Matsu Sushi
“Came here for lunch with a co-worker a couple of time – great sushi for an affordably price (for Manhattan).”
“Someone I love very much was in the hospital and she could only take liquids right after surgery.”
“I was in NYC for work and met up with a couple of awesome friends on the Upper East Side for dinner.”
Matsu Sushi
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Easy place to grab food before meandering around Central Park. Food is good, simple. Place is tiny, I mean I guess most places are in NYC. The place was packed with kids from the local school on their LUNCH BREAK. I was never as cool as a NY child, I will say that. The only thing was after the kids cleared out, it was dead, and there were quite a few staff just standing around. Overall great experience.
I've ordered take-out from here innumerable times. I finally ate here for the first time, and I'd be content to stick to take-out.
An obvious huge hit with my fellow NYP, MSKCC, and HSS employees, chatter of hospital matters is drowned out by sushi being consumed in this tiny and cramped little space. Many people were in to pick up orders, so it's hard to get the attention of a waitress to get a table. The rolls are pretty good; I only can eat cooked or vegetable rolls, so I appreciate a place that has excellent avocado rolls. Theirs are particularly creamy each time I order them, be it take-out or in-house. Their mango avocado rolls can be hit or miss, depending on how ripe the mango is. More often than not, it's not ripe. Heh. I can also attest to their better – than – average sweet potato rolls, avocado asparagus cucumber rolls, and avocado cucumber rolls. Many of my fellow co-workers enjoy their smoked salmon and spicy tuna rolls, with one co-worker claiming that their eel rolls are some of her favorite in the city! Bold statement, indeed.
Still, their cramped eating space is one aforementioned reason I would prefer take-out. Their service is another. While nice, it's rushed with inaccuracies in the bill. While dining in with one co-worker, we asked for $14 on one card (hers) and $10 on the other (mine). Our waitress just grabbed our cards and walked away hurriedly. Our cards were split evenly. As soon as we paid, we were almost literally pushed out the door! I appreciate being able to accommodate the lunch rush, but I had a hard time enjoying my meal when I felt I was getting eyed a little to finish fast.
I'll continue to order and eat rolls from Matsu from the comfort of my office rather than getting out of the office for a few minutes.
I was in NYC for work and met up with a couple of awesome friends on the Upper East Side for dinner. They took me to their local sushi spot!
Why they love this place: Simple. Good sushi. No wait. Affordable. Friendly staff
I did learn the hard way that in NYC, you have to prepare ahead of time for dinner. You can't expect to walk into a popular restaurant at 7:45pm and get a seat. So I appreciated that we were sat right away.
Between the three of us, we ordered 5 rolls… Which ended up being a tad too much for us. The rolls were really good! Spider roll, caterpillar roll, 2015 roll,… Annnnnnd I don't remember the other two. The 2015 roll was our least favorite… Not to mention it is in the shape of a taco. Hah!
Anyway, I liked this place. If you are looking for a casual sushi spot, I'd come here.
A bit overpriced (though it is the Upper East Side) and the sushi is just ok. I've also had the Pork Katsu ramen soup – very forgettable.
Matsu used to be a fave when I lived in the area and as I work in the area. Service is always good but take out tonight was a complete miss. The eddamame was warm soggy and had no salt. The shumai was somehow over cooked- over steamed? Is that possible? Rubbery texture. And the sushi rolls- fresh fish…. Well that is I didn't get any " down there " issues but the rice was stale- hard- yucky.
Oh well. Goodbye and farewell Matsu.
This 6 year love affair is over.
Really packed and busy because of its proximity to the hospital. Nice hole in the wall sushi spot. Recommend but be aware there's a wait for a table
Very average sushi place. My coworkers order take-out from here all the time since it's like right across the street. We usually order one of the lunch special deals and I usually get the 3 rolls+salad/soup for $11 which I find somewhat reasonable for Manhattan prices (you can definitely get better deals in Brooklyn! Shoutout to my home-borough!)
The sushi rolls are alright. I've tried the Yellowtail, Salmon Avocado, Eel cucumber, and White tuna. My favorite is definitely the white tuna but I've had better white tuna at other sushi restaurants. This white tuna roll has a crunch to it that I like though! The other 3 were ok.
Overall, I would continue to order the lunch specials here if I'm at work and am craving sushi but this is definitely not a place you should go out of your way just to try.
Great lunch specials! Be prepared to wait during lunch because it's definitely a poppin' place. They do take phone orders, though! Matsu is reasonably priced and the sushi here is pretty good. There is a $10 credit card minimum, which is unfortunate because their lunch specials are right below that cutoff. One way to get around that is to preorder online via their website and pay using your credit card.