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232 7th Ave, New York, NY 10011
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OpenTable's Chelsea 'Best Restaurants Right Now' page shows Sushi By Bou booked 18 times today, signaling strong same-day reservation demand for its omakase seatings rather than a walk-up line, according to OpenTable's neighborhood rankings (opentable.com/neighborhood/us/new-york-city/chelsea-restaurants).
The Chelsea location operates behind a hidden door inside the Bosque Flowers & Coffee shop, an entrance gimmick that tends to concentrate demand into set omakase seatings booked in advance rather than a first-come queue, per the restaurant's own location page (sushibybou.com).
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: Reservations via OpenTable or sushibybou.com; set omakase seatings
Sun 5-11pm, Mon 5-10pm, Tue-Thu 5-11pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-12am (per sushibybou.com)
There isn't a public walk-up wait reported; OpenTable's Chelsea page shows the restaurant getting booked repeatedly same-day (18 times as of this check), which points to reserved omakase seatings filling up rather than a standing line (OpenTable).
Yes — reservations can be made via OpenTable or the restaurant's own site, and the Chelsea location's high same-day booking count on OpenTable suggests reserving ahead is the norm (sushibybou.com, OpenTable).
Not confirmed either way by available sources; given the location is behind a hidden door and shows heavy advance bookings on OpenTable, walking in without a reservation is likely to be hit-or-miss (OpenTable).
Sources: OpenTable - Chelsea Best Restaurants Right Now · Sushi by Bou - Chelsea location page