Sautéed Squid
Nori Sushi

Nori Sushi

55 New Dorp Plaza, 10306, Staten Island, US, United States

Full • Sushi • Casual • Seafood


"Hidden Gem on Staten Island. Best tasting and most beautiful sushi on Staten Island! Nori's food was fresh, tasty, and artfully prepared. My son and I gave this a try last night as we were bored with the usual SI sushi food.<br/ <br/ The first clue that we were in for a higher class experience came when the waitress helped put the napkin on our laps. This is a small thing but it makes an impression. The staff was very friendly and attentive throughout the rest of the meal.<br/ <br/ We started off with the King Crab Tempura. It was served in a light vinaigrette with super thinly sliced jalapenos and red onions. It was a wonderful dish though a bit overpriced at $15.<br/ <br/ This was followed by the House Sushi Sashimi for Two. Nori does have a Omikasa (Chef's Choice) but I think this is a less expensive way to get to know the place as the chef gets to select your food this way too. We were really impressed. We have not seen such an expertly crafted dish anywhere else on Staten Island. Every piece was fresh and expertly sliced not a nick to be seen anywhere. At $55 for two it was a bargain.<br/ <br/ We ended the meal with Nori's banana fritters as this was something you can't find in many other places. Oooh. This was definitely the right move. The fritters were served as pretty little twisted packages of crispy fried light filo dough with a hidden present of just enough molten banana alongside a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream. Save room for this dessert!<br/ <br/ I have eaten at many east coast sushi places including Morimoto's in Philly and Nobu in NYC. If you can't get to one of those give Nori a try. You won't be disappointed.<br/ <br/ Overall a wonderful experience. We will be back!"

Imperial

Imperial

59-14A Main St., Flushing 11355, 11355-5390, FLUSHING, United States

Pizza • Fusion • Chinese • American


"This restaurant proudly displays A-grade from the department of health. This is great as anything below a B, is a sign that I will not be dining or getting take out from any restaurant. Even if its a favorite spot.We had a table of 6 tonight, keep in mind this pkace can seat about 40ppl at any time but it does get crowded during the dinne rush. We arrived at 6pm and we order a few dishes:3 cup chicken, supposed to be a signature dish. Chunks of tender chicken braised in a sauce with soices and basil. Tasty, sauce was a bit oily, definitely need rice for this dish.The braised short rib was tasty but the sauce tasted a bit burnt, seems like the spices were toasted a bit more than usual. Came with a brown sauce that had a savory layer of flavors.Squid and veggies, small platter perfectly sautéed squid with just the right touch of seasoning.Fried chicken strips, crunchy, not much taste and nk sauce?? Wouldn't order it again.My brother in-law order fried intestines, i didnt try it but he orders it all the time, apparently he thought it was just OK.The oyster pancake was soggy, had very little food and the little bit of filling was just in the middle of the pancake. Certainly not something i would order again. The pancake it aelf was very gummy like, the sauce not balanced more sweet and runny.Service was very quick but server forgot to send the tofu platter, jn the end we just asked that it be removed from the final bill since they forgot. I order a beer, unfortunately beer came out warm, restaurant was getting busy and so i just went with it. Overall a decent meal but not a olace that i would come back just because i crave Taiwanese. Remember this place is cash only, bo credit.Parking was not difficult for a Sunday evening.Wife took pictures of the food, overall i was not impressed. Keep in mind platters are very small. They are great if you have 2 or 3 ppl, but when you have table of 7, if an items is very good, most likely you will have to order a secondary plate.The server, gave us a complimentary platter of steamed cabbage, which was an additional vegetable to the other vegetables platter we had order. Dinner for 7, $145 plus 20% tip."