Going to a restaurant can be fun – especially if it’s a nice place in a fancy environment with exceptional food. But what if you want an experience that is just a bit off the wall? Consider going to a theme restaurant like no other – consider Ninja New York.
What is Ninja New York?
Ninja New York is a strange yet exciting theme restaurant designed to pull you right into the world of the Japanese Ninja. The culture of the Ninja is different that most really expect. The interior of the restaurant is designed to resemble an ancient Ninja castle. When you enter the restaurant you’ll have to navigate the maze of corridors, many of which were designed with traps in mind to slow down or permanently stop the intrusion of unwanted guests.
The waiters and waitresses working within Ninja New York aren’t your average waiters and waitresses. Each waiter and waitress working within the restaurant takes a comprehensive training course – not only learning the ingredients contained within each dish on the menu but learning how to move like ninjas as well. Your waiters and waitresses will seem to disappear from before your very eyes and before you even have a chance to wonder where they are they’ll suddenly reappear.
Eating in Ninja New York
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Dining in Ninja New York, once you get to your table, is an experience in itself. The food on the menu is considered first-class, as the restaurant owners want your experience to be not only enjoyable in spirit but in the memory of your food as well. Even the presentation of your food is considered an interactive experience.
Take, for example, the “Ninja Art” salad. The chef starts by making a salad out of grapefruit and crab. He places dry ice in the base of the grapefruit and puts a real samurai sword through it before placing the salad over top. When you receive your dish you’ll be asked to remove the sword from the grapefruit and when you do the grapefruit will begin to smoke from the dry ice. It’s an incredible site to see.
Visiting Ninja New York
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Society seems captivated by the martial arts, especially those that seem most mysterious. At Ninja New York you’ll not only be entertained but will have several different menus to choose from, including the special course menu, the a la carte menu, and the full 5-course menu. The restaurant also serves a full menu of beverages including ninja cocktails, beers, sho cho, champagne, and wine.
Visit the Ninja New York website before you go and check the “Events” section. Occasionally the restaurant will put a special deal on the website that won’t appear on the menu. For example, if you order the “Ninja Miso Soup” you could potentially win a $20 gift certificate to use towards your check. Maybe the ninja magician will visit your table while you’re dining. The surprises are endless.
Are you headed towards NYC for a weekend or week of touring or business? Either way, make sure you add a trip to Ninja New York to your agenda. Eating here is an experience like none you’ll ever have anywhere else. You’ll be telling your friends and family about the food – and the atmosphere- for days to come!
My husband and his friends were big fans of the Miyako where we used to dwell, and they introduced me to their cuisine. The typical meal could range from $15-$30 per person, depending on what you order. I’ve gotten their dumpling dinner before (my favorite part of the meal, so why not eat it as one?), and it was cheaper. The food was excellent: the best Japanese cuisine in town, the best service, and the best variety on the menu. They offer so many items, it can be hard to say for certain how much you’d spend. They’ve combination meals wherever you get a soup, salad, and an entree with a scoop of sherbet to cleanse the palate. There are a few desserts, my son’s favorite is the green tea ice cream. You can get saki and green tea together with your meal as properly, which would make the price go up, but some of our friends loved the authenticity of the entire experience so much that cost was not prohibitive.