This hidden gem was a whole vibe! We loved the dj spinning the best oldies that had everyone singing and bobbing their heads. The cocktails were delicious and refreshing. The food was top notch. The fish was so fresh, it melted in your mouth like butter. Our server was so professional and helped us pick a lot of the menu to enjoy.z We will be back! read more

I've never had worse service. Our server, her name is something that usually taste delicious, must have not been her best or hated us. Other servers had to help us while she stood there with her back turned to us. The food was mediocre. My fish had a heavy, unpleasant charred taste. The rice had a beautiful presentation, but lacked flavor. My frozen karaage chicken tasted better. The cocktails were delicious. The vibe and decor was very nice. Go check them out, maybe my server just wasn't a good reputation of them. read more

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Nice space, atmosphere, food. Takes me back to early 90s Tokyo. I feel like I walked into a Haruki Murakami novel...

The sushi is fresh and authentic-- it tastes so much better than many local options. The inside is moody and cozy. You will pay a pretty price for the meal. We were around $250 for 2 people, 4 rolls, 2 apps, 2 alcoholic drinks and sparkling water. But it WAS worth it. read more

Hmmm. So vibe was amazing. Great decor, good music, awesome and attentive staff. Definitely was not impressed with the food. Especially the sushi. The items we ordered from the kitchen were okay. The sushi was lacking in every element. Poor construction. Bland ingredients. One of the rolls we ordered had a paste that gave us lockjaw. Extremely overpriced. Would come back for some cocktails and shareables but the drinks were also overpriced. They had a good wine selection. No pics because presentation was not enticing. read more

I have been patiently waiting to try 888. I was not disappointed at all. I mean wow, the rolls are straight forward and very fresh tasting. I got a ginger tea which was so warm and nice and lasted my whole meal. Our server was attentive and helped us choose our starters. We sat at the bar right by the DJ. I am obsessed with the vinyl DJ concept. I want to eat and hangout here every week. The ambiance is top tier and hard to beat. read more

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very dark, very loud, inedible edamame (wet and unappetizing), staff tried hard, would not do miyabe for 1 even though that is on the menu, the whole concept is disjointed and misses the mark. Disappointing. read more

Vibe, service, food, cocktails- FIRE. I celebrated my 21st birthday here and it could not have been better. read more

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(5/5) Ambience: We came here around 9-10PM on a Saturday. It's a fairly loud place with dim lighting, and during the time we went there was a DJ spinning some great throwback R&B tracks. (3/5) Food: My boyfriend and I opted for the Miyabi $115 option which is basically chefs selection of a multitude of courses. There's a cheaper option that doesn't include sushi, but since my boyfriend and I are fish lovers, we wanted to try the sushi. This is what we had in our experience. Some items were not on the menu: Appetizers/Small Bites: - Amuse Bouche: Salmon on a rice cracker - Salmon Tataki - Soft Mochi-Donut type square with egg salad and caviar - Cucumber Sunomono - A5 Tallow Fries Sushi: - Hamachi Classic - One Akami nigiri - One Hamachi nigiri Main: - Donabe Fried Rice - Bok Choy in sauce Dessert: - Matcha Rice Pudding Was it worth the $115? Money wise, yes. If you add up the menu items, price-wise, it will definitely be worth the money. However, the menu items we were given are considered cheaper ingredients (fries, cucumber salad, rice pudding, bok choy etc.) I wish we had two mains instead of just the rice and a side of bok choy. I felt like I was missing something at the end of the meal, however I left feeling full (probably due to the rice dishes.) (3/5) Service: Our server was great and very nice. However, the pacing of the dishes is SUPER slow. The experience took us almost 2 hours, but my boyfriend and I are fast eaters. There was at least a 10-15 minute wait between most dishes. Would I dine here again? Possibly. However, I think A-La carte would be better value wise. The food was decent, but nothing worth writing home about. read more

888 - Matcha Midori Sour - Japanese Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

#fatjared say...Really REALLY sad to give 4 stars here, but I have to. My overall message is that this place is AMAZING!!! 4.99 out of 5 and it's worth every penny! Since day 1 I have not faltered, nor will I ever with my reviews. 5 stars on Yelp is perfect, therefore you must be perfect to get a 5 star review. 888, I had 1 very small complaint, which means it was not a perfect meal. I specifically chose this place because it was in an amazing area, it was hot and new, the menu looked awesome, and my wife loves asian food. Nothing disappointed. We sat at the bar, staff was friendly, everything was intentional, the DJ was a champion and having a blast, and our server knew a lot about the place. Plus the GM has an epic mullett! We ordered, the Sake Su roll, 2 different sashimis, wagyu katsu, crab udon, and macha crepe cake. I will start with my 1 and only VERY SMALL complaint, that might not even be 888's fault. We had a small piece of a bone in our sushi. I think it was a remnant of a bone from the tuna filling. I hate to say it, but it was true. I think if I come back 49 more times I never have it happen, but this time it did. I will spare a full review of every dish, but I will say that every single one was so good that it could fill a review in an of itself. Authentic, fresh, unique, tasty, balanced, accurately priced, everything you want in a dish. I will add one more thing though, the wagyu katsu was maybe one of the best bites of food I have had in the past 5 years! I could truly become my former fat self off that dish! Overall, I look forward to coming back and visiting again because it was that good! Thanks for an amazing night 888!! read more

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Great sushi, fresh cuts and decent sizing for the price. We sat at the bar so the service was great, recommend getting reservations for sure. The vibe is intimate and fun they also do themed music nights. read more

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Drinks and service was amazing! 10/10! If you ever happen upon this spot ask for Abigail as your server! She contributed to the experience we had greatly. I took my bf here for his birthday and noted that in the reservation and the 888 team personalized a note at our table! It was so cool. Vinyls were spinning all night and the dessert was impeccable as well! Will be back to try the food. It's around the corner from the JW Marriot main entrance. You'll see a bouncer and a red light above the door. There's also free valet for about 3 hours I believe.... read more

888 - All 3 desserts on the menu! My favorite was the matcha layered cake! - Japanese Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

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While in Nashville from Texas.went to 888 restaurant. Food was delicious!! Atmosphere was great! Our main waitress (Barbra Bass )was really great assisted us with selecting our order. Entire. Staff was really great!! read more

I ordered the 888 sushi rill, rib and bao, and the chicken Kaarage, and it was all delicious. It was me and 2 other ladies and it was the perfect amount to share amongst the 3 of us. The Kaarage is a small plate and so was the ribs. So it's similar to what I would expect at a "tapas" restaurant. The ambiance is perfect for a first or second date. Cookie was an our server, and shout out to her for the great customer service experience. read more

Exceptional tastes in both food and music - I could have sat at our table all night. Highlights were the yellowtail jalapeño and the mushroom gyoza. read more

888 - Yellowtail jalapeño - Japanese Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

Wow. Just wow. Buy the braised rib baos, trust. fish, buttery. Everything about the dishes appearance and placements were intentional and beautiful. Cly was amazing and so sweet lover her so much. Service exceptional. read more

888 - Rose - Japanese Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

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Had an amazing time here with my cousin who came to visit. I had the Ube martini and it was so delicious. Every course that came out was incredible, but my favorite was the complimentary vegetarian sushi dish they brought out. Our server was so sweet and helpful. The restaurant itself is beautiful, and I love the music! Wonderful spot for a special treat, I just wish I had room for dessert! read more

Looks like they're working their way through some things. New place. Pretty cool vibe and music and food was pretty good. Couple things I'd ding them for but had some nice talks and they made it more than right. Hidden on a corner no sign. read more

888 - Japanese Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

An absolutely unbelievable meal from start to finish. Every single bite was PACKED with flavor. Service was impeccable. Will be craving this forever! We started with the cucumber app and Katsu Sando at the recommendation of our server and both were insanely flavorful. Cucumbers were a great light start and the sando was perfection. Then we split two sushi rolls that were so fresh they literally melted in our mouths (the 888 roll and the crispy tuna). We finished with the matcha cheesecake and molten chocolate cake - both perfection. The vibe was incredible too, such a cool spot! read more

Top of the line service, food & atmosphere 10/10. DJ put on an absolute masterclass on how to spin vinyl while we ate top of the line sushi & drank high end bourbon. read more

Ally and her team were fantastic -- including the young man from Columbia who took great photos of us! The chef from Japan even came out to see how we were doing . Having lived in Japan for many years, we know what truly great sushi tastes like -- and 888 serves the freshest sushi we've found anywhere in Tennessee. They even offer okonomiyaki, a rare treat I was delighted to discover. And the prices were very reasonable. We celebrated our daughter's 17th birthday here, and every one of us had a wonderful time. Highly recommend! And free valet parking! In the gulch (usually very expensive). read more

This place made me want to start reviewing places more because I've seen it everywhere on social media. It does have a very nice vibe, but the food and drinks are mediocre. Love the concept of the bar though. I feel like if they had better food and better prices, it would be one of the best places in Nashville. The best thing that I had was the tuna tartare I would give that a 7/10. Everything else is pretty EHHH. The nigiri was OK as well, but the pieces were the smallest I've ever had. Service was OK. Our waiter was really nice but our food just took too long to come out. Tab was $183 read more

To start off the restaurant is so cute on the inside! I loved the decor. When we sat down the menu had so many good options. We decided to take some recommendations from our awesome waiter Jason. We started off with the chicken karrage. The Sauce that came with it was delicious. We next had the steak tartar and the fried rice. Omg the fried rice was out of this world. It is a must order. We closed off our order with the trio roll and it tasted really fresh. Overall, can't go wrong with anything from this place! read more

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888 is a must! Ambience is great. Perfect for a girls night or even a date night. Drinks are good, food is quick and it was all delicious! read more

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As a Nashville local, I was excited to check out this new concept restaurant/bar, especially since there aren't many places like it in the area. The atmosphere was great--low lighting, music at a perfect volume for conversation, and a well-thought-out modern decor. I happened to visit on a Hozier night, which I loved. However, the food is what ultimately brings my rating down. Our bill came out to $226 for two people, yet the portions were disappointingly small, and some dishes were undercooked. The wagyu sando was particularly tough and nearly inedible--I wouldn't even let my dogs chew on something that hard. My friend and I couldn't finish it. The crunchy tuna had decent flavor but was poorly constructed and fell apart easily. For the price, I expected much better execution. The cocktails were fine but served in tiny glasses, making them feel underwhelming for the price. The one highlight of the night was the mochi, which was genuinely enjoyable. While I wouldn't return for dinner, I might stop by again just for the ambiance and dessert. read more

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We enjoyed the very special Omakase with ceremonial tuna carving. It was an amazing and culturally immersive experience, with great food, sake pairing, and parting gifts. It is only offered occasionally and limited to 14 seats. What a memorable experience! read more

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Oh my gosh we loved this place!! I'm always hesitant to travel downtown for dinner as a Nashville Native, but the Marriott offers 4 hours free parking with their valet, which was so incredibly easy! It was almost like magic walking into this restaurant. You're transported into a dark, swanky music lounge. We had a cozy table in the corner and were quickly greeted with hot hand towels which was so lovely in the winter!! Our waitress was very attentive and friendly. My husband ordered the not so midori sour, and I liked it so much, I got one too! I think that is one of my most favorite cocktails I've ever tried. It was so light and refreshing. That was followed by the BEST French fries ever, their beef tallow fries. These were perfect, nothing else to say. My husband ordered a spicy tuna roll and he said that was the best sushi he's ever had! Finally, we shared the table side fried rice which was incredibly delicious. We can't wait to return! read more

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I wasn't sure what to expect coming here as a vegetarian but there were so many good options. We sat at the sushi bar table. The food was incredible. The tempura asparagus is a must try! The sake was very good as well. I would come back again. read more

This place was absolutely amazing. The ambiance was 10/10- so vibey from the food, to the tables and seating, to the decor. The edamame was some of the best I've ever had, and I absolutely loved the 888 roll. Is on the pricier side but the experience is definitely top notch. Huuuge fan!! read more

The ambience, the food, the music and the service was great. 1000/10, would definitely recommend! read more

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Good spot! Liked the mezcal cocktail most. Great ambiance and good service from the staff. read more

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Beautiful restaurant and good food. There was a lot of intentionality on how they designed the place.

Very authentic/unique dining experience. I tend to like a quieter dinner but it was still impressive to hear the vinyl playing by the DJ while we ate. As for the food...best miso soup I have ever had. The toro was probably the best as well, along with an awesome fried rice. The roll was good but didn't compare to the other items. Hope to be able to come back to 888 soon. We were very impressed. read more

We always go for the awesome disc Jockeys and stellar music! The food isn't bad either.

This place is AWESOME!!! The 3 of us thoroughly enjoyed our meals!! The service was also awesome, and the sake was very flavorful! Perfect Ambiance! read more

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I really want to like 888, since the idea is so original: a speakeasy style sushi restaurant that has a vinyl-playing DJ. However, my biggest thought after the meal was "would I give this one or two stars?" Starting with ambiance, 888 sits behind an unmarked door with a red light, attached--but not directly--to the JW Marriott. Behind the doors is a modern, vibrant, and upscale-but-approachable sushi restaurant. Notably, along one of the walls is a collection of vinyl records and a DJ playing songs that set the mood. In this category, 888 does a great job. Hereafter, things get more grim. Starting with service, I initially was impressed that the restaurant reached out to me in advance of my reservation to ask a bit more about my party. Specifically, they learned that I had a small child that would be eating with us, and they offered a highchair in advance of me even entering the restaurant. However, the positives turned to negatives as we began to dine. The amount of time we waited between courses was rather absurd, lasting well upwards of 30 minutes between appetizers and mains. At one point, I flagged down our waiter, who was hard to find, to ask if we could just get a bowl of rice for my son (who was having trouble waiting to eat as he's only two) and a Diet Coke for my mom who had been waiting since we got there for one. Despite being a really simple request, and the fact that the rice cooker was within eye shot of me, it took an additional 10 minutes to fulfill both requests. Compounding this, was the relative lack of check-in that the waiter did throughout the meal, not noticing that my mom finished hardly any of her food and not really caring to ask why. Moving onto drinks, I thought the beverages were OK at best. The alcohol content was quite low in the mixed drinks and the wine selection for the price point of the restaurant was just OK. However, the real offender, was the food. Living in Southern California and often traveling to coastal cities I understand wholeheartedly that it's harder to source fresh fish in a landlocked city than it is in coastal areas. However, I have been to many a landlocked city and experienced both fresher and better quality than I experienced here. The complementary seaweed chips that they brought out reeked of THA, the substance that makes fish smell fishy when they're left out too long. The chicken Karaage was pretty lame as well, and they clearly knew that as they tried to cover it with a very mayo heavy sauce on the side. Similar to the chicken karaage, the chicken in the chicken fried rice was filled with fat and gristle, and some pieces looked undercooked. Overall, the fried rice itself was the best dish. As I mentioned about the seaweed, the sushi we ordered, was chewy and slightly smelled of THA, again, indicating that their ingredients just weren't fresh. Adding insult to injury, the price point here wasn't cheap, I would say most of the better dishes costed $40-$50, and there were some quite over-the-top dishes as well, including those that featured caviar and gold flakes . As I've said in my reviews of some other restaurants, I have trouble justifying why one would spend a high price on luxury ingredients, when a restaurant can't even get the basics done correct correctly. All in I was highly disappointed by 888 , between stale fish, long service and wait times, higher prices for what one would get, and mediocre drink drinks, it is exceedingly hard to recommend this to anybody who visits Nashville or in the Nashville area. I have to assume, although I'm not a local, but there's much better sushi available. read more

10000000000000 stars across the sky! The cocktail menu was out of this world inventive, unique, thoughtful and truly came from an artist not only in presentation but also taste! A cocktail chef! I believe Eric Cacioppo was the mastermind behind this curation. Bravo! The food was delish with incredible new flavors. Alfredo was an absolute charmer. The whole place is just super photogenic and swanky. Don't walk, RUN! read more

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Plan ahead and book a reservation! We came without one but were still able to grab a seat at the bar. The bartender serving us provided great service. It's a dimly lit restaurant (so dim it was almost hard to read the menu), but the in house DJ playing records between the two sushi chefs was a lovely surprise. I enjoyed the cocktail I ordered and the 888 signature rolls were very good. The mushroom gyoza wasn't for me personally. read more

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Another great experience at 888! The drinks are fabulous and each dish was delicious! The wagyu and the Sando were the stars of the show! We did go for a birthday and it was a bit disappointing they didn't do anything special for it. read more

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This was actually one of the best meals I've ever had in my life. The caviar service is excellent and so unique and one of the best caviar services I've ever had!! We had that along with the tuna on crispy rice, chefs sashimi, the roll with the diff fish and topped with caviar (forget what it's called), and the toro nigiri. I had hibiki whiskey to drink, and it was an insanely cool vibe and the staff was soooo sweet. Interior was beautiful 10/10 you MUST go here. read more

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