I struggled between 3 and 4 stars on this, as this place also helped me to survive school without starving. Lunch at Little Tokyo was always a treat with my classmates and they never disappointed, even when we came in as a large and somewhat diverse group. Food is delicious and filling, the staff is efficient and helpful, and the menu is easy for a vegetarian to navigate. Their "salad" is really the only downside. You get cucumbers, tomatoes, and lettuce to choose from a bar and create your own salad. The plate is about the size of a baseball card and it requires some spacial skills to stack the plate in such a way to feel like you actually ate a salad. The ginger dressing is magnificent. Good Sushi, Good Yakisoba, very reasonable prices. read more

Sketchy unkempt building, not the cleanest, very dark lighting inside. Had sushi..... was so-so tasting. Lacked the visual preciseness that should be put into preparing and serving Sushi. Rice didn't hold together. 'Salad Bar' is iceberg lettuce, diced cucumbers and tomatoes, creamy Italian dressing. read more

Amazing every time! I've had multiple items off the menu and each one has been wonderful. The orange sauce is great too!

So we haven't been in years and brought the kids this time. we split 4 sushi rolls and each had meals my kids even the picky eaters were talking about how great dinner tonight was. They weren't crowded which I didn't think was a good sign but the restaurant was clean super efficient and friendly. read more

Place not clean. Salad on salad bar was wilted and brown on edges. Food was just not very good. Sorry to say negative things but they are simply not trying at all. Could be a great place to go. Needs a fresh person to run it. read more

Waited 15 minutes without acknowledging our existence. They didn't say a single word and finally when we asked they were very rude. Will not return to this restaurant. Very poor service. read more

Sure, it's hot and dirty inside, but the spicy tuna rolls are absolutely delicious, and are reasonably priced. So, don't be a snob, make sure your Tetanus shot is up to date, and head on over. It's seriously good! read more

Little Tokyo - Spicy Tuna Rolls - Sushi Bars Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

I haven't been in a year but used to frequent this place about once a week for 4 years and it was my favorite Asian restaurant in the area. My favorite item was Chicken Yaki Soba with special sauce on the side (their seafood sauce) They also had a great little salad bar that was simple yet fresh and clean and included in the meals. Therese nothing fancy about it but just a good place to go for a quick lunch or dinner with good prices. read more

The Teriyaki Chicken is always awesome. I usually get double noodle and no rice because the noodles are so good. The salad bar inside is tasty too. I don't know what is in that dressing but it is AWESOME! If you go through the drive through don't forget to order the salad. This place is tasting/filling and has never let me down! read more

My family and I have been coming here for years and I just stopped back in yesterday with a friend for lunch. I had almost forgotten how much I love this place. Lets start with the salad that comes with every entree. The salad is fresh, crisp, and delicious all around. They have two different dressings (I love the mayo based one) along with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, and little fried noodles that go on top. I could come here and just eat salad, its great. Now on to the entrees. I always have to fight a battle with myself over whether I should get the hibachi chicken, or the teriyaki chicken, they are equally incredible and I would be ok with them both being my last meal on earth. The noodles, rice, and vegetables that come with the entree are all cooked to perfection as well. This is basically a Japanese steak house with no at the table entertainment, which also means the pricing is way better and the food quality/quantity to price ratio is astounding. I will continue to frequent this place for years to come. read more

Little Tokyo - Teriyaki Chicken with included sides - Sushi Bars Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

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By far my favorite place to eat!!! Food is delicious and customer service is amazing. Prices are what make them really stand out! Love love love little tokyo! read more

We stayed overnight on this Springfield area near the interstate. It's location is very convenient, just beside the motel we've stayed. Ample of parking. We tried the hibachi grill dinner, which kinda expected, you know very entertaining grillman. My kids loved it, specially those tricks. The food is okay, my salmon was perfectly done, the way i like it. The only problem is the seating is not private, we shared the hibachi grill table with other customers. Otherwise nice dinner, I enjoyed it though. read more

Their sign advertised a California roll for $2.50 so I stopped for a quick lunch. At the drive thru window they told me it was a little over $5 with tax and the girl feigned surprise and confusion when I mentioned the special on their sign, then continued the transaction. I was in too much of a rush to complain further and hoped for the best. The simple, basic Cali roll was really blah and much warmer than it should have been. Because it was only a Cali roll I still ate it and well, it was lunch but not so terrific. It was also very small. At least 10 other places in town, I could have paid $5-6 and got twice as much sushi at the right temp and with a far better taste. I'd probably give this place a try again, inside and for a different meal than sushi, but I would proceed with caution. read more

I am a fan of this place. Prices are reasonable for hibachi and the food is good. Favorite is Teriyaki chicken and make sure you get the seafood sauce (get extra) that's what makes it yummy :) read more

I have always been a huge fan of Little Tokyo. However, the last two times I have ate there (within the last couple months) I have become violently ill afterwards. I don't want to give up on Little Tokyo, but I think I may have to. read more

I enjoy it here. Love the show they put on at the table. Pricey, but great food and service. Have yet to try the sushi, but I hear it's really good. read more

Favorite "Japanese steakhouse" meal on a whim. It's super cheap. The spicy chicken is awesome. Two people can walk out paying under $20. The fried rice isn't the best, but the customer service is always spot on. They are really friendly and get to know their customers quickly. Soon, they know you like a side of Sriracha and lime in your diet coke. read more

I love this place! Cheaper than the other Japanese steak houses in town and the staff are so friendly! My boyfriend and I go about once a week and is definitely out favorite restaurant in springfield! I always get teriyaki chicken which never disappoints...the sushi is great too, I usually always get the shrimp tempura and love it! read more

This is my favorite Japanese restaurant in town. Prompt service, great food, and reasonable prices.

I have been to "Little Tokyo" in downtown LA, and this place would fit right in. The sushi is excellent, and reasonably priced. Every dinner entree I have ever had there was excellent. The wait staff is friendly and knowledgeable. If you transplanted them to LA they could quadruple their prices and fit right in. Highly recommended! read more

I love this place. My family has made a tradition out of coming here for my wife's bday. It's good for kids as I have three and the staff is always accommodating. My kids love it and my oldest thinks it is fun to watch the cook work. He loves when they make the volcano. The sushi is fresh and not fishy like other places I have tried in the Ozarks. If you haven't yet you should try little Tokyo. read more

Waited 15 minutes and was not even acknowledged until we spoke to the waitress. The waitress was rude and could not tell us how long the wait was . We had a party of 15 would have spent $250. This was a favorite restaurant but will not be going back . read more

Grease poured out of my gyoza all over the table when I bit into it...that's right the table, because our insolent waiter would not bring us plates. The fried sushi was soggy and really just nasty. The spicy crab roll I spit out into my napkin. We left all the food on the table, paid, and left. Never, ever again. So gross. read more

Little Tokyo = Little Disappointment. This was ok but not great and life is waaaay too short to eat ok food. The tuna nigiri was good but lets be honest, it is really hard to screw up a pice of raw fish on a bit of rice. As long and you don't get violently ill then it passes. The gyoza was probably the best thing we had and it was average. The beef yaki soba was bland and a little oily for yaki soba. The meat was cubed and not sliced so there were large chunks of meat instead of a lot of thin sliced tender meat.I really love Japanese food and if i could I would probably eat it 4 times a week, I would not however order it from here. The service was average as well nothing special nothing horrible. They do take American Express so if you are going there for a business meal you are covered. It is a little weird for me to write a bad review as I generally like the places we go and always try to find the best in them. Little Tokyo left me unimpressed with the flavors and the service. read more

I can't speak for the sushi, but the hibachi entrees are excellent. They come with a side of vegetables, rice, and noodles all for under $8. I like the spicy chicken, but there are soy sauce and teriyaki options as well. They also have a drive thru which is nice. read more

Very good , I recommend the Iowa Lee roll for sushi. The portion sizes have changed over the years, not as much food as they use to serve or their serving plates are bigger....:) Prices are reasonable. My favorite is the shrimp teriyaki. ... read more

The hostess had really bad B. O. I had to spit out a peace of sushi because I couldn't chew the raw tuna in it. Another peace left a really bad after taste. I eat a lot of sushi and normally for the price this place is good but I won't be going back after the experience. read more

Best sushi in town. I'm a vegetarian, so I can't compare its fish to other places (and, I know thats why most people eat sushi). Really, the vegetarian rolls in other Springfield sushi restaurants are pretty bad but this place is so, so good. Also, they have call ahead that can be picked up in their drive through. read more

I used to be a fan of this place, until today. I work just down the road and I will always order a side salad or two to go for lunch. (I love their dressing) Today when I called I asked them to put the cruchies that they normally put on top of the salad on the side, because they get soggy if I don't eat the salad right away. The lady said they can't do that because that's not how they make them. I explained to her that they get soggy if I save the salad for later, but didn't care. I hung up the phone. I decided to walk in to the restaurant because maybe I wasn't explaining myself very well. When I walked in a young lady asked me if she can help. I explained to her that I would like a salad with the cruchies on the side. She asked me to hold and went and got someone else. (the lady I spoke with on the phone) I explained to her why I needed the cruchies on the side, and that I didn't want extra, just the same amount just not on the salad. She would not have it. She told me if they put the cruchies on the side for me she would have to do it for everyone (not sure the problem). Before I walked out of the restaurant I told her that she is losing business because she can't take the stupid cruchies off the top of the salad and put them on the side. At this point she could have put the cruchies in my hands I wouldn't of care, but not on the salad. After I walked out I called and asked for a manager. The same lady I have been dealing with answer. She told me that the managers don't work there and started yelling at me about the salad. I disconnected the call. read more

This is a surprisingly good Japanese steakhouse given the location. I've never tried any sushi here, but the hibachi items are perfectly wonderful. read more

This place is wonderful, go for any of the Hibachi items. Cost is great, portions are great, sushi is ok.

I tried this place today for the first time. Some co-workers were ordering out and someone was going to pick it up so I figured why not since Chinese food is one of my favorites. I have to admit, trying new places usually worries me a little but this place was definitely a good first experience for me. I ordered the spicy chicken which came grilled, with rice, noodles and veggies. The chicken had a really good spice and the veggies were still nice and crisp, not overcooked and mushy like some Chinese restaurants tend to do. The rice and noodles were good however, I did need to add a little soy sauce to them (which I never do) due to them being a little on the dry side. The soy sauce helped so much and I ended up eating all of it. Overall I would say it was a very good, cheap and filling meal. The portions were spot on, I'm not left feeling so full I can't move but I am satisfied and the food was of good quality. I will be bringing my husband here to try it in the near future. read more