EN Japanese Brasserie
435 Hudson St. [Hudson btw Leroy & Morton]
New York, NY
http://enjb.com/
Should you try? Yes and it’s part of Restaurant Week so I would go before it ends.
EN Japanese Brasserie
I’ve found more than any other cuisine, there is somewhat of a class divide between the Japanese restaurants in the city. You have the take-out places you’ll occasionally dine at, providing solid Japanese food, but not necessarily anything spectacular. On the other end of the spectrum, you have high-end Japanese restaurants serving the finest sushi and unique dishes. A restaurant falling into the latter group is EN Japanese Brasserie. The large restaurant in the West Village serves delicious and unique food. The food is pricey though, which is why I went for restaurant week. The restaurant week menu was definitely a good deal, as you get their famous handmade tofu, 2 small appetizers (veggies), choice of lobster tempura, stone grilled washugyu ($12 supplement) or steamed vegetables, miso soup and black sesame ice cream (menu).
The tofu was very smooth, served with a mild ginger sauce and scallions. The vegetable appetizers were tasty and reminded me of the banchan you get at Korean restaurants. The stone grilled washugyu was delicious, just fatty enough to keep it moist and tender. The only issue with the steak was it was brought out on a stone grill, continuing to cook as we ate and got a little overcooked towards the end. The lobster tempura was good, but thought they could have done something different or special with it. The black sesame ice cream was also delicious, similar to the one at Chinatown Ice Cream Factory.
EN Japanese Brasserie's Tofu
EN Japanese Brasserie's Appetizers
EN Japanese Brasserie's Lobster Tempura
EN Japanese Brasserie's Stone Grilled Washugyu
EN Japanese Brasserie's Steamed Seasoned Vegetables
EN Japanese Brasserie's Black Sesame Ice Cream
Can I Try? 
The black sesame was the best part of the meal
this looks so delicious!