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Ikeno Hana has been my family's neighborhood go-to sushi joint for years. We eat there so much they have our orders memorized and when I call for delivery they say "OH HIIII!!!". Does the restaurant need a decoration upgrade? Yes, but since the green walls don't affect the quality of the food who cares. Is the food on the more expensive side? Yes, but it's sushi and cheap sushi probably would equal bad quality sushi. The staff there is SO nice and eager to please. I absolutely love the food here and have yet to eat something I'm disappointed with. My father is a tough man to please and he loves this place too. It's a great little hole-in-the-wall sushi joint, perfect for our neighborhood. It's not the kind of restaurant I would hop in a cab to get to but since it's fabulous and right across the street I'm happy.

The worn out carpet should have been the first sign. This place is in need of a facelift. There is nothing exciting exciting or new here. I have had better sushi from a grocery store. There are to many other Japanese restaurants to choose from. Pass on this one.

My husband and I are sushi lovers, so the first time we walked by this place, we noted the three seasoned Japanese sushi chefs and promised to come here one day. It's rare to find a sushi restaurant in NYC with old Japanese sushi chefs, and if you do, those places normally offer exceptional sushi. Here's another give away...not only if the are old and Japanese, but also prepare sushi with a rhythmic movement with their hands, then you know you find a gem. These are the authentic sushi chefs who had to wash/rinse/prepare the sushi rice for several years back in the days in Japan before they are even allowed to touch the fish. Anyhow, we finally made it here today and were impressed with the quality and service. We had the sushi/sashimi. The fish was fresh and the cut was perfect. The rice was perfectly seasoned for the nigiri. The nori was of the best quality. How can you tell? Because it smells "toasty" and has a subtle taste. Want to know something else? It has grilled eggplant with miso as an appetizer and not too many places offer this and it was yummy good. Even the green tea ice cream here is delicious, unlike at some places where it tastes more like vanilla ice cream. Overall, these people take their food seriously, and I know my sushi well. If you enjoy sushi, give this place a try and I'm not referring to california roll or some other silly philly or boston roll.

I had the great pleasure of being invited here on March 3rd of 2007. I was overwhelmed by the array of great aromas...then I had the pleasure of being served with grace and consideration, tasted and savored great sushi and enjoyed my self implicitly. The miso soup was extraordinary, the sushi tasty and my experience sublime. I know there is a less happy review below but that was years ago and I wanted to share my very upbeat experience with the public. I was surprised by the modest pricing for such an uptown location. Glad I was there, will be there again very soon

My husband and I returned from living in Asia and were sorely disappointed by the NY sushi scene. Lots of hype and no substance. We tried all of the recomended spots, and were always disappointed. But this place is GREAT!! The value is unreal (get the sushi or sashimi for two - unreal amts), the quality is superb and the staff could not be better. We are absolute regulars!

this is a great small local restaurant with GREAT fresh sushi. i go here about once a month and everytime i get some of the best sushi that i have ever had. though it is a little expensive, the posrtions of individual pieces of sushi are rather large compared to some other local restaurants in the upper east side. they also have a lot of great cooked foods such as the chiken and salmon terryiaki. i would defiently recomend this place to anyone who is looking for a very nice, local restaurant with great food.

This local japanese restaurant is a find. the sushi is always fresh. the kitchen cooked food is fantastic. it is owned by japanese, not like some other so called japanese restaurants that are owned by chinese and cater to a young crowd that have no clue about sushi. try it.