At a glance
#6 of 6 Yakiniku restaurants in New YorkLocalGuideWorld score: 4.25
Rating breakdown
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5 ★61%
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4 ★22%
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3 ★4%
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2 ★1%
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1 ★12%
Quick facts
- What is the rating of Yakiniku Tohbay?
- Yakiniku Tohbay is rated 4.2 out of 5 based on 74 reviews.
- How does Yakiniku Tohbay rank in New York?
- Yakiniku Tohbay is #6 of 6 Yakiniku restaurants in New York by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
- Where is Yakiniku Tohbay located?
- 253 W 55th St #2Fl, New York, NY 10019, United States — 1.6 km from the center of New York.
- How can I contact Yakiniku Tohbay?
- Phone: +1 917-261-2165 · Website: tohbay.com
Terrible service, no water, food was extremely slow to come out, and the waitress forgot to put in orders of food.
The waitress saw we were visibly upset and unhappy because of the horrible service and slow speed, so guess what she did? She forced a 20% tip on us! Yikes.. And she didn’t seem apologetic AT ALL even it’s totally her fault that she didn’t put in the order, plus the terrible service. Would not come back again.
This place used to be my favorite but I’ll never come back again. It’s also very costly with the mediocre quality of food. Average I spent was $90 pp.
The waitress saw we were visibly upset and unhappy because of the horrible service and slow speed, so guess what she did? She forced a 20% tip on us! Yikes.. And she didn’t seem apologetic AT ALL even it’s totally her fault that she didn’t put in the order, plus the terrible service. Would not come back again.
This place used to be my favorite but I’ll never come back again. It’s also very costly with the mediocre quality of food. Average I spent was $90 pp.
Authentic, tasty and totally worth it. Servers are Japanese I guess. And I also fine Japanese people eating there. Love the meat and the sauce! Will visit again. Saved!
Phenomenal restaurant. We wanted to go to the place next door originally (which is also great) but we’ve seen this one and I decided to experiment. We’ve never done the “cook for yourself” thing with various meats before so this was our first time and we had a blast. We tried the wagyu and the beef tongue. Clearly the meat is high quality and it was thinly sliced so it’s ready in a minute or two. Both the edamame and the cabbage appetizers were good and my bibimbap was amazing as well as my husband’s curry. Sake is also tasty and we arrived at the right time as there was happy hour with 50% off drinks. Yay! Our waitress was lovely, polite and very helpful (as I mentioned this was our first time in a restaurant like this so we needed some guidance, lol). The tea at the end of the meal was such a thoughtful gesture. Highly recommended!!
Pretty good yakiniku, although it’s a little pricy but overall is pretty good!
I would recommend the assorted set and the assorted marinated beef set!
The raw egg rice is pretty good in terms of the flavor, but the $7 price is a bit pricy.
Overall, still a recommended yakiniku restaurant with great service and meat!
I would recommend the assorted set and the assorted marinated beef set!
The raw egg rice is pretty good in terms of the flavor, but the $7 price is a bit pricy.
Overall, still a recommended yakiniku restaurant with great service and meat!
Good quality food, fast service. The assorted beef platter is a good option. The individual meat dishes are much smaller than what you see on the photos.
Stick to the BBQ meats, the other dishes are so so.
Service is fast and very friendly.
Stick to the BBQ meats, the other dishes are so so.
Service is fast and very friendly.
A Japanese yakiniku place. Food was pretty good but service was too slow even though it was not busy at all. Happy hour deal is a good deal. The meats’ quality were good. The temperature of restaurant was a little cold.
We saw the soft opening information about Yakiniku Tohbay on Facebook. We love BBQ and it looked really appealing so we decided to give it a try. We did reservations for a group of 4 on a Saturday night but it’s not really needed since there were lots of tables available.
The options on the menu were various, especially for testicular which is relatively rare compared to other restaurants. We had their Kimchi, Liver Sashimi, Assorted Beef Platter and Japanese Wagyu Beef Platter.
The food was decent, especially the beef platter, which was fresh & good quality with reasonable price. We won’t recommend to order the Wagyu Beef Platter since it didn’t taste better than the beef platter with much lower price.
However, the entire dining experience wasn’t pleasant due to their service. The staff served everything quickly but their attitude was reluctant and rude. One of the reasons might have been the lack of staff, but it wasn’t that busy.
The options on the menu were various, especially for testicular which is relatively rare compared to other restaurants. We had their Kimchi, Liver Sashimi, Assorted Beef Platter and Japanese Wagyu Beef Platter.
The food was decent, especially the beef platter, which was fresh & good quality with reasonable price. We won’t recommend to order the Wagyu Beef Platter since it didn’t taste better than the beef platter with much lower price.
However, the entire dining experience wasn’t pleasant due to their service. The staff served everything quickly but their attitude was reluctant and rude. One of the reasons might have been the lack of staff, but it wasn’t that busy.
Reason for visiting: dinner while on vacation
Date/time of visit: Wednesday night, ~7:00 PM
Parking: street parking; we walked from the Marriott Residence Inn Manhattan/Central Park
Party size: 17 (6 kids)
Environment/ambience: was quiet, until we got there, haha. No TVs, clean restaurant. Bathroom was clean as well. First floor has a small bar I believe; we were sat on the second floor. We were split into 2 tables right next to each other since our party was large. Each table had 2 burners, cooking pits.
Service: was good. He was attentive and came around often, was always around when we needed something.
Food: we ordered the following: pork belly, octopus/squid, kimchi, assorted Wagyu meat, assorted beef, beer, sake, rice (grain and white)
Cost: expensive, ~$1200 total. When they label meat by the grams, you know it will be expensive (portions in LA seem to be more than NY)
Date/time of visit: Wednesday night, ~7:00 PM
Parking: street parking; we walked from the Marriott Residence Inn Manhattan/Central Park
Party size: 17 (6 kids)
Environment/ambience: was quiet, until we got there, haha. No TVs, clean restaurant. Bathroom was clean as well. First floor has a small bar I believe; we were sat on the second floor. We were split into 2 tables right next to each other since our party was large. Each table had 2 burners, cooking pits.
Service: was good. He was attentive and came around often, was always around when we needed something.
Food: we ordered the following: pork belly, octopus/squid, kimchi, assorted Wagyu meat, assorted beef, beer, sake, rice (grain and white)
Cost: expensive, ~$1200 total. When they label meat by the grams, you know it will be expensive (portions in LA seem to be more than NY)
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