Reviews for Izakaya Toribar in New York, NY
Cozy, lively, and tucked away izakaya place. Servers were very attentive and friendly! Servers were also very considerate and... gave us a pair of food scissors and tweezers for our food!! They do dim the lights in the evening so it becomes very intimatebut dark. Cool music playlist. The deep fried squid legs were a great appetizer. Chicken and scallion skewers were delicious!It is VERY affordable for the huge piece of chicken on there. Eggplant, shishito peppers (they’re not spicy and were sweet),and the pork with bacon skewers were also delicious. If you like fish, the Hamachi Kama is a must!! The Takoyaki was not myfavorite since it was 85% batter. If you don’t like alcohol, the Yuzico or Grapico is a great alternative. Been looking foran izakaya place ever since Yokocho Village closed and this one was not bad. ???? Gender neutral restroom ???????? Changingstation available inside Read more
Sat down to eat after 1am. Great that this place stays open so late. Beef short ribs were the best of all the skewers we tried... and the fried squid legs were fun to eat. Read more
Authentic Japanese yakitori in a cozy izakaya setting. Beer selection is good too. The waitress is very friendly to let us came... in a bit earlier. There is a washcloth smell when they first open the door in an evening. Other than that I’m quite satisfiedwith the place. Would rate it 4.5 stars if there is such an option. Read more
Came here on a Friday night (around 6:30) and a table for 2 took around 10 min. But soon after I noticed there was a line so be... sure to come early. The wait staff was pretty good even though the place was really packed and busy. We came here for theyakitori but also ended up getting the karaage and okonomiyaki which were both really good. For the yakitori we had a few fromeach category. The chicken ones seemed a bit dry but thr others came out really nicely. My favorites were the pork jawel and thepork wrapped enoki. It's very easy to keep ordering here so try to keep a mental count of how much you ordered in total sinceit can get expensive very quickly. Oh if you end up setting at the bar you get a nice view of all the cooking and if you'relucky they might even give you free yakitori if they made extra! Read more
Great service. We were 3 and walked up right as they opened at 5:30 pm Sunday and found a table, it filled up very quickly after... that. Reservations are only for larger groups, everyone else is a walk-in. Food was well made, good variety, three people withdrinks was 155 before taxes and tip. Well worth it Read more
Really enjoyed the cozy spot indoor they do have outdoor (covered heated/AC) space. There bk is usually a line however not too... bad. The Yakisoba is really good the fried skews don’t measure up to the grilled ones. Nice service and good beer selection. Read more
This place is awesome. It has clean and stylish Japanese vibe. There is a great variety of food from small bites to grilled... meets with special sauces. Every one who likes Japanese cuisine should come over. The food is very fresh made from the topquality ingredients. You can also sit inside or outside if you feel like it. If you are lucky you might even meet a chefhimself. I had a great time and will come back here soon for sure! Read more
Love, love, love this place. If you come here, we recommend you get the okonomiyaki and the tori. We also preferred the non deep... fried tori. Having other appetizers (kaarage & takoyaki) on the side was too much for two people. They we’re still good, buttheir tori is the highlight. I mean, it’s a tori bar after all. Read more