Ginban Asian Bistro
“I have visited at least a hundred of sushi places in Manhattan and Westchester and this is definitely one of the best ones.”
“We were on our way to Haiku just down the street when we passed by this restaurant and decided to try it!”
“Everything was delicious and fresh, and I must point to the miso soup and the Tuna tataki that really left a strong impression.”
Ginban Asian Bistro
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
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
5 reviews
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Great lunch specials! Sushi sashimi was delicious. The pad thai was pretty good too. Comfortable space and efficient service.
DICLAIMER: Sorry that I didn't post any pix. I usually do but since we waited SO long for the food to arrive, by the time it did finally come to the table, I was too hungry to think clearly enough and remember to take the pix. I mean, the food looked good; it just didn't taste good.
My husband, son and I came here to use a Groupon voucher that I purchased. We were seated immediately, considering we had no reservation and the place seemed to be packed.
I didn't like the fact that every time the table next to us was visited by their server, I had more ass in my face than I would have cared for. You would think that they would be considerate of the close proximity of the tables to one another.
I understand that it was pretty busy but I do feel as though we waited an obscene amount of time to be asked for our order. When we were finally able to give our order, we ended up waiting even longer for our drinks and food. We weren't served water until after our meals came. I ordered the Thai Spring Roll which was good and a list of sushi including, a Salmon Skin Hand Roll, California King Roll and Spider Roll. They offer the option of having brown rice in the maki instead of white which is great because that's how I order my maki anyways. My husband had the Beef Negimaki and my son had the Four Seasons Seafood entree.
My son enjoyed his entree but as for myself and my husband, neither of us liked our meals very much. The Salmon Skin Hand Roll was okay but the rest of my order fell flat. I asked for a Spider Roll but I am not sure what exactly they gave me. It didn't look or taste like what I know a Spider Roll to be. I was expecting tempura fried soft shell crab but it looked more like octopus. Let's just say, I didn't finish it and didn't want to wait another hour for them to remake it. The Negimaki was bland and had it not been for the sauce it would have completely sucked.
Now on to the 'waiting-for-the-check' game. So, we ask for our bill and then we see the server was asked by a number of tables for their bills also, after we asked for ours. We also see that the server gives out, about four bills to other tables and cleaning tables in between before he even thinks to give us our bill. When he finally remembers to give us our bill, he tosses it down on the table.
Now, as I previously mentioned, we had a Groupon voucher so I looked over the bill and pulled up the voucher on my phone. I don't like the idea of staff taking my phone away to get the voucher number so I carry my own pen and write the numbers down on the receipt so that the server can cross-check it at the table and I don't have to actually hand over my phone to anyone. It took so long for the guy to come back to the table which is completely absurd considering we were seated right next to the bar that he had to go to all throughout the evening.
It took so long for him to come back that I finally got fed up and asked some other server to get his attention. Needless to say, he is lucky he got any tip at all.
Now, here's the clincher! As we are walking towards our car, the "Captain" or so he says, follows us out, holding what looked like our bill, to ask us if there was a problem with our service. My husband plainly said that the service was not good and the server was extremely inattentive. I am assuming he confronted us because we left such a lousy tip.
I won't be going back. Both Asian Temptation and Haiku have better food and they're both located right down the block.
i've only been once, but i must tell you, i had the most wonderful food here! and the decor is amazing! very trendy, cool, beautiful place!
i went for lunch… and should have had the very affordable lunch special, but couldn't resist the creative sushi rolls… they had tons of innovative rolls that i had never seen before… and what i ordered was out of this world:
– pikachu roll (shrimp and banana tempura on the inside with lobster salad jumbo shrimps and a spicy creamy sauce wrapped in soy bean paper)
– king lobster roll (crunchy lobster with avocado and mango in a wasabi sauace)
soooo good!!!
my friend ordered their udon noodles with tempura, which he loved. and he had their miso soup and a nice salad, which he said were both fantastic.
i got a look at their lunchbox specials as well and they looked great…!!
definitely going back here! for their endless list of sushi rolls and wanna try other things on their menu…. and seems like they'd make a good signature cocktail.
I came here with my wife on a Saturday afternoon for lunch. They had a pretty awesome lunch special for 10 dollars which includes a soup, salad, entree and ice cream. Wow!
I was craving calamari so I ordered it separately….it was OK.
The hot and sour and egg drop soups were great.
The Shumai and egg roll were great for the price.
The entrees… They weren't bad for the price.
We got the check and the servers didn't mention anything about the ice cream that was supposed to be included. Lol… I really wanted it but felt embarrassed to ask for it.
Oh… The gingerale that I ordered tasted like it was drowned in water.
I'm willing to try this place again and adjust the review for dinner.
We stopped by for dinner last weekend and it was fantastic. Service, food, and atmosphere…all 5 stars. The sushi was fresh and beautifully presented. Best part of the meal was definitely the pepper tuna tataki with orange miso. Delicious!
We used an online $20 for $40 coupon, and to be honest, I would have been thrilled with the experience even without the discount. Five stars.