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O-I-Shi-I Sushi at Ivy's Café

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154 W. 72nd St., New York, NY 10023
nr. Broadway  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-787-0165 Send to Phone

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  • Reader Rating:

    5.0 out of 10

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    3 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Chinese, Japanese/Sushi, Thai
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Hours

Daily, 11:30am-11pm

Nearby Subway Stops

1, 2, 3 at 72nd St.

Prices

$12.50-$26.95

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Delivery
  • Lunch
  • Take-Out

Alcohol

  • Beer and Wine Only
  • Sake and Sojou

Reservations

Recommended

Delivery Area

52nd St. to 92nd St., Central Park West to Riverside Dr.

Profile

This new Japanese spot, which shares kitchen facilities with the Chinese Ivy’s Café, surpasses the other neighborhood sushi spots in quality, price, and presentation. In fact, when Chinese president Jiang Zemin and 130 of his associates checked into the Waldorf-Astoria last summer, Ivy/O-I-Shi-I delivered their meals to the hotel—3,900 in all—for ten days straight. “I personally only slept half-hour for ten days,” says owner Ivy Lin. They do a mean beef negimaki here; the sushi arrives fresh; the banana filled with red beans and fried with honey flour is amazing. And O-I-Shi-I honors special requests from both the Japanese and the Chinese menus. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

 

Recommended Dishes

Unagi sushi or sashimi, $3; tuna, yellowtail or salmon (choose two) sushi dinner, $26.95

5.0 "Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
33% Would you go back?
33% Would you take a date?
33% Would you take kids?
33% Would you go on business?
33% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 5.7
Service: 5.7
Décor: 4.3
Value: 5.7

Avoid this place

HaileyR24 from 11229 | Posted on 4/15/09

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)
Food: 2
Service: 2
Décor: 1
Value: 1

I guess I did not notice the dates the reviews for this restaurant were posted. The reviews need to be updated. I can not believe this place is recommended by NY MAG, I mean maybe when it first opened it was decent, but now its just BAD. This place is depressing, dark, and strange smelling. The food is terrible, greasy and not very fresh. The sushi is okay, but something about all the food in this place is off. Two couples that walked in after us made up weird excuses and just walked out, I am just sorry we did not have the courage to do the same.

You've got to be joking

livescallop from 10024 | Posted on 7/5/08

Overall Rating: 5 (Mixed Reviews)
Food: 5
Service: 6
Décor: 3
Value: 6

Not sure which critic picked this below average pan-Asian diner, but it doesn't deserve the accolade. The pork buns were microwaved. The Sichuan dumplings in hot oil arrived in peanut butter sauce. Tried some sushi - it was just ok. Fresh enough , but certainly nothing to write home about. There are a ton of decent sushi spots on the UWS, don't bother with this place. My rule about places that have a section for every country in East Asia on their menu is that none of it will be very good. This place reaffirms the rule with gusto.

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