Yuzu Roslyn

Great Food. There are enough Japanese restaurants in the area that you could eat at a different one each night for a month. What makes Yuza a stand out is that they are unlike any other Japanese restaurant around town. I say that in the most positive way.

At Yuz you can order off a "standard" Japanese menu of great dishes or you can ask Chef Jimmy to create a customized meal for you and your guests.

That's the way we did it the two times we enjoyed the restaurant. Chef Jimmy came to our table and asked us about our likes and dislikes and he put together a great meal. The first time we asked him to bring only raw fish and no rice or noodles. We had a four course meal of the freshest sushimi including tuna, yellowtale and the like. All were dressed with beautiful fruits and Japanese vegetables. Last night we did the same thing and enjoyed another spectacular dinner with yellowtail in spicy jalepano sauce and tuna tartare, monkfish liver (delicious on a cucumber with crispy lotus wafer) and a sesame noodle dish. We enjoyed a bottle of dry Finger Lakes Reisling with our meal. (IT's BYOB which is great and there is a liquor store across the street open until 9pm).

The beauty of the customized menu is not knowing exactly what is coming next...only knowing that it's going to be great. This makes for some very exciting eating and for those folks who are looking to watch their waistline you can ask him to forget about the standard rice or even noodle accompanyments and just enjoy the fresh fresh and spices and condiments.

Great job Jimmy and the staff who are very nice. We'll see you soon.