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“Take out was quick and delish!”

Asahi Japanese Restaurant
Ranked #396 of 709 Restaurants in Syracuse
Cuisines: Japanese
Description: Asahi Japanese Restaurant offers delicious tasting Sushi and Japanese cuisine as well as some Asian kitchen entrees in Syracuse, NY. Asahi's convenient location and affordable prices make our restaurant a natural choice for dine-in, take-out meals in the Syracuse community. Our restaurant is known for its variety in taste and high quality fresh ingredients. Come and experience our friendly atmosphere and excellent service.
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Description: Asahi Japanese Restaurant offers delicious tasting Sushi and Japanese cuisine as well as some Asian kitchen entrees in Syracuse, NY. Asahi's convenient location and affordable prices make our restaurant a natural choice for dine-in, take-out meals in the Syracuse community. Our restaurant is known for its variety in taste and high quality fresh ingredients. Come and experience our friendly atmosphere and excellent service.
Reviewed 4 August 2016 via mobile

When I entered on a Tuesday night, I wasn't confident that they were open because there was only one patron. While the staff wasn't especially friendly or outgoing, the service was efficient and the food was good. I ordered two different rolls, a miso soup and edamame. I was happy to return home, grab a beer and eat in the backyard (btw, I ate some of the edamame the next night as well).

Date of visit: August 2016
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Reviewed 13 January 2016 via mobile

Half priced Mondays? They give you half a sushi roll so it's actually the same exact price. The quality is not as good as somewhere like koto but I like to eat local but not if the experience is horrible. Just bad service, they never come around to ask if you want anything. I bought a Groupon once I ate my food with my boyfriend when I presented the Groupon they told me they couldn't accept it because there weren't enough people in the restaurant. I have no idea what that means, so I asked for an explanation and they repeated there are not enough people in the restaurant. I'm assuming they didn't want to lose money but if that's the case they shouldn't have been offering the Groupon to begin with...

Date of visit: April 2015
Thank TrickyYoungChicky
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Reviewed 12 July 2015

My wife and I were looking for something light this Sunday evening and decided sushi was the way to go. We tried a couple of places on the Syracuse University Hill, but they were both closed, and then remembered that our son recommended Asahi Sushi (Asahi Japanese Restaurant) on Westcott.

I saw several recent reviews that panned Asahi. But, our experience was very pleasant and the food was tastefully presented and was quite good--and, I've eaten sushi at many fine restaurants in NYC. So, I don't know what the problem was for the other patrons who found the food or service less than palatable. Perhaps they sampled sushi from the carousel and did not like that. We ordered through the chef.

The restaurant is rather spacious, although it could accommodate more people if arranged differently. We found it comfortable for us on a hot, summer evening.

An obviously new, but very cute waitress, provided menus with an extensive array of selections at very reasonable prices. There is sushi, of course, but also hot plates from the kitchen. I noticed they had seafood udon noodle soup, something I will have to return for.

The only ice tea was the Snapple brand and they did not have hot tea, something I found rather unusual for an Asian restaurant. Pepsi products were available, but we opted for an Asahi bottled beer (very good) and a Pinot Grigio (also very good).

We started the meal with miso soup, which came to the table a little tepid, but, inasmuch as this was an 85 degree day, that was OK. Often miso soup is over-salted. Asahi avoided that mistake, serving us a delightful miso broth with seaweed and tofu.

The Dragon Roll (eel with cucumber and avocado with eel sauce) was as good as any I've eaten anywhere. My wife ordered the Rock 'N Roll (crunchy tuna with avocado) and we both enjoyed that, too.

There are many other dishes available at Asahi that I would like to sample and have no hesitation about returning for a repeat performance.

Date of visit: July 2015
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Thank WarrenFretwell
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Gary D, Manager at Asahi Japanese Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 14 July 2015

This is wonderful to hear, Warren! It sounds like the sushi and the wine were a hit. I'm already looking forward to your next visit.

Until next time,
Gary

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Reviewed 12 April 2015 via mobile

The restaurant was empty when we walked in. The waitress didn't speak much English. The food was average, nothing too spectacular. They have a conveyor belt where sushi comes around the bar. It wasn't in use since there were no customers at 6:30 PM on a Friday night, but we did walk by it. The whole time we were there, only a couple of guys came in, grabbed some quick sushi and left. The hibachi entrees are cooked in the kitchen and not as good compared to other places we've been. Sodas come in a can. This would not be a place I would recommend for a sit down restaurant unless you're just stopping in for some quick sushi. We spent $160 here between 5 people and ended up getting pizzas afterwards from Papa Johns next door.

Date of visit: March 2015
Thank 315Cay
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Reviewed 19 June 2014

My boyfriend and I recently went there with a Groupon voucher I had bought. After standing in the entry for a few awkward moments while she scowled at us my boyfriend asked where we should sit - she waved her hand towards the seating where the conveyor belt was. My boyfriend excused himself to the bathroom, the server walked to opposite end of restaurant to watch tv with her back turned to me. As I was sitting there sushi was coming around the conveyor belt - I have no idea how long it had been on there. My boyfriend returned, walked right past server and sat with me. We looked at the voucher searching for clues as to what the $30 dinner for two was going to be...we talked about the sushi and how disturbing it was that it had been on the conveyor belt before we arrived. Before we knew it 7 min had passed since he sat down - the server was still watching TV. My boyfriend shouted over to her "Hey can we get some service here?" She came immediately and with attitude dripping from her mouth asked us quite rudely "What you want to drink?" My boyfriend asked if there was a menu - she waved her hand towards the far end of the restaurant and said "I have refrigerator." My boyfriend informed her that she was rude - no apology offered - in an even ruder tone she said "You say I am rude?" My boyfriend said yes... you are rude, you do not talk to customers like that, we come in here, have to ask where to sit, ask to get service and you refuse to give us one of the menus you have at the end of this counter - yes you are rude! She said "You think I rude you get your money back and go somewhere else." So that is what we did. It was the worst treatment and service we ever had in a restaurant. Groupon refunded us, we ended up going to a place we had been to before via a groupon deal in Fayetville called Kyokos - it is still our favorite place...that will not change anytime soon after the treatment we got at Asahi.

Date of visit: June 2014
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Thank melissa1012
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