Six Columbus Restaurant: "Hit-or-Miss"

Where: 6 Columbus Circle [map], New York, ny, United States, 10019

3/06/2008 at 2:42 PM
Tags: Hotel Restaurants, Thompson Hotels, Six Columbus, Blue Ribbon, Hotel Restaurant Reviews

So. Six Columbus. You've been avoiding our scrutiny as of late. You've even earned some kudos for having really good rates. But your restaurant? Time Out New York is not impressed.

Opened to much fan-fare, Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill was supposed to bring badass downtown-style eats to the culinary wasteland of NYC's Clinton neighborhood. But TONY's critic Randall Lane says the joint is only doing that half the time:

The dizzying menu--two dozen appetizers, not including 8 soups and 11 types of salad, plus steaks, poultry and tempura--proves disparately hit-or-miss...For every revelation, there were disappointments.

Lane does praise the great sushi, which we also think is terrific. And he's all for the lengthy drinks list. including unpasteurized and hard-to-find sakes. But if it's a culinary revelation you're looking for, Blue Ribbon ain't it.

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· Restaurant review: Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill [TONY]
· Blue Ribbon at Six Columbus Is Open [HotelChatter]

[Photo: Ryan Charles for Zagat]