Soba Totto, New York NY

Everything changed after pandemic, must have been an owner change. The sashimi didn’t look fresh, the beef skewers was too hard. Kind of feeling sad to lose another nice Japanese restaurant.

It was good. The decor in the bar area (the first room on the left when you walk in) is the best spot here. Gorgeous room to be in with a great ambiance but a lot of the chairs are those uncomfortable metal stools.
Really busy at lunch time.
Lunch menu is different from the dinner menu.
Restrooms have heated seats and bidets.
I enjoyed the Japanese theme here a lot and appreciated how much they went into it with most things.
I had an $18 lychee cocktail which I really didn’t like but I guess that’s my fault. It just tasted like low-alcohol sugar water. It also took quite a while to be ready so maybe their bartender does other things as well (like waiting tables as well instead of being just a bartender)
Food was fine but we both decided we would likely order something else next time.

If you follow us on social media, you'll know that Vince loves his Soba Noodles. Something about a lighter meal that tastes perfect makes him so happy. Soba Totto definitely hit the spot for him.

The broth is a dashi based soup that you can add your onions and wasabi in for a kick. We recommend doing that and then dipping your noodles in. The noodles just grabs on to the broth and brings it to your mouth. I'm drooling typing this, definitely give it a shot

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Would recommend yakitori totto over this branch. Very good noodles, but the yakitori was only good enough as a fix.

Ton of fruit flies hovering over the bar area. Manager should clean up this issue. Very unpleasant eating experience.

I was craving some Katsu Curry for lunch so had to stop by here. Excellent service and drinks as well

Very bad service, we were waiting for our Udon for half an hour and they keep forgetting. The sushi was really bad

Possibly the worst soba I've had. It gets two stars because at least the appetizers were fairly tasty but only balances out the hard flavorless mochi ice cream which was absolutely terrible

Appetizers (4/5)
The agedashi tofu was cooked well and had a silk texture but the outside was oddly slimey, when it's supposed to be crisp.
The hamachi carpaccio was good. Fresh and clean. No complaints here
Yakitori: negima and pork belly. Nicely seasoned and fairly tasty. Some of the skewer was a bit chewy

Entrees (0.5/5)
Tempura soba: the tempura was so soggy. The shrimp itself was cooked well but it was slightly sweet and came just oh so soggy. The broth was salty with no other flavor and the soba just fell apart. Incredibly disappointing
Kitsune soba: the tofu was too oddly sweet and was a huge turn off. Soba again was not good flavor or texture

Dessert:
Japanese roll cake (4.5/5) : nice yuzu flavor. Light, airy, pretty tasty. The inside cream was pretty good
Mochi ice cream (0/5) : this is by far the worst mochi ice cream ive ever had. The mochi was hard and brittle, yet just so slightly chewy that it didnt have a crunch. The ice cream was almost flavorless and came already a bit melted. It was not good.

Definitely not worth the money and would not come back

My family and I ate here in July 2022. Excellent authentic Japanese food. The whole establishment resembles a restaurant in Japan from the front door, to the interior, to the service, food and atmosphere. Reasonably priced. This is an excellent choice for a good meal or cool drink.

Fabulous. Fresh. One of the best sushi places I’ve eaten in. Highly recommend. Will be back.

Elegant place with thoughtful dishes and great execution. Shrimp tempura are large, plump, and tender. Great for a quick, healthy lunch.

Used to love soba totto's Soba and yakitori. After covid menus has been changed and it's not like used to be.

Please change the Name, this is a very Vulgar and disgusting name translated to Caribbean Spanish. Honestly

This had been (pre-pandemic) my go-to Japanese near GCT for several years. We had a decent meal but somehow it feels like it won’t be around for long. Prime time on a Thursday night was not even half full yet Resy said no tables available. Weird. My sashimi bowl was meh. The pork katsu curry was nice. Takoyaki was good and karaage was juicy. My beer at $9 felt small. Maybe I’ll give it another try if it’s still around.

Lovely soba joint, I order Cury Nanban Soba. The soba itself just right, good texture of soba.
Good service, good place

Got the chef's daily special which includes hot/cold soba, salad, and pork katsu. The soba noodles were clean tasting and the pork katsu was thick and crispy. The meal was great and filling and paid around $30 for lunch.

Lively, tasty and affordable, by NYC measures. Be aware that the yakitori (skewers) menu is only available for dinner. Lunchtime options are all bowls.