Bessou

"Highly recommend the hot honey crispy sandwich. Wonderfully crispy Japanese kaarage chicken that is dripping in sauce and honey. Decent amount of chicken"

"This review is for their location in Market 57. We were exploring Market 57 and caught a glimpse of the assembly of a monstrous sandwich. Upon closer inspection, the chef was making the Hot Honey Nanban Chicken Sando and we wanted to try it out. It cost $18. I think given the size and the location, the price is fair. They were kind enough to cut it in half for me and my companion. The sandwich was quite large. It had the fried chicken, the Nanban sauce, cabbage, and slices of pickled daikon. The chicken was super juicy and soft - so delicious! We were just slightly disappointed by the breading of the chicken - we felt it could've covered the chicken more (some spots had no breading) and been a bit crispier. Given that the chicken is greasy (obviously since it's fried) and the sauce seems to be mayo based, the sandwich did get a bit heavy after a while - 2 of us split the sandwich. I would recommend this place for those that like fried chicken sandwiches but not sure I would visit again myself. But still so delicious! I'll never forget how juicy the chicken was."

"I got the fried chicken and it was cold on the inside. So I went back and they were kind enough to refry another batch. But they served it to me burnt. I tried to eat around the burnt parts but ended up throwing out the meal."

"Price is $18 total for two sushi or sashimi pieces (they call it sashimi but serve it on rice). It's neither expensive or cheap, it's Pier 57 price. Food was FRESH, but just not my thing; I'd rather have had plain sushi instead. Crispy rice was annoying because it's like rice trying to be hash browns, except harder and gets more stuck to your teeth because it's rice based. Photographed are SALMON SASHIMI CRISPY RICE (plus Ikura, capers, wasabi aioli), SPICY TUNA CRISPY RICE (plus yuzu flavor, tobiko... menu says nori crunch but I don't see it or remember what that was). Too fancy and the crispy rice wasn't winning me over. This was for an afternoon snack."

"I have visited Bessou multiple times and each time they WIN! During brunch their Banana Hotcakes and the Salmon Japanese breakfast are our FAVORITES - very savory, healthy portions meant to be shared and the hotcakes are like a great dessert. During dinner our go to are the Crispy Rice with Spicy Tuna/Salmon, Chicken Karaage, Deviled Eggs, the Blistered Greens and Shishitos are a great vegan option. It is not your traditional Japanese restaurant (NO California rolls) - more like Japanese comfort food."