Came here tonight for a friends birthday and lovedddd this place so much! The staff was super friendly, very knowledgeable of the menu, and took their time to answer our questions. The vibe and layout of the restaurant also made it very easy to chat amongst a larger group, which is hard when coming to a place for a birthday party sometimes! I really appreciated that! We ordered a few orders of the uni fries which were delicious and then I ordered the lamb yakisoba but subbed for udon noodles. Decently tasty dish but I wish the portion was just a bit bigger! I honestly left still feeling kinda hungry. For drinks I grabbed the Sakura Sour which I thought was perfect. Definitely recommend that one!

Hokkaido Cuisine on the Spotlight @drclarkhouse Found in the most unusual place one would find an authentic Japanese restaurant, the corner of Baxter and Bayard Streets in Chinatown, is this spot named after an American scholar who was hired by the Japanese government to establish an agricultural college in Hokkaido. Dr. Clark may have been instrumental in bringing lamb to the island. In this restaurant, the lamb BBQ is a surprise favorite and perfect treat for the suddenly freezing New York. Post dinner treat is fittingly nostalgic, it's a revival of karaoke in a former singalong bar. Then bar serves cocktails that are made to Japanese perfection with prices that are pleasantly stuck in the year 2000s. Also, it's the only dining trip where I willingly finished two kinds of noodles because they were so delicious. Representing the West is the generous heaping of uni spaghetti ( And if you have ever eaten your way to Japan, you will know that the Japanese are fond of their Italian restaurants, and if you have been to Italy, you will see many young Japanese chefs in working and learning in celebrated Italian kitchens.) and representing the East is the smoky lamb bbq and curry-ish udon. They are both umami bombs I can't stop eating. Oishi, @drclarkhouse ! #curious_eater #hokkaidofood #hokkaidoisnotjapan

Came early and the restaurant was empty. Sat at the bar. Vibe felt kind of dead and the servers were nice, but also seemed kind of uninterested in being there. The cocktails were excellent. I remember getting something gingery with whiskey and quite liked it. After reading mixed reviews, I stuck to the popular dishes and they didn't disappoint. The addictive cabbage had a sweet, salty mayo with little crunchy bits and was delicious. I just wish this dish was a little colder. The Uni pasta was amazing. So rich from the sea urchin with Al dente pasta. My husband wanted one of these all to himself. We also had the rack of lamb, which was three pieces of lamb grilled with a sweet soy glaze served with green bean tempura. The glaze had a perfect balance of sweet and savory with a nice char on the tender lamb morsels. Tempura was perfectly cracklingly crisp. Great execution all around.

I came here with some friends for my birthday and had a great time! Food was kind of pricier but since it's Hokkaido food I don't feel bad paying more for it because I think this is the only place with that theme. We had the table top grill for mushrooms and jingisukan lamb & yaki udon. This is pretty mediocre for the price- I wouldn't get this again. Everything else was really good - the chawanmushi, Hokkaido kaisen, uni French fries (these were not fried but I really enjoyed the flavor since it is uni tasting), veggie yaki soba and lastly the best was the ramen salad. I would definitely come back regularly for the ramen salad and I'm going to try the addictive cabbage next time! I love that it opens late everyday and this is the only place still open with an open kitchen for late nights in Chinatown.

I've walked pass their outdoor setup a few times where people had thick blankets and a tabletop grills. Then by chance, a friend selected Dr. Clark to celebrate our birthdays. The interior space is trendy and the booth we got was cosy. We got the Hokkaido set course - a 9 course meal for $85pp. The staff was friendly and spaced out our courses well. The fish courses were the highlights IMO. The grilled king salmon was buttery and silky. The sashimi was fresh and the chinmi platter was a mix of textures with a unique salmon jerky. The lamb based dishes were a bit overdone so it was a bit of a miss. For the dessert course, we had a strawberry cream harumaki, which was light and crispy but a weak end to the meal. I think I would give them a 3.5, but rounded up as it may be a better spot with overflowing drinks and I appreciate the glassware aesthetics on our table.