Mother Duck

A mix of asian dishes make up the menu. Small apps for sharing and larger rice and noodle entrees. The background music is too loud in the dining area for conversation giving the who space more of a bar vibe. An all female mariachi came in to perform was the most memorable thing of the night.

We had a 730 reservation, and when we arrived the very rude hostess told us that there were no tables available. She was extremely unapologetic and did not try to make it right. She told us she would call us when a table was available, and of course she didn’t. Horrible customer service

Duck buns were pretty good. Tuna avocado crispy rice was not crispy at all, the avocado was a bit too salty as well. In fact, the rice got stuck in my teeth a lot. Pad Thai had a lot of things in it with a weird taste profile. Maybe that was the intention (?) but definitely not what I was looking for.

Did their happy hour, best deal in town! $7 cocktails which is half off. Was able to try most of the cocktails and they were all great. Tried the eggplant appetizer because we were told it’s the most popular dish and I can see why, very tasty. Server/bartender was super nice and attentive as well.

So I’ve never been to an izakaya restaurant before but the food here was amazing. Not sure what everyone else was complaining about. But yea if you haven’t been to this “type” before you will love it. I had the spicy salmon sticky rice which was really good and the duck buns which were fantastic. Wish I had room to order more. They were so flavorful and the bun was so soft. I ended up with the chicken shrimp Yaskasabi(?) and damn the noodles had a ton of flavor in every bite and the chicken and shrimp were delicious. When I come back I am definitely ordering that bowl again. The vibe was awesome. Great music and nice and airy restaurant. Everyone should check it out.

Amazing dinner place located in there happening quarter of NYC. The waiter Logan is an absolute legend!

Disgusting food and disgusting service. Not only did we have 3 different waiters throughout our meal, but after waiting an hour and a half for our our entrees, the food never arrived. Then when we asked the hostess where the food was she said the chef gave it to another table and didn’t try to remedy the situation. Once it was clear no one was bringing our food, I had to get up to ask to speak to the manager and he never came over. The food never ended up arriving and at that point the waiter tried to offer free tequila shots but at that point we just needed to leave. I will NEVER be returning or recommend this restaurant to any person I like.