My brother has been wanting to try this place for some time. It's located across from the Johns…read moreHopkins University Bookstore. We walked in and were promptly greeted and seated. The waiter was kind and answered all of the wondering that we had about the levels of spice for the dishes. The gyoza was delicious with a warm savory flavor. The tonotsu was outstanding. The silky spicy broth combined with the slices of fatty pork, bok choy, minced pork and the nori was incredible. My brother had the curry chicken. The breading on the chicken was flavorful the meat underneath was juicy. I thoroughly enjoyed the cook on the noodles and the depth in flavor of the curry sauce. Excited to return to try other dishes.

The Original Aburasoba was amazing! So delicious. Their Soda Floats are a special treat. Plus for…read moredessert they have delicious green tea ice-cream! Enjoy!

Quick stop to grab a to go order for the Baltimore sushi Roll. This time I was able to take…read moreadvantage of the happy hour sushi pricing and eat my sushi at home. Yayyy!!! It was ready upon arrival. I most definitely will be back

The whole experience is really nice. I seen an add on Facebook and decided to come here. We had the…read morechicken, steak and shrimp and it was soooo delicious. It was so much food we had to bring half home. This also came with a salad and soup all great flavored. I enjoyed the cooking of the food and saki shots. This place is super clean and the staff is very attentive. They also have a really good happy hour from 4-7pm. Great place great experience.

Hot damn, this place is amazing! Usually lots of people do the Japanese grill, which is very…read moresimilar to Korean BBQ grilling where it's communal. But since it was just me, I opted for seating at the bar. There are 2 bars at this location--one at the drink bar and one at the sushi bar. The drinks are VERY good, and the bartenders are very receptive to your orders and all. Ambiance was good--not too dark, just right. Very chic. I ordered a LOT. Several pieces of sushi, chicken karage (which I saw people post pics of, and that's what convinced me to check it out.), Japanese curry, and some other sashimi and little burgers. They were all fantastic! The chicken karage was the big hit--so delicious you can taste it thru the pictures. The curry wasn't spicy at all, but seeing as it's Japanese style, it's more on the savory and tasty side, not on the spicy side. Overall very delicious. The wagyu sashimi was VERY long (that's what she said), so eating one piece whole isn't recommended. Chew it, then swallow. The mini burgers were everything you love about Japanese takes on purpose burgers. Done perfectly, with that amazing bbq grill taste, too. The sushi was fresh and tasted amazing. My only gripe is that their ordering system is odd; you can only order so many pieces of food per order number. There are order limits, but it's setup such that the kitchen doesn't get overwhelmed. That being said, your orders usually come out pretty quickly. I highly recommend this place!

My second time here…read more I do really like this area of Columbia and realize that I want to hang out here more often. When you arrive at the restaurant, the hostess greets you and ask if you have a reservation. Both times I've been here, it wasn't too busy but it was during the week. Service is really good. They're always very helpful in explaining the menu. We went with the AYCE Master option. The Legend option with the Wagyu looks appealing but I can't justify spending $88 a person. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem spending the money, since most of it goes to alcohol when we're having dinner anyways, but it was a really nice experience. This would be a place I would bring friends from out of town who want to have an experience similar what you would find NYC or Vegas. We had a really good time, especially on $10 margaritas and all you can eat meat. The presentation is really wonderful and I love the thought behind the presentation when it comes out. The Wagyu Fried Rice and Curry is one of the bests I've ever had. And the scallops with butter on the grill were awesome. Definitely a favorite. I will add the the iPad that you order with will start a timer for 90 minutes, and you can only put in an order every ten minutes which was annoying, so I did feel a bit of pressure with ordering. The time limit is to control time spent which makes sense if it was busy. I would have given 5 stars if it weren't for the wet mop smell we had during dinner, but don't know if it is because it was hot out and the AC was not blasting high enough with all the grills going off, so it was kind of hot and sticky during dinner. I may come back next time to check out Happy Hour next time! Vibes are actually pretty cool. Service is great.

I came here after walking by a few times and didn't realize what I was in for! The restaurant…read moreitself is small, but I went for a late lunch around 2pm so didn't have any trouble getting a table. The menu has quite the variety and so many unique options (baked sushi?!). I got the Hawaiian Poke Sushi bowl and the Baked Scallop California roll to share. I'm used to being disappointed by the portions of poke bowls at sit-down restaurants, but this bowl did not disappoint. The bowl had a generous portion of tuna and everything was so fresh. For the scallop roll, there was a large baked scallop on each piece of sushi. I thought having something warm on sushi might be odd, but it was delicious! I'm still thinking about this meal and need to go back soon!

Carrie is the best server! This diva is the sweetest! She's quite literally the only server present…read moreand is doing amazing. The ambiance is cute and cozy, but a bit stuffy, the person behind me kept hitting my chair lol. The food was mid. I would say I'm a pretty avid sushi eater, this place tries their best, but misses the mark. I enjoyed their appetizers, but actual sushi was bad. The rice is a bit undercooked and has an extra soft texture. It feels a bit too mushy, which feels unnatural. My friend ordered the avocado roll and that was not tasty at all. We asked if we can get it wrote off the bill or returned, but they said "no refund or exchanges!" lol. So we had to take this massive L for the mediocre sushi. That is all; see attached a photo.

The place was clean and the staff was friendly. The food was surprisingly good and the fruit was…read morefresh. It's a great price for the family. I will be returning . I do recommend .....Lindsay was great .

This buffet is a little sleeper. It has the regular AYCE set up, but also has a small Mongolian BBQ…read moregrill as well. At the rear of the restaurant dining room. Bathrooms at least the men's bathroom was clean and had plenty of soap and paper towels to wash and dry your hands. The staff is helpful and accommodating. The seating areas are pretty large. Everything is included if you pay for the AYCA. There is Boba tea, with a price listed on the shelf in the cooler, just like the ice cream cups. If you don't get the buffet you have to pay the price for those items, as they will be all carte. The food choices are good, and prepared well. Cash/Credit/Debit are accepted here. You pay when you enter, unlike most buffets that you pay after you finish eating. There is ample parking in front of the restaurant.

Although my wife had regularly patroned Chiyo, this was my first experience. It definitely won't be…read moremy last! We had the Baltimore, Tsunami, and Volcano rolls. In addition to having genuine crab content, the flavors and textures were on point. The star of the show was the toro. Perfectly cut plump fatty tuna belly. Delicious!! Those with mobility problems should consider dining in the small bar area or outside. The main dining room is only accessible by a tight stairwell, which slightly slants towards the edge of each step.

We get delivery and pick up (which is much more confusing) from this place ALL of the time and it's…read moreour favorite. We love it. The sushi is amazing. And they have great options for non-sushi lovers too (like chicken (Yakitori) and shrimp on a stick). They are great at accommodating all of our ridiculous requests: sauce on the side? No problem. Brown rice instead? No problem. One day we will actually have to try eating here! Thanks for being our go-to spot.

Updating to say I LOVE the lunch special. 3 rolls + salad +…read moresoup for $15 You can't beat that!

Sushi was pretty good. I also got the clear soup. Service was great as well. We would be back!read more

My friend and I came in on a Saturday night around 6pm without reservations but were able to snag a…read moretable at the bar. This friend moved out of Baltimore but said this was one of her favorite places! We ordered a few things to share because everything on the menu looked so good. We started with the crispy rice with tuna, and then split the spicy tuna tataki and yellowtail jalapeño rolls. I thought all of the food was delicious, but my friend loved it so much she said she'd dream about it. Azumi is also by the waterfront and has outdoor seating which is great for when the weather is nice - it was raining when we were there though. The only thing is that all this goodness does come at a price. If you're getting sushi, things do add up pretty quickly, but the entrees seemed pretty reasonably priced for a nice restaurant

I'm sad to write a review for a friend who personally sought me out to tell me about their…read moreexperience this weekend when the visited to celebrate her husband's birthday. I haven't dined here before and might have heard of Azumi but I'm not too sure. She mentioned the portions sizes were small and her fish entree only came with miso dipping sauce and no other sides. Their server didn't inform them of this when originally ordering so she had to order additional sides after their entrees came. They also ordered wagyu fried rice and wagyu air fried rice (what's that?) She did say the fish was good but they all left hungry. These entrées, two cocktails plus two reg bevs came to over $200. The price wasn't a problem however they felt the value when it comes to quantity and price, left them looking for more. They choose Azumi for her husband's 60th birthday celebration and had to ask the server about how they would celebrate him since the check was about to arrive and nothing had happened. Their server asked if they were ordering something from the dessert menu and my friend declined. The server then came back with a small bowl of ice cream on top of a block of ice and three spoons . . . . She said they were all surprised and basically laughed at the "birthday" treat before them and how they were supposed to share the palm sized ice cream. She said multiple times they wouldn't go back and how disappointed her husband was with his birthday dinner experience while telling me the story. SMH I felt bad and asked her why she didn't ask me for a suggestion because yall know, we know who won't disappoint. She also didn't take any pics and I scolded her about that lol. I may have to fully recruit her to the Yelp family so she can do her research first although she stated her husband seen them on Tik Tok or IG. I have learned from that as well.