Natsu Japanese Restaurant

I want to update my review yet again to say that they REALLY need to call out to-​go orders! They should have a number system like most restaurants do, or at least call out something intelligible that customers who are waiting for their food will understand as their cue that their food is ready and waiting for pick-​up. I’ve sat around 20 minutes on two occasions waiting for food here and it’s extremely frustrating. Not only is my time wasted, but my food is cold when I pick it up!
Oh, and the chicken teriyaki bento box I ordered yesterday was super dry! It was so bad that I was thinking it may not have been cooked thoroughly (thankfully I didn’t end up getting food poisoning from it). I don’t know why I keep coming back to this place, despite their lackluster food and service. I think I will stop doing so.

This is more like a take out place, not a restaurant. It is similar to teriyaki boy. But They take a long time a make chicken teriyaki. I need to find a faster place for lunch.

Good sushi in a pinch. Definite lunch spot only. Has a take out feel.

For dinner takeout specifically 4 stars — I adore this spot. place is a bit sterile, feels a bit like subway interior but i’ve always taken to go to enjoy in comfort of my own home. It’s very close for me to drop by on my way home from work and pick up a few rolls of sushi. Of course quality isn’t ushiwakamaru exactly, but I think this spot is pretty darn good value for self-​service. The self-​service section has all sorts of cold salads (including greens with that delish ginger dressing, seaweed salad, octopus salad, etc) and the rolls– choose any 2 rolls for $ 9 or 3 rolls for $ 12 approx. They have your basic spicy tuna, salmon avocado, california rolls, etc. My FAVORITE though here is the made to order unagi bento — for $ 11 you get grilled eel with cucumber slices, rice, pickled daikon, salad, 4 california rolls, miso soup AND gyoza.

You’d be better served going around the corner to Sun Café on Reade St (between Broadway & Church). Since this is a self-​serve lunch place, I thought prices might be good. I got the lunch two-​roll combination (eel avocado & salmon avocado) for $ 8.95 thinking that the portions would be big. Big disappointment. You’d get cheaper food at Whole Foods. The sushi itself is pretty good, but portions are too small for what you pay. Sun café offers a much better deal — same price, you get to sit down, with unlimited tea, and rolls are much bigger. I won’t come back.

Natsu is a recently opened Japanese Restaurant across from the Federal Building in the Tribeca area. There is a ready to go selection of sushi, sashimi and rolls in the refrigerated cases or, you can choose to order from the kitchen which I did.
I had the beef teriyaki lunch box for $ 8.98, which comes with soup, salad, rice, beef over onions, carrots, brocolli, three pieces of sushi, and three dumplings. The food was fresh and flavorful.
They have a noodle bar with the Udon priced from $ 7.95 to $ 9.95 and also breakfast choices of eggs w/​wo bacon, ham or sausage and bagels.
It’s a nice alternative from the other salad bar types of places in that area. They are open from 6am-​7pm, Monday — Saturday, closed Sunday.