MOTTSU all you can eat, New York NY

This restaurant is on its last legs. It once had a great staff and made terrific food, even during the pandemic! I stopped by today for the beef teriyaki lunch special, I wanted the beef to be done to medium my side was sashimi.
The soup and salad were fine, hard to ruin. The bento box came and the waitress knew it was bad before she placed it in front of me. Normally the beef is sliced and placed to look like a single piece of steak with a little separation, not my plate of food! It looked like a bad stir fry and every piece of meat looked like they came from different cows and every piece was so over cooked, my leather boots looked softer! Was the kitchen really busy, you ask me? Only one other person entered after me and he order the 3 roll sushi special! I mentioned to the waitress I ordered my meat to be cooked medium and she blamed a busy kitchen! I told her I would reluctantly eat it because I didn't want to wait longer for another piece to be cooked and she seemed pleased. But as I tried to eat, I also tried to assemble the meat as one piece and couldn't! I called her over and asked if it was leftovers, (that would explain why it was dry, over cooked and tasteless), she swore it was made to order even though it was overcooked! Sashimi was my side and it must have been a new rookie because each slice of fish was thick enough to be 2 slices, that was a loss for the restaurant but good for me. A refill of tea didn'tarrive until the check came and as she took away the bento box, I showed the waitress that the pieces of meat weren't from the same steak, the thickness and widths of the pieces I left in the box were all different!
She was annoyed I noticed but she said nothing.
I can never recommend Mottsu ever again to anyone.

The food was really bland and the sushi tasted old? I’m not sure what it supposed to taste like but it missed the mark.

The food is absolutely dreadful. Very bad quality sushi rolls and nigiri. Good pork gyoza though. I won't recommend it.

Great service and delicious sushi. Quiet neighborhood spot that deserves some love. We did all you can eat and it was really good.

Delicious sushi especially tempura sushi. Nice service. Cozy atmosphere, very calming music.

Amazing! Highly highly recommend Mottsu. It is such a great hole in the wall. I order takeout from here a lot but saw they had a new all you can eat special ($33) and I wanted to check it out. Hands down the best AYCE sushi in the city. Each roll is made with such care - you can see the chef at the bar making each roll with such precision. If you come, get the Soho roll it’s one of my favorite bites of sushi ever. Don’t come in expecting a super fancy ambiance; come for a filling meal with great food and great service. If you are looking for an all you can eat place in the city this is your spot.

Local spot with good ramen, sushi, soup dumplings, gyozas. We tried a lot of foods and it was really good. Fair prices

Excellent food! This is a regular stop and a must do for Japanese food. The service is wonderful too. Five starts!

Nice tiny restaurant. No bathroom, little windows what’s probably normal for NYC. Good was nice and very nice stuff.

Tiny eatery, more like a dive, but we got put off by the smell of garbage wafting in from next door. Sushi was also average and the soy sauce was not up to scratch.

The quality of the fish is very poor in this place. Intead of silky smooth texture you often get chewy bits. On top of that the chef does a poor job cutting it, with pieces almost always too big, making the rolls bulky, and preventing from flavors mixing well together. The sushi often has a fishy odor/taste and feel slimy. I have stopped eating half way through my meal several times when ordering here. We would only order here out of desperation if for some reason other sushi places on seamless are not delivering, and stick with noodles.

The Mottsu special rolls are a must! The sashimis are so affordable for such a good quality and freshness! They have a great selection of sakes!
Will visit again for their lunch special options

Pretty damn impressed with this place. Literally the biggest sashimi I’ve ever had in my entire life. Its an entire mouthful of a sashimi. Most places aren’t this generous. Nigiri is on point too. Very reasonable sake prices. Great bar vibe and service as well. 5 star highly recc’d

Small place and very nice atmosphere, ordered a bento box with some sushi. Service was good and the food was great.

Had ikura, scallops, and uni, they were all so fresh and full of flavor. It was a perfect appetizer before the ramen.