One word that comes to mind is fresh. The fried rice is my absolute favorite. It has great flavor and is cooked perfectly. The Tillery Roll was also delicious and easily one of the best rolls I have had locally. Kirstin was an amazing server and kept our drinks full the entire time. She also has a great personality which made the experience even better. Dinner for two was a little pricey at around $60 for two hibachi chicken meals and one roll, but you truly get what you pay for. The quality is worth it and it is much better than other local sushi restaurants. We keep coming back and every time it is delicious. read more

Lantern Sushi - hibachi chicken - Sushi Bars Near Me - Norwood, North Carolina

First I would like to say that the place is small and dainty. Now it was during lunch time and was only 2 tables occupied but it wasn't very clean where we were seated. Service was slow, we got our appetizers literally seconds before we got our entrees. Food was very bland, if I was blindfolded everything would've tasted the same. Maybe they were having a bad day but I doubt I would give them a second try read more

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Lantern sushi is a cute little restaurant in Norwood. i have been to this restaurant four times in the past year. the service is always slow. it's like nobody want to wait on you. the food was okay. read more

Service was awful, food was good, we had five adults and one child in our party. Waitress brought drinks to table and the beer still had the pop top on the beer had to flag her down to open. Waitress took order and had to repeat back to her three times in order to get it correct. Once food arrived (took three trips at 4 minutes between first and last trip) we did not see the waitress until we were finished eating with drinks being empty half way through dinner (never received drink refills). After asking for boxes for takeout she came to the table with an electronic device to show the tab amount then took payment and returned with the ticket with a tip amount on it. I tipped 15% due to the terrible service only to find out later after doing the math that she had already put a 20% tip on the bill without letting us know. It was not on the electronic device nor the receipt. Very sketchy to not let the customers know that 20% tip has been added nor no signs anywhere as to automatically adding tip for parties of 6. read more

Their bathrooms are very clean, the food is delicious, and the services is excellent. I will be coming back, I love this place, it's so close by and not far. read more

Lantern Sushi - takoyaki - Sushi Bars Near Me - Norwood, North Carolina

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Haven't been out to eat for a long time. We went to ' Lantern' in Norwood ,NC. My wife was done with her antree before mine ever came out. Was so disappointed and even more disappointed in the owner and service staffs non-responsive reaction to the situation. Not an apology or an attempt to make it right. I will never go back there again !! read more

all three of us got food poisoning at lunch. throwing up and diarrhea. low grade seafood is understatement.

Great Sushi, but other nice other Asian choices for the non raw fish folks! Always great service, we've eaten there at least a few times a month since it opened. read more

Typical Saturday evening and I've wasted my time driving here again. Busy but no one waiting and after about 10 minutes the lady comes to tell me they are on a hour wait. No way! Not going back! read more

Delicious shrimp tempura roll as well as the green roll. Hibachi chicken was good but not very much for the price. The service was friendly and the restaurant was clean. read more

A party of 5 adults and 3 kids under 7 went to eat here tonight. A lot of high tables but they put together a long table for us to accommodate the kids. Service was spot on. Food was fresh and delicious! Highly recommend coming here for hibachi, teriyaki and sushi! Fair pricing, parking in the back. We will be coming back! Kids are French fries and chicken nuggets. Tried the French fries- so good! Fresh salad! We did not know what to expect but if you want to support local businesses here is a place to start. read more

Best sushi place in Stanly County! Food is authentic and excellent. My son and I would like to be able to go more often but it's always a treat when we do have the time. read more

Food great, service good, could be faster for lunch but getting better. Love the restaurant and the food but time is limited at lunch cause people work. read more

Food is good, quaint location, good service. Place could be tidier. Kind of cluttered and junky looking at the back of and outside the restaurant. read more

Food was excellent. Service was great. Mist 0ark around back or you will think its closed. Small so lunch was best time to go. Really very good. read more

Great food but it takes a while. I ordered in advance and it still wasn't ready when I got there.

Wonderful food but very poor service. It took almost 2 hours to get our food when we ate at the restaurant and waited an hour on a to go order. read more

Three of us went for the first time today. Everyone liked their sushi. Ambience was nice too. Only gave 4 stars because it's expensive. The sushi is more expensive than many solid sushi places in Raleigh and Charlotte. Even with the price this might be my favorite restaurant in the Lake Tillery area. read more

Many visits to this restaurant and never disappointed! Friendly staff and great food. You won't find better sushi in NC and be sure to try the calamari! read more

The sushi and food here is FANTASTIC and some of the best we have had! On par with a NYC restaurant. We were traveling this weekend from Raleigh area to visit family and came on a Friday night. Very creative and extensive menu rolls. We had the Mango, Philadelphia, Shrimp Tempura, Godzilla and Alaska rolls - WOW! The appetizers and house ginger dressing salad delicious too. Plus a solid beverage menu. This place worth driving a distance to get to. Strongly Recommend! Will be back! read more

I have been here twice and was not disappointed either time. The food is a definite 5 stars. They opened July 4th weekend, so they are still working out some minor service issues. The atmosphere is very nice. read more

If you feel like waiting an hour plus for lunch be my guest. I really enjoy the food but after this last experience I won't be coming back. 3 groups of people who showed up 30-45 minutes after us got served there good before us and ours was wrong. Better off ordering online but you still run the risk of them screwing it up. read more

Was told a 30-45 minute wait for Togo hibachi chicken and sushi. Order placed at 6:14pm. Show up at 7pm to pick up my food to be told it was still going to be another 30 minutes. The place wasn't super "busy" by any means. I gave it 3 try's and it got 3 strikes for absolutely disregarding a timely enjoyable experience. I tried dine-in twice with both experiences taking well over a hour from the time we ordered until we got our food. (2 people at the table both times) mind you the place wasn't super busy then either and the wait was explained as "lots of call in orders" both times while we never seen more than 2 orders picked up. worst part is the foods good... and I was really looking forward to a better experience since It was undoubtedly going to be a much more timely experience since call in orders out prioritize the dine-in customers as communicated from the wait staff while dining in! Unfortunately I guess today the dine-in customers took a priority. Of course just my luck! So needless to say as I'm typing this I'm still hungry as I never picked up my order after telling them another 30 minutes for a total of a hour and a half was far to long of a wait. read more

Ordered online was told food would be ready at 7:24, received sushi and salad and soup when arrived but had to wait over 30 minutes for one hibachi shrimp meal. Multiple orders went out including an order of hibachi meals that came in after mine. Sushi was good. However will never order here again. read more

Soooo good! We live nearby and ordered online for the second time last night. My hibachi chicken, rice and veggies was the best I've had around here. My nine year old loved her California roll with added crab salad and masago. Will definitely be back read more

As a frequent customer at the lantern the past two times have been very disappointing. Waited over an hour for our food just for the order to be incorrect and people who came after us to be served before our food came to us. read more

Outstanding sushi! Very fresh and lovely presentation! A real plus for Norwood and surrounding area. Open for lunch and dinner six days a week. read more

Lantern sushi is not the place you would expect to find in Norwood North Carolina, but it is a welcome surprise. Sushi was outstanding and while they were very busy the service was very friendly. We'll definitely go back here again. read more

Very tasty food & beautifully plated! Wait staff was friendly & well acquainted with menu items.