Juban
“Similar to Izakaya Ten it is a little pricey but worth it for the quality of the food.”
“We had many different bites *spicy cucumber was a fun start) and it was a great way to share a meal with friends and taste a bunch of different flavors.”
“We started with the seaweed salad, spicy tuna, yellowtail, cucumbers and shisito peppers.”
Juban
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
8 reviews
Rate and write a review Cancel reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
I went to an event in the area, and I was looking for a restaurant within walking distance. The photos of the food first caught my attention. The food just looks delicious. I was curious to find out if the taste would match.
Everything is served family style which is nice for a small group.
Saikoro steak – simply amazing. it comes out on a sizzling hot pan. it is tender flavorful and delicious
Pork fried rice – I wish there was a little more pork in the rice because the pork is great.
Snow Crab Creamy Spring Roll – AMAZING! Creamy, warm, tender rolls with a great subtle crab flavor.
Shrimp Tempura Roll – Simple and delicous
The restaurant is cute and the staff was sweet. I ordered their ginger mojito I couldn't handle it and had to send it back. However, the lychee cocktail was light and yummy.
Pros
Good ambiance
Decent food
Great knowledgable service of their menu
Cons
Pricey for what you get
Food not mind blowing good (other than the scallop sushi. So fresh. So soft. Melted yum)
Far walk from main subways
Great place for
Dates
Feeling like a yuppie hipster ("we make our own everything")
Ikazaya food without insane lines
Overall a great place to go. I might /probably will return if I'm in the area.
This place is a pretty sliver of a restaurant on 10th. Serene, interior, cool Lou . I went for brunch and it was tranquil though food wise, nothing special.
Ate:
Shrimp and veg tempura over rice
Battered and fried shsito peppers
Total: $24
Their price alone for brunch/ lunch was exorbitant & while the food was good…I prefer more value and less esthetics than this non- Japanese run Chelsea spot doles out.
Our evening was perfect. Kind of made me wonder why we don't go here often. This is hands down the best Japanese Izakaya in Chelsea.
Authentic Japanese comfort food and impressive sake list. Perfect for a snack and drink after a stroll on the highline.
Cool chill place, super friendly staff, and overall great ambiance. I like how the tables on the left side of the room has a set up where you're sitting next to each other (in a square shape) as opposed to across, I feel it provides a more intimate atmosphere. I like the decor, the big painting they have downstairs (as you descend to get to the washrooms) was a surprise for me. I noticed a lot of people come in and actually want to sit at the bar to dine which stood out to me because normally a table is preferred. I guess that just shows how much fun you can have at the bar.
I've been here twice and have had the best of times. Manhattan prices so co prepared to spend a little money. We were there for several hours and had a blast but it did cost about $100 per person. Taking Kara age is amazing. The Tako (octopus) is pounded and then fried. It melts in your mouth. Spare ribs are also amazing. The rice in the nigiri sushi was a tad off. Not sure what was up with that but it was all really good. The daiginjo sake made it all go down so well. I'll be back!
Disappointing. This place is not as good as the old Izakaya Ten. I knew that a new owner took over the place and replaced chefs and all other staffs, but everything isn't as good as the old days. So disappointing. Izakaya Ten was more authentic Japanese Izakaya vs. today's place is more americanized with a bit different menu/taste.
I was a big fan of Izakaya Ten. I was missing their food and sake, so stopped by this evening for a Thursday dinner/drink. The food menu is not a bit different, though the sake menu and interior looked the same (or similar). My favorite menu at Izakaya Ten were (i) spicy cucumbers (ii) taco wasa (iii) chicken kara age (iv) black cod with miso sauce. Ordered (i), (ii), (iii) and I couldn't finish half of them as they were too SALTY. Not good as before. (iv) black cod is not on the menu anymore. We also tried couple of skewers. Just okay, nothing to rave about.
Don't think I'd go back again. Izakaya Ten was one of my 4-star rated places in Chelsea, as well as my go-to spot with my favorite colleagues/friends. Now, this place is not as before.
Visited New York for the second time with my friends who were visiting from Paris. We wanted to dine around Chelsea and found Juban through Yelp.
They were open till midnight and we liked the pictures shown on Yelp so we decided to give this place a try.
It was a very cute little restaurant with dim lights, a nice relaxing background music and a very cool art painting on the wall . Food was amazing. Our waiter was very polite and patient as we had many questions from the cocktail and dinner menu.
They also offer a great collection of Japanese Whiskey.
Some of my favorites was the Kobe Premium Short Rib Steak , sausage skewers and fried vegetable rice.