Salt + Charcoal

This review is long overdue ☺️🙈! Amazing restaurant with above par service. Went as a graduation dinner for my son. My son loves Asian cuisine and is an avid meat eater so this was a perfect combo choice for us. Due to NYC traffic, we were going to be a little late for our reservation. Called to update and they were able to push us back 30-minutes. As a family, we had fun celebrating this milestone and it seemed like we have the restaurant to ourselves. Most of the other customers were seated outside. Food was fantastic, savory and hit all the spots to make us return and recommend to friends & family. Our server, was very attentive, fast and provided insight on things we should and did try.

Was a great day in all and would recommend it to everyone.

Visited 6 months ago

Had higher expectations for this place based on some reviews. It is a small restaurant with limited amount of seating inside. The service was a bit slow. Ordered the porterhouse for 2, two sushi rolls, tuna tartare and S+C baked potatoes. The porterhouse was a bit underwhelming and was not as flavorful compared to other steaks I've had. It definitely needed the addition of herb and butter as well as two other sauces. The tuna tartare was fresh and complimented well with the nori sheets. The sushi rolls were a bit overpriced and were just okay.

Visited 4 months ago

This place answered the call when we were looking for sunday night late dinner. I was in the mood for sushi while my husband wanted steak. How appropriate that this place marries those two dishes.

When we arrived, we were seated in the back. Dimly lit quaint decor. Having the whole place to ourselves added to the romantic vibes. Service was wonderful. We based all our food choices based on our water's recommendations.

I ordered the Azabu whiskey sour. Love a good egg white cocktail. It was perfect not too sweet with yuzu sake, lime and japanese whiskey.

The Branzino sushi arrived with 4 juicy pieces. Then we feasted on the shrimp crunch and salmon roll. My partner enjoyed the New York strip steak with cheese fries and grilled broccoli. Everything was wonderful but standouts were the shrimp and the broccoli for me.

Visited 5 months ago

Took mom here for her birthday. They wished her happy birthday on arrival and brought out complimentary dessert. Very classy and thoughtful!

The porterhouse + lobster (pictured) is top notch. Highly recommend this restaurant for any occasion, but in particular a special occasion!

Visited 8 months ago

Salt + Charcoal on the corner of Bedford and Grand is an amazing Japanese steakhouse that grills with Japanese sea salt and Binochotan charcoal imported from Japan. Their signature hand-selected dry-aged steaks goes through a 28 to 50 day ripening process before crank grilling with Binochotan charcoal results in an uncomparable umami flavor. They also have released an interactive and yummy Temaki Set with choice of wagyu, fish, or veggies. Be your own chef and put some rice on a nori then top it with your favorite ingredients and roll it up. Take a satisfying bite and enjoy the fresh ingredients explode inside your mouth. We opted for the 30-Day Aged Jyukusei New York Strip Steak. Juicy tender and amazing umami flavor!

Visited 8 months ago

Phenomenally delicious. Charcoal edamame, filet mignon sandwich, and yuzu wedge salad were all absurdly good! And the host and server were great and really friendly!

Visited 10 months ago

Really a gem
One of the best NY strip I have ever had
Loved the vibes of the places and wow the cocktails!
We will be back

Visited 8 months ago

I've come here to share special moments with my loved ones. If you are a steak connoisseur and have not been here yet, you need to make a trip here. This is by far the best Wagyu Steak I've ever had. The price is well with the experience. I don't think there is anything on this menu that is bad. The cocktails are also great.

Visited a year ago

Had higher expectations for this place based on some reviews. It is a small restaurant with limited amount of seating inside. The service was a bit slow. Ordered the porterhouse for 2, two sushi rolls, tuna tartare and S+C baked potatoes. The porterhouse was a bit underwhelming and was not as flavorful compared to other steaks I've had. It definitely needed the addition of herb and butter as well as two other sauces. The tuna tartare was fresh and complimented well with the nori sheets. The sushi rolls were a bit overpriced and were just okay.

Visited 4 months ago

Visited 5 months ago

This place answered the call when we were looking for sunday night late dinner. I was in the mood for sushi while my husband wanted steak. How appropriate that this place marries those two dishes.

When we arrived, we were seated in the back. Dimly lit quaint decor. Having the whole place to ourselves added to the romantic vibes. Service was wonderful. We based all our food choices based on our water's recommendations.

I ordered the Azabu whiskey sour. Love a good egg white cocktail. It was perfect not too sweet with yuzu sake, lime and japanese whiskey.

The Branzino sushi arrived with 4 juicy pieces. Then we feasted on the shrimp crunch and salmon roll. My partner enjoyed the New York strip steak with cheese fries and grilled broccoli. Everything was wonderful but standouts were the shrimp and the broccoli for me.

Visited 5 months ago

Visited 5 months ago

Great service and ambiance. Got the porterhouse and it was just ok. Would come back for the drinks and try the non-steak options

Visited 5 months ago

Visited 6 months ago

Visited 6 months ago

This review is long overdue ☺️🙈! Amazing restaurant with above par service. Went as a graduation dinner for my son. My son loves Asian cuisine and is an avid meat eater so this was a perfect combo choice for us. Due to NYC traffic, we were going to be a little late for our reservation. Called to update and they were able to push us back 30-minutes. As a family, we had fun celebrating this milestone and it seemed like we have the restaurant to ourselves. Most of the other customers were seated outside. Food was fantastic, savory and hit all the spots to make us return and recommend to friends & family. Our server, was very attentive, fast and provided insight on things we should and did try.

Was a great day in all and would recommend it to everyone.

Visited 6 months ago

We ordered the Wedge Salad, Yellowtail Sushi, Crab Cake, Porterhouse & Grilled Lobster, Wagyu Sirloin, Grilled Broccoli, and Cheese Fries. None of the dishes were disappointing nor bland--our journey from appetizers to main course felt like a Ghibli movie.

It seems that some (negative) reviewers may prefer more "Americanized" flavors, with their emphasis on sweeter and saltier dishes--there's nothing wrong with that, but it's important to note that Salt and Charcoal offers a more refined, subtle approach to represent Japanese fine dining. As an immigrant from Japan, we felt that the restaurant perfectly executed the essence of true Japanese cuisine, highlighting delicate flavors throughout the menu. So I'd advise anyone to make sure they visit with this notion & expectation for full appreciation of the experience.

Their homemade sauces were a delicate yet exciting addition, elevating each dish.

The cocktails--Mexican Kombucha, Wabi Sabi, and Naranja--were equally impressive, each one unique and perfectly crafted.

As for service, the balance between attentiveness and the freedom to enjoy our private moment was spot on. The staff was attentive without being intrusive.

Lastly, the ambiance was chic, cozy, and perfectly understated, with the music setting an impeccable tone--classy without any unnecessary flash. Truly, everything about our experience at Salt and Charcoal was top-notch.

Much love!

Visited 6 months ago

Can’t go wrong w anything. Fire steak w wasabi cream and asahi on tap

Visited 6 months ago

Worst lamb I have ever had. Tasteless, cold, bland, and tasted burnt on the outside. Unbelievably paid 56 dollars for this monstrosity. Vibe inside was cool though. Good luck out there

Visited 6 months ago

Visited 6 months ago

Great place! Very delicious

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Visited 7 months ago

Visited 7 months ago

Food was not bad, not amazing. The service felt so rushed. Our waiter asked us to order as soon as we arrived because “it would take around 30 minutes to have the food ready”. The food came out basically right after we ordered. She the was rushing us out with the check/desert.

I dont think I would come here again.

Visited 7 months ago

Just had the amazing Brunch at Salt and Charcoal in Brooklyn.
We tried the new Brunch menu : DIY Temaki hand-rolls. The set include the A5 wagyu tartare, A5 wagyu+ uni, ikura, avocado, cucumber & egg for $38.
It was so fun to make the hand roll by ourselves, Plus the New York strip steak was insanely tender. Come and check this place out!

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Visited 7 months ago

Decent ponzu sauce. Otherwise, steak was pretty underseasoned and undercooked for the price. Many better options elsewhere.

Visited 7 months ago

Love a great bar and great steak! We knocked down some tataki and steak over drinks and everything was excellent. It's not a traditional NYC dry aged steak but not a typical Japanese steak either, it's something else, and it's excellent. The atmosphere was great, the bartender was awesome, in between the stuffy trad steakhouses and the hypey places like Cote this is a place I would happily go all the time.

Visited 8 months ago

Really a gem
One of the best NY strip I have ever had
Loved the vibes of the places and wow the cocktails!
We will be back

Visited 8 months ago

Took mom here for her birthday. They wished her happy birthday on arrival and brought out complimentary dessert. Very classy and thoughtful!

The porterhouse + lobster (pictured) is top notch. Highly recommend this restaurant for any occasion, but in particular a special occasion!

Visited 8 months ago

上次吃过Wagyu很不错～
今天的牛排也很棒～..😹
服务真的超级无敌好‼️

Visited 8 months ago

Salt + Charcoal on the corner of Bedford and Grand is an amazing Japanese steakhouse that grills with Japanese sea salt and Binochotan charcoal imported from Japan. Their signature hand-selected dry-aged steaks goes through a 28 to 50 day ripening process before crank grilling with Binochotan charcoal results in an uncomparable umami flavor. They also have released an interactive and yummy Temaki Set with choice of wagyu, fish, or veggies. Be your own chef and put some rice on a nori then top it with your favorite ingredients and roll it up. Take a satisfying bite and enjoy the fresh ingredients explode inside your mouth. We opted for the 30-Day Aged Jyukusei New York Strip Steak. Juicy tender and amazing umami flavor!

Visited 8 months ago

The duck I had was amazing. Starters were decent. The steak was very good. A bit on the pricey side, but worth the indulgence. Sake selection was superb.

Visited 8 months ago

Wish I could give this place a 0 star; False advertising this place says they’re open until 12 am. We came 10:40 on the dot ready to make an order without looking at the menu . These guys had more than enough time to make us a porterhouse steak. Kitchen closes at 10:40 means last orders should be coming in by 10:40 .

Visited 9 months ago

Visited 9 months ago

Visited 9 months ago

Great time, the food was tasty. The staff was friendly and polite.
My son 💙 and I went to dinner to celebrate 🥳 my birthday 🎂 🥳

Visited 9 months ago

Amazing diner!!

Visited 9 months ago

Visited 9 months ago

Delicious and excellent service!

Visited 9 months ago

Phenomenally delicious. Charcoal edamame, filet mignon sandwich, and yuzu wedge salad were all absurdly good! And the host and server were great and really friendly!

Visited 10 months ago

Headed here on a late and rainy evening. The food was great. Gets packed really quickly, so eat and head on out.

Visited 10 months ago

A truly underrated restaurant! The 1-star reviews from people complaining about the wait are ridiculous. I get that it's annoying when you have to wait, but it happens literally everywhere. And saying the food was terrible is obviously in bad faith. The Wagyu is absolutely delicious and cooked to perfection. I also love it raw in the tartare or the sashimi. I'm a big fan of their duck as well. Highly recommend!

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Been coming here for 5 years now, and never disappoints! Very friendly service, and absolutely delicious! Porterhouse and wagyu tartar is our go to 😉 had the 100 day aged ribeye today, so yummy!!!

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Absolutely the worst experience I've ever had in New York. We went in when there were only 2-3 tables of other customers, but still waited 1 hour for just the appetizer. I just couldn't justify how they spent so much time serving us salmon sashimi and uni wagyu roll???

We waited another 30-40 minutes for our entrees, and it was SO MEDIOCRE. The wagyu and the filet mignon with uni were a little cold when served. And the dry-aged ribeye was just okay.

When you spend so much money on food, you naturally have expectations for the food and service. Unfortunately, this restaurant failed in every aspect. They didn't come to explain to us why it took so long to prepare until we approached them. Their excuses were that it takes a lot of time to cook with charcoal and that they were short-staffed. But even so, never in my life have I waited 1 hour for just some sashimi. They could've let us know about the wait when we arrived so that at least we could have been prepared and lowered our expectations.

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Fantastic Japanese steakhouse with A5 wagyu. Steak cooked perfectly with an array of seasonings. Melts in your mouth. Recommend the wagyu chefs platter to try the different cuts. Wagyu sushi is also neat and a must try. Cheese fries were good but definitely quite heavy. Could do without. Neat cocktails. Recommend trying to sit upstairs as the ambience is a bit better than the basement room.

Visited a year ago

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Visited a year ago

The most delicious Filet Mignon I have every had. Very attentive and accommodating service.

Visited a year ago

Food was amazing!

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Visited a year ago

Great wagyu and service. Server was very knowledgeable about their cuts of meat

Visited a year ago

service is superb—- the beautiful lady at the counter is a life saver

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

We absolutely love this place! Been coming here for years and always recommend it to people. Perfect date night

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Awesome Japanese Steak house. One of the best steaks I had. Great sushi and appetizers as well! Very good quality food

Visited a year ago

Never thought I would say this but the usually-flavorless filet mignon was actually to die for. Some of the best steak I’ve had, and we haven’t even gotten their wagyu. The price range for steaks is very wide here — you can go as low as $50 and as high as $300+
Special shoutout to wagyu+uni hand roll that’s like a mini orgasm in your mouth and fantastic selection of cocktails to accompany all this meaty goodness.

Visited a year ago

So good!

Visited a year ago

I've come here to share special moments with my loved ones. If you are a steak connoisseur and have not been here yet, you need to make a trip here. This is by far the best Wagyu Steak I've ever had. The price is well with the experience. I don't think there is anything on this menu that is bad. The cocktails are also great.

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Food was great. Everything is yummy!

Visited a year ago

Excellent food and experience

Visited a year ago

Not like before....
I won't go there again..
better go to peter luger...

Visited a year ago

I was looking for a steakhouse 3 weeks ago to hang out with a few colleagues. I randomly searched and discovered Salt and Charcoal. I spoke to Masa, he is the manager, was not sure if he is an owner as well.

We were offered the private room in the basement which holds 15 people comfortably and max out at 20 people. They offered a $75 menu which was quite adequate for the offer. It included a salad, very fresh sushi roll, the 50 day aged strip steak or Salmon or Lamb chops, and the chocolate cake and ice cream for dessert.

We had a very nice time and they assigned 2 servers to assist us. They were courteous and professional. We also tried the crabcakes, the oyster and oxtail soup, the grilled vegetable platter, cheese fries, baked potato They have a nice assortment of different drinks. I had a prosecco and then had Asaki beer on tap. On the 1st floor you can see them preparing the meal. The kitchen has a see thru glass and you can watch them prepare on the grill without hassle.

They seem very eager to please and the service was excellent. Most of the people in my party made positive comments about the food. We had a nice dining experience.

Update 2024: Since that 1st dining experience, Salt and Charcoal has elevated its menu, in adding more items, even more wagyu, it's been a real treat especially sonce I have eaten here over a dozen times. Sure, the prices have risen, but the flavors have skyrocketed!! They are a premier neighborhood gem that no other place in Williamsburg can muster. Last night, they served me and my guest a Chateaux Briand med well, which cut like butter. Along with their signature baked potato, we were in heaven. We also had the char grilled edimami, the slightly grilled oyster in sake and soy sauce, in addition to the Fried Nasu & Maitake Mushroom in a broth! It was a great night again. For dessert, they offered a Valentines Special which was a Chocolate Banana cake...available on Valentines Day! It was a great night again.

Visited a year ago

Since our first visit in November for my partner's birthday dinner this has become our favourite restaurant in NY and have since come back 3 more times with different groups of people. The staff are super friendly and really know their stuff. The drinks, of which there is a lot of variety, are delicious. And the food...

Besides the steak - we usually get the porterhouse to share - the tuna tartare has a twist and is one of the best things I've eaten. I also got the smoked duck one night I didn't fancy having steak and it was so so so good. I highly recommend. The sides are also always charred to perfection; namely the edamame and broccoli.

I honestly can't fault this restaurant and strongly urge anyone to give it go!

Visited a year ago

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Visited a year ago

Great food but salty price.

Visited a year ago

Their sauces enhance the flavor of their quality cooked ingredients. Crab cake is to die for. The porterhouse steak is too much for 2 people if you're ordering other dishes. Dislike the fact you have to order a minimum of 2 portions.

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

This place always delivers wonderful dining experience. Great service, amazing food.

Visited a year ago

We’ve been to this robatayaki steakhouse a few times and always have good experience. Very decent food and attentive service.
Hubby & I recently went for an early dinner couple weeks ago on a rainy Friday evening and luckily we were able to get a table without reservation.
We start off with Uni & Wagyu Beef roll which was mouthwatering good. For main course we opted for the 30 day Jyukusei Porterhouse Steak for Two, it was perfectly cooked and very flavorful. Along with a side of S+C Baked Potatoes made a great meal.

Visited a year ago

Amazing experience

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Visited a year ago

This is my favorite restaurant in NYC. Everything is spectacular. I have a feeling they are in for a Michelin star soon. One night a had 3 orders of the Boston scallop to my face. The Wagyu tasting platter is epic. Best crab cake I’ve ever had. Everything here is the best I’ve ever had when it comes to an all around proper Japanese restaurant. This restaurant is a gold mine of culinary pleasure and flavor.

Visited a year ago

The "Wagyu" that they advertise as a5 is not. It is the same aged steaks that they serve. It comes on some bougee stone plate and they charge 270 for it. Now don't get me wrong the steaks are good but THEY ARE NOT A5 WAGYU. Even in the pic of the review above u can see they are not wagyu. No marbling too thick of a cut. Its just deceptive.

Visited 2 years ago

The food is OK nothing impressive the prices are high for the restaurant, is not even cute, if it’s going to be expensive at least have decent furniture, im sorry but I didn’t felt happy after the dinner and the check. The waiter was great at least…

Visited 2 years ago

Food was GOOD but a tad too EXPENSIVE. I liked the decor and ambience of it but the service could have been better.

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

It may be ok for meat - but for sushi it is wildly overpriced with limited choices and uneven quality

Visited 2 years ago

We were recommended to go to Peter Lugers in Brooklyn and we were treated terribly. We came here after and had the best experience, great service, food was excellent and would 100% come back.

Visited 2 years ago

This is a real steakhouse, the chef really cares about the cuts and the way the meat is being cooked. Everything else we ordered was amazing, from the broccoli to the sushi. Thank you so much.

Visited 2 years ago

The food was truly exceptional as were the servers who served me, Omar and Alvaro who were attentive, friendly and welcoming. I highly recommend coming here for the food and service, I enjoyed my time here.

Visited 2 years ago

Excellent restaurant japonais de viande grillée!
Pour un anniversaire nous avons demandé un coin calme et nous avons eu une salle privée très belle! Les cocktails étaient délicieux (Whiskey sour), et comme entrée je recommande les poivrons grillés avec les champignons.
Le porter house steak (T-bone) avait une texture fondante, et le beurre aux herbes avait beaucoup de goût.
Belle surprise à la fin du repas: une bougie et une décoration au moment du dessert.
Léger bémol : la sauce hollandaise était un peu petite.

Visited 2 years ago

Worst service/ I have been more than3 times and they are racist if not Asian . Won’t go back there due to steropinf people

Visited 2 years ago

My server Prae was absolutely amazing! It was my first time visiting the restaurant, and she was extremely helpful suggesting options from drinks to appetizers & I even ordered a NY strip steak that I eventually end up taking home :) I highly recommended this place, and Prae as your server!

Visited 2 years ago

5 stars only because I can’t give 10! Excellent vibes, delicious everything and I’m really mad I have been missing out on this place. I pass it every day.

Visited 2 years ago

Third time! It was our first date and was so special we come back every year. They are so welcoming and the food....oh the food is just amazing

Visited 2 years ago

Good and unusual food. Good service and atmosphere. I gave 4 stars because price value comparison is a bit off. The place is way overpriced.

Visited 2 years ago

테라스자리 더움. 앉고싶은곳은 시간제한.

고기 약간질김.

나오는 시간 좀 걸림

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Quaint experience with an intimate atmosphere that is great for date nights and group dinners. The food was great, but they are overpriced. The uni filet mignon was delicious, $200.

Visited 2 years ago

Everything was amazing!

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Visited 2 years ago

Amazing steak and sushi cooked to perfection! Service was top notch as well and will definitely return!

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Probably the best oysters I’ve ever had, and the smashed potato was top tier.

Visited 2 years ago

Walked, was asked if need to grab a table; answered: oh I have a reservation; oh sit anywhere u wanna; oh I think I booked the Kitchen counter; oh chef prepping just take any booth seats.

No service here, only one person on the floor.
Have wait a while and ask for water to be refilled.

Yuzu cocktail, no taste of yuzu at all, no st germain either.

Tuna tartare, tuna not fresh and very warm.

Burger, dry, taste like diner burger.

Best things are: grilled shishito pepper & Tokyo white.

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Visited 2 years ago

It was rather a poor experience. We waited for the order for over 40 minutes. The rolls were pretty but impossible to pick up without them falling apart completely (happened with 3 different sets we had) so we had to scrub them with a fork. The octopus was a really small portion for the price and tasted like lard. Steaks and salmon steak were average.

Visited 2 years ago

We came here for my birthday and the steak was delicious, so were the fries. I liked their food presentation.

Visited 2 years ago

Fuimos a cenar tarde para ser un sitio en NY (cenar bien a las 21:30 en NYC es difícil)
Nos atendieron perfectamente. Pedimos todo para compartir. Pedimos miso, tartar de wagyu, tartar de atún y tataki de wagyu. Exquisito todo y fenomenal servido. Se les olvidó traernos el miso y no dudaron en traernoslo y nos invitaron por el pequeño error. Gran sitio otra comer bien y saludable.
(Nos quedamos con las ganas de pedir una chuleta de wagyu madurado pero se nos iba de precio y era muy tarde para cenar esa cantidad).

Visited 2 years ago

Amazing. The baked potatoes with lemon herb butter and baked onion was so amazing I had to hunt down the chef to complement him. The steak with complements was to die for.

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Visited 2 years ago

This is an amazing place for dinner!
Service is 5 stars and food is top!

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Visited 2 years ago

Service wasn't good. Didn't greet us with his name or smile. Wanted to order more food but server was not nice and so not patience while its not even so busy. He say he have to go around while he didn't even take our order down. So I didn't even want to order much food . While waiting for so long , we asked for to go and still tipped 18% Not even a thank you afterward.

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Visited 2 years ago

Food is amazing

Visited 2 years ago

The steak is very chewy… and it just ok…

Visited 2 years ago

Met ons gezin van 6 personen uit NL op vakantie in NY, in 1 week maar liefst twee keer wezen eten bij Salt + Charcoal. Geweldige plek, hartje Williamsburg. Zeer attente, vrolijke vriendelijke bediening. Het eten was erg goed en lekker. Bijpassende wijnen. Aanrader!

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Ordered salmon it was under cooked totally killed my appetite they gave 20 percent off that item I was not satisfied but it is what it is

Visited 2 years ago

Omg the wagyu sushi was amazing! Then we got the porterhouse steak and it was delicious. The lychee martini and shisu mojito are a must as well. Great service and experience overall. Will definitely keep coming back.

Visited 2 years ago

The food was ok but nothing special. An ok steakhouse, but not somewhere I would go back again. Porterhouse steak was just ok. Tuna tartare was dry and bland, could use some spice and sauce. Matcha cake was just a green sponge cake. Overpriced for the quality of the food and service. Also, to include an 18% gratuity in the bill and then ask for an additional 15%, 20% or 25% is just rude and a credit card surcharge on top of it.

Visited 2 years ago

We had a big party of 7 people. Very good presentation. Great service. Tea tasted good and it was hot and served in a tea pot like a real tea. Everyone at the table loved the food. Everybody was saying it was delicious, but not me. I just personally don’t like steaks. And almost everything we ordered was grilled. And after every goodI tried a had a burned food aftertaste in my mouth. The affogato was amazing. I really like Japanese cuisine, but not this type.

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Great service and a very tasty meal

Visited 2 years ago

Stunning wagyu, great service. Lobster ok but not what we came for. Sake on point, plus good wine selection.

Visited 2 years ago

Really really good. Cooked to perfection. Took a little longer than expected to come out of the kitchen. But what came out was to die for.

Visited 2 years ago

The service was not great and the sushi was quite over priced for the quality.

Visited 2 years ago

Really good and unique menu. Excellent service.

Visited 2 years ago

I liked the truffle wagyu roll but everything else is nothing special. Was looking forward to the porterhouse but couldn’t finish it because it was too tough and overly charred. Overall I did not think it was worth the premium price.

Visited 2 years ago

An amazing night out and the food was absolutely divine

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Visited 2 years ago

Overall, I thought it could be better.
Maybe its one of those things where you catch them on a bad night? Not sure but, I felt like my table was forgotten about. I would catch myself staring at my glass wishing I could grab another drink. The front desk for the host was right next to our table so I would give her a look hoping she would see that I needed service but nothing came from it. You know, typically I speak up but I heard great things about this restaurant so I tried to stay patient.

We were sitting near the entrance and the door would bang close every time someone came in or out(customer or employee serving tables outside. It was a pretty chilly night too, my partner was wearing a dress and she was getting this cold draft every few minutes followed by the bang of the door shutting itself. It was really distracting and chipped away the fun over the night.

It was our anniversary dinner so we went out intending to spend money, dine, drink and have fun.

Instead, we finished dinner and dessert thinking it was “good” but we were ready to get out. When we got the bill, I couldn’t believe I spent that much. Frankly, we wanted to drink more and try more small bites but we listened to our gut early on, got our steak dinner and left. Felt way more expensive for the service/overall experience.

I will say, my server was really great. They made recommendations and described the dishes to us but, the gaps between visits and staring at my empty drink, sucked. The food WAS good but I can’t remember if it was great because I was so distracted about service and feeling uncomfortable, cold, and distracted from the door closing.

Not the way I wanted to remember my night. Unlikely I’ll return.

Visited 2 years ago

Really good food, great service. Al little tight and loud when I was there, but worth checking out.

Visited 2 years ago

Disappointed by this- I had an ok steak (certainly not worth the $150 they charged for it) and an overpriced side of limp fries recommended by my server. And it took nearly an hour for the food to arrive.

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Rico steakhouse al estilo japonés.

Visited 2 years ago

We ordered the smoked duck main and the ny strip steak. They were both delicious, the duck it was outstanding! As well as the shishito peppers.
We had crab cake as appetizer, it was delicious but a bit pricey for one piece.
The flavors are balanced, well thought, the service was great and on point.
Looking forward to go back soon!

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Visited 2 years ago

Chris, the manager was so accommodating on a Friday night. We had no reservations and he squeezed us in for a spectacular meal. The waygu sushi was simply amazing. The steak was ok. Too much charcoal not enough flavor. But the baked potato was to die for. Tomorrow was our server and he made some great recommendations.

Visited 2 years ago

Rich Japanese steakhouse and grill with top-tier meats and associated condiments/appetizers that make for a fancy but not over-the-top dinner experience. It is WAGU heavy! $60 a person. 4.75/5 stars as a dinner spot.

Visited 2 years ago

A casual yet swanky restaurant in Brooklyn. We started with charcoal edamame, which was smokey and perfectly salty. We ordered the seasonal lobster Raviolo, which was one big ravioli made with lobster and pumpkin puree with a soup. For the main entrees, we ordered the Prime Wagyu Steak which was A5 Wagyu beef with ponzu sauce and various condiments on the sides (sea salt, garlic chips, wasabi, and schezwan peppercorns). Steak was beautifully cooked. Additionally, we ordered lamb chops with a hollandaise sauce and miso mille feuille potato. Definitely great for a special event or date night.

Visited 2 years ago

Went here for my birthday. Reserving a seat for 4, were able to get our table and seats rather quick for a 6:30pm Friday dinner. Dark setting was fine and the place was intimate enough so that we couldn't here side conversations. The first waiter was OK, but not knowledgeable enough to answer our questions on the menu. Food was good, expensive. Not sure if I will come back, but food was good though. I didn't feel the WOW factor here.

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Visited 2 years ago

I went to this restaurant 3/4/2023, great services, delicious food, down side though is that they charged me 10:57 pm that day(no biggie), then at 10:59 they charged again for the same order. The worst part about that I tipped generously too. Just a tiny thing ruining a great experience.

Visited 2 years ago

Delicious food, the service is good but hostess is always in a really bad mood. (Hopefully she doesn't work there anymore)

Visited 2 years ago

We went for an early Valentine's Day dinner and our experience was great. We were seated at the booth on a Saturday night with no reservations. They had a coat check at the back of the small establishment which wasn't necessary since we had a booth but he insisted. The food was great.

The Uni & Wagyu roll with the shiso leaf had so much flavors that went well together.

The Crunchy Oyster was good with thr butter sauce. No much taste of oyster but a big crunch in one bite.

Wagyu Yukke Tartare was the star of the appetizers. It came with lotus chips and seaweed. The seaweed taste very strong and flavorful. The presentation was also very cool.

The Sashimi Platter was the most worth it in price to food ration. It came with very very fresh Uni from Hokkaido, roe, tuna, two types of salmon and I think yellowtail.

This was already very filling for 2 people.

We then ordered some A5 Wagyu steak since we figured we were at a specialty place for it. They cooked it to perfection and it definetly had the melt in your mouth, glutinous bite. It came with a variety of some little sauce/dip on the side of the plate. We ordered a side of fries from the suggestion of our server of our meal not being enough, but it was plenty and we didn't even get to the fries!

Visited 2 years ago

Really tasty stuff. Had the Yellowtail and shrimp tempura sushi rolls, both were very flavorful. Followed it up with some perfectly cooked steak with delightful dipping sauces. A wee pricey but worth it if you can! Writing this review my belly is full and my heart is happy.

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Dinner and service was amazing! Highly recommend the crab cake appetizer, the New York strip, and the duck.

Visited 2 years ago

Food taste normal, at this price can go anywhere better taste in Manhattan. The door girls just standing there no talking no greeting like they are working but not working, waiter just passing food around peoples head , its not worth the money don’t go.

Visited 2 years ago

Food are good but too salty, service is OK and pricey.

Visited 2 years ago

The food was good. I spent 470 dollars for two people and went for the uni mignon steak(the MP was 190 that day), the strip steak, and assorted sashimi of the day. The uni was fantastic. It had a sweet taste and a super soft texture. But the sashimi was frozen. So it was freezing when served to the table. So it is hard for us to taste the sashimi. I could taste the ice that infused the meat. But again, the uni was fantastic. Service is okay, but you can get better one in other expensive restaurants (Those Michelin restaurants). They should have cleaned the table on time. They only cleaned half of it and left the other half wet. And provided me with two knives and no fork for my steak.
All in all, If you need a great uni or wagyu experience, come here!

Visited 2 years ago

Dinner was amazing and the service was amazing. 10/10 for everything from the beginning to the end

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This is my second time going there. They only take reservation, maybe because we go on New Year's Eve. But they food is kinda disappointed compared to the 1st time I was there. We ordered 7 dishes. Not gonna name all out, will only name those fail me. "Uni wagyu hand roll" when it came to the table the uni look very sad. Looks like it been sitting there for a while, waiting for their turn to get on the table. "Porterhouse steak," ask for medium rare when it server is medium well wasted. And last is the "cheese fries," From what I'm understanding fries are the type of appetize, not a main course, but our fries come last, also the cheese cold and sad. We didn't even touch it.
A restaurant with reservations ONLY I don't expect A+ quality but at least decent quality, yet the entire meal is very disappointed. I been telling my friends how good this place was but this meal is very disappointed.
The first time i went there, the food I'll gave an A- quality, but after that night, it was like D quality.

Visited 2 years ago

Fantastic experience for our date of two. Wine and steak 👍 yummy after desserts too

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The food was tasty however the temp of the food was not to my liking everything we ordered was lukewarm yet we didn't send back. We paid approximately 700 including drinks

Visited 2 years ago

Excellent service, great food and amazing staff

Visited 2 years ago

Have been wanting to try this place ever since seeing their uni filet mignon. This restaurant is worth the $$$. The service and food were all delicious. Every single thing we got was so good. My favorite two dishes were actually the sesame crusted salmon and the crab cakes. We also got the cheese fries which were a good side and the portions were quite large. The uni filet mignon was so yummy and the steak melted in your mouth. The salmon roe and seaweed sauce were so savory and complimented the steak well. It was definitely pricey ($192) but the portion size is large and you can definitely share it with another person.

Visited 2 years ago

Went for a private work event, so we dined in the wine cellar/basement. The atmosphere was intimate, yet well lite. Servers were attentive and friendly. If your meat preference is well done, include the words "not brunt to charcoal crisp". You may think I'm joking, I'm so seriously not. However other than that over sight I didn't anticipate, the food even the burnt items were flavorful(Past the seared in burnt taste. I really wish they hadn't though, bc the lamb I had would have tasted so much better had they not). Besides that, good food and wine were had, as well as a good time by all. Would definitely recommend to friends and family.

Visited 2 years ago

This restaurant can probably be one of the best places in Brooklyn for Japanese cuisine. It's cozy and comfortable, they have few table down stairs.

Started with some classic Sake and must say that Tokyo Wheat Beer is out of the world.

Orderd Salmon and Shrimp rolls which very lip smacking.

And the show stopper has to be their Wagyu Steak, a review may not do justice, so I'll leave it here.

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Visited 3 years ago

Get the ribeye you will not be disappointed

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Visited 3 years ago

Steak and service pretty good. The rest meh, not worth price.

Visited 3 years ago

Had Wagyu filet mignon steak and Yuzu Hi as cocktail. The cocktails were excellent and the service was attentive. The steak itself was great too and it was interesting to try it with different spices and sauces. I really liked the whole onion as a side.

Visited 3 years ago

The worst restaurant I have ever eaten. We waited an hour for the food, 30mins for checking out. The waygu tastes like chicken. That’s definitely not A5. Medium rare is over cooked, Waygu is also over cooked. Foods were disgusting.

Visited 3 years ago

The service was exceptional and very friendly. They really do work as a team between them. The food was extraordinary. I highly recommend it for a date night or any special occasion

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Visited 3 years ago

Very good food ,

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Decent food and the prices are fair

Visited 3 years ago

I walked in after a seminar in Brooklyn with my whole family. Even though we did not have a reservation we were treated fantastic. From start to finish everything was perfect. Everyone was very nice from the hostess to the manager. Highly recommend!

Visited 3 years ago

For the price I expected much better …the atmosphere fantastic and the service was EXCELLENT. But to be honest Most dishes were under seasoned and for the price point I’m really shocked that I was so underwhelmed. When you order the cheese fries they come with ketchup…lame! So we asked for spicy mayonnaise and it was three dollars. I can’t believe they were even serving ketchup. The candy at the end was a nice touch.

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Visited 3 years ago

Never even got to sit and eat here. Absolutely terrible interactions with the front door host. This awful and lengthily interaction left my partner and I feeling so horrible and proved to be rooted in racism. Given the other mediocre at best reviews of everything at Salt + Charcoal, I highly recommend avoiding this place.

Visited 3 years ago

I highly recommend Salt + Charcoal. Cooked to perfection on your terms and the tastes will leave a permanent memory. This was my favorite steakhouse in New York City. Make sure to order the cheese fries!: This was excellent and being from Wisconsin (everything cheese), this a show stopper.

Visited 3 years ago

Went there in the winter. Waited for 2.5 hours in the freezing cold without an entree. We left the place angry and starving. There was an oven issue that night. The waitress kept lying to us that our food would be ready in 10 min while they haven’t even fixed the machine to start cooking. Disappointed experience.

Visited 3 years ago

照片滿分💯 海膽牛排 鹹到一個爆炸

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Visited 3 years ago

Fantastic steak and sushi with very great service :) loved it

Visited 3 years ago

Amazing food, the porter house steak was phenomenal and perfectly cooked like a top rated steak house would do it! Pricey, but worth every penny... medium rare was a proper medium rare. I would definitely go back.

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Visited 3 years ago

I went here with a bunch of my family and friends and we Turned it into a family style sharing. We started with a bunch of appetizers the Fried Nasu & Maitake mushroom, tuna avocado roll,
yellowtail roll and salmon roll. Then for dinner we put filet mignon, fresh smoked duck breast and Atlantic salmon with potatoes for everybody to share. The chef served the dishes in a different way than than typical Japanese style. They put salmon roe and wasabi mayo in the salmon roll. It gave it a taste that I never had before. The duck came out like a steak. It was Juicy tender meat.
One dish was just as good as the next. It’s a small place and it sits on a corner in Williamsburg Brooklyn. nice outside spot, very cozy and the staff were super friendly. They have a private room in the downstairs that you sit inside a wine cellar room as well.
They also specialize in A variety of wagu beef.

Visited 3 years ago

Favorite steakhouse in Brooklyn. And best loaded mashed potatoes 🤤🤤

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Visited 3 years ago

Great restaurant & bar. I enjoyed the wagyu appetizer, a sushi roll, the baked potato, and an espresso cocktail for dessert. (See photos.) Everything was excellent. The service was friendly and the bartender was a cool conversationalist. Highly recommended!

Visited 3 years ago

Stumbled in here randomly after living within blocks for years. It was excellent. Aged steak cooked to perfection. Sushi is good too! I enjoyed the steak here more than St Anselm tbh, which is crazy to say I know

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Visited 3 years ago

My partner and I were excited to come here because the esthetic reminded us of a time in our relationship we wanted to go back to. When we came, we came on our anniversary. Let me start by saying, the service was perfect, everyone was on it. The next thing is pending each person's preference. PREREQUISTE: my partner and I are foodies. So we love to try new things. With that being said - just be mindful. Depending on your taste palette. The steak we order just wasn't worth it. The sushi was mediocre (def had better). But that steak, don't spend the money on it if you really want something that'll blow your mind. This steak did not. It was not worth the money we spent there. We thank the staff for their service but we won't be going back. The bill was shy of $500 which didn't bother us, what bother us was the food just wasn't worth their pricing. The three stars are for the drinks, service and decor. Not for the food in any way.
Good luck. Again. It's per pallete.

Visited 3 years ago

Amazing food Amazing drinks excellent service 👌

Visited 3 years ago

Absolutely INCREDIBLE! We just had two apps - the oysters and the tuna tarter and they were the best we’ve ever had and we’ve had a lot! Excellent service, ambience, drinks and food.

Visited 3 years ago

We Waited for 40 min and still no food, so we had to leave.

Visited 3 years ago

The food was absolutely delicious!!
The service was great and the whole atmosphere was just perfect.

Visited 3 years ago

Food was amazing. Service was amazing. Ambiance was amazing.

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