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Yujin

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24 E. 12th St., New York, NY 10003
between Fifth Ave. and University Pl.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-924-4286 Send to Phone

  • Price Range: $$$

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  • Reader Rating:

    6.2 out of 10

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    5 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Japanese/Sushi

Official Website

yujinnyc.com

Nearby Subway Stops

4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W at 14th St.-Union Sq.

Prices

$20-$26

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Bar Scene
  • Prix-Fixe

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

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Profile

This venue is closed.

Sometimes décor can subtly mask a new restaurant’s ambitions; sometimes it can telegraph them in unsubtle, even unsettling ways. You sense it when you cross the restaurant’s tiny moat, already littered with bits of street flotsam (twigs, torn paper), and pass through the great glass doors with handles made from bent wooden samurai swords. The sushi bar appears to be encased in red lacquer, and the tall, curving chairs lining it look like they’ve been heisted from The Jetsons. In accordance with this showy motif, chef Eiji Takase (formerly of Sushi Samba) presents the usual upmarket sushi treats—bluefin o-toro and toro tartare—plus a line of mostly seafood entrées, stacked in various provocative Iron Chef poses and lacquered with sticky-sweet sauces made with now-familiar ingredients like miso, yuzu, and soy. Sushi aside, the bigger and more ambitious the dish at Yujin, the stranger and more varied the results. — Adam Platt

Extra

Prix-Fixe Menu: 6 courses, $75 and up

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Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
40% Would you go back?
40% Would you take a date?
0% Would you take kids?
60% Would you go on business?
40% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 6.6
Service: 6.0
Décor: 6.6
Value: 5.0

A poor man's Nobu, but not really

garbanzo from 10025 | Posted on 10/3/06

Overall Rating: 5 (Mixed Reviews)
Food: 7
Service: 5
Décor: 5
Value: 3

Too pricey and not inventive enough for what it is. Heaven knows NYC doesn't need another subpar raw fish joint, but I think this place is a bit too high concept without delivering the goods

Everything I like in a restaurant

nycadam from | Posted on 5/14/03

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

I don't know if it was because I went there the first month they were open and they were out to impress, but I thought everything was perfect. They had a wait staff & manager that were not snooty - fun but professional, not overbearing but attentive. The food was AWESOME. I have eaten at probably 30 different sushi restaurants in NYC and this is absolutely top three. The restaurants aesthetics are exquisite. I really enjoyed it - it was more that a good meal. I will become a regular. It was divine.

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