Absolutely the best sushi in Pittsburgh! Long time customer, always 10/10. Friendliest and most-professional service. First date roll and Discovery roll are personal favorites. read more

Little Tokyo Bistro - Discovery roll and First Date roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This was my favorite sushi place in the neighborhood. Very sorry to see the sign that it closed. The owners and servers were always very friendly. read more

I enjoy the sushi from Little Tokyo very much but I ordered takeout with my husband from here and the $$$ was a bit steep. The yakimeshi is excellent and one of our favorite dishes but the shrimp this time was extremely salty. May consider another place for sushi in future. I find that the bistro quality is not as good as the main location in Mt Lebanon. read more

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Little Tokyo on Carson serves up some excellent sushi. The quality for your money is on point. Our server was excellent and very friendly. She was put in the unfortunate position of having to let us know the food was going to be delayed. It was clear the Friday night takeout orders were overwhelming the sushi bar. We waited close to 40 mins for our food which was disappointing. They should look at adding staff for the rush. The restaurant itself is decent but clearly outdated and in need of renovations. The bathrooms desperately need to be updated. Despite some of the shortcomings the food is still excellent so we'll be returning for more. Perhaps we'll stick to takeout next time. read more

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We decided to go here for Valentine's Day. When we walked in, nobody greeted us and there were about 5 or 6 delivery people in the door for door dash or another food delivery service. The lady at the front was taking care of them, but didn't acknowledge us so we walked further back and asked if it was self seating. The woman helped us to a table. We were ordering sushi for take in and had a plan to order hibachi for take out. It took over 30 minutes to get our sushi and when we did, they left one of our rolls off so they had to go back and make it. Watching the process, it seemed as though they were more concerned taking care of all their to-go orders than being worried about taking care of the customers in the restaurant. While we were there, they maybe had 50% capacity. When we did get our food, the food was great. They had our to-go order ready for us as well when we were ready to go. The other downfall was that it was very chilly in the restaurant that we didn't take off our coats. It almost got to the point that we were u comfortably cold and just wanted to get home. It was a very cold day outside so we did not want to be cold inside but we could not get the chill off being that it was so chilly inside. read more

Little Tokyo Bistro - Hawaiian roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

We've gotten only take out from here. Our orders are on time, correct and packaged well. I'd go back for the sushi rolls though they're on the pricier side. The first date roll was delicious. Makes sense it's a crowd favorite. The shrimp tempura is cooked well, and its crunch complements the spicy tuna. The dragon roll was my favorite - I love eel and the eel stole the show. We got shrimp balls as an appetizer, and will probably do without them next time. They were salty and not crisp like I thought they'd be. read more

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Incredible sushi with a good variety. We got the edamame and miso soup to start. We ordered several specialty rolls and a few nigiri. Everyone was super friendly and the restaurant looked clean. We can't wait to go back! read more

Little Tokyo Bistro - Hawaii Roll American Roll California Roll Yellow Tail Salmon Albacore Tuna - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

If you like small pieces of metal in your Udon, this is the place for you! I've always loved Udon, but when we went to Japan last month and had it literally every day (three bowls for 1500 yen, that's about $11.50 and you don't tip in Japan) we really missed it when we came back. We've been trying every Japanese restaurant's Udon to see whose most closely resembles that of the restaurant we went to in Chuo-ku and to find our go-to restaurant, and as you've likely guessed by now, this ain't it. We found the pictured metal sliver in my wife's udon, and that concluded our appetites for the evening. I might have withheld the review if the owner wasn't such a cheap bastard; he offered to remake it (not in the mood for more metal slivers, thanks!) or we could have a free one in the future (hard pass.) At the very minimum, you should have refunded what we paid for my wife's, but ideally, when its something like that in your food, you refund the entire order (Unless it's like a $500 order, but this was less than $50.) The search for spectacular Udon continues... read more

Little Tokyo Bistro - This was in my wife's udon. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

First I have to say the owners and staff are so hospitable. They take good care of their customers, and so genuinely nice! The restaurant's prices are reasonable. You can sit in the main dining room or at the sushi bar - where you can see all the food action! The food is very fresh, and there's a big variety of sushi, hot pot noodles, hot entrees and more. I've picked up meals to-go many times from here but also dine in on the weekends. I'm sure you'll enjoy the food and service as much as I do! read more

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I was on a mission to get a sushi boat and by gawd, we made it happen. I first tried making a reservation at a sushi place closer to me that had boats on the menu, but they weren't interested in accommodating a party of 10 people. Instead I called my second choice, Little Tokyo Bistro. They happily made my reservation at 7pm on a Friday. They said they had lots of room and don't usually fill up. It was my first time here, so the fact that they don't fill up made me a little nervous. We showed up, parked off of East Carson street, for free, and walked in. There was an old fishy smell that I was a little put off by, but it faded from my attention after sitting in it for a while. Our table was ready for us. We ordered two beautiful boats of sushi. Gorgeous. Each boat had about 80 pieces of sushi. It took a long time to come out, but we had boba tea and a veggie tempura appetizer to keep us occupied. Delicious! I highly recommend this place for parties, especially for a birthday person who loves sushi! Get a boat! The supreme ones are $120 each. Happy boat day to me! read more

Little Tokyo Bistro - Supreme sushi and sashimi boat! $120 - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

In Pittsburgh and craving sushi, this place hit the spot! First date roll was amazing and must try! read more

Little Tokyo Bistro - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

When I walked in on a rainy night I was greeted at the door by the hostess and sushi chef (I'm guessing the owners), it was early about 6pm. Ordered the Sashimi platter (not sure if that's the actual name) it was a great array of fish and all of it was delicious and skillfully prepared. I enjoyed the nigori house cold unfiltered Sami as well. read more

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First time visiting this cute place. We went on Friday night and it was pretty slow so we got seated right away. The setting is a little intimate with softer lighting but they should have played more melody music then trap music so it definitely threw me off a little bit. It was quiet so easy to hear each other. The waitress was super friendly and informative about the menu. We asked her what some of the rolls had in it and she knew them exactly what each contained! They only had 6 specialty rolls but did have tons of nigiri to choose from. They had tons just regular maki rolls to choose from. After reading reviews I decided to get the First Date Roll since that seem like the popular choice. It wasn't to spicy and it was a nice mouthful of spicy tuna. The tempura shrimp that was inside gave it a great crunch and it complimented it nicely. We liked it so much we order a side of shrimp tempura! The regular tuna roll was simple and the nigiri were all pretty fresh except the fatty tuna one. It was still kind of frozen when it came out and it had a grizzly texture. The wine list was big compared to other sushi restaurants I've looked at and wine pour was heavy which was wonderful. I also ordered a Crystal roll (not pictured) to go and it was a good combo of salmon and shrimp with a white sauce and it had cilantro in it. It was good. We also got the edamame and miso. There was also a older Japanese man (main sushi chef?) that was there and greeted us as we came in and when he walked by our talked stopped and asked how everything was and did the traditional bow, which I loved. He was so sweet and so was our waitress. I'm definitely a specialty roll kind of sushi eater so I wished there were more specialty rolls with sauces on it but there was only two with some kind of sauce on top. I will be back to try it again! read more

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Swung by on a Monday at 5pm when they opened. The lady working was very nice! I ordered food to go. - Sea urchin / uni was ok ($12/2pcs). There was a decent amount, but I felt like it could have been a little creamier and fresher - Dean roll ($12.95) didn't have rice which was pleasantly surprising and very delicious. The filling was like spicy tuna with chunks of fish. It had a nice sesame flavor, and was topped beautifully with avocado. Each piece was like the perfect spoon of poke. - Discovery Roll ($13.95) was good as well. The shrimp tempura in the middle gave a good crunch, and it was topped with salmon/avocado. There were also generous amounts of tobiko (fish eggs) on top. I also got a jasmine green tea bubble tea ($4.23 w tax) while I waited. It was majority milk with some sugar and flavoring - sort of weird but not your typical bubble tea. The bubbles were a mix of normal tapioca, popping bubbles, and the lychee jelly rectangles. Some of the tapioca tasted like they had been soaking a while but interesting mix of textures. In the future I'll pass on the milk tea and uni, but their rolls were really tasty and so beautiful. Wasabi wasn't too strong, so I'd ask more more. read more

Little Tokyo Bistro - Far to near - Dean Roll, Discovery Roll, and 2 sea urchin (uni). Very beautiful!! Loved the flower - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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We stopped in on a Thursday evening for an early dinner. We had ordered take-out several times throughout the pandemic, but had never eaten inside before. We were pleasantly surprised how nice and modern the restaurant was inside! We ordered the chicken dumplings as an appetizer to start. They were very tasty and crispy! Then, we ordered a few sushi rolls for dinner. We ordered the scallop roll, shrimp tempura roll, and dragon roll. The sushi was very compact and did not fall apart at all while eating; I have never been impressed by how well sushi was rolled before I came here! The shrimp tempura was rather bland ( the roll contained only fried shrimp), but overall the rolls were all great. The only reason I did not give 5 stars was because the service was very slow. We were there for an hour and ordered as soon as we got there. There were only 3 other tables in the restaurant, but it looked like the sushi chefs were overrun with take out orders. I will definitely be back for more awesome sushi! read more

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I was in the area for dinner with some friends and came here since one of them loves this place. We were all beyond hungry so, of course, we ordered more than we could finish. There were no complaints once we tucked in. We ordered nigiri sushi: uni (2 pieces for $12) and conch (2 pieces for $7). We also got an unagi roll (6 pieces for $8), the scallop roll (6 pieces for $8.50) and the salmon roll (6 pieces for $6.50). Finally, to get even more food, we also got yakisoba with chicken and shrimp (for $13.95) to share because why not. Along with all of this we got complimentary salad whose dressing is THE best ginger dressing I have ever had. I would buy it by the bottle. This was my first time eating uni and I wasn't a fan of the taste or texture. The conch was a win both in taste and the stiffer texture. The unagi roll, the scallop roll and the salmon roll were great as well. The yakisoba was so-so and I wouldn't get it again. The interior was nice and the waiter and staff in general were lovely. I definitely want to come back here next time I'm in town to get more of the sushi and weirdly enough, the salad with that great ginger dressing. read more

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Little Tokyo Bistro and the Mt. Lebo location serve some of the best sushi in Pittsburgh. Their specialty maki rolls are all worth a try, but they are shrimp tempura heavy so I recommend mixing it up to have some variety. They also have sushi boats that'll knock your socks off. Each and every employee here is so friendly and they always try their best to take care of you. If you're going just for sushi, I recommend Little Tok over Nakama for Southside sushi 100p. read more

Little Tokyo Bistro - 2 First Date Rolls, Discovery Roll, Anniversary Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

MmmmmmmMmmmmmMmmmm I'm still drooling. This place has some of the best sushi I have ever had outside of Japan. Came here for my daughter's birthday dinner and it was so delicious. My daughter said the Dragon roll was phenomenal and I was blown away with the Rock n Roll roll (without eel sauce). The spicy tuna was one of the best I e ever had! read more

This is the first place I ever had sushi nearly 15 years ago. I had a California roll and I remember I got some free ice cream from the owner who was pleased I was trying sushi at his establishment. Sushi is now my absolute favorite food and I eat it all from uni to raw egg yolk on my gunkan and I think of this place often. It was clean and smelled nice inside with good atmosphere and comfortable seating. read more

Went there on Halloween, ordered some sushi rolls, gyoza and some sake, everything was tasty, though we had to remind our server about our gyoza and seemed like even tho we tried calling him over to our table a few times he wasn't coming over. All and all a good experience. Good sushi rolls and good prices. read more

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Went here for date night after there was long waits everywhere else! It was an awesome surprise! The sushi was so fresh and the speciality rolls were very filling! So many options and there is a sushi chef making the sushi in the front you can watch! Split a bottle of wine. They do not have a huge drink menu. The restaurant was nearly empty but the service was delightful. It felt like a private date night. read more

"You ordered it, it's not our fault you didn't like it" Zero stars. Literally shaking from the anger as I type this. Came in because they were voted as second best Japanese food in Pittsburgh. I ordered the hibachi chicken which was a mistake. The chicken tasted like it was cooked plain and then a sauce was added as an after thought. Then there was the fried rice. As soon as we tried it we immediately lost our appetite. And the yum yum sauce that you can buy in bulk? Watery and flavorless. But the worst part? When I told the manager how I felt, she said I would still be charged for the meal because I ate the mushrooms (which I did eat before trying anything else). Without another word they brought the check. They wanted to charge me $14.95 for the 4 mushrooms I ate. I said "absolutely not you can take that off the bill completely". They said "no, you ordered it, it's not our fault you didn't like it. That's not how restaurants work". I said "okay cool then I'm leaving and I'm not paying for anything at all". Then they claimed they were going to call the police. "Great, call them!" I said. My fiance eventually settled with them on $7.95. I still can't believe what just happened. Craziest experience of my life. read more

Sushi with great mouthfeel, well-executed rice, but not a ton of flavor. I ordered the Sushi deluxe meal, which comes with 10 pieces of nigiri (fish on top of rice, which is the only sushi in Japan.) This comes with miso soup and the common sesame ginger salad. The miso soup was flat in flavor and the salad was OK. A bit too much sweetness/acidity from the dressing. The sushi selection was predictable. Tuna, salmon, snapper, and bbq eel. The fish was very creamy in mouthfeel (excellent) but none of them impressed me in flavor except the bbq eel, which was smoky and sweet. Rice was of good execution. read more

Little Tokyo Bistro - Bbq Eel - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Such a good little hidden gem on East Carson! My cousin and I stopped at Little Tokyo Bistro for lunch and was really happy with the service and food. The Discovery specialty roll kept jumping out at me because it had everything I love about a sushi roll but I was really craving tuna that day. The sushi chef let me swap out the salmon for tuna for no extra charge! It was incredible and exactly what I was looking for. Our server was extremely friendly and attentive during our meal. I can't wait to go back! read more

Little Tokyo Bistro - Discovery Roll - substitute salmon for tuna - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Stop in on a Friday afternoon for lunch to get some sushi. I ordered the Philadelphia roll and the California rolls, two classics. The rolls were great, and the salmon was fresh. In addition. I ordered a beef and rice plate which was really good. I'll have to stop by next time and try there Toro, and Uni that's also on the menu. Overall this is a pretty solid spot for some sushi on southside Pittsburgh. read more

Little Tokyo Bistro - California, and Philadelphia roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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I stopped in after work. The service was extremely fast. I had the miso soup and seaweed salad to start. Delicious! Crunchy sweet salad full of color! The soup warmed me up from a cold night. I ordered a spicy salmon and dragon roll. The presentation was beautiful. The flavor was even better!! Each bite was amazing and my compliments to the chef! I will be back! read more

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I am updating my review due to our visit today. When we arrived the place was not busy. We ordered our food and I got two sushi rolls one being the first date roll. This roll is supposed to have crispy shrimp tempura, but my roll was just crispy and no shrimp in the middle. It also tasted burnt. When I brought this up the waitress said that looks like how it should to me and just shrugged and then asked me if I ever have had it before.. which I have. The customer service was not good and neither was that sushi roll. read more

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KETO FRIENDLY SUSHI! They have a roll thats low carb and it tasted pretty yummy. This is a cute little spot that had perfectly yummy sushi for a decent price. We got a few rolls and sushi bowl. It came out quickly and the owners even checking on it. Our waitress was kind and had a personality without being overbearing for our meal. Very enjoyable! read more

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Found this little gem, and I'd def go back! As a matter of fact I did 2x. Had ramen, sushi, and the chicken katsu and all was great. Its nice and quiet and on Carson st. if you need some noise there after! read more

Little Tokyo Bistro - a plate of food on a table - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Service is fantastic! Ask for Emily the waitress is you ever go. Great food and saki selection.

Didn't realize this spot was the same owners as the Washington Road location! For some reason they've chosen to only offer delivery for the South Side location. Not sure why, doesn't really make sense. Especially because we're closer to the Mt. Lebanon location and the delivery from the South Side took over an hour the night we ordered! Safe to say the sushi is still delicious and I think the spicy tuna is some of the best in the city! If you live close to the South Side location, I'm sure the delivery wait time is shorter. With the Lebo location closed the last couple months, we did this location but will now switch to in-person pickup again in Lebo. Nice to know there's an option for delicious sushi in the South Side though! read more

After being in Pittsburgh for 6 months I was still on the search for some solid Asian food. One day, I found myself having the ability to leave at a normal hour so did a quick yelp search for sushi and stumbled upon this joint. I had been craving sushi but not had the ability to have any good options in Pittsburgh so was eager to try this joint out. The joint is located on a strip in the Southside with multiple restaurants and bars surrounding it. The restaurant is large on the inside with a sushi bar upon your entrance. The folks greet you quickly at the door and seat you just as quickly with menus by your side. These folks have the standard menu selection of nigiris, rolls, and hot plates. The restaurant itself would be great for date nights or large groups and everything in between. After perusing the menu, I ordered some hot sake (of course) and literally went down the list ordering a whole array of nigiris including a rainbow roll. I was a bit nervous as I have not had great experiences in Pittsburgh so far but figured I might as well go all out. I ordered yellow tail, tuna, salmon, white tuna, uni, ikura, and unagi. The rolls themselves were solid and I was glad they did not lay down on the sauce too much. The nigiris were actually pretty good and probably the best ive had in Pittsburgh. They were pretty fresh and they gave fairly large size cuts which was nice. For the amount I ordered, the price was also decent so I was happy with the outcome. This is probably the best spot for sushi was able to find while in Pittsburgh and I was glad to have had the opportunity to grab this spot. read more

Little Tokyo Bistro - Nigiri and rolls - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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So the main sushi chef & his apprentice are totally delightful. They smile & are hospitable. Sit st the sushi bar when you come & relax after a hard day at work. Waitress recommended king salmon which was great (albeit slightly pricy). Also great was Yellowtail & Ikura. Chef threw in a complimentary tuna which was good (for being out of season) but not great. Locals come here to relax the later part of the evening - which tells me that they build relationships with their regulars. So this place is good to have dinner with friends but still try to sit at sushi bar. read more

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Came here for a quiet little dinner in South Side, and everything was quite delicious. My friend has the sushi rolls while I had chicken hibachi. I wish I had know there were mushrooms in it; I would've asked for those to be taken out. Other than that, the service was the food. The meal good, a little pricey but good. read more

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1 hour wait, and apparently the table before us waited for 2 hours even though the restaurant was almost empty. No acknowledgement of the wait, and they did not offer to make up to us in any way despite asking. read more

My go to sushi spot is Mt Lebanon Little Tokyo but I recently found out Door Dash delivers from the Southside location. Sushi is just as good and just as fresh. I didn't get my extra side of eel sauce but aside from that it was perfect and I'll be preserving from here more in the future for sure. I wish I could do lunch deliveries but it's limited to 6pm and later. read more

I was craving sushi... checked yelp for a good local spot and came across Little Tokyo Bistro. I grew up minutes from the southside and have walked past here thousands of times and was so excited to finally check it out. I ordered take-out sushi- the shrimp tempura and avocado roll (around $6). It was absolutely delish. I ended up ordering sushi again not even two full days later- the cucumber roll ($4) and the avocado roll ($4). Again, very delicious and fresh. Customer service was sweet as can be. I see myself coming back many more times in the future and would love to dine-in next time! read more

For a Pittsburgh-based sushi restaurant, I can't help but give Little Tokyo a deserved 5 stars. The service is always a highlight. The chefs and waitstaff are incredibly friendly, and my wife and I are constantly discussing how we'd rather go there than many other places simply to support a restaurant that prides itself in positive customer service. When you walk in, you feel welcomed, and when you leave, you truly feel that your patronage is appreciated. The chef almost always checks in on your table to make sure you're enjoying your meal, too, which is a great touch. As for the food, I've never been disappointed. I typically order the simple maki rolls (tuna, salmon, etc.) and they cuts of fish have always been good. Their specialty rolls are delicious, as well, but I typically like my sushi simpler. The one big, yet easily-overlooked thing that I appreciate at Little Tokyo is their approach to their spicy tuna. I can't stand when sushi restaurants shred tuna and make it a gooey mess of spicy mayo. Little Tokyo actually gives you cuts of ahi instead, which is a small, but really nice touch. Like I said earlier, the chef almost always check in on your meal, so while Little Tokyo won't go down as the greatest sushi restaurant ever, it's very clear that the chef(s) take pride in what they do. I've gone for lunch, dinner, and shortly before they closed for even later dinner. It's never been too busy to get seated and the service and food has always been consistently good. Is it the best sushi you'll ever eat? Perhaps not, but you're not going to find many, if any, better sushi-eating experiences (especially at this price point) in Pittsburgh at the moment. Enjoy! read more

If we're craving sushi - we always go to Little Tokyo. Their sushi are the best. Nigiri have just the right amount of rice, not too much like other places. Salmon literally tastes like butter. Everything is always fresh and incredibly delicious. Their service is great as well! When you walk in, the staff always welcomes you with a big smile and same when you leave. Very friendly and hospitable. Always a pleasure coming back. Thank you! read more

Little Tokyo Bistro - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

We ate here for lunch. In addition to the good sushi selection and wonderfully prepared steak, they also had a great atmosphere and very nice staff. read more