Sakura is open!
I noticed two weekends ago - when we were all still caught up in Studio B brouhaha - that the shutters were up on the corner of Manhattan and Noble and there was lots of lovely woodwork and other activity going on. It looked like the place was actually going to open!
Which it did, on Monday:
I ate there Wednesday night. The sushi was very fresh and tasty. The prices are fair for the quality and portion. This is a marked improvement over Wasabe and probably a little better than the sushi place on Berry and 5th. Prices are competitive with both of those places.
They have a fairly extensive menu (tempura, teriyaki, etc.) which I didn’t even get a chance to explore.
The best thing is, they are open until 11:30 weeknights. 11:30! What is open that late in Greenpoint that isn’t a bar or a bodega?!
Strong recommend.
newyorkshitty.com » Blog Archive » Could It Be?!? said,
August 12, 2008 @ 8:45 am
[...] After serving up free samples of soup last year and months of inactivity, something appears to be happening at 1017 Manhattan Avenue. Will Ichiran be opening for business soon? If so, will it be a ramen shop? I do not know. But this storefront has been open the last three days and signs of human activity have been noted. (Hell, they’ve even been checking their mail!) Maybe they got wind of Sakura 6? [...]