MOKO

The overall experience was not pleasant. From the appearance to the quality of the food to the service. Deserved zero star.We sat at the window table. The front window facing the street had graffiti and the owner didn't bother to clean it and I was staring at it the entire dinner service.The server had no clue what she was doing and the communication was horrible from the time we entered the restaurant to the entire service. She didn't communicate to us what was not available from the menu. She was missing most of the time in the back room. We chose the $95 omakase sets and the pieces were tiny and the fish was micro-sized paper-thin. The person behind the counter was the only one working and the sushi rice was dry and cold. There's no flavor in the food. The miso soup came after the sushi and it was extremely salty.And then we found out that they did not have dessert which was part of the set dinner. The other table next to us was surprised also that there was no dessert as indicated in the menu. The owner needs to put more care into his business if he wants to stay in the business as NYC has so much dining options.

Omakase 2 nigiri smaller, rice cold & hardAppetizers 2 sauce too sourWorst omakase I've ever had

The eighteen-course omakase ($125) was full of imaginative flavors: * Miso Soup * Truffle Crispy Rice * Akami with tofu puree * Seared Golden Eye Snapper * Stripejack with avocado puree * Kampachi with spicy garlic oil * Ora King Salmon with tartar sauce and tomato ( like a lox bagel! ) * Fluke with plum sauce and ginger * Hamachi with yuzu black pepper sauce * Torched Squid with ikura * Hamachi with yuzu soy sauce * Sea Bream with shiso * Scallop with ossetra caviar * Seared Wagyu with Korean BBQ sauce * Hokkaido Uni * Seared Otoro * Tuna Handroll * Coconut Panna Cotta with blueberry yuzu sauceLove the clean interior and the amazing service from Chef Steven & the team.

I wish I never deleted my 4-Star Yelp review so all of you could have seen it for reference. I literally gave Moko an amazing 4-Star review two weeks ago and their owner Max took it as negative feedback that harmed their business somehow...I won an IG giveaway for their sister restaurant Shiso and they revoked the giveaway prize from me because the owner, who used daddy's money to open these restaurants and doesn't know how to run a business at all, was upset that my review for Moko wasn't 5 stars. It's honestly HILARIOUS to me that they felt attacked by a 4 star review where I said wonderful things about the service, interior of the restaurant, and fresh nigiri. I exposed them on social media for taking my giveaway prize away from me, which I won fair and square. You can see the attached screenshot of an email they sent to the person who hosted the giveaway. The owner then DMs me on IG using scare tactics threatening to send me a lawsuit LOL. Go ahead?? Ever heard of the First Amendment? This is why I advise people stay in school and graduate.And be warned, he does this on Google as well. If you leave a low rated review on Google, he'll find your phone number and then text you, harassing you to explain the bad rating and asking you to take it down. Don't believe me? I have proof from fellow NYC foodies who messaged me about their horrible experiences with the owners here too. The owners here have no clue how to run a business and take feedback well from customers. Instead, they will attack you, just like they had their social media person do to me in the comments. They all need serious mental help!

This was my first Omakase tasting so I didn't know what to expect. My girlfriend and I had the 18 course tasting. It comes with soup, two appetizers, 14 pieces of sushi, dessert and saki. Note that the restaurant is byob so if you want to bring some wine with you to enjoy you can, but they will charge you a $10 bottle fee.Now I'm not going to pretend to remember all the names of all the pieces I had so I will just tell you the ones that stood out. For appetizer, the scallops with cilantro was delicious, the main.....the shrimp and the salmon were delicious as well. I will say that ALL of the fish was very fresh and didn't linger on the palette. The only thing I really didn't care for was dessert which was panacotta - it just wasn't for me.If you looking for a reasonable priced omakase tasting, Moko is it!

Came here around 6PM on a Thursday with my gf for an omakase experience. I really liked the atmosphere and the interior that is bright with wooden accents. We were the first ones and had the counter to ourselves for the entire experience. There were a few groups that did come in, but they sat at the tables.The counter the sushi chef will serve the course one piece at a time. If you sit at the table, they'll make the entire course for you. At the time, there was only one chef, so either the people at the table were doing a lot of waiting, or the chef paused our course to make their entire omakase set. It would be wise to have two chefs on staff at all times so a party is not sitting around waiting. Props to Gip, our sushi chef, for juggling all of the orders and memorizing where we were on the course.We had the 18 course omakase ($125). Overall it was a great experience. The sushi selections were fantastic and fresh. The grande finale with the remaining four pieces was quite the show stopper with dry ice used as part of the presentation. Gip was super friendly and awesome throughout the entire experience. Maybe the only female sushi chef I've encountered, so shoutout to her for that.

Tried omakase for the first time at Moko as part of date night. We got their cheapest option, as there were specific handrolls (like uni) that we thought would be fun to add-on. The ambience was clean, cozy and comfortable, and we had an overall good experience (though not brain-chemistry altering).Moko could be a great place to try omakase in the city without setting yourself back too far...It would have been fun to get bar seating to see the handrolls being made, if you can swing it when you make a reservation.

Food (5/5): Really awesome Omakase spot! It came with approximately 12 rolls that started off average but then got really good at the end. My favorites were the toro with uni, scallop, and salmon. Super delicious! The champagne, miso, and dessert were also solid.Service (5/5): Super friendly and helpful service. The waiter was attentive and the chefs seemed very skillfull. They explained each cut and were nicely focused.Ambiance (4/5): A bit confusing at first because the sign said Shiso but it's actually Moko and they haven't got a chance to update. Besides that it's a solid space that seems like it serves good Omakase. It isn't super decorated but overall comfortable and cozy.

Nice chefs and host! Their $50 11 course weekday special is great, everything tastes fresh. Jerry is the best!

The sushi quality is hilariously bad. The sushi chef barely knows how to shape the rice much less cut fish; almost everything fell apart as soon as he put it down on my plate.