Sushi Yasaka

4.8

2747 Reviews

$31 to $50

Japanese

Make a reservation

2 people

Mar 15, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 75 times today

About this restaurant

Neighborhood gem
Healthy
Good for special occasions

We serve high quality and tasty delicacies made with organic ingredients. To satisfy our customer’s taste buds, we look for the best raw ingredients tirelessly from local farmers.

We serve various kinds of fish. They are all carefully chosen from the fish market each morning. All fish are sliced in traditional style that preserves the original flavor and texture. Our executive chef overseen every dish. From choosing the rice and seaweed to the decoration of plate, each dish is the demonstration of our dedications to customers. We strive for the recognition as a customer-oriented restaurant through our delicious food, enthusiastic services and serenading environment. We are looking forward to serving you and hope you will have a wonderful dining experience with us.

For bar seating, please refer to location. Bar seating is by telephone request only. Thank you.

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Japanese, Sushi, Japanese Speciality
Hours of operation
Lunch Daily 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–9:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
(212) 496-8460
Website
http://www.sushiyasaka.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Catering
Sushi Yasaka would be happy to cater your next corporate affair.

Location
251 W. 72nd Street, New York, NY 10023
Neighborhood
Upper West Side
Cross street
West End and Broadway
Parking details
Street or private lot.
Public transit
72 St (1, 2, 3)79 St (1, 2)66 St - Lincoln Center (1, 2)
Additional
Beer, Delivery, Gluten-free Options, Kosher, Takeout, Wine

Negi Toro
Negi Yellow Tail
Tuna
Tuna Avocado
Tuna Cucumber
Spicy Salmon
Spicy Yellow Tail
Spicy Scallop
California
Fresh Salmon Salmon Avocado
Salmon Cucumber
Salmon Skin
Salmon Roe
Fluke Ume Shiso
Eel Cucumber
Eel Avocado
Ume Shiso Cucumber Shitake Mushroom
Oshinko
Avocado
Asparagus
Cooked Kampyo
Cucumber
Sweet Potato Tempura
Pumpkin Tempura
Shrimp Tempura
Spicy Ebi Tempura

Sushi

Sushi Entrees

Yasaka Chef Recommemd
Sushi Deluxe
Sashimi Deluxe
Miyabi
Umi No Sachi
Yaki Salmon Donburi
Spicy Maki Combination

Sushi & Sahhimi a LA Carte

Fatty Tuna
Tuna
Yellow Tail
Fresh Salmon
King Salmon
Fluke
King Crab
Octopus
Squid
Fried Oyster
Smelt Roe
Sea Urchin (Maine)
Sea Urchin Cali
Sea Bass
Japanese Snapper
Shime Mackerel
Spanish Mackerel
Eel
Sea Eel
Crab Stick
Boiled Shrimp
Botan Shrimp Salmon Roe
Live Scallop
Baby Abalone

Yasaka 'S Signature Maki

Fried Japanese Oyster
Mix Vegetable
Futomaki
Lobster Tempura Roll
Geisha Roll
Soft Shell Crab
Boston Real Crab Roll
Chopped Crunch Eel Avocado

Teriyaki & Steak

Organic Chicken Teriyaki
King Salmon Teriyaki
Tofu Steak
Angus Prime Rib Eye Steak

Lunch Specials

Sushi Lunch
Sashimi Lunch
Miyabi Lunch
Chirashi Lunch
Roll Combination
Organic Chicken Teriyaki
King Salmon Teriyaki
Tatsuta Age
Tempura
Vegetable Tempura
Organic Tofu Steak
Mini Steak Lunch
Udon Combo
Saba Combo

Soft Drink

Soft Drink
Coke, Dite Coke, Ginger Ale, Club Soda, Sprite, Evian Bottle Water, Perrier Water

What 2,747 people are saying

Sushi Yasaka reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.5Service
4.1Ambience
4.6Value

Noise • Moderate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Sushi Yasaka is a beloved Upper West Side gem offering "insane quality" sushi at an "affordable price." Known for its "fresh and delicious" fish, the restaurant is praised for its "amazing value," particularly during lunch specials. While the ambiance is lively and can be noisy, the service is "efficient" and friendly. Reservations are recommended.

2,747 Reviews

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Patricia VIP
San Diego31 reviews
4.0
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
I love this place and return regularly because, while the dining room looks rather plain, the sushi is consistently excellent!
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Karen
New York City7 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
My weekly go to, I love this place. A lot of loud people, but that is not the fault of the restaurant :-)
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Carol VIP
New York City42 reviews
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Best place for sushi in the neighborhood but hard to hear friends talking
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Amy VIP
Cincinnati10 reviews
4.0
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
This is the second time we have dined here (we live in Cincinnati). It is worth staying up until midnight two weeks before your date to snag a reservation. The place is small, modest, and plain. However, the sushi is fantastic! The staff is lovely and they work together to take care of you. We were sitting in the back of the restaurant near the sushi line and we were surprised by how many orders of carryout were going out through their own couriers. It was easily twice as much that was served in their restaurant that night. So that should tell you how good their sushi is. We ordered two of the tuna and avocado appetizers which were fresh and light. Good start to the meal. The vegetable tempura was good, with an awesome dipping sauce. The BBQ beef wrapped around a green onion stack was (I forget the name) just okay. We wouldn't order that again. The Hamachi Crudo was fabulous! All of the sushi was also so yummy. The fatty Yellowtail was the favorite. We also had two bottles of the Rose they offer and it was a great compliment to the sushi.
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kehelle
New York City4 reviews
3.0
Dined on March 1, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 5
Used to be my favorite place. The fish was super off today and the service was terrible. Workers were clearly frustrated. Do not offer 2:30 reservation if you don’t want people seated at the time.
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Layley
New York City6 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 1, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
One of our favorite no-frills Japanese Restaurants in the city.
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Eugene VIP
New York City69 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 1, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We have come here for lunch, Many, many times. Always wonderful food and a good value. Glad to see that they are opening a new sushi Yasaka down the block on West 72nd.
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OpenTable Diner
New York City1 review
5.0
Dined on February 28, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Best food in nyc! The mushrooms are just to die for.
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Abby VIP
New York City32 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 24, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent! We will definitely be back!
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Donna VIP
New York City167 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 18, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Food is fabulous here! Fish is always very fresh. The restaurant really needs a refreshing, but it's a tough reservation to get because it's a small space. Looking forward to their new place opening!
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FAQs

Sushi Yasaka offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (212) 496-8460.

Sushi Yasaka is rated 4.8 stars by 2747 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Mar 15, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 75 times today

Order delivery or takeout

251 W. 72nd Street, New York, NY 10023

Additional information

Cross street
West End and Broadway
Neighborhood
Upper West Side
Hours of operation
Lunch Daily 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–9:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Japanese, Sushi, Japanese Speciality
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street or private lot.
Public transit
72 St (1, 2, 3)79 St (1, 2)66 St - Lincoln Center (1, 2)
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Beer, Delivery, Gluten-free Options, Kosher, Takeout, Wine

Website
http://www.sushiyasaka.com/
Phone number
(212) 496-8460
Catering
Sushi Yasaka would be happy to cater your next corporate affair.

Sushi Yasaka

Make a reservation

About this restaurant

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Appetizers

Edamame

Sauteed Organic Mushrooms

Sakura Shumai

Yokohama Gyoza

Vegetable Gyoza

Kaki Fry

Agedashi Tofu

Tatsuta Age

Beef Negimaki

Gindara Kasuzuke

Ebi Shinjo

Hijik

Kinpira

Ohitashi

Goma Ae

Tuna Avocado

Toro Tartare

Ankimo

Usuzukuri

Sashimi

Salads

Small Salad

Yasaka Salad

Seaweed Salad

Garden Salad

Yaki-Shabu Salad

Grilled Shrimp & Avocado

Soups

Miso

Clear

Akadashi Miso

Noodles

Kanto Soba

Kansai Udon

Ebi Tempura Soba

Vegie Tempura Soba

Ebi Tempura Udon

Vegi Tempura Udon

Tempura

Chef 's Omakase Vegetable Tempura

Appetizer Tempura

Appetizer Vegetable Tempura

Dinner Tempura

Tempura a LA Carte

Lobster Tail

Shrimp

Asparagus

Japanese Egg Plant

Japanese Sweet Potato

Kobocha Squash

Maittake Mushroom

Lotus Root

Baby Onoin

Baby Carrot

Shishito Pepper

Baby Zucchini

Broccoli

Maki Rolls Hand Rolls

Negi Toro

Negi Yellow Tail

Tuna

Tuna Avocado

Tuna Cucumber

Spicy Salmon

Spicy Yellow Tail

Spicy Scallop

California

Fresh Salmon Salmon Avocado

Salmon Cucumber

Salmon Skin

Salmon Roe

Fluke Ume Shiso

Eel Cucumber

Eel Avocado