Suzume

What an amazing place. A simple menu that has kept me finding some new gem each time I return. The roast salmon ramen or the yaoyao with an egg are my go to. The house cocktails are great as well.
Highly recommend

Sat at bar. Had the yaoyao ramen. It was delicious. Looking forward to head there again. Heads up cash only place. But it was cheaper than I expected. Good deal.

Suzume is phenomenal! It’s a little small inside but have never had an issue with being seating in a timely matter. I’ve been here a few times now, and it has never disappointed.
Tuna poke was a great little starter
I’ve had both the salmon ramen and the pork ramen– both are great in their own ways, the salmon is lighter– I like it in the warmer weather and the pork one is just so rich and warming!
Only downfall is that their glasses of wine are REALLY small.

Decent bowl of salmon ramen, portion is good, you get what you pay for. The unique salmon flavor makes this a really good alternative from the traditional pork bowl. The ramen was $ 11, and $ 2 extra for a poached egg. I would probably gave it 5 stars if the $ 11 came with the poached egg.
Overall, good neighborhood gem.

Suzume exceeded my expectations. On a rainy night my gf and I had a taste for ramen in the area. We chose Suzume and it was well worth it. We started with poke sushi and a kalifornia roll, made fresh by the sushi chef working in front of us. Next we had the butter buffalo wings. Although the buffalo sauce tasted surprisingly familiar the chicken was cooked perfectly crispy. Best part of this dish was the ginger yogurt dipping sauce. Perfect amount of sweetness and coolness to replace a traditional blue cheese or ranch. Onto the ramen. We both had the Yao Yao, I had mine with boiled egg. They arrived steaming hot. Noodles were cooked perfectly along with a good amount of bak Choy but an underwhelming amount of the delicious pork. Best part was the broth. Creamy and Flavorful with the pork and egg and scallion/​bok Choy mixture.
Prices were on the high end but worth it. Cash only but they have an atm. Pretty chill environment. Good enough for a date or dinner with friends.
Enjoy

Great place! I was surprised how delicious the food was. At first I wasn’t expecting much. Don’t take the advice from some of these dumb reviewers in Unilocal.It’s not meant to be fully japanese. It’s not supposed to be. (Idiots!) The chef is Hawaiian/​filipino/​American. It’s obviously a menu that embraces the diversity within the cuisines of the pacific. Just go and eat, have a calamansi mescal margarita. Enjoy. That simple. Who you think you are pete wells?

I would dine at Suzume just to have the buffalo wings again. They pair the wings with this Greek yogurt-​style dip and it complements the dish so perfectly. If a restaurant can make their buffalo wings taste light and organic, they are doing something right.
The ramen is just as good, but the wings stood out the most to me.

You know something is off when you go to a ramen place and absolutely everybody is white. I listened in to the conversations of the other diners and everybody was talking about «how cool Japan is» and «when I was in Japan I did this» and «you know in Japan …» And «I want pocky» And also «Itedaki gozaimasu» what does that even mean?
Spam appetizer was fun but I didn’t know they had that in Japan. Spam is like American

I’ve come around about this place.
It’s got pretty damned good sushi. It is very claustro and expensive still, so I can’t quite rave about it.

I like this place a lot. Have not ever been disappointed so it deserves 5 stars.
The Ramens are excellent. Sushi rolls are good. Cute cozy interior. Staff has always been friendly. Nice sake.
As long as you aren’t drinking a lot the prices aren’t bad and you won’t spend a lot.

Delicious food. Tiny portions. That was probably the main takeaway from dinner at Suzume. I came here for dinner not too hungry but with a friend who was ravenous. We ordered:
Spam Musubi ($ 5): Probably the first time I’ve had spam in almost a decade and boy did i miss it. That nostalgic processed flavor that coats your tongue in saltiness was mellowed out by the rice and sweetness from the pineapple jam. I would definitely come back to order this again!
Spicy Scallop Sushi ($ 3.50 per piece): Super fresh scallop and avocado. Also aesthetically pleasing since everything was cut proportionally! Didn’t notice much spice though and for $ 3.50 for each small piece was not really worth it.
Yao Yao Ramen ($ 11): Pretty darn perfect. A thick pork shoulder broth that was super flavorful yet at the same time not overwhelmingly salty. Noodles were perfectly cooked to a little more than an al dente consistency. Portion size was perfect since I wasn’t really hungry and am also a tiny 4’10 person but probably not enough for someone that was actually hungry.
Hawaiian Chicken Rice Bowl ($ 11+$ 2 egg): Really unique and tasty! Had a few bites but was a big fan of the macaroni salad.
Would definitely recommend for a light dinner. No credit cards though — cash only!

If I were to rate this place based solely on their ramen I would probably give it 2 stars. 4 stars for the sushi and overall experience!
This place is pretty small on the inside so it gets really crowded easily. Came here on a Friday night with a party of 2 and was seated immediately at the bar (after having to wait a while to flag down a waitress because it was so busy), lucky us.
We ordered the fluke sushi special of the day (so fresh and delicious, the little flakes of shallots on top was a nice touch), salmon poke (idk if it was just me but the salmon had a smoked flavor to it? — enjoyed it), spicy scallop (I didn’t personally order this but my friend said it was good), crunchy spicy tuna roll (not the best I’ve ever had but it was still good and it had a nice crunch from the potatoes), aloha taco program (my favorites would have to be the fish & chicken tacos — the pork taco was a little too dry), and the roasted salmon ramen (which was kind of disappointing — the noodles reminded me of wonton noodles & not ramen noodles).
Overall, this is a nice cute place to visit if you’re around the area. Service was good and they made sure my cup was never out of water, which is a big plus. They only take cash but they have an ATM available.

Cozy, good food, great service.
If you go at prime times with a group you’ll probably have to wait. I often go there on my own as well, they always have a seat for you at the bar and you feel very welcome.
I am more about the small tapa plates than the ramen.
Service is always super nice and fast. Cash only, atm Inside.

Number one favorite restaurant in NYC, and that is saying a lot. When we come home to Los Angeles we dream of the food here. OK things to love:
Tiny cute place
heart of Williamsburg
Sushi bar
UNREAL SUSHI (The scallop roll I could eat 500 million and gain a billion pounds but never be sad)
The ramen (both flavors) my fave is the pork. Its not like any other ramen EVER, totally unique (ask for an egg, they poach it into the broth)
Tips: Go here when it’s raining for the best moment ever
Watch out for the wait, it can get crowded, but that is part of the fun.

My boyfriend and I came here for dinner last night, and I really liked it.
We shared the fish tacos, which were delicious but a little overpriced, and we both ordered ramen. I got the salmon one, which I found delicious, and my boyfriend got the pork shoulder one, which he liked too, though not as much as I liked mine.
They don’t take credit cards, but they do have an ATM machine inside the restaurant, which of course charges a fee. I’m personally always bothered by this, since I feel like it’s ok for the restaurant to not want to be charged a fee when customers pay with credit cards, yet they do the same to us by charging us a fee (which goes to their pockets at least partially) for using an ATM machine.

5 stars from me! Cozy little ramen shop that also has really good, fresh sushi. Sat at the bar and service was excellent and the food came quick.
It’s not the most authentic ramen joint you’ll ever go to but damn its good! I had the Yao Yao ramen which I can only describe as rich garlicky goodness! Just the right amount of pork and the noodles were cooked perfectly so they still had a nice chewy texture. The ramen portions are not huge but that leaves space for some sushi.
The salmon and tuna poke sushi were both great. The only thing that was a bit of a let down was the spam musubi which I’m usually a big fan of. Just seemed to be too much spam and I wasn’t a huge fan of the addition of pineapple. But who knows, maybe it’s just me!

So, I am impressed.
Why?
Well, because I had a chilled cucumber ramen bowl that delighted and inspired me. This place is seasonally conscious and I am into that — hot ramen on a hot day is not so appealing. The flavor of my bowl was not overwhelming — it had the right amount of savory sweetness and it complimented the perfectly cooked fish that bowl was topped with. The portion was just right for a lady like me because usually it takes me 3 days to get through a bowl of ramen, but I was able to finish mine at Suzume, which I think made me feel special cause I felt it was ‘my sized’.
If you have a big appetite I suggest trying a few things — this is definitely a ‘tapas’ style place.
Aesthetic: Hipster, adorable, quaintly romantic

Service: Attentive, caring, and respectful of dietary restrictions
I can’t wait to come back and try more of the menu!

This place may be a ramen spot but it’s all about their Japanese tapas. They have great small bites and starters to enjoy over drinks. I would pass on the ramen because I found the broth to be lacking depth in flavor which I look forward to when it comes to ramen. I added a poched egg to my pork ramen and it helped to solve the missing link but still wasn’t enough.
The service is amazing and totally worth 5 stars. It gets busy so try to dine early

Good job Sue I got that ramen and it was fancy. Good fucking job.
Me and Morgan got that yaoyao ramen. Good job. Gwynna got that fried chicken thing. Good job. Dan got that salmon ramen. He said it was okay. Tried it myself and tasted pretty fishy and he’s right – it was okay.
I think I’m sick but this was good. Good boy, Sue.

I just realized that this restaurant is like 3 blocks behind my house!!! So I decided to go with my brother because we was on the roadtrip for 3 days and only ate burger from McDonalds. We ordered 2 rools. The cynthis rools and the we salmon rolls. The food was surprisingly good. I didn’t think so because they are mixing «comfort food» like chicken wigs. And so I thought that their rolls will just be fine. I was wrong they were amazing. After we had 2 bowls=soup. One was the salmon and the other was pork. Pork was a little spicy. But both was good. I know that it’s $ 11 for pasta but the brow was delicious. My salmon was cook perfectly. (I wish I had more). I recommend it and also will come back for sure now that I know that this place exist :)