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Jewel Bako Makimono

101 Second Ave., New York, NY 10003 40.727368 -73.98859
near 6th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
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Cuisine: Japanese/Sushi
Price Range:
$$$
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2 Reviews | Write a Review

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Nearby Subway Stops

F, V at Lower East Side-Second Ave.

Prices

$18-$30

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Prix-Fixe

Alcohol

Beer and Wine Only
Sake and Sojou

Reservations

Recommended

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This venue is closed.

Cheapness is relative—never more so, perhaps, than when talking about sushi. It’s true that if so inclined, a couple could drop a C-note on an omakase dinner at this Jewel Bako spinoff. Formerly Blue Goose Café, it’s now dedicated to playing to its owners’ strengths, at a decided and welcome discount. Maki rolls make it easy to resist that temptation, as do a bowl of white-miso soup, graced with a feather-light quenelle of wild striped bass; a trio of delectable tartares, scooped up with lotus-root chips; and a blushing pink king salmon en papillote with briny sea-urchin sauce. Daily specials like medium fatty tuna are a splurge within reason, especially figuring in the cosseting service, elegant tableware, andfabulously fresh fish. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Extra

Tasting Menu: Six courses, $75

The Japanese “salade Niçoise” is a crossover hit, with bigeye tuna sashimi slices, heaps of wakame and hijiki seaweed, and soft-cooked quail eggs and daikon.

Recommended Dishes

White-miso soup, $4; tartare trio with quenelle of wild striped bass, $8; king salmon en papillote with sea-urchin sauce, $9/$18

5.0

"Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

50%	Would you go back?
50%	Would you take a date?
0%	Would you take kids?
50%	Would you go on business?
50%	Would you go on a special occasion?

Food:	5.5
Service:	4.5
Décor:	5.5
Value:	5.0

Jewel Bako Makimono

27 in zagat?

cancerdotcom from | Posted on 7/24/05

Overall Rating: 101 (Not Recommended)


Food:	1
Service:	5

Décor:	5

Value:	2

The salmon in urchin sauce was tasteless The yellowtail collar was inedible One large eel roll was inedible one large eel roll was tasteless the large crab roll was taseless none of the fish seemed fresh i dont really like being negative but our meal was so spactacularly poor that it needs to be documented i hope it was a wrinkle in normal time for them never to happen a gain wow

Jewel Bako Makimono

Sushi

sushilvr from | Posted on 2/8/05

Overall Rating: 109 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	10
Service:	4

Décor:	6

Value:	8

We ordered a few dishes, the Omakase (a set of eight nigiri sushi which based on the chef's choice), uni. The food was fresh and excellent. However, the service was a bit slow even though the restaurant itself was very small.

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