Shimizu

Excellent sushi bar that has both a common dining area where you eat with the ‘people’ and a secret quieter area in the back. Best deal here is a sushi or sashimi deluxe, which is generous and has huge price to portions ratio and value. I also recommend the Kobe beef carpaccio (sp) and the shrimp dumplings.
Shimizu gets the vaunted «Merlin Five» because of an excellent dessert menu that doesn’t just roll with lazy mochi/​green tea ice cream and also contains my favorite item of all time: TEMPURA ICE CREAM, which is surprisingly hard to get in this town! I was also impressed with the trilingual management and wait staff, which busted out Mandarin, Japanese, and English. It gave the place a real cosmopolitan feel and defied dated and cheap stereotypes about Japanese ethnic parochialism.

Wonderful and unique home-​made shrimp dumplings. Tempura wasn’t crispy enough. Sushi was good but not spectacular. Beef teriyaki was a bit overcooked. Service was great. A bit expensive for what it is.

Place is very popular now; Best to make a reservation, which requires calling them. No opentable.
MId-​priced sushi establishment in NYC.
Sushi is always fresh, and they serve some pretty good appetizers, as well.
Can find some of the best sushi combination platters (Chef’s Special at $ 55 — a bargain) in NYC here.
Toro/​scallion rolls are the best.
A piece of otoro would have been nice, but at $ 55 can’t complain.
Service was good.
: A

I live very close to Shimizu, thus I wanted to try this sushi restaurant. I just moved in NY from Tokyo where I can enjoy the best quality sushi.
The quality of sushi and service of Shimizu are more than expected. I really enjoyed Japanese taste like sushi. Also, the price was so reasonable. I usually order omakase (chef’s reco) and one day I had omakase for my lunch at a famous sushi restaurant close to 5^th ave. It cost me $ 125! But here at Shimizu, it was far less than that for dinner. Amazing.
Also, we can expect special dish with shrimp head. Today, it was cooked with Miso soup. Tasty!
The reason that I did not mark 5 star is that my usual sushi bar in Tokyo does better job (shigoto) as Edomae sushi.
But I am a big fun of Shimizu already.

Attended an event on 54^th street so I ended up looking for a sushi bar in the theater district. After ordering a kanpachi yellowtail sushi a la carte to see if their sushi bar was up to snuff, I decided to go for the sushi deluxe instead of the omakase. The yellowtail was fresh and the portion was generous, but it wasnt anything impressive or worth remembering. The rest of the meal followed suit with average tasting fish and an overpriced sake offering. Avoid if you’re looking for outstanding sushi

Really delicious food– their sushi platter for 2 is great and they let you select everything– the rolls, the nigiri, and the sashimi. (Uni and medium fatty tuna are options, too!) Wonderful birthday dinner :)
Also, the Yuzu sake was excellent! I’ll definitely look for this again.

I do not understand how this place has a 4star rating. I couldn’t have been more disappointed. We ordered the sushi deluxe and the sashimi deluxe, but what you get is really basic sushi. (They might as well called it a ‘regular’) The fish quality is OK, but the overall taste is below par. The salmon and white fish was stringly and too chewy, the fatty tuna is not bad but really quality is just OK. The salmon roe sushi is poorly made. The scallop was fresh and probably the best piece. I think it’s pretty overpriced for the quality you get. You can definitely find better sushi for cheaper, but understandably there isn’t much value in the theatre district.
This place is at most a 3-​star place. Service was good, so that was a plus. But expect to wait long for ur sushi, we waited for 30 mins.

Food was not good. Originally we had reservations at the sushi bar, but they forgot and gave away our seats. But that was the least of our worries so we agreed with a regular table. I am a traditional sushi go-​er and there was way too much rice with the sushi. Order was wrong as well. Our waitress was not attentive and service was slow. Would not go back again.

Excellent sushi restaurant! They hand you warm, scented towels before your meal. The place is very elegant and the staff are very professional.
The meal started with a complimentary potato salad that was tiny but tasty (came with a chip on top). The shrimp dumpling appetizer was good with the accompanying sauce. The sushi was fresh and well-​made. The service was very fast; the wait time for our dishes were very minimal. They have an impressive cocktail drink menu and they are strong and not watered down. The mango and green tea icecream was ordinary, like other restaurants.
This place is connected to a hotel and many of their tables had the «Reserved» sign on it, so I suggest you make a reservation since this spot can fill up quickly. You have the option to sit at the bar area, where it is nice to watch the chefs create your sushi dishes.

Fresh, decent service, lightly fried items and not dosed in oil, but prices are higher than your typical sushi spot.

After my recent trip to Japan and a spoiled palette by the West Coast restaurants, I walked into this mid-​town joint with absolutely no expectation. We decided to go to Shimizu because it was the closest place that will take a reservation within 15 mins on a rainy night.
First look at the menu got me annoyed at the midtown prices. So my friend and I got the $ 70 sushi platter for two — 3 rolls, 10 pieces of sushi and 6 pieces of sashimi. That did not sound like a lot, but man, the portion was huge! The plate was probably enough for three people. For what you get though — sweet shrimp, uni, fatty tuna, spider roll and a whole selection of good stuff — the price was so worth it. Albeit the uni and fatty tuna aren’t the same quality as the West or Far East, they are pretty damn good for NY. I love that the miso soup was cooked with the head from the sweet shrimp. Nice touch.

Wow! I have been to many sushi restaurants. So many, many people think I am partially Japanese and when I go I always think of my best sushi I have gotten in Japan and Las Vegas. So here I am in NYC at this restaurant that I did not plan to be at except the place I had intended to go was packed. I looked at other Unilocal reviews and decided to come here. Boy was it wonderful, pleasant and well priced. This place is far from expensive and for some of the best sushi in town I would pay double. The food is well prepared to include the rolls and sashimi. They ensure to pair your sashimi with oranges, lemons and other greatness that provides flavor and awesome looks. We will definitely be back when we are back in NYC. This place is easily 5 stars and probably more if there was such a thing.

Came here because the line to Ippudo across the street was crazy. Place itself was recommended by Unilocal,so we went.
I’m not the biggest sushi eater (it mostly tastes the same to me, besides fatty tuna, yum), but it was still good.

Quiet, clean, decent price good food!
Service is good and prefix is only 30 dollars for fresh oysters and sushi! (Also ice scream!)
The portion might be little small for big eater but still the quality of the food is good!
Will def go back!

The inside is nicely decorated with low lighting, however I have had better sushi and defiantly better customer service.
Since I work in a service business, the waitress would not last a day.
Better places around the area

This is some great sushi and super convenient for a catching dinner before a show.
I had some sashimi and a roll and my friend had chicken teriyaki. My sushi was so good I had to order another piece after I finished what I had. Super fresh and tasty, the fatty tuna was just melt in your mouth.
The rolls were ok, definitely not the best I’ve ever had, but the sashimi was right up there. My friend really enjoyed her dinner as well.
Definitely a solid choice for sushi.

Came looking for a local spot for some good sushi. I was quickly seated at the bar for one. The sushi is quite expensive here and the quality was highly variable. I had the following in my order:
Salmon Skin Roll — Subpar, quite chewy versus crunchy
Salmon sushi — Decent, 4 stars
King Salmon sushi — Not very good, I’m sure it wasn’t fresh
Aji — Not very good at all quality wise
Fatty Tuna — Awesome, hands down the best thing there
Side salad — Better than average!
Okay place, but inconsistent fish quality.

Came here because I was craving for sashimi. Cravings satisfied. I ordered the $ 70 for 2 people option (3 rolls, 10 sushi and 3 sashimi). You get to choose from a list they give you. They have limitations on what you can pick though. For the price and quality, it is worth it. Place gets pretty crowded during dinner time so call ahead of time. Also, they have free hot green tea (it’s cold inside the restaurant). You can’t go wrong with any of their options in the list. I picked the most expensive stuff on the list to make my money’s worth haha. Must get fatty tuna though. Rainbow roll was good as well (not part of the $ 70 option). One last note, avoid the chawan-mushi…it is just not my cup of tea especially for the price.

I enjoyed my time here. It’s a nice little «fancy» Japanese restaurant where everyone greets you when you arrive, provide you with a hot hand towel, and a small starter dish. We got something that was similar to potato salad but it was delicious. I ordered a sashimi regular, my boyfriend ordered the sashimi deluxe and then we shared a roll. The Mexican roll was tasty, a bit more «americanized» as it was typical ingredients eel, avocado, yellowtail?, jalapeño etc. but I really enjoyed it. The sashimi was fresh and decently sized — not too small where I’d be mad at the value. It wasn’t cheap but it wasn’t one of the more expensive Japanese restaurants I’ve had so I’d say it’s reasonably priced where you can get these meals for $ 20-​$ 30 depending on your preference.
Sadly, the dessert (the red bean with mochi, syrup, etc.) was not good at all and maybe that’s because I don’t care for these ingredients but my boyfriend who does didn’t care for the dish. We could’ve done without it.
Quite place, it only ever had a few tables on this weekday night.

This has got to be the best omakase sushi I’ve ever had for the price. Every single piece of fish was delicious, even the uni which I have never been able to appreciate before having it at Shimizu. My date and I took the time to savor every item and nothing failed to impress us. We may have even frustrated the staff a bit having such a leisurely meal as we did (sat at 8:40, savored our food until last call for the kitchen/​sushi bar at 10:30), but if so they didn’t show it.
If you have the opportunity, I do recommend trying both the sashimi omakase and sushi omakase, because you will get some variation between the two. The abalone, stiff but chewy sea snail, tasted delightfully of the sea and was unique to the sashimi platter, while a special type of clam with a similar palate graced the sushi platter. The sushi plate also had a type of mackerel and fluke, in addition to uni, for a whole range of textures in addition to the usual suspects (salmon, tuna, medium fatty tuna, yellowtail) that were shared across both plates. The star of the evening was the kampachi yellowtail, which came on the sashimi plate only and prompted two additional orders for two pieces at the end of the meal. It’s a lean fish but wonderfully chewy to the point where it feels creamy after biting into it. Really, really good. We finished off the meal with a red bean, fruit slices and jelly cubes dessert that came with brown sugar syrup on the side. Perfectly sweet without being too dense or filling, a very appropriate finisher for the meal.
Before this visit, I’d also come for their weekday lunch special and though I can’t speak as specifically of it (it was over a month ago, so my memory isn’t as sharp) I do remember being similarly impressed by the quality and amount of food you got. Shimizu is officially a new favorite for me!

Very fresh fish with nice rolls. Prix fixe dinner was great.

Vraie pause zen dans le bruit assourdissant de N. Y, testé seulement à midi, assiette de sushi et thé vert pour 15 $.
Cadre très agréable, accueil chaleureux et authentique, clientèle japonaise et new-​yorkaise. Prix sushi à la carte 4 $, également Teriyaki et Tempura (pas testés), la carte du soir est peut-​etre plus chère, à vérifier.
Qualité des sushis exceptionnelle, meilleure que dans les bars tournants. Toutes cartes de crédit acceptées.

EXCELLENTS SUSHI et ce n’est pas rien de le dire. La qualité du poisson est réellement exceptionnelle. A près de 5euros le sushi, vous payez le prix, mais vous allez vous régaler. Ambiance calme dans ce resto asiatique dont je me souviendrais !!