Noreetuh
“We started with the Kalua Pork Croquettes which were absolutely delicious and is a perfect starter before your entree.”
“Monkfish liver torchon – the toast made from Hawaiian roll elevated the dish, as did the fruit spread underneath the liver.”
“My favorites were the tofu with Uni, steak, Mochi waffles and the pineapple.”
Noreetuh
Takes Reservations: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
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This restaurant serves up modern Hawaiian fare in a hip setting with subtle Hawaiian theme through out the restaurant.
It's amazing how many tables they can pack into this small space! There's a bar area with seating and tables adjacent to it. In the next room over is a narrow corridor of tables for 2 and 2 or three larger tables for larger parties. You are literally able to rub elbows with another party when sitting in this room!
Our waitress was very nice. She was helpful without being too intrusive.
The menu is divided into 4 main sections: Snacks, Starters , Main, and Dessert. There is a 3 course Prix Fixe Menu daily for Dinner for $42. You actually can save some money doing so if you are going to order many dishes anyway. The portions are smallish, so you won't over do it. My wife and I ordered 2 – 3 course prefix plus another app. We are such pigs!
We ordered corned cow tongue musubi, truffle taro chips, mochico chicken wings, grilled octopus, big eye tuna poke, mochi crusted black bass, and pineapple braised black bass.
If we come back, we would definitely get the taro chips, tuna poke, pineapple pork belly. They were all a hit! The other dishes were good not great. The cow tongue musubi was good but I don't think i enjoy the macadamia nut crunch texture in it, and I couldn't taste the cilantro sauce. The mochico chicken wings had a good crispy outside but the citrusy glaze made it too messy to eat. I've been to Hawaii and mochico chicken usually is dry. The flavor was good but I didn't taste the chili. We didn't even get any wings on this dish! The grilled octopus was ok but texture was chewy. I tried my wife's black bass was cooked perfect but was a little bland.
I'm glad i tried Noreetuh, but like another reviewer noted, was not totally blown away but definitely a great place to have dinner and drinks.
My wife and I enjoyed the dinner. It's a nice atmosphere with a good wine and beer selection, even sake.
Being born and raised in Hawai'i, I'm a bit skeptical when it comes to Hawaiian fusion places, but when I heard that Noreetuh served Hawaiian Brunch, I wanted to go see for myself. I was finally able to gather 4 other Hawai'i friends and we came in for Sunday Brunch.
From the moment we walked in, Hawaiian/Island music was playing and I immediately felt at home. I've been scoping out Noreetuh on Yelp and knew I had to get the Hawaiian Breakfast. My 4 other friends all opted for the Mochiko Chicken Loco Moco. I don't know what I was expecting, but my Hawaiian Breakfast hit the spot. It wasn't that it was amazing because it's a really simple dish, but it was nice to finally have Hawai'i food. I didn't try the Mochiko Chicken Loco Moco (which doesn't actually exist in Hawai'i because Mochiko Chicken is separate from Loco Moco which is made with a hamburger patty), the friends I was with seemed to have enjoyed it for what it was.
While Noreetuh doesn't compare to actual local food in Hawai'i (and is much more pricy), this was the closest thing to it that I've had in NYC. Even though I miss my "plate lunch" back home, I know that I now have a Hawaiian-ish place in NYC for whenever I'm homesick!
I've been craving Hawaiian food for the longest time! I finally got my fix at Noreetuh!
My friend and I came on a Saturday at 12:30pm. No wait, which is always nice. 😛
They open at 12pm, but they serve brunch!
FOOD:
Spam Musubi- spam, rice, teriyaki sauce wrapped in seaweed
you think that you can make this at home but somehow it tastes better here.
It came with some refreshing light pickles, sesame seeds included.
Mochiko LOCO MOCO
This is what I came for!! and it succeeded my expectations.
Crispy Chicken was softened with the smooth and deep flavor of the gravy.
It came with
-two balls of rice topped with furikake (seaweed seasoning),
-two aesthetically-pleasing sunny side up eggs, speckled with pepper
-mayonaise induced macaroni pasta salad, it's sweet and works well with the fried chicken
-a side of kimchi, a nice break from the heavier, heartier parts of the meal.
My friend got Spam and sausage instead of the loco moco. She enjoyed her food as well.
Complimentary black sesame shortbread cookies!
Food Presentation on point!
Big portions!
Ambiance is clean, classic, and enjoyable.
The staff was nice and always kept our waters filled.
Hoping to come back to try more things on the menu.
Came here for dinner with a few friends on Thursday and the food was delicious! Don't expect huge portions however each dish is so rich in flavor you wouldn't want a huge dish. My favorite dish was the Ice Cream Sundae dessert 🙂 The shortbread cookies at the end were a nice treat.
We ordered the Big Eyed Poke, Steak, Pork Belly, and Silken Tofu.
The Silken Tofu dish is for those who can handle strong seafood flavor – tasted fresh!
The Steak was buttery and the Pork Belly was so good! I loved the roasted veggies.
Yum!
I met a friend here for dinner and we each decided to go for the prix-fixe so we could sample a variety from the menu for a decent price.
For our appetizers (or "snacks" as they were listed on the menu) we got the silken tofu with uni & shiitake and the mochiko wings. The tofu was amazing and the texture was really lovely. The uni was kind of fishy, but neither of us are huge fans of uni so it's probably just our bias. The wings were awesome. The breading was really crispy and the sauce had a nice balance of sweet and savory.
Our next course (the "starters") consisted of two different pokes: the big eye tuna poke and the octopus poke. The tuna was bright and fresh and not at all fishy. It had a sweet soy and sesame seasoning and the portion was quite generous. The octopus was lightly grilled until perfectly tender and it was served with baked beans, which was kind of odd but also worked nicely. The soft beans were a nice textural contrast with the octopus.
For our mains, we shared the mentaiko spaghetti and the braised pork belly. The spaghetti was probably my favorite dish of the night. The pasta was cooked perfectly to al dente and had an unctuous fishy quality (in the best way possible). The pork belly was so tender it was just falling apart and was seasoned nicely.
For dessert we shared the King's Hawaiian bread pudding. It was good but nothing to write home about. It's worth sharing for the experience.
The staff were so smiley and the service was great. It's a bit pricey for sure, but you're paying for ambiance and the impeccable service so it's worth it for a special occasion, I'd say.
I just love Hawaiian food so it was off to check out Noreetuh in The East Village. I was introduced by the General Manager Jin who is super awesome giving me all sorts of recommendations and information about the menu. I started off with the kahlua croquettes which is Hawaiian pork mixed with mashed potatoes lightly fried, it was absolutely delicious. Then what I came for was the silken tofu with uni and salmon roe and mushroom. That dish was to die for. Supper yummy. And I finished with the musubi corn beef, which traditionally is made with spam, but they put a nice twist to it. That was phenomenal. I highly recommend Noreetuh to anyone who loves or wants to check out some of the best Hawaiian food in the city. Thanks Jin. Can't wait to come back for brunch
The restaurant is nice and the service is pleasant. However m, we truly didn't enjoy the food.
The beef tongue buns( or the beef tongue itself) was too salty, while the salad was mostly flavorless….
The shrimps were way salty too. Pork belly tasted nice, only that it gets very oily. There were a couple bits that were just pure oily when you chew………
Most of the dish has peanuts so be aware.
Came to Noreetuh for restaurant week and tried the 3-course pix-fixe menu for $42 (though I think this is the same as their regular menu)
Each came with 1 appetizer, 1 entree, and a dessert. There was an optional wine pairing for $25 but I did not select this option.
I can't speak much to Hawaiian cuisine, but seemed as if Noreetuh was a modern, fusion twist on the traditional. Many complex flavors and profiles was much appreciated. Small serving sizes made you leave feeling good about yourself (e.g., not bloated), though also left with an un-bloated wallet (read: semi-high prices).
We added an additional appetizer and I would recommend all three:
1. Big-eye tuna poke
2. Two specials of the day, 1 was a salmon sashimi that had a flavorful 'crust' was interestingly paired with tomato raisins. The other was a white fish crudo served with strawberries!
Entrees:
The butterfish and spaghetti entree was very good, and although carb-heavy did not feel like too much
The mochi-crusted bass was tender with a crunchy coating served over green beans and "chinese bacon"..not sure what that means but it was good.
Dessert
King's Hawaiian Bread Pudding-very good, the rum-soaked raisins were definitely drunk!
Bruleed Pineapple- a lighter dessert, served less than a quarter of a pineapple with bruleed sugar. It was good, but left me craving more for dessert.