I have tried numerous sushi restaurants in the area and this one is my favorite. The sushi is always fresh and high quality. They have many choices and styles of sushi to choose from but, I tried the cherry blossom roll last time I went and I think that is my favorite. The fried rice, gyoza, and seaweed salad have also all been fantastic. I love that the rice is not greasy and still super flavorful. This place can get crowded so make sure to get there early! read more

Food is really good. They have amazing avocado rolls . As well as their chicken teriyaki. Portions are great. Highly recommend

ABSOLUTELY a hidden gem. Great family owned business that has been around for over 10plus years! Very well decorated. Just enough lighting! Food is outstanding. They dont try and go overboard with the menu but all their dishes are delicious! The owners and staff will treat you like family and help you work your way through the menu! Over all just go and check it out read more

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Lunch at Aoi was wonderful. My husband & I both ordered the same thing: chicken & vegetable Bento box. It came with miso soup - very good, & a bento box with the chicken & veggie tempura, salad, 3 pieces of pineapple, rice & 3 avacado & cucumber rolls -for $13.95 Our server was really nice & took care of anything we asked for. The restaurant was clean & comfortable. The reason I put this as 4 stars vs 5 - the Diet Coke was a bit underflavered & the interior of the restaurant just needs a bit of an upgrade. read more

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Delicious and close by to get good sushi and sashimi. Little small inside and gets busy. So hard to get a seat sometimes but not a long wait. read more

3.5 stars I have read many great reviews for Aoi restaurant and decided to try it today for the first time I ordered the Aoi Bento box lunch 18.95 +1.00 for brown rice included miso soup The Bento box came with a section of iceberg lettuce with a little ginger sauce- I like a little more ginger sauce. Shrimp tempura (2) with sweet potato and broccoli tempura. Miso Salmon with green beans and broccoli- 3 pieces of avocado sushi and brown rice - Finally 3 pieces of pineapple Although everything looked good I found the miso salmon was on the dry side and the brown rice was pretty dry - I will try ordering something else on my next visit read more

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Had a craving for chicken teriyaki and got something that's Chinese stir fry. The gyozas are not Japanese at all...more like Chinese potstickers. They lack the delicate gyoza wrappers that crisp up well when pan seared. Thank goodness we didn't order any raw dishes! read more

Great quality. Fresh. Friendly staff. Kinoko soup is exceptional. Agedashe tofu is really good. Prices are very reasonable. read more

Awesome food always delicious. Management and employees always very friendly and uplifting

It was just OK as someone else wrote. Seems like Chinese staff making Japanese dishes. If you're Asian (especially Japanese), I'd skip it. You can spend just as much for better quality food/decor/etc. read more

I have been to AOI many times and the food has been top notch every experience. I've only done takeout so I can't speak too much about the ambiance or service but when I pickup my order the staff is quick and helpful! The sushi and sashimi pieces are very thick and tasty and their rolls are delicious as well. I would absolutely recommend this place for anyone looking for high quality sushi. read more

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Lovely place. I had great time here. Ambience is superb and you will get calm feeling getting into restaurant. Everything is simple and clean. A little different atmosphere than normal restaurant in usa. Service was great. Our server helped us with our questions and suggested few options to try. She was patiently taking our questions and answered with smile. We ordered crabmeat Dumplings which was best among all other makis and we repeated this order in end. In maki we ordered rainbow maki, idaho maki (sweet potato) and Shrimp Tempura maki. Everything turned out to be great. We liked crabmeat Dumplings best though. Great place, highly recommended. read more

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Japanese is the best choice of food for lunch hands down. I don't know about you, but there's something nice about the size of sushi rolls or sashimi that makes them just the perfect thing to have for lunch with a cup of tea. On a family visit, we tried this place for a lunch on a weekend where they were not doing lunch specials. Looking at the menu, the lunch specials they did have were not organized in a fashion that made me immediately interested anyways. The rolls and presentation were average for cost and taste,and definitely not exceeding expectation, The tea was a cup of hot water and a tea bag, disappointing. Warm saki was good! The staff was very nice and efficient, despite being short staffed. Would I eat here again? Yes, if I was visiting out here. But would I make a special trip to eat at this restaurant if I was out here again? Probably not. read more

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Haven't been back here since 2022. So glad to come back and had lunch at Aoi. Same friendly owner greeted me at the door. Service was pleasant. Had three maki combo, toro sashimi, ikura sushi!!! They were all so delicious! Toro sashimi could be more fatty. Felt like the price was a bit high for the toro quality. They were Chu toro not the fattest toro (fatty toro) * see the pic Excellent ikura nigiri!!! Would definitely order that again! Everything else was great! Nice and friendly server! Ambiance is comfortable and clean. read more

Aoi Japanese Restaurant - Toro sashimi and 2 Pieces Ikura Nigiri - Japanese Near Me - Framingham, Massachusetts

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It took a while before we had our order taken but they were busy and we were in a far corner. Large variety of items on the menu from noodle dishes, rice dishes to sushi and sashimi. Food was satisfying and portions were filling. The cut seemed interesting for some of the sashimi, but they were decently sized. Ambiance wise it is casual with parties ranging from families with babies to couples on dates. The place is decorated well and tables well spaced. read more

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I have loved the food at AOI in the past, but my last take-out meal had mushy vegetables. I far prefer crisp al dente vegetables and will request that they be cooked that way next time. read more

Our family of 4 came for a late lunch on a Tuesday. We saw the amount of varieties on their menu and knew this would be a good place. We were greeted by a friendly staff. She sat us down immediately. The waitress we had was attentive and super friendly. My 2 kids love sushi so they got the 3 maki combo each. My husband enjoyed a katsu don (rice bowl) and I had the miso ramen soup. It was all so delicious and gave a homey feel. The owner later came over and told us about their boba tea shop just a plaza over (2 minutes walk) and we're excited to try that after. I highly recommend this place. The price is just right for a homey authentic Japanese restaurant. read more

Aoi Japanese Restaurant - Miso ramen - Japanese Near Me - Framingham, Massachusetts

AOI is the best!! I love their lunch menu especially. The maki combos are not the bargain they used to be, but still good. Bento boxes are a good deal and lots of options. Service is very good and the ambience is nice. The owner is so nice and always remembers her customers. Highly recommend! read more

Aoi has become our local sushi joint.They're nice, affordable and close by. Especially great, if you have a mid week hankering for sushi. I can't say I have had anything bad, everything has always been really good. I love their veggie maki. Especially the tempura mushroom! I often get their Unagi don, and it's tasty. There's so many different sushi and other items to choose from, it's hard to go wrong! read more

Love this spot! The waitresses are so, so sweet and the sushi is always great. This is my neighborhood go to, so I've been there a lot. I almost always have the gyoza (steamed) and a couple rolls- they've all been yummy. I've also tried some of the sushi entrees, which were yummy too. read more

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Aoi yelpers! This is a great establishment. Reasonably priced, delicious Japanese food. We got a chicken teriyaki and a salmon bento box - yum! Very tasty and authentic style. The fried ice cream was not on the menu from what I saw, but they do have it and I would definitely recommend it. read more

Aoi Japanese Restaurant - Aoi Bento Box Lunch - Japanese Near Me - Framingham, Massachusetts

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We came again for dinner but were disappointed with the slow service. There were two of us. The hot entree was served first. The sushi and sashimi dinner took forever to serve. Not sure why the two entrees were not served at the same time. In particular, the hot entree was served first and turned cold while waiting for the other to come... everything else was good. The server was nice and friendly and apologized for the serving speed. read more

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I loved this place! Came here on a Monday around 7:00 pm for my birthday and we were probably 3 out of 10 in the restaurant at the time. Our server was extremely kind, and I started off my meal with one of their mai tai's (had to, birthday). It was very tasty and packed that punch that most are looking for when they order a mai tai... I feel as though a lot of places mai tai's are strong, but terrible in taste, Aoi delivered both (yay!). For an appetizer we tried their spicy crispy pizza, which I've never heard of or seen on a Japanese menu. It was interesting... it is crispy sushi rice topped with spicy tuna and crunch. It had some heat to it. I did enjoy it, something new to try for sure. For the real deal, I got a volcano maki roll - spicy tuna, with grilled scallop, crab meat mixed on top with spicy mayo - HELLO. It was AWESOME, 13.95 which I feel like wasn't outrageous for the size of the roll and the quality of ingredients inside. Overall, CUTE spot, welcoming staff, and great food/drinks. Would certainly come back. read more

Aoi Japanese Restaurant - Spicy Crispy Pizza - Japanese Near Me - Framingham, Massachusetts

This cute local restaurant in framingham serves up tasty dishes for lunch with a wide variety to choose from and great service too. We enjoyed our lunch and highly recommend. read more

This restaurant has 1 star deducted from my review right from the start. Arrived there for dinner at about 6 pm. The place was not crowded. I was asked to wait for 10mins for a table despite having empty tables in the restaurant. When asked, the waitress said she is cleaning up a table for me. I can't understand why she insist on giving me a table that needs cleaning when there are other clean unoccupied tables available. I ordered a Kinoko soup and Spicy Beef Ramen Soup. The ramen was cooked with chinese-style chilli sauce in the soup that tasted so strange, so much so that it isn't Japenese Ramen at all. The Kinoko soup is decent, not too sweet. At least 1 dish out of 2 tasted decent, which is consoling. I felt that the price of their sushi was grossly overpriced which inhibited me from ordering any sushi. It's a place that I would only go once, definitely not coming back. There are other better places for Japanese food and sushi in the area. read more

Aoi Japanese Restaurant - Spicy Beef Ramen Soup with Soba noodles - Japanese Near Me - Framingham, Massachusetts

As I reflect on the experience a few days later, I feel a warmth of memories. Sappy I know, but it's true. the staff is so super sweet, chill, attentive and they feel like friends within 3 minutes!! read more

The spicy scallop roll was my favorite. The sashimi was thick and fresh. I would recommend this place for sushi. read more

Aoi Japanese Restaurant - Fresh and Yummy. The front desk lady was also helpful and nice. I would recommend. - Japanese Near Me - Framingham, Massachusetts

Good food and service. Nice atmosphere. Good value for japanese food and sushi. Staff is always courteous and polite. Never disappointed with my meal. read more

The food is fresh, good service, many good items on the menu. But. Some of the Maki and Sashimi are BIG pieces. And, you are only given chopsticks. So, you are going to get a BIG mouthful of raw fish. Don't get me wrong, I love sushi, but when the pieces are this big, it's gross IMHO. I'm a big guy, 6'1", I dunno, I've rarely heard this type of complaint. And it's not all their stuff, but the sushi and sashimi platter I got was like this. read more

Came here during lunch and had a great experience. The staff was very attentive and the food was served promptly. If you are looking for a budget lunch this may not be the place for you, but for a quality lunch I wasn't upset by the price. The ambiance was nice, albeit calm and quiet with conversation being louder than music. Nice stop and would recommend. read more

Aoi Japanese Restaurant - Aoi Bento Box Lunch, Three Maki Combo Lunch - Japanese Near Me - Framingham, Massachusetts

Because we were craving for Japanese food and we happened in the neighborhood, we decided to give this place a try. The food was generally good but not great. We had Tako Su (average), soft shell crab tempura (good), chicken wings (excellent), whitefish katsu (quite disappointed), and some sashimi (good and quite fresh). This place is quite casual and the service is good. read more

Went for a lunch with a friend. Had the pink lady sushi as well as an order udon noodles. My friend also got sushi, which was excellent. It was relatively busy for the middle of the day, but the service was fast and friendly. Nice environment inside. Will definitely try for dinner. read more

Great food as always! Excellent, kind service as well. We also had shrimp shumai that was freshly made read more

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Love everything I had so far! I would definitely recommend! People are also friendly!

Really good place. Their food is great and fair priced. They don't take reservations.

Oh my, this Sushi Japanese Restaurant is really yummy. I had the Spicy Crab and Lobster--wonderful. Creamy and spiced just perfect. My son had the Pink Salmon Roll. The Spicy Seafood Soup was tasty and their Miso was as well. Everyone enjoyed their meals. I highly recommend this restaurant. Delicious! read more

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The best sushi experience in Framingham ! Everywhere else cannot compare ! Also the staff is lovely and friendly

We eat lunch here weekly and the lunch is a fantastic deal with top notch food. For around $10, you get miso soup and a bento box with california rolls, salad, rice, and tempura. They also have very good sushi options, soup options and curry options. Service is always great,and the interior is modern, clean and nice. Highly recommended for a solid meal. read more

I live really close to here and have been here maybe 10 times. Pre-COVID we would eat in, but we've been doing takeout. Overall pretty happy with the food. Salmon, Philadelphia roll, crunchy roll, Maki roll, tempura appetizer, spicy tuna... it's all pretty good. Not life changing, but hey, it's sushi in Framingham, what can you expect. BUT, do NOT believe them on a weekend night when they tell you it will be 30, 45 minutes or whatever. IT ALWAYS takes longer. Know this in advance and plan accordingly. read more

Great selection of food, wait time can be busy but worth the wait. Fresh fish and other dishes are yum! read more