Mika Japanese Cuisine & Bar - Chinatown
150 Centre Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10013
Groupon currently offers a $29 prix fixe meal for two at Mika that includes beer or warm sake, one appetizer, two rolls, and two special rolls. More than enough food for two for only $15 per person (plus tax and tip).
But, it's not worth it. The restaurant's three out of five star rating on Yelp is too generous.
It started off well with an efficient waitress and a prix fixe menu that offered plenty of choices. We started with a nicely present plate of well-browned gyoza--flavorful, thin skinned, and not too greasy.
A small disco ball hung over a pot of fake orchids, and a childish mural of the Japanese countryside looked like it belonged in a pediatric dentist's office. Yet, the cheesy 90s music was more amusing than annoying, and the tacky bar visible in the next section was just funny.
Though the dim lighting drew attention away from the brownish tinge of the over-ripe avocado (my roommate didn't notice), the blood red slabs of fish draped heavily over our "rainbow roll" were too suspicious to ignore. I can't remember tasting such fishy fish in sushi. It was almost difficult to eat, and the sake was too pungent (usually quite smooth) to wash it down. There was plenty of food, but I'd rather spend my $15 on one, quality roll than on four that I can't enjoy.
150 Centre Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10013
Groupon currently offers a $29 prix fixe meal for two at Mika that includes beer or warm sake, one appetizer, two rolls, and two special rolls. More than enough food for two for only $15 per person (plus tax and tip).
But, it's not worth it. The restaurant's three out of five star rating on Yelp is too generous.
It started off well with an efficient waitress and a prix fixe menu that offered plenty of choices. We started with a nicely present plate of well-browned gyoza--flavorful, thin skinned, and not too greasy.
Though the dim lighting drew attention away from the brownish tinge of the over-ripe avocado (my roommate didn't notice), the blood red slabs of fish draped heavily over our "rainbow roll" were too suspicious to ignore. I can't remember tasting such fishy fish in sushi. It was almost difficult to eat, and the sake was too pungent (usually quite smooth) to wash it down. There was plenty of food, but I'd rather spend my $15 on one, quality roll than on four that I can't enjoy.
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