I love that a rolling sushi bar exists in Nashville. The sushi isn't out of this world, but it's good if you're on your lunch hour in the Cool Springs area. My co-workers and I frequent Bodeli often for lunch, but usually on a "paycheck Friday" as it is on the high side for lunch tabs. I usually don't get out of there without paying $12-14 alone. I have found that I enjoy more ordering from the take-out menu and getting the hibachi rice. It's delicious hibachi-style rice without the hibachi price. read more

If I could I wouldn't even give it this. We went in long after the lunch rush hour and there were either two or three groups of two people. The guy behind the sushi bar said the waitress would be with us soon. We waited. And waited. And waited. The covers on the plates were a textured plastic so you had a hard time seeing what the rolls were and they were not labeled. After at least 10 minutes she finally appeared with menus. As my daughter asked questions about how cold she tell what each roll was, to which the reply was that they don't have labels and they know what is in some of them, I took one look at what I wanted and gasped at the price and how little you get. I am used to getting a Bento Box with tempura, a California roll, rice, soup and salad and for about $2 less than tempura and rice was here. We got up and left and went elsewhere. read more

So i have been here twice and still on the fence about this place. I guess it's perfect for somebody who is new to sushi and wants to try it but stay on the safe side. Especially if you go for lunch and do the all you can eat for $12. The price should have warned me, but I guess I got caught up in the moment. They should call it "all you can eat rolls" because there was NO sashimi or nigiri offered, not to mention the rolls were about as basic as they come. I definitely felt like I was tricked but for $12 what can you expect. Doubt I'll be back but if you're in the mood for California rolls and think conveyor belts are cool, this place is perfect! read more

All you can eat sushi! They have small portions of Sushi on a conveyor for you to choose! Not crowded and very tasty!

Great place to go. What so folk see as a problem (lack of labeling) I see as a good thing because it leads to experimentation. And you are not limited to what you see on the belt, you can always ask the chef for requests. They also have a 2 for 1 happy hour that includes sake. Maybe not the absolute best sushi in town, but pretty good. read more

great off the main touristy area of Nashville/Franklin. great sushi. our server was great. not overly in your face, but also didn't let our drinks get watered down. very patient staff and again, they were generous enough to take a reservation for our party of 4. read more

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It was just average...the sushi was okay. Tried a couple of time for lunch. It was $12.95 all u can eat sushi from the conveyor . all the roll was greasy.a lot of tempura stuffed rolls.and the rice is somewhat hard to chew.......Not worth it at all. read more

Bodeli is Japanese for food poisoning. I had mixes of freezer burned, overly oiled/fried sushi and fish that tasted expired. I asked the chef and wait staff and they weren't concerned at all. Never going back. read more

Support a family owned business who live in our community! It's fun family dining with friendly service...and they mean it! Just ask for what u want & they'll gladly make it. Good prices & we always leave full & happy :) read more

I've been to Bodeli's a few times for lunch. Every time has been a good experience. I love the conveyor belt that goes around the restaurant carrying delicious sushi! It is a great opportunity to try new items! Very friendly staff also! read more

Love coming here with our family. Best family sushi place in town. Great food. Big booths. Love the conveyor belt for the kids to pick off their food. If you like sitting at the counter, they've got that too. Lots of space. Love it. Tried other places, but this is the only place we keep coming back to. read more

Blech. I'll say this upfront - there seems to be a discrepancy between lunch and dinner reviews so maybe that's why I was so displeased with this place as I went for lunch. First of all, the music they play is really weird and really loud - a mixture of languages and sounds like contemporary Christian/80s rock/elevator music. And LOUD. I had a business lunch here and felt like we were shouting. Second, the conveyor belt concept is cool and something I'd only experienced abroad but here the offerings were paltry and not good. Almost EVERYTHING that went past was A. fried B. contained cream cheese (not a fan in sushi) or C. was fried and had cream cheese. There were no fresh ingredients, no spicy rolls, and very little raw fish - lots of tempura shrimp and crab. Really, really disappointing as I like to actually eat sushi when I go to a sushi joint. I ordered unagi (eel) nigiri because the conveyor food was so paltry, and that too was disappointing. Limp, discolored, and tasted ok but looked so strange that I couldn't finish it. Really bummed, I was hoping to find a decent, inexpensive sushi option but I won't be going back unless coerced. read more

This is a real favorite of ours for sushi, and we miss not being over that way as much as we used to -- but have been able to stop for lunch several times recently. It's fun to have the combination of the menu and the little surprises going by on the conveyer belt. The owners are very nice people, and we always feel welcome. read more

Horrible service! They made me feel very uncomfortable. Food is not good at all. I could have went to mc Donald's and had a better time. They like to tell you who you can share your food with and keep watching you all the time. Horrible place ! read more

Always my go-to restaurant for sushi! We call it the "fun" sushi place because of the conveyor belt. Enjoy selecting off the rotating belt for an appetizer while waiting for meal. Very friendly folks and good service. Kids love the flavored sodas with the marble in the glass bottles. Could use another waiter during very busy times. Fantastic family operated business. read more

Upon arriving it had made the party nervous about the quality of sushi just off the looks. We had people order off the menu and the rest had all you can eat. She could not grasp who was getting what. Once we got our drinks we didn't see her again until we were about to leave and then asked if we needed refills for our drinks. The variety of sushi was very limited as they only had one person making rolls. The only reason I'm giving 2 stars is because of the sushi chef. He didn't speak English very well but he took orders for any roll we wanted. This man was great and made a friends first sushi experience worth it. read more

Fun fun fun!!! I'm from out of town and this is always on my must visit list while in TN! My kids and I love the conveyor belt sushi bar. It's absolutely perfect for getting my kids (and me!) to try new things. The food is always great and they are more than happy to take requests. The owner and his wife are so friendly and couldn't be any more accommodating! Today at lunch they even gave my kids the coolest "kid chopsticks" that help them learn how to use them properly. My kids loved it. I can't wait to come back on my next trip to TN! Thanks for another wonderful lunch Bodeli!!! read more

If you come for lunch expect every roll to be either imitation crab or a couple rolls sprinkled in with fried shrimp. The sushi is not any better than a cheap china buffet. You can't tell what any of the rolls are because they are drenched in sauce. I got 2 small plates and the sushi was just disgusting. The sushi chef made it a point to come over and tell me not to waste food bc I left 4 broken up pieces of sushi (I ate what I liked out of the middle of the rolls). How embarrassing... It's definitely not worth $15 for lunch. Go to Publix, the sushi there is a million times better. This place sucks. read more

Pretty good sushi for the price. No escolar on my visit but the hamachi, yellowtail, salmon, and tako was great but the mackerel was a bit fishy. The restaurant was completely empty at 1:00 which was a bit disconcerting for a business lunch. Being from out of town I really trusted yelp on this one. read more

Really fun experience. At first I was concerned about how fresh the sushi might be on a conveyor belt but it's been very fresh and delicious every time I've been. I especially love the all you can eat option for lunch. Reasonably priced and good sushi. read more

Great family run business. Great food. Great owners! My whole family loves it. Some of my family orders sushi off menu, others off conveyor, and my youngest loves the fried rice. read more

It was one of the worst restaurant I ever went. There were no people except me the whole time I was eating, and it was dinner time on a Monday. Because there were literally no guest, the sushi I had were not fresh at all. The ginger were also not fresh. I ordered a small sashimi and all the fish taste yucky (I LOVE sashimi) except the salmon. I will never go again; it's was not pleasant at all. read more

I have no idea how this restaurant received 4 stars. This is amateur sushi...if even that. I was hoping to have a good meal since I had traveled from Knoxville for a meeting. I spent $40 on the worse meal I have ever had. What a disappointment! I am more upset, however, that they received 4 stars. YUCK! read more

Go directly to the Specialty Maki Sushi menu especially the Tiger Eye with it's crispy sweet potato coating and the cooked Bulgogi Sushi (not on the menu but will happily accommodate) are out of this world! This Korean couple makes combinations you won't see anywhere else and if you ask, they will surprise you with a unique creation. The conveyor belt sushi is average and at $1-$3/plate, what are you expecting? It's definitely fast if you're in a hurry and a life saver for the children who can't wait for the ordered sushi, it's not unusual to see 10, 15 even 20 plates or more stacked at tables! If you enjoy Korean food, they will also provide it upon request including excellent Kimchi and Yaki Mandu appetizers and regular Bulgogi. If all you've tried is the conveyor belt sushi, there's no question that you need to come back to order the specialty sushi or what I call the Americanized sushi. Once you find your favorite, you'll be dreaming about it! read more

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Definitely not the greatest rolls I've ever had. The conveyor belt idea is neat and the atmosphere has the potential to be a hip and hot place but the variety on the belt needs to improve greatly. Covering boring California rolls with hot sauce is not worth the money you pay. read more

This is the worst Japanese restaurant ever had in terms of food taste and quality. You literally get better sushi from groceries. We spent 70 for two, and sashimi served is only half thawed. The hostess is very nice thus deserve a star. read more

A little hidden GEM! Food always great. Service even better. Find it and got eat sushi!

Conveyor Belt Sushi is a fun gimmick, but in the end that's really all it is. Its a great thing to do maybe once. But I cannot stress enough, as others have, the many shortcomings.. First, the lack of labeling. My girlfriend and I were lucky because we had the undivided attention of the Sushi chef, but we had not been sitting at the bar, we would have had no way of knowing most of the time what we were eating. Bodeli would be doing itself a huge favor by somehow indicating what you were trying. Second of all, many of the rolls came in 3 pieces instead of 4. This made for some difficult math between two people. How do you eat half a roll? Perhaps the intention was that each person try their own, but that's not very romantic, and given how long it can take for the conveyor to make one revolution, its also not very practical. Still, it wasn't a horrible experience. The Sushi Chef was very friendly and the rest of the staff was very attentive. Its not that there was anything wrong with the place, just that it needs to make a few friendly modifications to make the experience more enjoyable overall. read more

Love love love this place. The people are great, and if you are a regular, they start making your favorite sushi as you walk in the door. You can get all you can eat sushi off the conveyor belt, plus miso soup and salad for $14.99. It's not the best sushi in the world, but it's an incredible deal and we love it! read more

Late Saturday night on our way home to Austin, TX, it was the perfect place for a young family of 4. Incredibly fresh sushi and great service! read more

This is simply the best sushi in Franklin! The owners Bo and Alex are always friendly and serve outstanding sushi. Everything is always fresh and all of the sauces are all homemade and made in house. It doesn't get better than this... period. You get more for your money here and you get the best service..also be sure to say hi to Mr Kim.. read more

The only conveyor belt sushi restaurant in the metro Nashville area!

Always love it here. We've been going here off and on for years. One thing we miss is having all you can eat at dinner, lunch time can never work with our work schedules. Service is always great and no matter how many months we go between visits they always recognize us! read more

Food was great, service was great & we loved the rolling sushi bar! Only complaint is that I showed the waitress a picture of a sushi roll someone had there before & asked what it was & she immediately asked the chef to make something & didn't say anything about a price or ask how many rolls. When we got the bill, I was shocked to see they had charged us for 2 speciality rolls at $20 each. $40 for 2 rolls of sushi is a little too much. Everything else was good though. We will return but only order menu items. read more

Excellent food, very kind and courteous staff, and cool atmosphere. The Franklin roll and the Angela roll are to die for.

We love this place and the personal service they provide, but they best part is the freshness of the sushi.

No good. Buffet is a joke. Old sushi and if you want more forget about it. Would recommend McDonalds over this place.

I went for the "all you can eat" sushi on the sushi train, but apparently the sushi chef doesn't literally believe it. He put about 3 pieces of sushi on each plate (The whole time there was a variety of about 4 basic types of sushi rotating), and I ate around 12-15 plates, which for me is pushing the limit. By the time I got to the 14th plate, the chef saw my stacked up plates and stopped putting sushi on the train. When he finally did put a couple more plates on the belt, I grabbed one, and he immediatly pointed out how many plates I have had, basically saying you have had all you need and to stop eating. Needless to say, I won't be back for the lackluster, boring sushi. read more

Not a fan of the belt sushi system so when we ordered specific rolls I was VERY disappointed on the size of each. My family ordered our typical number of rolls and were only 1/2 full. The sashimi portions were TINY too. Over all huge disappointment! read more

I have been visiting for the past two years and have never gotten sick or been disappointed. The best time to go is between 11:30 and 12:30. If you don't go at 11:30 during the week, the business crowd will beat you to all the good rolls. Follow by those rules and you'll do just fine. read more