I was looking for somewhere to celebrate an exciting new job and this was the perfect spot! Wowwww…read morewowowowowow The ambiance is incredible, from the decor, food, space, service, even down to the menu. Our server was so incredibly sweet, so accommodating and so patient with all of my questions and requests. I started off with the Lychee Sake-tini and I will be thinking about that drink for a longggg time, for someone who loves a fruity lil sweet drink it was perfection in every way. Then the FOOD. You can do hibachi or you can be seated in the dining room and I had my heart set on sushi (but now will be back to try hibachi for sure!). My partner ordered the pico sushi tower and the fried calamari. Both were very impressive serving sizes! She was feeling ambitious and was going to order 3 tapas, but ended up not even being able to finish the two. I ordered the sake bento box and WOW. I had had my heart pretty set on trying it going in because I had looked at the menu ahead of time, and was sad when the menu didn't have it listed as gluten free BUT I mentioned it to our server and she was happy to accommodate. I got to live my sushi bento box dreams We already are thinking of all the reasons and times to come back, 10000/10!!!

Early dinner on a Wed…read more - Very attentive and courteous service - Ordered from regular and happy hour menu - All dishes tasted great - Single-ingredient rolls (hosomaki) were good but tiny - that might be OK, based on what you like

Minamoto is great! Lovely setting, great service. They have a fantastic Japanese whiskey menu which…read morewas exciting to see, and some very cool sakes. The nigiri omakase was delicious and came with miso soup. The shishito peppers were some of my favorite ever. Perfectly cooked with salt and lemon. We hope to come back for the omakase at the sushi bar.

Minamoto canceled my Uber order at the last minute. I placed my order at 9:13 pm. I eagerly waited…read morefor 45 minutes, only with a bitter end. I will never use this place or recommend it to my friends anymore. Goodbye, and good luck with your business, Minamoto.

Food - Great Service - Great…read more Ambiance - Excellent Above All - ABOVE AND BEYOND Never regret when you're done eating and I know that when you're done you'll keep coming back.

This spot quickly became my go-to for fresh sushi and poke. The selection is fantastic, and…read moreeverything tastes incredibly flavorful. I'm obsessed with their eel items -- perfectly glazed, tender and packed with rich umami. The lobster meat sushi rolls are another standout; sweet, generous chunks of lobster in every bite. Don't skip the egg-wrapped rolls! They are stuffed overflowing with fillings, super satisfying. What I love most is that you can get poke and assorted seafood by weight, so you can build your ideal spread and pick exactly what you crave. All fish tastes fresh, no fishy aftertaste. Great for assembling a sushi & poke feast to dine in or take home. Highly recommend for any raw seafood lover. I will absolutely be coming back to try more menu items!

Everything is incredibly fresh here at Japonessa. Their lunch prices are pretty good and you save a…read morefew dollars for many items. I got the Chirashi bowl with chef's choice of fish and it was really good and fresh. The chef picked scallops, tuna, yellowtail, surf clam, salmon, and I was very pleased with this option. Located in the mall so it may be hard to find, but you'll see it.

Japanese sushi restaurant in the 1st floor of Lincoln Square South. Pretty spacious modern looking…read moreinterior, with a sushi bar area and a good amount of table seating. Not a lot of people there for a random weekday lunch. Lots of different rolls and sushi on the menu, along with beverages. The happy hour menu is also valid during lunch time. We tried a bunch of appetizers. My favorite was the calamari. There isn't much batter but there is a sweetness from orange zest. The edamame and takoyaki were decent. The chicken kaarage was not particularly flavorful nor did it have much of a crispy skin. Also tried the Cos-no-politan mocktail which definitely had that grapefruit flavor. For mains, I got the bento and the Super Bad Boy roll off the happy hour menu. The bento box has good portions. The contents change day to day, but I got chicken teriyaki over rice, 3 pieces of a crab roll, 2 pieces of fish nigiri, seaweed salad with some small octopi. Everything in the box was decent except the teriyaki, which was a bit rubbery. As for the Super Bad Boy roll, it's one of their fried rolls, and the frying made the roll taste a bit dry. Should have ordered a non-fried roll. Overall, service was good, portions okay. Some items were good, some were not that great.

Ashley was the best server. 10/10 would recommend eating here the service was incredible! Food was…read moregreat.

My goats Nathan, Jose, and Derek great service, so quick and always making sure my drinks were…read morerefilled and that our table was clean! Just coming for them atp

Birthday lunch. Perfect choice. Sun shining. Parking right in front. Always good omens…read more Friendly service, a really nice portion on what to me is like a killer bento with sushi, tempura, udon and some sides. Cold Sapporo draft to get things started. Really enjoyed from start to finish and even a little birthday surprise from our lovely server. We've been coming here for decades now and there's a reason it's an enduring spot. Very happy.

We were looking for a sushi spot in Bellevue that wasn't omakase or super expensive, and came…read moreacross this place with some pretty good reviews. We walked in without a reservation and had about a 20-30 minute wait, which honestly wasn't too bad. There's a fairly large waiting area by the entrance. Getting to the restaurant was probably the most unexpected part--you actually have to drive through a car dealership to get there. I had no idea there was a restaurant tucked back there! Parking was surprisingly easy, though. The sushi was pretty average for the price point. The rolls weren't anything particularly memorable, but the fish itself tasted fresh and wasn't fishy. The tempura was good, and we also enjoyed the other dishes we ordered. Service was fine, but a little slow at times. They didn't really check in on us much, and it took a while for someone to come back around, but it wasn't a huge issue. The restaurant is right by the lake, so if you come on a nice day, you get a pretty nice view. Overall, I'd be happy to come back if friends wanted to go, but I'm not sure I'd specifically seek it out on my own. A solid option for reasonably priced sushi in Bellevue, just don't expect anything extraordinary.

Amazing food! Jennie was our server and offered great recommendations. Will be coming back every…read moretime we visit Seattle

Food quality was alright today, the curry came out a bit cold and seemed like it had sat for a…read morelittle. Overall the food still was great even though it was a bit cold. Our 4th guests food came out significantly later than the rest so that also could have caused some of the issue. Overall good food will be back.

Came here with family for a late birthday celebration and was glad I finally made the trip. Takai…read morehas been on my "to try" list ever since hearing that Chef Shiro co-partnered opening a restaurant on the Eastside a couple of years ago. Reservations were made ~3 weeks in advance for a reasonable dinner time slot on a weekend. We opted for the A La Carte Menu option which gave us the ability to order individual menu items while still offering omakase options. Our party of 4 ordered 2 omakase's (nigiri choice), a nigiri set, a salmon moriawase, and seasonal tempura. I personally ordered the omakase and the experience was well worth it with the sushi quality being extremely high. There were ~7 to 8 courses served throughout the omakase experience including 3 courses involving nigiri and the remaining courses involving a blend of small bites (egg, fish cake, tempura, sashimi, miso soup, dessert egg, hojicha ice cream to name a few). What especially stood out to me was the outstanding service that was displayed throughout the course of the meal. Our server was notably attentive and even went as far as switching the presentation of my nigiri courses after noticing I was left-handed so that I could eat from left to right while normally advising guests to eat from right to left. Every time one of us went to the restroom, our tablecloths were folded by our server and placed back onto the table. Tableware was immediately cleared upon finishing a course and every course in the omakase set came with a detailed description of the food you were about to eat and where in the world it was coming from. In all, the great food makes me want to be back soon, but the high level of service for the night completely made the experience that much more memorable.

Overall: If you value fish aging, quiet technical execution (he's efficient but mostly quiet), and…read morea variety of fish, this place is worth a visit. Nothing stands out though, so you may not walk away "wowed". I think if this was half the price it'd be 4 or 5 stars, but for what you pay, I don't know if it'd crack the top in the greater Seattle area. Missus says it's on the same level as I love sushi - there's nothing special about this place. The booking and setup: One of the missus' acquaintances scored an OpenTable reservation for three. Getting prime dinner spots here usually requires deliberate timing or alert tracking, so having someone else handle the booking logistics was a welcome relief. The restaurant operates on strict seatings (roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes), situated on the ground floor of the One88 building at 180 Bellevue Way NE. We parked at the pickleball / orange theory parking lot - just steps away from the front door. Parking cost was $6.62 for 2 hours. Arrival & room vibe: We were seated promptly after arriving at 725pm. The background vibe is some kind of jazz track (that has gone on the whole time). Bathrooms are individual gender neutral - two at the back. There's 7 seats at the sushi bar, probably 6 at the drinking bar, and a smattering of sit-down tables. Drinks: just still water. I ordered a Mikan ale for $12. The meal (Omakase progression): 23 courses total. Starters / Cooked courses: right to left - persimmon with shimeji mushroom, tuna belly, some kind of snail. The sashimi: akami from Spain, amberjack, yellowtail / blue snapper. Missus liked the amberjack. One more course before the Nigiri! Chawanmushi - with freshwater eel, shrimp, and shimeji mushrooms. Nigiri highlights: 18 pieces of sushi! - 1st: knifejaw bream from Chiba - chewy, - 2nd: chutoro from Mexico (medium fatty tuna): as expected. - 3rd: shima aji - jack mackerel: missus liked this piece. - 4th: shiroi - squid from Japan. Chewy. Definitely squid. - 5th: iwashi - sardine - from Chiba Japan (missus likes the saltiness). - 6th: king salmon belly with onion on top - fatty and nice. - 7th: hotate (scallop) with Yuzu zest and lemon juice - colder than I expected. - 8th: Nodoguro from Akita Japan - missus favourite Tempura break! Fish, shishito pepper, mushroom. Dip into the salt! The shishito is mega spicy - missus is unfazed, but my mouth is on fire. OK back to sashimi (he's cutting more as we eat tempura) - 9th: akamizuke, marinated in special soy sauce, from Mexico. - 10th: kinmedai - golden eye snapper from Chiba Japan - - 11th: amaebi - sweet shrimp - 3 days aged - chewy and silky? - we also got a tempura version of the head, which was crunchy. - 12th: otoro (fatty tuna) - I'm a sucker for this kind of piece. - 13th: kohada (gizzard shad) - the texture and depth of flavour was good in this one. - 14th: Kisu (Japanese Whiting) - 15th: Katsuo (Skipjack Tuna / Bonito) with scallions on top, - 16th: handroll - Hokkaido uni, ikura, shiso leaf, tuna. Dang uni is good. Miso soup break! It was decent. - 17th: anago (saltwater sea eel) - grilled - 18th: tamago - egg - dessert - with hojicha ice cream Service & pacing: decently fast. It's 8:05pm and we're already into sushi. Jun asks if the sushi is rightsized (rice wise). Overall service is good but I'm sitting in the corner so it's kinda awks for the wait staff to refill water, etc. Jun will wait until you finish your current piece before moving on. We fully finished the last course and paid by 9:10pm. The damage: normally $195/person for the omakase, before drinks (I ordered the ale), tax, and tips. They don't auto add tips. We ended up Venmo'ing the person who got the reservation $290 for us two, so that's $145/person? I guess not the worst. Final verdict: variety but less size? Nothing stood out to either myself or the missus. The upside is that we were all full, though.

Service fantastic it's a small business so come early or wait…read moreFood very fresh Lots of variety Not really impressed with the ambience But the food is very fresh

Service was decent but they were too busy to refill water…read more The tatami room was nice but requires a $250 minimum. Most of Rolls were decent. Sashimi delux had pretty fresh fish. Soft shell crab appetizer was quite a small portion size. One small carb. Agedashi was soggy and bland. Would skip this also Tempura ice was also nice and warm and crunchy. Will skip the eggplant dish. Both flavor and texture was mediocre Onsite parking.

Sooo good. The ingredients are fresh and amazing. Really like the flavor of the rice.read more

Super special combo for salmon like big deal!!…read more I come late wait for just a few mins probably just ~5min? Then I got a table