Located in a non-descript strip mall in West Windsor Township, don't let the sparse ambiance and decor fool you -- Mizu Japanese Cuisine absolutely shines where it matters most: incredible food, unbeatable value, and outstanding service. I recently visited with a huge group of about 20 colleagues for a farewell lunch, and Mizu handled our massive party flawlessly. The star of the show was their lunch special. You can get two 6-piece rolls (basic options like tuna, salmon, and California) for just $11 or three 6-piece rolls for $13. Both options come with a fresh green salad and hot miso and tofu soup. I had the three-roll lunch special with Spicy Tuna, Spicy Salmon, and Spicy Yellowtail rolls.. all of the rolls tasted great and the freshness of the ingredients was obvious. Other folks in our party enjoyed the tempura shrimp and vegetable appetizer, which were freshly flash-fried and crispy, and bento boxes of teriyaki chicken. The quality and value at Mizu are both amazing. What really blew me away, though, was the service. Taking care of 20 people at once during a busy lunch rush is no easy feat, but the kitchen didn't miss a beat. They stepped it up a notch and got everyone's appetizers and entrees out incredibly fast. Everyone ate together, the orders were perfectly accurate, and the staff was so attentive. If you are looking for fantastic sushi and top-tier service in West Windsor, this is the spot. We will definitely be back! read more

Mizu - West Windsor, NJ - Passion Roll: The salmon is pretty thinly cut. I wish there's more spicy mayo on top of the roll rather than just a dot. - Toro Nigiri: thick cut of the tuna right here. I expected more fat in this cut. Felt very fresh but cost me $12 per piece so this is diabolical. - Philadelphia roll: They use smoked salmon here, not fresh salmon. But not bad. - Why the wasabi here is not spicy at all? - Pretty popular in the area even though there's a construction on the road for a while - Servers haven't checked on me once. But understandable because there's only 1-2 servers - I don't think I'll come back - Rating: 7/10 read more

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The sushi I had was fishy. This was my second time trying it. Of the rolls I tried, the shrimp tempura was my favorite for that reason. Miso soup was standard. The yakitori skewer was super dry. The chicken teriyaki wasn't dry but wasn't super flavorful. read more

Solid delicious sushi! Always reliable, with a friendly attentive staff. Super clean! Not much ambiance, but it works. Three years in a row, it has been our Nee Years Eve treat meal. read more

Mizu in West Windsor is a Japanese restaurant serving sushi and other Japanese entrees. For dinner we started off with crispy gyoza and seaweed salad followed by a lovingly (hehe) arranged Valentine roll with shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, and avocado wrapped in heart-shaped soy bean paper. Mizu is a casual spot to enjoy some delicious and affordably-priced sushi in the Princeton area read more

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Love this place--would love to visit again for their delicious sushis. Kid and family friendly

Great good and great atmosphere. I was quite shocked in the location, but once inside it's a very well put together Japanese restaurant. The miso soup was great and warm, the options for sushi rolls and cut are vast. And the tempura ice cream was a little hard, but still good. The staff was tentative to filling beverages and food came out fresh and quick. I would eat here again. read more

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honestly, the best sushi I have had since my trip to Japan! The staff is also super sweet, 10/10 would come back!

This place is a hidden gem, great food, great service quick and efficient, and lovely quiet ambiance. We had the soups and sushi and they were all delicious. We were so excited to eat we forgot to take pictures. Will definitely return again soon ! read more

My goodness, their food was good! My boyfriend's pork was easily the best fried pork we've ever had at a Japanese restaurant. He hated that they put a paper doily under his pork though. We understand it was to absorb grease or for decoration but it took him a few minutes to pull all of it off of his food. I recommend they just leave that out of the dining experience. My chicken teriyaki was great too. Our only complaint is having to ask twice for basic things such as a straw or utensils. The ambience is modest yet serene. We probably wouldn't eat-in again due to the questionable service but we would definitely drive those extra miles for take-out. I only took one star off because the food is superb. read more

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I keep it pretty simple when it comes to sushi, but I really liked this spicy yellowtail roll. Also tried the lava roll but my fav dish was their rock shrimp. It was still so crispy even with ordering takeout! read more

Mizu - Rock Shrimp, Lava Roll, Spicy Yellowtail Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - West Windsor Township, New Jersey

Amazing food and service and the food is so fresh. We are from out of town and were impressed by the quality of the fish and great service. Will definitely come back again. Thank you. read more

Definitely my go to sushi take out spot for the last few years!! Their food is very consistent and I get good quality rolls that are typically better than competing spots nearby. However, they recently started charging for additional sauces. They're still takeout only and do not have an indoor seating option. With that being said, the food is still great for takeout and I'd recommend checking this place out! read more

Some of the best Japanese and sushi around! Lots of options. Super fast service. Clean environment. Love it

This place is owned by a Chinese family. I think they may be the same owners as the business next door. Having said that, it IS the best sushi in the area for your standard fare. Whether it be for the rolls or sushi/sashimi, their fish is very fresh and their eel, tempura and other dishes are quite good. I'm not really a fan of their chicken teriyaki as it is more of a pan fried piece of chicken with teriyaki sauce poured on top of it. Not sure if they do this but, would prefer the type that is of dark meat that has been well marinaded. It doesn't taste that way. Still, it is tasty and I have ordered it multiple times. I think if you're going to go for the teriyaki, go for the salmon. I usually stick to the sushi and rolls. The standard rolls are good as well as many of the specialty rolls. read more

Have been coming here for years with my daughter every Friday, and they have never dropped in quality ever. The sushi is AMAZING. They were super safe during the pandemic, and have just recently reopened for indoor dining and they haven't missed a bit. The space can be crowded in evenings and the phone never stops ringing. Love that we come inside and eat again! Here's to supporting a local AMAZING business! read more

Had a huge tempura craving, and Mizu gave me my fix. Their unique sushi pizza is a handful of sashimi on a scallion pancake and it's super delicious. Their tempura wasn't super crispy even though I ate it within 10 minutes of picking it up, but the taste was still good. The rolls were also your standard spicy rolls, had a tiny kick, and were satisfying. Overall really like this place if you only have one or two things you're really craving, and their food is good quality. read more

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Fantastic fresh sushi! Simple perfect sashimi for the delicate palette or Americanized rolls with bolder flavors. Great kitchen entrees and appetizers as well. I'm always treated like family here! Have ever and always had exceptional meals and conversations at Mizu! ***Survived and thrived doing a magnificent take out business during COVID, now opening up for sit down service...following all appropriate guidelines. read more

Mizu - Kenny performing precise knife work behind the sushi bar. More sushi for American palettes atop, below fresh fillets of delicious fish. - Sushi Bars Near Me - West Windsor Township, New Jersey

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High quality fish - never fishy and always the same consistency mid week or on the weekend. Definitely recommend - my go to take out spot for sushi read more

I shouldn't have trusted the reviews and gone with my instinct. I don't know how people think this is awesome sushi. Go to Nozomu in New Hope PA and then come back and tell me this is good. 1. The rice seasoning has preservatives in it. Not a big deal for most but huge for me. 2. Sushi is usually melt in your mouth- except for octopus and squid and my yellowtail was crunchier than squid. Hard and crunchy and just ewwww. The salmon was average. Will never come back, sorry. I don't want to chew hard on raw fish. It should be soft and buttery if it is even half way decent. read more

The food was very subpar in quality. Not sure why this place has good reviews. So many better places

A reliable, albeit humble, West Windsor local Japanese-only sushi spot (no Thai, Chinese, fusion) with consistently fresh fish and good service. Excellent value; for Princetonians, worth crossing US1 :) read more

*UPDATE* Pretty rude that they won't deliver outside of a 3 mile radius! I find that unfair / hard to believe because West Windsor is a fairly large town, and they're so limiting with their delivery??? Their prices and sushi quality still deserve 5 stars, but i do want to note that their delivery is limited... Amazing sushi, very fresh and inexpensive, plus they have brown rice sushi! I've only had their sushi, not so much their hot kitchen foods. But I can say that their sushi is fresh, there is so little rice on the sushi, which gives the sushi taste what it deserves since it's not diluted by overwhelming rice. Also, they have Uni (sea urchin) which is hard to find!! The service is great, and the ambiance is comfortable. And the lunch special is very worthwhile!! read more

Mizu - 3 rolls for $12 for lunch! It also comes with salad and miso soup :) - Sushi Bars Near Me - West Windsor Township, New Jersey

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Solid takeout spot in a quiet, pretty desolate strip mall. The sushi has been consistently good and they are quick to place orders outside for easy, contact free pickup. My only complaint is the additional up charge for sauces. read more

Visited because it's one of the few 4-star Japanese places around the area. The owner was obviously Chinese and the waitresses were nice people. I came in with low expectation and the result was somewhat expected. I ordered a chirashi that came with a classic miso soup (likely powder) and salad. In the beginning, I was quite surprised about the quality of sake and buri, but was quite disappointed with the saba (which is something I dislike regularly) and tuna (that came with shiso). The tuna had an extremely fishy smell and I suspect it was not very fresh. But the shiso, too, had a very weird taste (which is extremely rare). But besides the tuna and shiso, my only problem was that the wasabi wasn't fresh (which happens all the time so didn't care as much). Overall, the store was clean and parking was available in front of the store. I'd probably give it another try in the near future as I believe the overall picture was right. food 2.5/5 service 3.5/5 ambiance NA value 3.5/5 read more

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Mizu really great food. Love it and easy to pick up. Order always correct. Love it here. read more

Mizu is 100% our go-to sushi takeout in west windsor. Not only is it the freshest, tastiest, most diverse accommodating and reliable sushi I've ever been so lucky as to have around the corner BUT I'd put my money on Mizu against sushi bars in NYC and Philly. We value Lin and Ken and the great food they supply for our special occasions. read more

In October, my family and I came for good lunch with sashimi boat for two, sushi boat for two and some good rolls. Also, good appetizers of tempura! They are all fresh and yummy! This is definitely a sushi place to go for, simple, casual but good fresh sushi! Tonight in November, we came here for the other Sunday dinner. I had special Narato sushi roll without rice. It came with ponzu soy sauce. It's delightful! Cucumber cut in thinly slice and wrap the tuna, salmon, white tuna and avocado. It's good and refreshing. My son had a kid's bento box that comes with chicken teriyaki with bed of onion and bean sprouts, shrimp and vegetables tempura, steamed shu Mai, rice and few slices of orange. This is a my son favorite bento box here in Mizu. My hubby had a sashimi ume 23 pieces of sashimi. Thank you it's a good satisfying dinner. Be back soon! read more

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Great menu, reasonable pricing but most importantly - tasty food! We will be back the next time we come see our friends in the neighborhood!

Best sushi in Princeton area. Rolls, sushi, and appetizers all high quality and consistent.

Great value for the food you get. It's rare to find a place that doesn't inflate the price by using COVID as an excuse. They didn't increase the price during this time, which is applaudable. Quality is decent and portion is just right. This place definitely beats Asian Bistro in the area. read more

Mizu (Water) is a Chinese owned, Japanese Sushi restaurant on Clarksville Road in West Windsor, NJ. It is in a strip mall with a good Chinese restaurant (Hot Wok), decent Italian (Capuano's), a deli and an Indian grocery, so there are plenty of choices around you. After 3 lunches and/or early dinners, I can say that while everything I have tried has been pretty good, only one thing has stood out as exceptional. The Tuna Dumplings are a pleasant surprise. The Tuna is actually the outer skin of the dumpling, giving it a pinkish color, while the innards is primarily a sweet tasting crab salad. Very enjoyable, and something I had not tried anywhere else. The rest has been attractively presented, but not consistently excellent. My most recent Bento Box was underwhelming. The Yellowtail was past its freshness date and was fishy tasting. The Shumai was not quite hot enough, and left the impression of having been frozen at some time in its life cycle. The Teryaki Salmon was covered with a heavy amber-like glaze that actually visually magnified the texture of the fillet and was too thick on the tongue. It lay on a bed of raw onion which played strangely in my mouth with the sweet tanginess of the Teryaki Sauce. The California Roll was fine. The app salad was primarily Iceberg with the mandatory orange colored Ginger dressing laying on top. It just did not move me. I did sample my lunch mates' various dishes, especially the Spicy Tuna, which were pretty good. On past occasions I have been completely satisfied with the offerings here, but because of the consistency issue, 3 Stars is where Mizu belongs for now. Put more effort into the more mass produced items, and the rankings would easily move up. read more

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The space is small & intimate, which I liked. Had the vibe of a sushi joint that would have local regulars. We were the first ones in on a Sunday for the lunch special, so it was nice and quiet. $12 Lunch Specials - Pick any 3 rolls, with soup or salad Sushi was high quality, but I wish they had some of the special rolls available on the lunch special! Had the Tuna Dumplings as an appetizer, they were amazing, as everyone says on their reviews! Kani/tempura crunch mixture wrapped in raw tuna. I'd come back here again to try the special rolls. read more

Mizu - Tuna Dumplings - Sushi Bars Near Me - West Windsor Township, New Jersey

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We came here opening day with our 10 mo old and sat at the bar. The staff was friendly and attentive. The chef told us they didn't have enough of the special tuna for the spicy girl, then suggested a roll with lobster (wonder roll) for my wife. It came with tempura flakes on top, but she's a glutard; he took it back and made a fresh one without us even asking. Oh, and the sushi was good too. The 10-pc sashimi lunch special is a great deal. We've eaten there twice since, and it's top notch. High quality sushi, even in a strip mall. read more

Mizu - Special Naruto - Sushi Bars Near Me - West Windsor Township, New Jersey

Nice spot for sushi. The staff are very friendly and attentive. They also give you 10% off for checking in on Yelp. Yay for businesses that give Yelp deals. My wife and I definitely will be coming back here again. It's a much better value that "Elements" down the street. read more

It's alright... there's a lot of restaurants in this strip mall including a fairly authentic looking Chinese place, Indian restaurant, and even Italian. Remember to check in to get the Yelp 10% off! But that's about as much as I can recommend... If you're really feeling Japanese and you're around here, you can get your fix but it's not the best I've gotten. Service was a bit slow but when it got around to ordering, it started rolling in. My friend and I ordered chirashi which came with salad and miso soup. Salad is standard with the "asian" dressing but the soup was nice. The chirashi was alright... the fish came to us still freezing cold and with an assortment that included imitation crab meat, one shrimp, and two tamago (egg). It was super filling overall but not the best Japanese food I've ever eaten. read more

I come here for the sashimi lunch combo (10pc sashimi + soup + salad). A pretty good deal at $13. The fish appears to be pretty fresh. Nothing spectacular here but satisfies my cravings in between my west coast sushi trips. Not a fan of their rolls...not really sushi-grade rice. The roll tends to fall apart and not well formed. The fact is...Princeton is not known for its sushi. If I were to rate Mizu against the other sushi options in Princeton...it would probably score 5 stars. read more

Mizu - Dragon roll. Seaweed salad. Mango tuna roll. - Sushi Bars Near Me - West Windsor Township, New Jersey

Great sushi at fair prices and attentive service. Plenty of creative special rolls. I stuck with vegetarian rolls: sweet potato tempura roll and the AAC roll. Both were standard but that's expected for basic veggie rolls. My partner got the Rockin' roll and Dynamite roll. Both she was blown away with and is excited to come back. For that we gave high marks. read more

Mizu - Rockin roll (top) and dynamite roll (bottom). HIGHLY recommended! - Sushi Bars Near Me - West Windsor Township, New Jersey

Came around seven on a Friday night. Place was busy so it took five minutes for the staff to notice and seat us. From that point it was magical. I pretty much ate an entire seaweed salad it was so good. We got a special roll and a spicy Maki combo which came with soup and a salad. We got a beef appetizer too. Will certainly be back. BYOB! :) read more

Whatever you do,don't prefer the Aji. Spent two days recovering from it. so why did I give it any stars? The chirashi bowl was spectacular. read more

Mizu - Whatever you do... DON'T order the AJI - Sushi Bars Near Me - West Windsor Township, New Jersey