Our favorite sushi restaurant outside of the city. Completely unassuming location with easy parking. The food is spectacular and the staff is amazing. We marvel every time we go at just how quickly our order(s) are ready.
Unreservedly recommend this place!! Dates, kids, get together with a few friends, this place is great for all of them.
Our family has had sushi on the east and west coast and this adorable little place beats Nobus...great service, excellent sushi.
I had a really good experience when I came here. My favorite item was the Smoked Salmon. Very good. Very rich with smoke flavor and a creamy buttery after taste. I could eat so much of that, but I had to stop. The appetizers were tasty, and the entrée filled me up, so I needed a to go box. Luckily, I got my left overs back to the fridge before they got room temp. It was worth the money, but it was still not a bad price.
Just had sushi with my daughter. We both thought it was great. Food was exceptional, but service was better. The servers seem to remember everyone from past visits, or everyone happen to be regulars. Hoping to become one too.
My favorite restaurant ever and has been for years! I go every year for my birthday, and any other time that I’m in the area. The staff is extremely friendly, and they provide fast and wonderful service. The food is phenomenal, I can’t even begin to describe how good. But I’ll just sum it up by saying that, if I could only eat one type of food for the rest of my life, it would have to be from this place. Keep up the great work Hayashi!
Best Japanese Cuisine In Town!!!
Family owned and best customer service around. Small but very cozy. Food is so delicious and amazing. Miso cup is out of this world. Large selection of amazing sushi rolls and great deserts. Limited parking, but a couple handicap parking spot near the front.
LOVE this place! My dad comes here all the time. We are in town visiting and came in after our flight. I asked them to make a roll for me that wasn't on the menu and they were able to do it for me. My dad always orders yellowtail sashimi -- this place has excellent fish! It's fresh and absolutely delicious. The service is excellent too. We also ordered these scallop rolls that were delicious! My dad got two orders of fried soft crab and my boyfriend really loved it. The teriyaki chicken was ordered for my boyfriend and my daughter and they both enjoyed it.
Hot sake was great for the cold night we came in. It's a very casual spot but you will definitely be taken cared of!
Went to try this restaurant based on my friend’s recommendation. They have a big menu for a small place. The hotate butter yaki was delicious, the scallop cooked perfectly and the flavor is just on point! The meals were very nicely priced, super inexpensive for the quality. Angelou, our server, was amazing! She was handling all of the lunch crowd tables by herself, which was probably about 8 tables at that time, yet still managed to be friendly and attentive the whole time! My friend is a regular, and so they gave a complimentary, special ika sansai with seaweed which was flavorful and greatly appreciated! We tried the kitchen’s food today, since my friend said this restaurant has been around for over 20 years and they still have the same kitchen staff for all this time, so that tells you something! All the food we ordered today was great! Can’t wait to come back and try the sushi bar next time!
**ALERT🚨 SUSHI MASTERS LOCATED HERE! This joint is the most authentic Japanese cuisine I’ve ever had. One of the key indicators to me was when I first entered the restaurant, it didn’t smell fishy!! I had to double check to make sure I was in the right spot. Then you’re warmly greeted by MIA, the waitress. Man on man, she was serving 15 tables be herself and she hustled! Very attentive service. The sushi was served with the freshest fish and the rice was so soft, and flavors paired were dynamite. The Smoked Salmon Nigiri is a MUST TRY! To top it off, I really measure the service by simply asking for extra ginger and wasabi on the side and sure enough they brought me two large piles of ginger and wasabi!! I’d give them 10 stars for freshest sushi around, vast menu options, and service. They’ve earned my highest recommendation! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This was the only sushi restaurant has table for us eight, at the day time we wanted
Sushi was reasonably price, food was average
Was hoping for better but not bad. Service was slow only one waiter + the owner
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This place is really cute inside, a little crowded but nice. The employees were all really friendly and helpful, too, which is why I didn't want to give less stars. The food was really hit or miss though, honestly. I wish the menu was clearer about what comes with each item. I had the steak teriyaki and tempura combo, which came with rice and miso soup or salad. I got a salad and regretted it. I normally really like ginger dressing but it was really strangely sour and not salty at all, just sour ginger taste. The miso soup my friends got looked good. The steak was good but small portion, the tempura shrimp were great and big, but the tempura vegetables were really disappointing. They look great but the carrot, onion, and pepper were super undercooked and almost completely raw inside. My friend got karaage, which was really overcooked bone in wings instead of what I'd normally consider karaage. Deep fried gyoza were really good. Other friend had chicken teriyaki which they said was good, though the portion was small as well. Pork katsu was extremely thin and small but good. Girlfriend had chirashi which looked great, she said it was excellent and the portion seemed generous. Overall, for the price it was a bit of a disappointment, but the employees and restaurant were so nice that I still enjoyed it.
Super cozy spot with delicious authentic food. Atmosphere is very welcoming and homey. Our waitress was very nice too.
The tiger-eye roll is a super unique appetizer and something I’d totally recommend! Their maki was fresh and bursted with flavor- could use some work on presentation though. My favorite part though, has got to be the bento! Good portions and the tempura is what I’ll keep coming back for. It’s actually authentic!!! Ultra crispy and cooked well.
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