So good every time! We love sunset & sunrise but sex on the moon was a new roll. They were all so…read moregood. Will definitely be back

This is one of the rare times the Yelp reviews don't live up to my expectations. I'm giving 4 stars…read morebecause the staff was so friendly and kind, and I don't want to trash a small business. This is a no-frills, smaller restaurant inside a strip of stores in a questionable-looking area of town. As I parked the car, I thought twice about actually going in, but based on the Yelp reviews, I decided to give it a try. It was clean inside, and, as I mentioned, the service and staff were 5-star! My food was where it went wrong for me. I started with the summer rolls (the ones in rice paper); they serve sushi and Thai food here. I have been craving summer rolls; I love the freshness of the mint and herbs, combined with crunchy peanuts and peanut sauce. However, that fell short for me here. The peanut sauce was reddish and tasted more like ketchup, so that was a letdown. No little peanuts anywhere in the sauce or on the plate. It was jam-packed with iceberg lettuce, which you would typically put on a Taco, so it wasn't very fresh-tasting, and it contained the tiniest piece of shrimp I've ever seen inside. Following my gut, I decided not to order my usual sushi selection, which is always raw, unfried, and unsauced. However, I decided to play it safe, so I opted for a Mexican roll instead. I asked for no eel sauce, but I should have also specified that I wanted spicy mayo on the side. It covered my roll, and I had to use a napkin to remove what I could. This is usually a roll that is around $6 to $10, but for some reason, they were charging $14. They made the rolls bigger, but not by filling them with more shrimp, avocado, etc.; instead, they added more rice. This may be someone's cup of tea, but it wasn't mine, and I won't be back, but wish them the best!

I live in Lebanon and am always looking for a different sushi place. Fortunately, with the advent…read moreof FedEx, sushi lovers can generally find some place to scratch that itch. Decided to try Red Ninja in nearby Old Hickory. Nothing fancy but polite employees and above average sushi. I tried the "c" special which consisted of 2 specialty rolls and miso soup. Hamachi/Yellowtail is generally my marker bar for sushi places so I orders a nigiri order of that. Overall rice was a little under seasoned but was cooked properly. Size of rolls were above average and had a good amount of fish. Prices were great. I'm pretty sure I'll return. I like to support small private businesses like this, I hope you will as well.

Pleasantly surprised by the sushi options in hermitage! I really enjoyed this place. Sushi was good…read morein very interested to come back and try their Korean food

Get the chicken curry ramen. It's fantastic. The sushi is so good too. It's a go to date spot for…read moreme and my husband. I haven't tried the hibachi but it looks like quite a show is put on. They also let you order hibachi at the regular tables and bring you your plate there.

Came to try a new restaurant on a whim... will be back with intention!! Such a great meal! Nice…read moreatmosphere and friendly staff. The drinks were pretty meh, but the hibachi made up for it!

If you walk into a restaurant at 7pm on a Wednesday night and the place is fully packed and there…read moreare people waiting behind you to be sat, you KNOW you made the right decision to go there. We were greeted nicely by the hostess and waited roughly 5 minutes for a table to open up. A family of five came in right after us and decided to sit at the bar to eat. I knew in my heart that this was the best place to go to for my husband's birthday dinner. We sat on some barstools while we waited, discussing the hockey game playing on the tv behind the bar. I loved the low ambient lighting that spread across the ceiling. Our waitress was nice but she never gave us her name so I unfortunately can't shout her out. She gave us recommendations so I ended up taking one of hers. Now, if you have read my Thai restaurant reviews, you know by now that I judge a Thai restaurant by ordering their Pad Thai the first visit, however, I broke that rule because I just KNEW this place was going to be good. We ordered the Tom Kha soup with chicken, Pad Kee Mao with chicken, I ordered the Khao Soi Gai (it comes with chicken, no substitutions), and one Thai iced tea. You guys. When the Tom Kha soup touched my lips, I was SO excited to get the main course! It was made PERFECTLY. I haven't had true Tom Kha since probably when I lived in California over a decade ago. The Thai tea was strong and delicious, exactly how it should be made. The Khao Soi Gai...that first sip of the curry broth nearly made me go Meg Ryan-mode in the restaurant. If you know, you know. "I'll have what she's having!" Our waitress recommended this dish and I'm so glad I was adventurous and tried something different outside of my "I'll judge you based off of your Pad Thai" attitude. It was perfect and when I say perfect, I didn't even add lime juice to it because I didn't want to mess anything up with the flavor profile. Sure, lime could have added another element to the dish but when I say it was perfect the way it was, it's true. The night at Smiley would have ended perfectly if it weren't for the miserable couple who sat beside us discussing how unhappy they were in their marriage and decided to accept the waitstaff into their broken marriage by being completely rude. But the staff remained professional and kind through it all and I give them HUGE props for that because I was a moment away from telling that wretched couple off. In short, the staff here are wonderful, and the food is memorable, delectable, delicious, perfect...it's HEAVEN. We will DEFINITELY be back to try other menu items!

This place was packed!! Which always says something about the business, means food is good and…read moreservice is good! Which was spot on! We met family there and ate great food! I had the Pad Tai prawns, it was a lot of food but it was so gooooood!!! I couldn't even finish it all, so I took it home, our server was very attentive, the ambiance was good, packed but not loud! Definitely would recommend and we will be back!

Randomly stopped in here with my husband for lunch. We are…read moreso very happy we did They have a great menu with lots of choices. The service was friendly, attentive and professional. The food arrived in a timely manner and presentation of the flaming tiger was nicely done. You can tell this place takes pride in what they are doing! Can't wait to go back and try more items off the menu. So far... Satay Chicken Hot and sour soup Crab Rangoon Flaming tiger All was good Portions sizes were as expected and we shared each order we had.

Food is good and service was too. We came around noon on a Friday, and the place was empty. Walking…read morein, you can tell right away that the place is well taken care of. Everything looked clean and shiny. The restroom is no exception. It is single-person use restroom, so you have all the privacy you need. It was clean and looked pristine. The dish that was ordered is called Pad Kee Mao with Tofu. It was good enough to warrant a second return and try other foods. This was from the lunch specials menu, only available from 11am - 2:30PM.

Overall good food and the broth for the pho is very tasty! I had just a few things I wish were…read moreimproved. First the passion fruit milk tea is actually a yogurt based tea, not the traditional Taiwanese milk tea you find in most places. A yogurt drink is tangy and good, but not what I was expecting when I ordered it. Second they packed the jalapeño right in the same place as the noodle and I don't like spicey, but I didn't think I had to add the jalapeño. Well even without adding a single jalapeño to my soup it was super spicey because the noodles had been sitting on top of the spicey peppers. I couldn't finish my soup because I am pregnant and super sensitive to spice right now. My stomach blew up like a balloon. Also the basil leaves had a lot of brown in them. Other than that it was tasty and I would eat there again. I just would ask for no jalapeños and I would ask if they have any milk tea that's not yogurt based. The boba itself was good though.

This restaurant should be a solid 3.5 stars. I rounded down. Service was great. Inside has five…read moretables with four chairs at each. Very small inside. I ordered a rare steak and meatball phó, and some Thai fried Eggrolls. The fried eggrolls were decent. The phó had a dark broth color, which in my mind tells me it's a bouillon from a glass jar with hot water. The noodles and meat were cooked great. The broth was something to be desired. I enjoy a fatty, clear beef broth. I was not super impressed with the sriracha. Adding another brand to the sriracha bottle trying to fool customers is not a good practice. It makes the phó taste awful. I can't speak for other pho restaurants in the area, but this was so-so for me.

Sooo I'm going to be honest, when we first walked in I thought they just opened because it looks so…read moreplain inside. I asked and she said they've been open for TEN years. I will say we definitely assumed that the sushi is pretty mediocre but man, we were sooo wrong ! The sushi was soooo good ! We got about 4 rolls and some other sushi .... Stuff lol The sushi tasted fresh and delicious. But maybe work on the inside.

Tried out Dear Sushi in Donelson on Stewarts Ferry yesterday for lunch. Basic spot in a strip mall,…read moreorder at the counter. Really good and fresh rolls. No frills, great food. Only thing I didn't care for was the over chopped almost paste-like texture of the fish in the spring roll, but it tasted great and was very fresh.

This is a cute little Thai place across from providence marketplace. This isn't far my favorite…read moreplace in Mt Juliet for the Tom Yum soup! We've tried a few places locally and this one is on it! The wait staff was also very helpful in making suggestions on what to try, the cashew beef we ordered was really tasty. And they made a cute little cat with our rice! They have a huge menu with sushi, bent boxes and Thai food. We will definitely be back to try more dishes next time. Highly recommend this place for Thai food.

I have no clue how this place is not shut down!!?? Does…read moreTennessee not have health inspectors for local restaurants/places that serve food ?? To start the women at the front looks and gives vibes of such a miserable person and thats just a sad experience off the bat to have that part of your dinner experience. The computer at the front desk looks like its never been wiped off let alone cleaned , there is literally food inside the keyboard,dust,grease etc. it's disgusting! Kitchen filthy! Imagine how they prepare the food