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Cho Cho San Japanese Restaurant

15 W. 8th St., New York, NY 10011
nr. Fifth Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-473-3333 Send to Phone

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  • Cuisine: Japanese/Sushi
Photo by Noah Sheldon

Official Website

chochosanrestaurant.com

Hours

Mon-Sat, 5pm-11pm; Sun, 1pm-9pm

Nearby Subway Stops

N, R, W at 8th St.-NYU; A, B, C, D, E, F, V at W. 4th St.-Washington Sq.

Prices

$15-$20

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Delivery
  • Take-Out

Alcohol

  • Beer and Wine Only
  • Sake and Sojou

Reservations

Accepted/Not Necessary

Delivery Area

Houston St. to 18th St., Broadway to Seventh Ave.

Profile

Another addition to 8th Street’s evolving restaurant row, Cho Cho San is a neighborhood homecoming for Jun Nagano, the former manager at West 13th Street’s shuttered Taste of Tokyo. Nagano has taken on the chef’s role here, incorporating a few Western riffs into the traditional foods he grew up with. Bakudan are Pecorino-flecked meatballs served with Nagano’s sister’s “special sauce”; niko niko is pan-fried oysters wrapped in bacon. There’s a daily pasta and a daily curry, and sushi prepared by Taste of Tokyo veteran Yoshi Azegami. Besides being a cook, Nagano is also a singer, and one of his partners is a former opera director at the Met. That might explain why they named their place for the heroine of Madama Butterfly, and one of the sushi rolls, the Puccini, after its composer.

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Food: 7.0
Service: 8.0
Décor: 7.0
Value: 6.0

Good sushi for the price

glai from 10016 | Posted on 6/14/09

Overall Rating: 7 (Recommended)
Food: 7
Service: 8
Décor: 7
Value: 6

Went there on a saturday night, and was happily surprised (no reservations). Initially it was a little empty and quiet but I suspect it was because of the rain and kids out of town. Initially chose this place after reading reviews on yelp and google (as there were no reviews on NYmag) before going and found the reviews to be accurate. Sushi was good and relatively cheap (standard rolls between $5-7, fancier rolls $7-12). While they still honor the $10 all you can drink sake, we actually ordered the better stuff. The restaurant was clean and spacious and service was good overall. Not too bad for a date either. Also tried some cooked food (pork curry) and it was good as well, although not your traditional japanese curry (it was a pork and veggie stir fry with the traditional japanese curry poured on the side - average). Sushi was definitely above average for this area and worth the price - sushi rolls were made well. Ice cream filled mochi was also good. Total was approximately $95 including tax and tip for two guys and a girl (2 apps, 3 rolls, 1 sake, 1 entree, one coke, one dessert).

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