Friday night I headed to New Ashiya in the East Village with a college friend who also lives in the city. It’s all you can eat sushi and all you can drink beer, wine, and sake for $33 for two hours. (I never know if anything actually sounds like a good deal anymore to non-NYers; I’m officially tainted.)
I’m pretty sure the staff assumes everyone is doing sake bombs because the first thing they bring over is a glass, a shot glass, chop sticks, and a pitcher of beer.
Unlimited sake bombs induces a lot of shouting, so don’t come here if you don’t want to feel like you’re back in a college fraternity house.
With that being said, I may have partaken in just a few 
The way a sake bomb works is you bang the table so the sake falls into the beer. Every time I tried to bang the table my cup went untouched. I think I need to bump up my weight lifting…
I got the sweet potato roll, as well as the avocado & cucumber roll. At this place, you actually get charged extra if you order a ton of extra sushi, but don’t finish it. (Seriously, we saw people with like 5 plates at the end that they didn’t even touch.)
I’m not sure how I felt about the sweet potato roll – I almost felt as if the flavors didn’t mix well. I actually wound up ordering another cucumber & avocado roll. My friend’s roll had the coolest looking avocado slices on the outside! I was jealous.
Mmmmm, not the absolute best sushi I’ve had, but it was a fun time. It seems like a fantastic place for big groups! Everyone was having a blast and it’s really not a bad deal for NYC, especially if you’re someone who takes full advantage!!
I’ve always wanted to try sweet potato in sushi. It seems intriguing. The best roll I’ve ever had is an avocado peanut roll. It’s just avocado and a honey roasted peanut. Pure fats = pure heaven!
that sounds interesting!! the sweet potato just seemed like a strange mix of flavors that didn’t match up. disappointing
That sounds like so much fun! $33 for 2 hours is kind of steep, but I think that’s probably a steal in NY!
PS – that avocado sushi looks amazing!
ahhhhhhhhhh all you can eat sushi is like words of glory to me! ; )
I love sushi! I think it would be awesome to get a bunch of peeps together and go there!
Have a great day! xo
agreed!!!
that sounds like a good deal to me! I’ve been so Azuki sushi before when they give free, unlimited wine for a certain amount of time. Definitely not the most delicious sushi ever, but a fun time!
oh that sounds awesome, too!! these are good deals to us new yorkers