Food was excellent. A little spendy ($15-18 per roll) but there were a lot of pieces and pretty packed with goodness. I'd HIGHLY recommend the Brussels sprouts. Such a yummy sauce. The firecracker roll was delicious but wasn't crazy about the other roll - which I can remember the name of it. Service was pretty good. He forgot the soy sauce and never checked on us once the food came out, but would still come back read more

Lotus Lounge - Sushi Bars Near Me - Flagstaff, Arizona

We were in town to take care of some business at NAU. We are not familiar with Flagstaff at all. We decided to park downtown and find a place for dinner. We chose the Lotus Lounge for the ambience. We were seated promptly and greeted by our beautiful waitress/manager Olivia. She made excellent drink and appetizer recommendations. She was very kind and we got to chat it up with her quite a. It. I've never been to a restaurant where everything I ordered was delicious. The cocktails, all of the food, and the desert was amazing. We decided to stay longer than expected for another round. We tried the pork gyoza, orange chicken fried rice, vegetable tempura, a variety of sushi rolls, and the matcha tiramisu (Heaven) and the orange crème sorbet. The bathrooms were very clean and smelled nice. By the time we left the place was packed. I would highly recommend the Lotus Lounge if you are traveling to Flagstaff! read more

Had a great time, loved the ambiance and our server. Lee was awesome, had good recommendations and was so sweet. 10/10 Lee we love you!

The food was really great - fresh sushi & flavorful and lovely ramen. Sadly, the service and management was lacking. The server didn't appear to have been trained which resulted in a negative experience. I'd love to come try again! read more

The place was too busy for the amount of people. Service suffers when that's allowed by management. The server was nice but took too long to get to us and looked like they were backing up the bartender. I had an impolite confrontation with the wait staff that brought my food. She was incapable of seeing that we had no space for the entree b/c we were still eating our appetizer. She expected us to deal with it and put the food on another table next to us rather than wait for the waitress to return with some direction. She could have taken the food back to the kitchen and served us at another time. Instead she told us it would go bad if she returned it to the kitchen and promptly put it on the table next to us. This just created a bad vibe for the night. read more

Food is excellent and we frequent this place whenever in Flagstaff and love it and would actually come back again. However, I find the need to post about the terrible service we had last night. And I don't even wanna blame it on the waitress because I feel it comes from the top. I didn't see a manager in sight and I hope you read this. You seem to have enough staff busboys and runners and so on, so why is the waitress having to bus her own tables and why would someone bring a steak dinner without a steak knife and then have to wait 10 minutes to get one or ask for extra sauce and wait another 10 minutes for that. And a long wait for drinks. I suggest having staff meetings and train your staff to look around. Not just walking by diners almost purposely not wanting to look at it anyone. Be helpful whether you're a hostess, busboy, runner or wait staff. read more

I've had a few varying experiences here at Lotus Lounge, but none of which were overwhelmingly bad. Mostly very good with a few hiccups, but nothing can be perfect! I do have to say that the food is great and I've never been disappointed about that. The sushi always tastes delicious and fresh, and the pork belly fried rice is so flavorful. However, I have had servers who have seen a little overwhelmed and an atmosphere that felt frantic and a little loud. However, those times were weekend nights so I suppose it might be expected. I went recently on a Tuesday evening and it was low key and pleasant. It's a nice date night place with good views of downtown. read more

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This is a cool place with good food. The service was very slow. Especially bar drinks. The wings were very delicious. The firecracker roll was not as spicy as we thought it would be. The chicken udon was very good and plentiful. The ribeye was tasty and came with many fingerling potatoes. They were very good but overwhelming. The broccoli that came on the dish was cold. The Lotus drop didn't have any peach in it but was still good and the Moscow mule was as expected. We would eat here again but hope for better service. read more

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The firecracker roll and pork belly were phenomenal! We sat at the bar and the bartender was very friendly and made tasty drinks. Loved the low key atmosphere, made the perfect date night spot. read more

great food, great service, fair prices. This place has consistently been a go to dining option for us, when in FLG

*** third time wasn't a charm **. I've left previous recent reviews on this restaurant and gave it 5 stars each time. Today was not that day, don't know what happened or what's going on but I guess they changed the menu(?)! Whyyyy Change it when it was good !! The Ribeyes steak I've enjoyed and main reason We came back was for the steaks! Now they have some dry flavorless flank steak and rice !? The service and place is still pleasant but that's about it. The quality of food has gone down, not to mention for some reason the prices went up, even charging us extra for a few sauces that was only asked for in order to give the food some flavor. Safe to say we didn't enjoy nor finish our food. Maybe when they change back to the good food/steaks we'll be back. The noodles tasted different as well, the steak pieces in there were the same as the other steak. So again flavorless. read more

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We arrived during Happy Hour (until 6) & our server Lucas did a fantastic job At literally taking care of the entire restaurant until another server arrived at 6 pm. He was always nice, thoughtful & gave great recommendations. Sushi was fresh. Seaweed Salad had another Algae based seaweed which was foodie, but weird for my son. Crab rangoons were yummy. Spicy salmon & tuna rolls were spot on! I missed out on the Lotus noodles w/ Ribeye, however saw another table with them - next time. Lava cake was fantastic. One odd thing - they don't have any teas ‍ I thought most to all Asian restaurants do. It's ok - we had a nice time. read more

We were hoping for something better than Panda Express. Our appetizers were fantastic! We had the vegetable tempura, edamame, and the gyoza. We were quite excited about our entrees to arrive. Turns out we should have just eaten off the appetizer menu. Our rolls were fine, but not anything memorable. And the chef was apparently enamored of char as that was the predominant flavor of all the other dishes (all our rice, chicken, and shrimp dishes). Maybe it was just an off night, but when it crossed so many different dishes, I have doubts. It was Not really a great place for children, either, as there is not a lot on the menu that comes in smaller portions or simpler seasoning. Our server was friendly and tried to help us out, but Yelp had that one wrong. I'd go again with friends for the appetizers and drinks, but not much else. read more

We had a wonderful dinner for two here this past Sunday. The food was delicious and authentic and the atmosphere was uplifting and colorful. It is a great place to go for a date night! read more

Food was fantastic! The service was okay but was a busy night and only one server for the top floor section. She was very nice and attentive though. The ambiance was beautiful, very well designed restaurant. Even though it was a busy night food and drinks came in a timely manner. read more

The food came out super fast and was amazing! I loved the chupacabra role. AMAZING service. Great vibe all around. Really enjoyed my experience. read more

Stopped in here on a "First Friday" (Flagstaff does an art walk downtown every first Friday so it's a busy night for most) and we were able to be seated right away- we were a party of 5, my wife, myself and our 3 kids. We were seated upstairs which is actually pretty cool- it has a theater/catwalk vibe so from upstairs you can see all of downstairs. We ordered the orange chicken and fried rice for the kids which was great but they actually ended up loving our sushi! Our server even gave the kids little chopsticks helpers which was so nice. The sushi rolls were delicious, and so were the drinks. The cocktails were a bit pricey but overall, for a family of 5 our meal was quite affordable. We love a good downtown place and we will definitely be back! read more

Went with a group. Here's our collective thoughts: Great things: service, lotus drop cocktail, Brussel sprouts (amazing), Korean wings, lotus roll. Not so great things: ramen was a bit too spicy, and the crab Rangoon tasted a little funky. read more

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We've been here 3 times now and the last time was a year ago. The food was amazing last year so we were craving the food here this trip. The food has changed for the worse over the last year and the service, while prompt, was lacking in some core competencies. We ordered an iced tea and a hot tea. They served the hot tea in a glass with no handle and they don't have any sweetener, not even sugar so we had to request simple syrup. I ordered Korean pork belly. The flavor of the meat was ok but not great, the vegetables were over spiced and it came with what could best be described as hot potato salad which was extremely bland. My wife ordered pho. She said it was also very bland. Next time we visit Flagstaff, we'll find a new place for dinner. read more

We popped in here after walking around downtown Flag. I didn't know this place was here and I am so glad that we stopped in. The hostess was very sweet and welcoming, the wait staff was very attentive. Our food was delicious and fresh. I had the orange chicken with fried rice (edamame in the fried rice was YUM), my daughter had the Yakisoba with chicken. She doesn't often clear her plate but she devoured her meal! We will definitely be back! read more

I was hoping to like this place more, as I have heard so much buzz. On the plus side, the place has a cool vibe and the service is friendly. Presentation on the plate lunch was very pretty. What knocked my rating down was that the fish was average. You're a sushi place, so I expect the highest quality fish, even in the mountains! The tuna was texturally too soft, the yellowtail was a bit fishy (probably from being too warm for a while), and the salmon was not well cut so a bit stringy. I thought the miso soup was underseasoned. There was far more seaweed salad than anything on the plate: I like seaweed salad, but it shows signs of cutting food costs. Not overly impressed: maybe I'll try Lotus for drinks only in the future. read more

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Lotus Lounge Flagstaff, AZ We traveled to Flagstaff on a Sunday on a holiday weekend. We walked in and recognized that it was almost closing time, asked if the kitchen was still open, they said yes and we were seated. All was well and the environment was quirky. While sitting we decided our meal, we ordered two rolls of sushi (California Roll and Chupacabra roll), and two bowls of beef ramen. The wait was not terribly bad -- we got our meal 25 minutes after ordering. We weren't bothered by the wait because we had fantastic customer service. When our meals arrived, there were obvious signs of low quality food. At a glance, the salmon in the Chupacabra roll was browning- an obvious sign that the fish had been out all day. Not only was this disgusting to witness, but this would be dangerous if we consumed it. Moreover, the avocados were rotten, and were definitely cut at the beginning of the morning and given to us at night. Furthermore, our ramen was by far the worst ramen I've had in my life. Not only was it flavorless, but the tap water that was used in the ramen had more flavor than the dish itself. Well actually, maybe the rotten tomato inside gave it some sort of kick. Quality control was notably fumbled when they sent out noodles that were hardened together and clearly scraped off the bottom of the pot. In addition, you would think the kitchen would notice a rotten sliced tomato garnished on the dish. In order for us to stomach this we were given a bottle of bubbly water, note we did not ask for mineral water, this was in fact foam from the city tap water. We declined to drink the water and asked for the check. By the outward look of this establishment, I believe that it has potential to be a thriving restaurant. Unfortunately, under both stress and pressure, this restaurant crumbled. My overall assessment of this restaurant is a stern 2/10. The only saving grace of this restaurant is the environment. The quirkiness of Lotus Lounge fostered an energy that can be shared by many. One could come here after a long day of work for a beer, not food, and have a great time -- fitting for the name "lounge." I left this restaurant feeling sick about the food I just had but with a smile that I got to share some time with some people that I love. What a 2/10 means is the following: You wouldn't recommend to a friend and if anyone were to recommend to have a meal at this restaurant; and you would encourage them not to go and suggest another option. If you do find yourself here, order something that would be considered simple and safe and avoid complex plates. read more

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Great food at a decent price. Courteous, attentive service. Only downside is if they seat you on the second floor near or next to the kitchen door, you'll go home with your clothes smelling like fried food. read more

I literally can't complain about anything - the whole experience was great. We arrived for dinner on a Saturday night and they said it would be around a 40 minute wait but we were seated in about 20. Always a pleasant surprise to be seated earlier than the quote! I really liked the vibe of the place. They were playing cool music and I enjoyed sitting on the top level. The service was really good, our waitress was joking around with us quoting the Rush Hour movies because they have a sushi roll called the "Red Dragon" lol. We had the Crab Rangoons, Monte Vista Roll and Firecracker Roll. Monte Vista was my favorite but we enjoyed everything. Our companions ordered other sushi, nigiri and the Pork Belly Fried Rice and their items looked (and smelled!) amazing as well! read more

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Service was a 2, weird taste to the Cali roll, and the bar buns were very dry. We didn't finish our food, and saw no need to take the leftovers with us. But we definitely finished the martinis read more

Lotus Lounge - Sushi Bars Near Me - Flagstaff, Arizona

We were in town for the weekend. No line until we waited to be seated and behind us a crowd. The front guy seated us at the sushi bar. 5 mins got water and our server Xander said he'd be right back. We waited 15 mins...there was a table to the right of the entrance that got seated after us. And our server took their order. We waited 5 more minutes and we left. Unfortunate, since we saw good reviews. read more

Great selection of food for every taste. The sushi is amazing as well as the spring rolls. The cocktails are very tasty as well. Great ambiance for dates as well. read more

Delicious food and fast/friendly service. We ordered the crab Rangoon's, lotus friend rice, and the tiger roll. All three were very good! We also tried a bottle of the Arizona traditional sake and it was so good! Highly recommend! read more

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This place was everything and more! A great menu with a variety of delicious foods and drinks. It has a very comforting atmosphere. Very clean and amazing staff. My girlfriend and I were in yesterday for happy hour (which they have great deals by the way) and our server, Zachary, was extremely delightful to have wait on us. He got our drinks and food out quickly and definitely made us laugh throughout the evening! It was also a breath of fresh air to see the smiles on the staff's faces instead of making them wear masks. I really appreciated that. Definitely recommend stopping in here if you are walking downtown and need some good food and want to support a local business. We will return soon! read more

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Everything about this place rules. The girl at the front who helped us get a reservation for the following night, our waiter Sebastian who was excellent, the food which was incredible and the ambiance that couldn't be better. When we come back next year, Lotus Lounge will be on our itinerary. Well done. read more

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Good food, but horrific service. I don't blame the server for issues - I think it is fundamental flaw in the way this place is managed. If you can't provide good service to customers, why even seat them?!? We had reservations and should have been prioritized, and other groups should have been waitlisted. Instead, a bunch of people were seated in our section with 1 frantically overstressed server trying to juggle way too much. Here is what happened: - 20 mins for water - 30-40 mins for bar drinks (one appetizer arrived before drinks ugh) - Hour+ for food Look.. if you are trying to cater to college crowd with reasonable priced food and embarrassing service, move to a strip mall near campus. I won't come back until this place is run better. Sorry for harsh review, but it won't get fixed if no one tells them. read more

We went out for a liitle splurge and both ordered the Pho which we had last December. It was like water and noodles with chicken on top. Completely bland and void of flavor. I would have fared better with a $2.00 package of ramen at home. Last December it was delicious. Sad! read more

Cool hip, lively urban atmosphere. I had the firecracker roll which was good, but the Old Bay Crab Bao Bun was amazing. I had a Japanese whiskey cocktail that rounded out the meal nicely. read more

Lotus Lounge - Firecracker Roll and Old Bay Crab Bao. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Flagstaff, Arizona

The place has really gone downhill in the last couple of years. My partner and I enjoyed it the first couple of times as it has a great vibe in the upstairs seating area. It's a little more quiet than the downstairs as there is no bar, and is also a little more spread out. Most of the seats you can see out into the downtown area as well, and it has a nice and charming vibe to it. So... onto the review: the service when we first started coming Lotus Lounge was very good. The servers were kind and attentive, and supported a good vibe and feel. The last 2-3 times coming here, the service seemed minimal at best. We were seated , and our order was taken. We were not followed up on once about how the food was , or if we needed anything. And the issue one two of the times , was that we did not receive everything we had ordered. The sushi is pretty good , and other orders prove to be good as well (Really enjoy the pork belly fried rice , and very good Korean bbq style wings). If the servers were nicer and more attentive , I'd give it 4 stars. But when you're in a nicer establishment , I think it's important that your patrons are checked up on more frequently , and actually cared for. It's not an enjoyable experience if it's not supported by good wait staff. Keep it snazzy , Lotus Loungers. read more

Great sushi! We ordered the crab Rangoon's as an appetizer - didn't expect for it to be such a small portion but they were delicious! Definitely wanted more. The sushi was great! Definitely some of the best I've had in a while. It's fresh and good fish-to-rice ratio. The service was not so great - we waited a while after being seated and then again to get our check. Luckily, the server was friendly and apologized for the wait. read more

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Most of the higher echelon of restaurants in Sedona use Open table or a similar app to handle reservations. Upon finding the restaurant website I was led to Open table app which has been reliable of late. I looked up all of the restaurants open on Christmas Day. And Lo and behold it said they were open. I made my reservations for 6 people. I got the confirmation email. I got confirmation that the restaurant has confirmed. I got an email asking if I was still attending. I confirmed it. My party of six got into our car dressed to the nines, ready to blow lots of money on some high quality food. An hour of driving later. We arrive to a closed restaurant. Can you imagine? Visitors with us from out of town. Our kitchen being renovated , local Flagstaff restaurants fully booked and even all the lesser restaurants in the area. Either closed or packed. Dennys was open but the thought of celebrating the holiday in a diner was depressing. We are so disappointed that you did not do your job and make sure the companies you work with have up to date information. Definitely not the best way to handle your customers. read more

We were excited to try this place on our weekend away in Flagstaff and it didn't disappoint. We started with drinks and apps at the bar and were very well taken care of by our bartender, Hayleen (sp?) She was friendly, helpful and made our time at the bar very enjoyable. The wings and vegetable tempura were delicious! We then moved to an cozy little table upstairs with Joe as our server. Joe was fantastic! He recommended several options for us and we enjoyed them all. The Torch Salmon and the Pork Belly Bao Buns were particularly good and I highly recommend! If you order the bao buns bring your appetite, they are huge and stuffed full of deliciousness. Overall, this place should be on your list of places to try when in the area. The service and food were top notch! read more

We really enjoyed all the rolls and appetizers we ordered, the cocktail menu was good as well. I enjoy the ambiance of the place as well, the upstairs seating gives a nice view of some of the cool historical buildings on the street. The sushi menu is a little small, but what's on there is great! read more

Provender: I ordered the Lotus fried rice, and it was different. But not in a good way. I wouldn't recommend it. This is a pan Asian joint, but I would say that they focus on sushi, so you probably want to stick to the sushi related items. Prices: typical for a sushi restaurant. Parking: there's a paid lot right across the street or metered street parking. The paid lot is $10 for the maximum allotted time. People: fun for all ages. The ambiance was nice, so this could be a good date spot. Perks: this restaurant is close to the Monte hotel, so it's a close by option if you're staying there. The hostess was friendly, and most of the staff were great. One server got a bit snobby after I told her that the fried rice was just ok. She didn't attempt to remedy the situation, or offer any other options. They have an open kitchen concept, so you can see the cooking. They might have overcharged me on the happy hour beer, so it's best to confirm the prices before ordering. I paid $5, but I thought the HH menu said $4 on all drafts. I could be wrong though. read more

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I had the tempura vegan roll and the spicy salmon. Both were super fresh and yummy. Then when we finished eating the place turned into an actual nightclub and we danced until almost 2am! Love this place read more