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Bozu

296 Grand St., Brooklyn, NY 11211
nr. Havemeyer St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-384-7770 Send to Phone

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  • Reader Rating:

    7.4 out of 10

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    5 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Japanese/Sushi
Photo by Robert K. Chin

Official Website

oibozu.com

Hours

Sun-Thu, 6pm-11:30pm; Fri, 6pm-12:30am; Sat, noon-3:30pm and 6pm-12:30am; Sun, noon-3:30pm and 6pm-12:30am

Nearby Subway Stops

L at Bedford Ave.

Prices

$15-$20

Payment Methods

MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Bar Scene
  • Brunch - Weekend
  • Outdoor Dining
  • Take-Out

Alcohol

  • Sake and Sojou
  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

Bozu chef-owner Makoto Suzuki has expanded the definition of Japanese tapas (if there is one) to include deep-fried kataifi-crusted shrimp, pumpkin risotto croquettes stuffed with mozzarella, and an unconventional version of sushi. Suzuki's "bombs" are the shape of things to come—small mounds of rice tinted red from cabbage or pink from codfish roe, and topped either traditionally (salmon, tuna, eel) or not (sun-dried tomato, olive, and caper). These light bites can be eaten at the bar, on epoxy tables ringed with Eames chairs, or on the back deck.

7.4 "Recommended"
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80% Would you go back?
80% Would you take a date?
20% Would you take kids?
40% Would you go on business?
40% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 8.4
Service: 6.4
Décor: 7.2
Value: 6.6

worst dining experience I've ever had.

k_o from 11211 | Posted on 5/23/09

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)
Food: 7
Service: 1
Décor: 5
Value: 1

This used to be my favorite sushi restaraunt, where I took all my friends and family whenever they visited and spent a ton of money there, as the food there is really quite expensive. Had two really horrible service experiences there, last one where the manager/waiter got a horrible attitude when we declined the "tasting menu" (that wasn't printed anywhere), and then was extremely slow with our order, and just didn't serve us, leaving dirty dishes on the table for us to pile up, and ignoring our table & basic service requests (like our check please). Then he gave himself over 20% tip (yes he wrote it onto our credit card statement for us to sign). He just lost 6 customers that used to dine there almost biweekly.

Amazing!

stefzill from 11211 | Posted on 5/5/09

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 6
Décor: 10
Value: 7

Great food, great atmosphere, would highly recommend you try it out. Also they always have a variaety of interesting drink and appetizer specials to try. Going there for my sisters birthday dinner tomorrow night, and I can't wait.

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