I live locally and this is my favorite restaurant in Brooklyn. I've lost count of the amount of times I've been here and have had a great experience every time. I organized a holiday dinner for my friend group here and they all had similar things to say. The Yu Choy, Japanese sweet potatoes, and roast chicken are the holy trinity. Go here!
We had an outstanding experience dining here with a large group right after Thanksgiving. The team was incredibly accommodating, helping us plan the menu in advance and making sure every detail was handled smoothly. The food was excellent—as always—and the wine recommendations were absolutely spot-on. Our group included both devoted foodies and notoriously picky eaters, and somehow every single plate was spotless by the end of the meal. Special shout-out to the homemade gnocchi, which was meant for the kids but quickly became the dish the adults couldn’t stop stealing bites of. Can’t wait to come back.
This place is just not up to the standard I expected - I’m wondering how they got so many high reviews. Maybe for the neighborhood the food is slightly above decent but still, it’s not worth the cost of the quality and portion size. First off we had a reservation but had to wait outside for about 20 minutes because the previous table wouldn’t clear, this is fine but there should be a standard for seating duration. The food was mediocre and I’m being nice here. The focaccia was cold on the bottom and warm on the top. The fish fritters had a cold and weirdly uniform consistency. The half chicken was good but it’s just sous vide chicken with salt and pepper. I liked the yu choy, that was the only redeeming point of the evening. Our waitress gave us a dessert for the long wait which was nice but the whole evening was just disappointing. I highly recommend going somewhere else, there are better options in the area.
The service was abysmal. We went with 2 kids at 515 and the first thing they said was they couldn’t give the kids French fries (even though they were on the menu). We waited 40 minutes in between dishes. They finally told us there was a wedding inside and “they make all the food themselves” so it was slow. That’s just not an excuse. Especially the kids get asking when his French fries would get there (we had to order duck in order to get fries). We complained 2x and it didn’t really speed anything up. Portion sizes were small and our server just couldn’t get it together. We were celebrating a birthday too so it was a real shame.