The well lit, subteranean bar was filled with a very pleasant crowd not too hip to be friendly and not so financial district to keep us at bay. The dining room is on the street level and we really love it. The tables are spacious and set comfortably apart. The manga wallpaper and neon accents a very fresh change of pace from the usual restaurant decor.
This is exactly the kind of restaurant we want to love. We want to hang out here enjoying a good sesame shochu and pretending like you can still smoke in restaurants, but alas, the food left us wanting.
The Sautéed Salmon Steak w/mashed potato, sautéed spinach and herb salad lemon flavored butter soy sauce was, in size, more tasting menu than entree, but not in quality. The Marinated fried chicken was delicious, but would have been more at home in a paper tray at a fast street stall than on a $20 plate.
The deserts were delicious. The Green Tea Cheese Cake was light and delicious. The Genmai Tea Creme Brulée was very smooth with a very thin, crisp Brulée.
We'll be back. Probably for drinks, though we'd give the food another try. Lunch perhaps?
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Tokyo Bar
277 Church St
New York, NY 10013
Phone: (212) 966-2787