I've been frequenting Asian Island for almost five years now, and I'm so surprised I haven't taken the time until now to pen my thoughts. This is hands down the most consistent and high quality sushi restaurant that I've encountered in the northern NJ area. I keep coming back, despite a few other great options that are actually closer to me. I tried a very expensive venue on Rt. 10 in Whippany this past week (you can guess which one), but I will always prefer the Island. Fresh rolls with so much variety, you can get lost in the menu. The Monster Symbol Ball and the Tuna Dumplings are just to die for - so much robust flavor. Their standard rolls and sashimi are fantastic, and they will deliver as much wasabi as you request. It's on point and fantastic. The chefs behind the counter are never too busy to give you a nod and a courtesy greeting, and the wait staff are just so pleasant and willing to make your dining experience best it can be. BYO wraps it up, and they are happy to give you beer or wine glasses as needed. Only thing our group didn't care for was a fatty tuna special, and they were so concerned to hear this they offered to take it off our bill. That's customer relations right there! Please try this place! I've been wanting to also try Sushi Ya, but I just cannot bypass Asian Island to do so. It's a real problem. You need to try this place!!! read more

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Dinner in Sparta, New Jersey... My friend and I were driving past the post office when I saw Asian Island in the corner of the strip mall. I asked her if we could take a look... sure! She saw that Bubble Tea was advertised in the window... she wanted one, so we went inside... The environment was really beautiful and welcoming! Staff were very friendly and helpful! I ordered the Japanese Wonton and shrimp noodles, unagi sushi, and ikura sushi. Everything tasted delicious and had great presentation! My friend and I had a nice conversation alone... without the family, friends, and event planning... LOL! read more

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Excellent lunch here. Sashimi box was delicious and filled me up perfectly. Friendly service is always a plus. read more

Asian Island - Sashimi box (minus one bite of spring roll... Hey, I was hungry!) - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sparta, New Jersey

Great vibe! Staff is very friendly! Food has a quality of a Michelin star restaurant.

Did not expect to have really good Asian food in Sparta, NJ to be honest. But this place had tasty plates that ranged from Japanese, Chinese, Thai servings and I love that I could have a little bit of everything should I decide to! The Thai curry was huge! Very tasty hot and sour soup, and their salmon teriyaki hit the spot. Very friendly even an hour before closing they did not skip a beat. Food came out pretty quick. It's a cute little place and if I ever made my way back to Sparta I'd come here. If you are a Spartan and craving Asian food, this is a good place to treat yourself! read more

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The sushi is great. Fresh and well rolled We love the wasabi shumai Service is fast and friendly read more

Sashimi was not fresh. Chef's special rolls we ordered were too big and messy to eat (Central Park and Italian Scallion).

Ambiance ***is acceptable. Service ***poor. The Asian waitress made me felt like I was a fast food counter placing an order. Food****we ordered the Pad That shrimp and the hibachi beef and shrimp. The pad Thai was too sweet, with mini shrimp and very thin rice noodles. It was an over sweet mushy mess. The beef in the hibachi was tough and over cooked the shrimp was tasteless and looked strange with no shrimp texture. We did not have the sushi or sashimi. The restaurant could have been cleaner. Will not be going back. read more

Got a giant sushi platter on New Year's Eve everything was delicious and pricing was very good

Best sushi in the area! I come here all the time and the food is always fresh and consistently great. The staff is always friendly and the prices are very decent! I recommend this restaurant to everyone and they are never disappointed. read more

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Best sushi in Sussex and Morris county. Great friendly staff. Prices are more than fair! Cozy little bar area. They will cater to you beverages when you bring them in. Very busy place. EVERYTHING made fresh upon order. Nothing wrong with waiting for a perfect meal. read more

The food was great my husband and I have been there a few times, lunch and dinner the service is good as well.

Friendly staff. We had no issues with any sort of delay in getting our food. The prices were great and the food was really good!

Asian Island is sadly still closed for dine-in, however, we keep going here for take-out to support this amazing business. They allow one person to come inside at a time, where you can pick up and pay for your food. They take both credit cards and cash. Some of our go-to favorites include: miso soup, seaweed salad, fried rice, and sirloin steak hibachi. Main entrees always come with a nice side salad and soup. Go for yourself and you'll see why they're raved about! read more

Asian Island - The inside portico --where you can pick up and pay for your food. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sparta, New Jersey

Very good food, very good service, very good ambiance! Absolutely recommended the Tuna Pizza Appetizer!

The food here is really good. I feel this is the best sushi in Sparta. I had a sampling of Things. The Black Angle roll, Shrimp tempura roll, Beef fried rice, Beef Satay, and Chicken Satay. Every item was fresh and delicious. The specialty rolls were large and filling. My order was for pick up and everything was packed up nicely with care and it was ready on time. I will certainly go back here. I would make a suggestion for the resturant which is the entrance check out area. It is very cramped and people coming to eat in, leave, pay, or pick up all need to traverse a single area. There just isn't enough room and it's uncomfortable. Thank you for a great experience. I'll be back. read more

Had not been there in over five years. The food is still great did not disappoint! Service was a little slow (short staffed) but they inform you of this coming in. All in all my wife and I had a good time! I will definitely be back!!! read more

Excellent for lunch or dinner.Ordered Bento boxes You get enough food with the box.You get soup,miso with some tofu and scallions.the spring roll and shumai are good We had beef teriyaki and two shrimp tempura.The tempora you also get veg.Zucchini,sweet potatoes and onion .Nice and crispy The bento box for the beef was good in flavor with a sauce..Also had bubble tea which was good but some of my tapiocas beads were not soft inside.Everything including service was excellent and friendly servers.Noticed lots of online lunch traffic.Will be beautifully plated dishes read more

Love LOVE LOVE ASIAN ISLAND They are so kind to me and my family and we absolutely love it here and swear by it. Every time my family comes in we get an appetizer on the house and even free Michu for my dads birthday! Their so sweet and never have we had a bad experience here not to mention their food is fresh and delicious read more

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First time eating here. Have to say was impressed that the sushi was definitely fresh. I regret not having tried them earlier. I use to goto Sushi Ya but it is hit or miss if the sushi is fresh. I can tell that this place cares that their sushi is always fresh. I got salmon sushi rolls and super fresh meat cut perfectly too. And went back the following night for dinner. Great dinner. The only thing I'd skip is the bubble tea- not impressed. read more

Really lovely food great Ambiance. Good service. What more can you ask for?? they're happy to explain anything on the menu to you and their food is always really fresh . read more

My favorite place for sushi! I no longer like sushi from other restaurants I visited in the past. They're just not as good. Favorites are Black Angel and Violet rolls. Also love Thai pineapple fried rice with shrimp. Staff is friendly. Place is clean. Food is GREAT! Oh and it's BYOB! read more

Sashimi is good here. Heck, all the food is good here. The food is always fresh, & the atmosphere has a cool lounge feel to it. The service is always attentive and quick, and all plates are presented beautifully. It's also a byob, I actually like that it is. I can bring my own wine and or saki. I just feel like it is missing that pop that makes a place "awesome". I have come here numerous times and have never had a bad meal here. The menu & the decor are just getting a little tired. Maybe some new rolls or dishes and a fresh coat of paint will give this place the little push it needs for me to make this 5 stars. read more

Asian Island - Green tea Mochi.... - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sparta, New Jersey

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Straight facts: ordered food at 6:30 was told should be ready in 40 minutes because they were a little busy. (Which a 40 minute wait is normal for this place on a Friday night) Got there at 7:30 was told it would be another 30 minute wait. Left went to the Stop and Shop picked up some things for the house and came back at 8:10. Waited ANOTHER 20 minutes. Was offered tea, declined. This is the SECOND time this has happened. Would have not been mad if they were like "hey, we're very busy it's gonna be about at least an hour wait". Food is very good and staff is extremely kind and friendly. It's a shame cuz idk if we will be going back. read more

I love the food. Best sushi I've ever had. The service is amazing as well the atmosphere is great and very pretty. I highly recommend.

There food is always fresh and the specialty Rolls are big, i really like the black angel roll and the lion king roll. You just cant go wrong with their entrees. Service and presentation is always great. Highly recommend this place. One of our favorites! read more

Good sushi good service and close to home. Can't ask for more. Can get quite busy on the weekends so if you didn't make reservations be prepared to wait and wait and wait. read more

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Great local food, high quality, great service best Asian food in Sparta no doubt highly recommend

This place has fantastic chairs. Super comfortable. 10/10. The sushi is also excellent. read more

If we could have given this place a zero we would. Staff very polite, but food very underwhelming. Every dish tasted the same ranging from habachi to thia dishes ordered. read more

Given the wrong take out order by owner. Got home and called, I drove 30 mins back to store where they then had me wait an additional 25 minutes. Owner then asked for additional payment as they forgot to charge for an egg roll. Would of been a nice way to say sorry to include for free especially since owner messed up orders...but owner was insistent that payment was given without a sorry. What is it with local businesses and the lack of customer service!? Will no longer return. read more

This is probably a 3.5 star place. The decor is dark and a little swanky for a strip mall sushi joint, making it a nicer date spot than the other sushi restaurants in town. The sushi was pretty good, and they were generous with the amount of fish in the rolls. The beef negimaki was pretty tasty as well. Not a bad choice for sushi in Sparta, especially for a date, although I think Tokyo Sushi is slightly better in terms of sushi quality. read more

Pros: byob (wild), has food. Cons: no one speaks English, we waited over an hour for our food, and our waitress literally hated us idk why who hurt u read more

Great place for sushi and Thai food. Fresh, great quality seafood, clean and wonderful service. read more

Asian Island - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sparta, New Jersey

Although easy to miss in a strip mall between a post office and hair salon, and the decor makes me wonder if this place turns into a nightclub (it doesn't). However, basing this solely on food ....The sushi is very very good!! Best in the area. Good lunch sushi combo selections as well I haven't tried their Thai or Hibatchi but definitely worth going to try read more

Was traveling through the area and stop by for lunch. What a great find... the Bento box was perfect for lunch, great tasting and great value!! read more

Here are the four things you need to know for why I'm giving them four stars. 1. It's a b.y.o.b. 2. The owner either is named Jackie Chan or he claims to want to be called Jackie Chan. His words. Not mine. He's an incredibly nice man who has given me free food multiple times. That's customer service y'all. 3. The sushi is great. Very fresh and refreshing. 4. The atmosphere is a lot of fun. The bathroom is trippy and the chefs are just making sushi in your face like they're painting a picture of you. P.S. That picture is a masterpiece because you're beautiful and you made a good choice coming to asian island. read more

Good sit down service however takeout can be a little slower compared to Sushi Ya or Hunan Wok. Prices are also higher than that at the other two restaurants in Sparta however it is also better, however I would go to Sushi Ya for Sushi instead of here. Would recommend any of the hibachi dinner entrees or the teriyaki entrees. read more

Place is Average. Nothing GREAT. Nothing HORRIBLE. The Service- is ehh- it is clean and the sushi was fresh which is important when eating Sushi of course. one of the meals i ordered came out cold and we asked for all out sushi with brown with and it came out white. it is just the little things that wow me when dining like paying attention! it is very important especially during these times. anyway what we did eat that was prepared for us aside from the cold food was decent. they just need to step up their game with service and they will be in good shape. read more

The food has improved quite a bit and Asian Island is now our go to Asian restaurant in the area. Reccomend the Pad Thai, the Asparagus Maki, the Beef Negamaki and the sushi. I'm so pleased they have improved the quality this restaurant. read more