Yuba shut down on Ninth Street between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue. A reader shared the news of the closure for the restaurant that offered up well-reviewed Japanese cuisine. Aug. 12 marked their last day in business.
Workers have removed the Yuba sign and menu from outside...
The restaurant opened in early 2011 and drew praise from the Times:
How spoiled we are in New York. Elsewhere a place like Yuba would be swooned over, with its intelligent takes on Japanese cuisine and its impeccably fresh sushi. On recent evenings, it was undeservedly empty.
It is not helped by a no-man’s-land address. Prices are too steep for the N.Y.U. students nearby, the setting too modest for the high fliers at Masa to defect downtown. This despite the fact that Yuba’s chefs and owners, George Ruan and Jack Wei, did serious time at Masa and Bar Masa, respectively.
Yuba had been open of late for takeout and delivery, but it wasn't enough to keep it in business during the pandemic.
9 comments:
The rest of the state has had indoor dining for two months, and cases are way down. Cuomo and de Blasio apparently want to grind NYC into dust.
No! They had wonderful sushi. It was fresh, beautifully presented, and paired with a modestly elegant atmosphere matched by solid service. These very closures are indicative of our climate unfortunately with much more to come. I had many delicious meals there. I will miss their tuna rolls and yellowtail sashimi. RIP Yuba :(
Please save your trump love for Eater, Ed.
8:22 I'm thankful for you not ever running anything connected to our lives.
I used to work in the area and would get takeout for lunch. It was always so fresh, and the staff could not have been nicer. They would ask if I wanted water while I waited, and then would still pour me a glass after I said no. I’ll miss them.
So sad. They were the nicest and the food was so good.
Amazing how so many New Yorkers obsess about the largely irrelevant doofus in the White House while ignoring the absolutely critical doofuses who actually rule (and ruin) them.
I’m soooo bummed to hear this. They had the best sushi & such wonderful staff! Hope they reopen again one day! ❤️
one of my favorites... exquisite sushi and a lovely ambiance... does anyone know if they have reopened in another location?
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