license-requests-in-the-crown/

    Let's see what happens. It is right around the corner from the new coffee shop that is supposed to open soon. We'll see what unfolds.
  • snowboardqueen
    snowboardqueen
    Hmmm, Sushi and Alcohol? Considering its location at the Crown Heights Bed-Stuy border.., wonder if Bed-Stuy will support it more?

    I definitely will try it out at least once.
  • spnder
    spnder
    SnowboardQueen wrote: Hmmm, Sushi and Alcohol? Considering its location at the Crown Heights Bed-Stuy border.., wonder if Bed-Stuy will support it more?

    I definitely will try it out at least once.
    Do you feel like Bed Stuy supports Sushi Tatsu more? They also have alcohol, and are even closer to Atlantic. I never thought many people travel south into CH to hang out.
  • brooklynboyyee
    brooklynboyyee
    crown heights sushi is an oxymoron. have fun gnawing on eel.
  • nostrandpark
    nostrandpark
    FYI - we confirmed it. Will be a sushi bar. Spoke with a property manager - http://nostrandpark.com/2010/11/01/a-sushi-bar-for-nostrand/
  • mr. met
    mr. met
    crown heights sushi is an oxymoron. have fun gnawing on eel.
    stay outta crown heights!!
  • cool the kid
    cool the kid
    Hopefully they won't be the kind of place that will sell you extra "garnish" if asked the right way.....
  • nostrandpark
    nostrandpark

    FYI -- looks like the sushi restaurant now has a name - Sakura Tokyo: (sorry for the quality - the pic was taken last night on a camera phone)

  • tsarina
    tsarina

    Sakura Tokyo is now open! And I was the first customer. Rest assured I am in no way affiliated with this place just an excited neighbor. The menu is posted in the window. Its kind of like a Teriyaki Boy restaurant, lots of bento boxes, but they have noodles and soups and stuff. 10% off till Feb 10th. and they deliver. Please check it out. They are really nice.

  • whatchuwant
    whatchuwant

    But, how was the food?

  • nostrandpark
    nostrandpark

    And do they accept credit cards? It's such a rarity on Nostrand!

  • tsarina
    tsarina

    Food was good for first day. Is it the most excellent? No, but it is local and there is the guy right there making it fresh. They deliver and do credit cards. This is not your typical sit down ambient, Japanese restaurant but its great for lunch, take out and convenient.

  • tsarina
    tsarina

    Credit cards - yes! Delivery yes! convenient, local, eager to please, real Japanese. Not your typical sit down ambient place, but good regular stuff.

  • nostrandpark
    nostrandpark

    Hey tsarina, I just checked it out and would have basically said the same thing. It is a good, solid meal - the place is worthy of local patronage, though it is not likely to be a "destination" restaurant. Really liked the shumai .

    The seating is scant, and the flourescent-ish lighting could be softer to improve the "feel".

  • snowboardqueen
    snowboardqueen

    Anyone have a pic or link to a menu?

  • nostrandpark
    nostrandpark

    One thing though - the food is prepared in the back - not in front where you can see what is going on. Feel like normally with Japanese restaurants they let you see what is going on and how the food is being prepared.

  • nearnostrand
    nearnostrand

    My spouse and I picked up there last night and found the food to be decently solid. We enjoyed it. Thankfully, in my opinion, loads better that Sushi Tatsu. We had three rolls and fried tofu. The total with 10% off was $24.00. They just opened so we harbored no fear of spoiled food. :wink: I will continue to patronize, and I hope others will too! High turn over translates into fresh fish!

  • crow hill jewelry
    crow hill jewelry

    if you want good sushi Nobu is the place

  • tsarina
    tsarina

    Where is that on Nostrand?

  • krowonhill
    krowonhill

    if you want good sushi Nobu is the place

    I think only pawn shop entrepreneurs can afford that. Not people who live on Nostrand.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    Nostrandpark,

    This sushi place seems to be part of a surge of development we are getting around the Nostrand LIRR stop.

    The Best Western (?) hotel, and some other new construction comes to mind.

    I predict a lot of these businesses are working off the hope that a lot of people will stay locally to patronize the Barclay's Center events. I predict a few more hotels on Atlantic, given it is zoned for mid rises now.

    It amazed me when they built a hotel at the East New York stop!

    SnowboardQ,

    I couldn't find a link to a menu online yet, but between this and Sids one can now eat at a few places on Nostrand without getting served from a steam table!

  • mr. met
    mr. met

    the food to be decently solid

    not trying to be a hater, but this description of sushi scares me.

  • ishtar
    ishtar

    I hope they're right. I spent a year studying these types of projects and almost all fail to deliver the spillover or financial benefits that people expect, especially in businesses located as far away from the site as Nostrand. I think Washington will be the cut off point for increased business due to arena traffic and even that's pusshing it.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    I think the Nostrand LIRR stop might benefit if they get more hotels.

    Conference presenter type folks could fly into JFK, take the air train to Jamaica then stay at the Nostrand LIRR Best Western and eat "solid" sushi.

    It's only a theory, time will tell.

    I agree ...these big developments exaggerate their potential positive impact in order to get the tax dollars and the zoning approvals they want.

    [those opposed exaggerate the potential traffic impacts, etc].

    ....regardless, the thing is getting built. If I get choices besides steam table fare out of the deal, that is a mitigating factor.

  • homeowner
    homeowner

    Nostrand is way too far away from both Jamaica and NYC to get the conference presenter types, unless the conferences are going to be held at the arena in which case, you'd probably stay at the 4th Ave hotels instead.

    Jamaica is having a problem developing itself as an end of Airtrain destination. Nostrand is only ever going to be a neighborhood destination with a small hotel or two that caters to visiting family and friends (think wedding parties, graduations, family reunions, etc.) and the occassional "I'm really working hard to save my business money" business traveler. I don't see the Barclay's Center changing that unless the Nets REALLY take off and become a sucessful franchise which past history doesn't really support.

    All that to say, sushi for those of us that live close enough. My question is when does the Thai food show?

  • nostrandpark
    nostrandpark

    We've actually spoken with the GM of the new Best Western on Atlantic, and he says that most of the visitors that he's seen thus far (we spoke with him about 2 months ago) are Europeans and many end up exploring the local area with no qualms. There are definitely opportunities here. Smart businesses on Nostrand Avenue and Crown Heights more broadly, with its proximity to the various transportation options and also the hotel, are uniquely positioned to capitalize.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    I think all of Brooklyn is presently under-hoteled.

    I expect to see a lot more of them, especially on the previously industrial (but still ugly...) strips where people are willing to stay, but not buy a condo: Atlantic. 4th Ave. Etc.

  • snowboardqueen
    snowboardqueen

    Well, the food is solid. Considering the only Sushi I eat is cooked, salmon skin or eel rolls, I can not comment on the truly raw fish.

    The prices are incredibly reasonable.., which may or may not be a particularly good point. It may drive business to the location, or it may make one question the ingredients.

    The service is friendly, I just wish the silverware wasnt plastic.

    I'm just happy they serve more than sushi. I had the Chichimec teriyaki and an eel roll. Not Znana's on 5th Ave, but better than the sushi joint on Franklin in my opinion.

  • crow hill jewelry
    crow hill jewelry

    they about to open a kosher sushi place

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    Sticking to the topic of "Sushi on Nostrand", Brownstoner contains some comments from posters who don't post on Brooklynian.

    ....sounds like people are going to give it a try

    http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2011/01/sushi_opens_on.php#comments

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