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Vanessa C

5 reviews on 1 places
NORMS Restaurant
2024 Sep 23
Wonderful food and service! Baltazar was fantastic! Everyone enjoyed their meals. We will be back for sure! I recommend the pancakes, they were delicious.
Prince Tea House
2023 Jul 16
I went to the first Prince Tea House that opened on the Upper East Side, so I am going based off all my experiences there, which were fabulous…that being said, the service at this location was very good, but this wasn’t my favorite experience.
My friend and I were seating very quickly even though the tea house was quite busy. The servers were quick and cleared our dirty items as well as quickly brought our food out-which was a pleasant surprise. They were did not make us rush out or bother us while we enjoyed lunch. There was also a fun robot that comes through to help the servers with clean up. I thought it was great and the robot even plays music!

The tea is why I always want to come back. If you come for anything, try the Lavender Milk Tea and the Rose Milk Tea-hot. Both are the best I’ve ever had. However, I tried it iced and wasn’t sure how much sugar to ask for, so it didn’t quite taste as I remember. The purple Mille crepe cake was still delightful, but the slice was smaller than I remembered and my friend and I were sharing. The fried squid legs were not as good as I had hoped. They were a little tough and I’m pretty sure the heads were still on.
I love seafood and squid, but the heads was even a little much for me. I’d pass on that. My friend wanted the crispy chicken wings, and those were pretty tasty and perfectly cooked.

Overall, it’s a fun atmosphere with great options if you know what to order.
Do order the Lavender Milk Tea Hot (it comes in a beautiful tea set), and the Rose Milk Tea Hot. I’d also recommend ordering the purple Mille crepe cake but keep in mind you might want one to yourself since the serving size is not huge. Food wise, I’d say order the wings or a sandwich.
Okinii
2023 Jun 21
I was in Tokyo for 2 weeks recently and was craving some quality sushi with an authentic vibe. I was so pleasantly surprised to find this establishment hit all the marks for me. Our server was so kind and funny. We had a great time chatting with him about food and travels through Asia. We ordered the crispy tuna, Spicy Lady, Godzilla Roll (not fried) and everything was so delicious!! The fish was fresh, the drizzled sauce was just right and the crispy tuna was amazing!! The rice was fried giving it almost the same crunch as a chicharron. For dessert, I had the melon popsicle which is so creamy and taste like fresh melon, and my friend got the green tea mochi. Speaking of green tea, their tastes like the real deal. Everything we tried was wonderful and the atmosphere made me so happy. It’s beautifully decorated with Japanese red lanterns and feels like Tokyo. I highly recommend coming for lunch with friends or for a date night. The price point for the quality was also very fair. I’ll be back soon and I’m bringing more people!
Diamond Dogs
2023 Jun 18
This place was fantastic! It looked closed from the outside, but the bar was alive and had a wonderful vibe. It was very much like a speakeasy.
We came here for my friends birthday and had a few drinks. I highly recommend the Neon Knight if you like sweeter drinks. The service was wonderful, the bartenders were friendly and had great recommendations. See Scott and Willie. I definitely recommend coming here! My
Haneda Airport
2023 Jun 13
Everything about this airport was wonderful. Japan has some of the best airport of anywhere I’ve ever traveled to. Sparkling clean, friendly staff, quick lines, many food options. The only thing that was interesting and good to know for anyone coming from the states, if you go too early, you can’t check in and wait. My husband loves getting to the airport extra early and buying books and a meal before flights. We were so confused when we couldn’t find our counter for our flight. After being directed all over the place we finally were told that our airline check in time was not available yet because it was too early. Japan airlines was not available for check in until 2.5 hours before our flight. Even using the kiosk was not permitted because of the time. So if you’re coming here, don’t worry about being late. Going through security literally took us 5 minutes because they time everything and are extremely efficient. You can even keep your shoes on!