4 stars for amazing sushi, great service and wide variety! We actually came here after finding our usual all you can eat sushi place was closed because of covid. I wasn't looking forward to eating here because both my sister and I both have very sensitive stomachs. Upon arriving we were told there would be a 30 minute wait. We started to think of other places to go but eventually decided to stay. The wait ended up being longer than we anticipated but it was all worth it! We were a group of 6 and 5 of us had the all you can eat sushi and one just ordered a hibachi plate. The sushi was so good. It tasted very fresh and we ordered and ate way more than we should have. Our waiter was amazing and tried her best considering the place was packed! Everything was fantastic and afterwards nobody complained from stomach pain. The only problem with this place was the hibachi. My husband got chicken and beef hibachi with a side of fried rice. The rice was stale and old and had no flavor, no vegetables and no eggs. The chicken was inedible and went untouched. The only reason I wouldn't come here again is because my husband wouldn't be able to eat here. I would recommended it to friends or family in town who like sushi but I would warn them to not order hibatchi! read more

Not bad! All you can eat sushi for $26 for dinner per person. And of course I said "challenge accepted" and ate a lot of sushi. My favorite was probably the salmon roll, the rice was perfectly sticky and vinegary, I definitely want to order more of those next time. read more

Absolutely love this place! I love the dinner the best as you get sashimi, even though it's limited to six pieces of each type of sashimi it's still hard to eat 36 pieces. There's plenty on the menu for the whole family and kids are significantly less expensive. I pick Ginza any chance I get! read more

Ginza - Green Dragon Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

I made the mistake of ordering "Ny strip steak hibachi" the meat is grey and inedible. Update after taking to the restaurant they didn't care and said they pass their health inspections it looks like handling and preparing meat was an issue at their last inspection. I will never be ordering from this restaurant again. read more

Ginza - NY Strip Steak Hibachi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

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This is a great all you can eat sushi place. I have tried quite a few places of sushi buffets but this place has a decent variety of sushi, appetizers, soups and hibachi with high quality food and amazing service. During this pandemic, they handled everything with care with workers wearing mask and there is hand sanitizer for customers right when you walk in and leave. The prices are fair and I will recommend this place to anyone looking for a great sushi restaurant with great atmosphere. The ONLY thing that could be improve is the wasabi, I wish it was more spicy and fragrant. read more

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Sooooooo goood!! We stayed for about 2 hours!! We ate so much, I thought they would kick us out!!

I've been going to Ginza many times when I used to live in Sarasota area. It doesn't have the most impressive sushi but it can definitely provide a comfort food experience. The price is very reasonable for lunch buffet. It's about $12.95 on weekdays and $14.95 during weekend. There are a variety of sushi. I recommend all specialty sushi (dancing dragon and volcano especially) and hibachi (shrimp and steak). Hand rolls (salmon) are worth trying too. Red bean ice cream is my go to for desert and sesame balls are perfect if you still have room after all that sushi. The only thing is.. they really don't have the best service. My waiter was rude and didn't check on our table frequent enough. But for this price, if you can get over with the occasional unfriendly service, it's a nice lunch place to fulfill that sushi/Asian crave. read more

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Great value, concept and food. Unfortunately, the waitress was one of the worst we have ever had. When we arrived, there was a handwritten sign at the door, letting the customers know that it was cash only today. No problem, since we were already there and had planned to try them out, we just walked a few doors down to the WinnDixie to get some more cash. The dinner price is $23.95 and includes all you can eat from everything on their menu. You have the option of buying a la carte but frankly, why would you? Buy 2 rolls and you're already at the dinner AYCE price. They have something for everyone, whether you like sushi or not. From appetizers to entrees, including sushi and sashimi, to desserts. There is also a small bar to purchase mixed drinks separately, of course. We informed the waitress that it was our first time but there wasn't any real assistance or welcoming on her part to help us through it. She left us to look over the menu and came back shortly for our first order. We were verbally discussing a few options amongst ourselves to get started, to which, I swear, looked like she rolled her eyes. She never smiled once at us and seemed very impatient every time we ordered, as if we were bothering her. What's strange is she seemed a lot nicer to the family that came in after us who also seemed to be first timers. A few times she was gone for far too long, mixing drinks behind the bar, taking other orders, etc so we ordered from passing servers who were more than happy to take our orders. Too bad we couldn't switch to one of them! The food always came out promptly. In fact, my husband and I have never had faster service from sushi chefs and we have experienced many over the years. The sashimi was cut a bit thick but was still good and fresh. All the rolls we tried were delicious and held together, as they should. We had an issue with one order of the tempura salmon where the receipt from the back kitchen was included on the plate with a little sauce attached to it. That was the only sloppy serving we received though. All in all, it was a great deal, we all loved the food but the waitress brought it way down for us. We would go again if we are in the area but would need a different waitress. She wasn't wearing a name tag and although we'd like to forget her, I'm sure we'll recognize her if we return. read more

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Loved the food. It was really worth the price. The ambiance was spacious and the service was amazing. Love our server she was so attentive, sweet and quick ! read more

Wow. What a great all you can eat sushi/sashimi Japanese steakhouse...... it's got it all. Sit down and eat all you want in small portions as long as you want. Fresher than a normal buffet because they just keep bringing you what you want. You will be charged for what you don't eat but be smart.... Don't over order. Great food and great service. read more

Nice place for unlimited sushi, however we found out that they do have a limit on sashimi, too bad. Still like it, service a little scattered. read more

This place is a good. But in my own opinion it's a little over priced for the quality of the sushi. I feel like I would want better quality fish. I'm a little bit weird about what kind of fish I eat just because people can get sick a lot if it's not handled correctly. But overall everything was good and it was a good Buffett read more

Recently came here for dinner on 8/9/2023 after having been here many months prior and to say the least it was the worst experience I've had in any restaurant. We ordered fried rice which came out so dry it could be used as spit balls. I got severe food poisoning from the food here and my order contained - Dumplings (was average and had good crunch) - Fried rice (not only was the rice extremely bland and flavorless but furthermore to the bowl being dirty, the rice was extremely dry as previously stated and seems as if it were to be extremely old) - California rolls (0/10 as the avocado was rotten, and there was no crab in the rolls except for a strand) - Hibachi Chicken (1/10 as the same hardly edible fried rice was served with dry but slimy almost sour tasting chicken which was completely inedible) - Dr Pepper Soda ( white mold looking clumps and particles on top of our drinks and the ice was very dirty and the drinks had a foul smell on top of the dirty cups they were received in) read more

My rule for all you can eat establishments is that they are not worth it unless you can make the establishment lose money on you. So that being said, if you can throw down and pound Asian cuisine, this is your spot. We found the sushi to overall be satisfying and service was VERY quick. If you are doing just sushi and really want to get your money's worth, stick to the specialty rolls. The "Dancing Krab" was a table favorite. Really nice because there are other items on the all you can eat to order other than sushi if you are looking for something else, and you order as many times as you want. The Crab Rangoons were disappointing, good. But we wished they were stuffed a little more. Not super fancy, but a very well run establishment. Great for lunch and other random occasions. read more

Ginza - "Dancing Krab roll" - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

I ordered some sushi to be delivered on UberEats. I was pleasantly surprised. The rolls had good flavor and the fish tasted fresh. The shrimp tempura roll was my favorite as the sweet sauce on top was to die for. Will definitely order again or go into the restaurant next time! read more

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Awesome food ! The best sushi in Sarasota and Manatee County. Their specialty rolls are amazing that are also included in the all you can eat price :) read more

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Some of the worst customer service and everything taste the exact same and if they thin out the yum yum sauce anymore it will turn to water. We tried to to order chicken fingers to salvage the meal as safe choice. No they bring out some sweet and sour chicken with ketchup. I've never seen anything like it. read more

Ginza - Tried ordering a safe food "chicken tenders" to salvage the meal and they brought out some sweet and sour chicken with ketchup. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

i usually get their golden california roll for take out N i've never had a bad experience for over a year now !

For the lunch special, the price was definitely worth it! The sushi was much higher quality than I initially expected, especially compared to other sushi buffets I've been to. Also there was much more variety than I expected. We had a relatively large group but they still brought the food out to us pretty quickly. A few times I think they messed up the orders a little bit but it was all really good so I wasn't upset. read more

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I love this place. The sushi is fantastic. If you read other reviews, you'll see one where someone goes 5 stars for sushi, 3 stars for everything else. I would go as far to say 2 stars for everything else, but I'm only there for the sushi. My wife tries the variety and it is very disappointing. This may be a generous rating but again, I'm only concerned with the sushi. Stay away from everything else! read more

Great food and service... So why one star, you ask? They charged us full all you can eat price for my young son, who only ordered one roll and some general tso chicken. Then, when he was not able to eat everything (he did eat most of it), they charged us again. The sad thing is that my son requested to go here as he had a great experience with a friend's family last week. Even my 11 year old realized that the way we were charged was not acceptable. We will never be back. read more

Ginza - Less than half of the general tso chicken and roll... - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

This is the original Ginza that located in Sarasota. We have a new Ginza that open not long ago in Tampa. I want to try their mother ship that start this business. Usually want to test out how the feature restaurant is good enough. I was there before the lunch time for about 15 minutes before noon. It is still ha room and not too crowded. I got my order in before the lunch crowd show up. I have three hand roll, and 38 pieces of roll, two pieces of sushi and a bowl of soup. My records is 44 pieces but this is close. I like their green dragon roll. It is tasty. The hand roll is about little let down. I like most of the signature roll. They do have army of server. They do collect the plate quick. Food come out quick. Turn around is fast. They better than most of the all u can eat sushi place. However, I think the Tampa location is better than here. read more

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I've been here a few times and have always been impressed. For $25 in the evening and around $18 at lunch, you can order as much sushi and sashimi as you want as well as other Asian style entrees. So if you're hungry it's definitely worth the price. Otherwise two speciality rolls would cost you about the same. I like that you can order from the menu and it's freshly made for you rather than items being left out on a buffet. My go to is usually a spider roll, but that wasn't my favorite here. The eel was excellent and the hand rolls too. The most annoying thing was how small the seaweed salad portion is. I had to order 5 of them -- but then again I can see why they do that especially when you can order unlimited portions. The place has a nice atmosphere. It was very clean, and some social distancing was enforced. read more

Our favorite sushi place but not worth it for dinner prices only. So sad lunch hours are closed!! read more

Ginza - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

For a while I had been hearing comments about this restaurant so I had to try it for myself. The service was excellent and fast. You pay a flat $13.95 on weekdays for lunch and there are so many options to choose from. I posted pictures of the menu so you can see the options. There is hibachi, hand rolled sushi, signature sushi, appetizers, dessert, soups, and salads! It is so worth the price. All sushi rolls had good size and good quality. Will definitely be coming back soon. read more

Ginza - All you can eat menu - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

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If you're in the mood for a quality roll or simply craving Hibachi, this is the place to go. The management is fantastic and the servers are on-point with their service. I certainly look forward to going again soon! -Nick read more

I have been to Ginza in New Tampa many times but this is my first time at the Sarasota location. The selection for dinner is great, $25 per person and it's AYCE. Tons of sushi options to choose from. My favorites are the salmon skin hand rolls, and eel rolls. If you are not a fan of sushi, they also have hibachi, bento box, etc. Located in a shopping plaza, near Target. The place was packed when I was there but wait time was less than 5 mins. Waiter was very attentive and stopped by frequently to take more orders. They had at least 5 sushi chefs so my food came out very quickly. Definitely recommend Ginza to everyone and they deserve more than 3.5 stars! read more

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This is our favorite Chinese restaurant in the area. They provide decent portions for the charge, especially the lunch menu. I don't agree with the additional charge if you don't clean your plate from an all-you-can-eat, but it also prevents food loss/waste. Further, they don't say 'what' the additional charge is. My husband had the AYCE buffet, and didn't care for one of the entrees he ordered (too oily), so he sent it back. That way we didn't get charged. Food is always fresh, hot, and not overcooked. I agree the side fried rice doesn't have veggies or egg in it. You have to order regular (entree) fried rice to get that. Ample free parking, clean restrooms, and generous pours of wine for $5 all day long. read more

Ginza - lunch portion of chicken broccoli w/fried rice (side). I already started eating. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

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Food was phenomenal for the all you can eat price ($19). We ordered a little bit off each side section of the menu and everything came out timely and yummy! read more

This place is not good at all. Sushi is very sloppily put together and the raw fish tasted off. The bathrooms have an awful stench and buckets of cleaning products are just left out in the open. Extremely unpleasant. It's just dirty all over the place, crumbs and dirt on the floor. Not something you want to see at a sushi restaurant. Low quality chop sticks, my husbands chopsticks broke in half when he pressed on them a little too much. DO NOT COME HERE! I would rather pay for GOOD a la carte sushi instead of disgusting all you can eat sushi. Seriously do not waste your stomach space on this place. read more

This was the worst carry out sushi ever! I was better off going to Publix! Honestly even in China I was not this nervous to eat the sushi! This is so bad I really don't understand how they can serve this food if you want to call it that. Just my opinion. read more

Shout out to the great server Eddie, who was super fast and funny during our dining experience. Also, the sushi chef Jason...the sushi was great. Allow me to elaborate lol. The sushi tasted fresh, and not frozen. The rice to fish ratio was perfect, it was not all rice which is typical for "all you can eat" places. And finally, I'm in love with the red bean ice cream. My hanger is gone and I'm super happy I'll be back again of course. read more

Ginza - Kani salad, Fresh Salmon and White Fish Sashimi, Shrimp Suimai and Dumpling! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

If you're looking for a good deal on a sushi buffet, this is definitely the place you need to check out. Don't think you're walking into you're standard walkup and grab your food type of buffet either. This place stands out for me because you have a menu that you order from and then your food is made to order. Sure you have to wait just a little bit for your sushi but, trust me, it's way better than eating sushi that's just been sitting out on a tray that everyone has been grabbing from. You can order anything from small hibachi plates, sushi/sashimi, hand rolls, and regular rolls all for a dinner price of $24.99. Surprisingly, the food came out really quick for a busy Friday evening too. read more

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Service is consistently attentive. For "all you can eat" dinner, is an excellent value at $26.95. Not necessarily the best sushi in town, but an excellent choice for the money. read more

Heard bad reviews lately from our neighbors of sour food and people getting ill. Be careful with the Listeria outbreak in Florida; if things are not tasting good, then who knows if they are up to code standards. read more

Only the Sushi is fresh. The house salad was fresh and the ginger dressing was okay but watery. The jasmine tea is tasty except it is served with a stringless bag. As for me, not a Sushi eater, I was left disappointed with my meal. There are plenty of menu options but the quality is lacking. The rest is frozen products heated or fried for you. Pressed processed chicken was used in both the chicken teriyaki and hibachi entrees. The fried dumplings are clearly bought frozen, then fried and served to you. As were the spring rolls. The service is quick and young. Learning as they go. At dinner prices of $24.95 per person is a great deal for sushi only diners. The rest of us need to go elsewhere. read more

Why is the sushi rice warm/hot? I've been dumbfounded for the last year about this. Every single time, your first order comes out with hot rice. Is this to turn you off from further orders? I stick with the shrimp and my strip from the hibachi round 1, then add in sushi so they don't send it out with hot rice. The quality has definitely slipped in the last 18 months or so, but I'm a quantity person so it still works, just be cautious and keep expectations realistic. read more

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Ordered a couple of items from the restaurant, it was great presentation and well packed too. The food were a lot and very affordable, but the only thing was that it really taste very blend like eating something from the hospital or everything seems like it was made through a frozen items. Sushi was "meh" but overall is ok. read more

Ginza - Lunch special - teriyaki chicken sets with soup & salad - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

Terrible service. Took 30 mins for our servers to cum. And it wasn't even busy. To make it worse, she didn't even check on us the entire time. Someone else did. And the food sucked NEVER going back. read more

Food we ordered was mediocre at best. The won ton soup was served at about room temperature. The egg roll tasted OK but was very brittle and hard to chew. Hibachi shrimp serving was plentiful but the shrimp were small and not especially good-tasting. The fried rice (or "frice rice" as the menu calls it) was below average. Server was prompt but looked as if she had been imported as part of an illegal trafficking scheme -- stared at the floor and seemed frightened of her own shadow. Will likely not return here. Cannot recommend this place. read more