Hudson Food Studio

If you like smokey whiskeys, get the Yo yo ma old fashioned! (Seriously, it's worth coming here just to try it!) I had the Pho, the broth isn't going to win any awards, it was young and lacked that deep rich flavor you'd find at dedicated pho joint. I did enjoy it though. I also enjoyed the proportion of noodles, meat and broth. This place has a Brooklyn-y vibe, only a few items on the menu, and it's clear they have a chef driving the menu choices.and because of that, I have no doubt that just about anything you choose will be very good. The 4 stars are a result of what happens when a chef is in total control. Pho was my 3rd choice.... each time I choose an item I was hit with "oh sorry, we're ran out of that" upon asking "well, how about chicken instead of pork?" the chef was unwilling to substitute, or the cooks on duty didn't know how. All in all, I would recommend this place. I enjoyed the kooky experience, even if it was unintentional. I hope the Chef knows they are amazing and we are coming back to experience more of the talented work!

Dined here for the second time over the weekend and it was even better than I remembered. Didn’t have a reservation so we were seated at the bar. The bartender made us a couple of caramelized pineapple margaritas. So good! We had pork bao, fried shrimp wontons, spicy chicken noodles and sesame noodles. All delicious! Will be back asap.

So, the food is good. Top marks to the shrimp wontons - very nice chili oil. Other dishes were pleasant as well, if on the pricy side ;-). The waitress was nice - checked on the ingredients for us and helped find the right options. The 4 star review is for one specific reason - it's BLOODY COLD in the courtyard :-). Had to wolf down the meal so we don't freeze. Otherwise if you visit in good weather you will enjoy.

Excellent service, tolerated us and our toddler very well. The Brussel sprouts with aoli were fabulous. The salad with seaweed was also very good. Our main dishes of eggplant with rice and mushrooms with noodles were very good and well flavored. Nice atmosphere. Perhaps a bit chilly in this old building, but some interesting architecture.

I want to rate Hudson Food Studio five stars. It's a quaint, chic, super friendly, vaguely Asian eatery that include great veggies in every dish. But sadly most flavors just don't land and I'm not sure "wanting to love it" is "I love it". We started with the Duck Bao, served in an extra large, fluffy mantao with a generous helping of nicely cooked duck, but it was woe-fully under seasoned and didn't taste like much. It needed a sauce with some salt and acid. We also had the greens in ginger and sweet soy. This was served sprinkled generously with sesame seeds and included baby bok choy and kale. It was very enjoyable. Except it ended up being redundant as all the rest of the dishes had similar veg. The mains were sesame-crusted tofu over miso-dressed noodles. The miso flavor was light but good and noodles cooked well, but the tofu had no flavor. The ramen was served with a huge portion of noodles and not enough broth, but it didn't matter because my ramen-loving daughter wouldn't eat it. We eat a lot of ramen in NYC and this didn't hold up. My wife appreciated the generous inclusion of shiitake but it was and put of place flavor. And the sautéed pork belly and noodles was probs kg our favorite. Very tender, shredded pork belly with peppers and ramen noodles covered in fresh pea shoots. I would eat that again for sure. Finally we had the Island drink, which was way too tart and had an odd grapefruit-like flavor. We didn't care for it. In the car on the way home, we both debated whether we'd go back. Ultimately we do love the friendly service and the loads of fresh veg. We'll give it another shot.