Located in the Haymarket, parking can be a bit of a challenge, but it's absolutely worth it. The…read morerestaurant has a great setup inside with an open kitchen and sushi bar. Seating is limited, but it feels cozy and intimate. The staff was outstanding from the greeter to the servers, friendly, attentive, and welcoming. The menu has a great variety, from ramen and teriyaki boxes to rice dishes and sushi. We started with the soft shell crab appetizer, which was incredibly fresh with a light, perfectly crisp tempura batter. For our main course, we went with a selection of sushi, and it was phenomenal. The fish was extremely fresh, served at the perfect temperature, and every flavor paired beautifully. One thing I really appreciated is they don't smother their sushi in sauces, they let the freshness and quality of the fish speak for itself, the way it should. Quite possibly the best sushi in town!!

Hard to find parking along this street. We chanced upon a lot almost right in front of the…read morerestaurant. They seated us immediately. We were early on a Sunday. We ordered a variety of stuff. As appetisers We ordered fried calamari, it's only now that I realized I didn't grab a pix of the calamari. It was decent with a creamy sriracha sauce. I then had my agadashi tofu. It was crisp and nice. The batter could be lighter and the tofu could be the softer kind... - to me that would be nirvana. But for this- it was good. My handroll and sushi was fresh and delicious. It was a good afternoon with the good food My drink happy sumo- was nice just didn't really do it for me though. Ambiance was nice and zen. I like it. We will be back.

We had a very nice dinner tonigjt. Walked in and they were seating parties as fast as they could…read more As always the restaurant was nice and not noisy. We sat down ordered a diet coke and some gyoza. We then ordered the saparo and the kirin platters One by one the plates came out. The salad and soup was tasty. But I avoided the lettuce and not anything about the restaurant but the times. Iykyk. Next the gyoza. Which was surprisingly a little crispy on one side. Very nice. Different by good. Then the meat. It was all delightful and we ordered to much. But ate all we could. Our waiter was spot on, didn't miss a beat.

Update review: Food…read morestill good. Ambiance still good. We just realized that you cannot order the habachi grill set for 2 unless it is happy hours and it wasnt stated on the menu. We pointed it out and the server asked his manager. Manager pointed out that fhe menu is stated that it was named happy hour. Suggest they specifically put that on the menu. That said food still tasted good and is fresh. Thank you Koen for saving us a few bucks. Because i picked a different dish.and our overall bill was reduced. However, i also noticed reduction in the sizes of the meal probably due to the economy. In my dolsot bibimbap, there was much lesser meat, much lesser vegetables than before. The proportion of rice appeared to have grown. Looks like other patrons have noticed too. Might be awhile before we came back. Be mindful- habachi grill menu allows for one person n three people to order. The one named happy hour for two ppl cannot be ordered until its happy hour. Feels like they are penalising couples who want to both have their habachi. Remember that and save some moolah!!!!

TLDR: Bibimbap...get it...thank me later. One of the best…read moreplaces for Lunch dates with a friend or significant other. The food quality is 10/10, I like the updates and focus on delicious meals rather than over the top extras. Note almost all the negative reviews are for the service. It is a small restaraunt that makes amazing food. I will forgive nearly anything for the level of food I get there.

I'm not sure what happened at Kinja, I've been twice but this time it was a completely different…read moreexperience from the first time---essentially there's no dine-in table service now, aside from bringing out food and drink orders. The server took initial drink orders for two of my friends and directed them to the QR code to order appetizers/food--it was unclear. When I arrived a few minutes later it took a bit for anyone else to come by, I ordered a drink and had to ask for it multiple times. We basically learned by vibes we will be ordering our food online ourselves...which is fine but that needs to be clear upfront. I had to ask for side plates more than once, we received paper baskets, which isn't really ideal for soy sauce dipping. Midway through the meal we are told water is self-service too. I went up to order a second round of drinks for the table myself, and later my friend went up to get our drink tabs to close out and also to-go boxes as even tho you don't order the drinks online, apparently no one else was coming to our table to close these out so no idea how long we would have sat there waiting. I always consider myself a good tipper, but don't expect much when we are doing a majority of the work ourselves and don't feel like we've received any type of "service." I don't know if they are transitioning to this or struggling with staffing and cutting down, but last time I was here it was great service, and they had lunch sushi specials with soup/salad (September 2025). The menu appears to have changed along with service quality. All of that being said, the sushi is decent quality, we really liked the Oh my god roll that flames up at the table, that was our favorite. We also got the kiss of fire, it wasn't as spicy as it sounded, crystal beach, and monster lobster roll, They were all just okay, but I don't know if it's worth the time of self-service ambiance when you want the full dine-in sushi experience, this doesn't match the current vibe inside so maybe a better place just to get take out. Hoping this was just a one-off experience but time will tell. Did enjoy the beef gyoza and pineapple sake.

The food was good and the service was even better. I'd like to go on here to give s/o to Natasha…read morethe waitress she's very attentive and detail with what she does and made the experience very enjoyable

We have been coming here for a good while, always loved coming. Good food, good atmosphere and…read moremajority of the time great customer service. Except this time. My partner and I walked in looking forward to everything, once we had been sat down by the hostess we were ignored by our waitress Cheyenne. She didn't greet us for almost 10 minutes and our hostess even got us our waters and apologized for the time she had been taking so long. Once she got our order moments afterwards another 10-15 minutes go by until we got our delicious food (served yet again by our hostess and not the waitress.) but during that time our waitress was happily serving the other guests and got their drinks before us. While we were eating our food, I noticed she didn't bother to stop by our table to see how we were doing or ask about our food. She went to the other tables she had and asked them, got them refills and other things they have mentioned. I tried to make eye contact but she would ignore my eyes when we locked, even eyeballed our table and still didn't talk to us. Towards the end I noticed the hostess and our waitress talking and looking at us (assuming the hostess said something to her about us being finished with our food.) She then came to our table saying "I see you guys are full, here are your double deep fried Oreos" and passes off the check. When we gave her the card to pay for she then realized she had forgotten our drinks. which I do appreciate she comped our appetizer, gave us a discount and then made my drink (not her but yet again the hostess.) Did not appreciate the baby talk when she was talking though saying "I am so sowy" and etc. I don't know if this was intentional or not but this was an upsetting experience.

Seated immediately at a community table. Its a restaurant with two sections…read more One side for sushi and one side for grill. This is a teppanyaki style restaurant. They take your order and the chef comes to the grill with their sauces and raw ingredients and puts up a show for you. This style of reataurant is common in asia. Its not exactly the same as in Asia as most teppanyaki reataurants would have steamed egg. Vegetables, steak were all very well cooked ie. Just nice Hubby ordered his steak medium rare and it came out like that. The sushi i ordered was delicious. Spider roll crunchy and delicious. The salmon sushi i ordered perfectly fresh. Delicious. I have enjoyed myself thoroughly. Salad was a little plain and soup was just clear soup w some mushrooms and green onions. Star of the show was the chef. We had Bat. i have to say service we experienced today is fantastic. Each time a server walks past and sees your drink bordering on empty, they will ask if you want a refill. We had a wonderful time. We will be back!!!

It's always a fun experience at shogun. The chefs presentation was entertaining. He used humor,…read morewhit and a ton of skill. The chicken is a solid go to on a budget. My party ordered steak, fish, and fillet mignon. I sampled them all. Frankly the chicken was my favorite. Then there is the fried rice! This is really the star of the show. If you are in Lincoln Nebraska, this is probably the most unique restaurant in town. Feeling down? Go to shogun. Celebrating a birthday, Shogun. Feeling excited, Shogun. It's delicious food. A great presentation and definitely worth your dollars

We rolled to Bellevue to try this place out. We were not disappointed. Our waitress was great and…read morethe food was too! The restaurant wasn't very busy so we were seated and served quickly. The shrimp dumplings were the draw for us and they were tasty!!! The sprouts could have been crisper but the flavor was there!

GREAT NEWS - after a very short absence, sashimi is back on the All You Can Eat Sushi Menu…read more Overall Kaiyo is a great restaurant with a diverse menu and great tasting sushi. Prices are reasonable, portions are good sized and staff are very helpful. See you there soon.

There is limited parking around. We were kinda lucky to have gotten a parking lot opposite the…read morebuilding. We were seated immediately by the window right near the entrance of the kitchen. We tried their whole non alcoholic selection of drinks. I got the coco hydration and hubby got the hibiscus drink then the dragon fruit lemonade. We ordered fried calamari and it was fried with a light tempura like batter with salt and pepper. There were pieces of vegetables in it also deep fried in the same batter. - spring onions, peppers, sweet potato fries. These came alarmingly fast- and it was hot. Aint complaining.... it was fantastic Then we ordered sushi to share. We got the hawaiian roll, the iguana and the sake roll. They were all delicious - not in the traditional japanese sense but light on the stomach and delicious. The ambiance of the place is light and chill. On one side there is a sushi bar and on the other side; there are a variety of seating available- ie couches, tables and bar seating. Our server Ryleigh was also super friendly and personable. The manager also stopped by. The straws were paper straws but the manager quickly swopped them out for agave straws! Love this place and we will definitely be back.

5 stars with an * We…read morewere hungry for sushi and found a great spot. We started with the Calimari which was delicious and served with some fried vegetables as well. Peppers, sweet potato and green onion. The sauce which I now know is miso aioli and it was wonderful. We had the Hawaiian, the iguana and the sake rolls. Each one was delightful. My favorite of the three was the iguana roll. To drink I had 2 non alcholic 1 dragon fruit lemonade and one hibiscus lemonade. Both wonderful. Crisp and great taste. The asterisk is for paper straws. Horrible.

Blue sushi has been the number one recommended sushi spot by locals. I can confidently say that…read morethis one is in the top three for me for many reasons! One, the sushi is very fresh, delicious and good. My favorite was the salmon belly nigiri. Oh my gosh, melt in your mouth good. I wish I ordered more of those. I also got a scallop nigiri I didn't care for as much and a spicy tuna roll. The space is inviting. There's a bar, high top and regular seating. I came here without a reservation and was able to sit myself at the bar. However, I highly recommend making a reservation in advance because it's a popular spot. My server was great, super friendly and attentive. 10 out of 10 will be back. Looking forward to trying the Lincoln location too!

We were impressed to find a sushi restaurant right next to our hotel in Old Market. And, it has an…read moreall day Happy Hour until 6:30 pm every day! Food (5/5): Charred Edamame with spicy with garlic, tamari & togarashi Crispy Rice Cake Contains raw seafood, shellfish, beef or egg. topped with spicy bigeye tuna, scallion & tataki sauce Itchy Salmon: this odd little 2 pieces of warm spicy crab was good, but it had a really weird taste. Hot popper: This roll was my hubby's favorite. It was tempura jalapeño and cream cheese wrapped in a soy paper. Truffle salmon: I loved the seared salmon that was lightly drizzled with truffle oil. Tidal Wave: This was my absolute favorite - the tempura crab and cream cheese was a really great roll. Service (4/5): A bit slow - we went here twice. Atmosphere (4/5): We first came in around 6pm and it was crowded..We were able to get a seat at the bar. The second time we came in right when it opened and got a lovely seat against the window.

I live in Tampa now, but no sushi in Florida can ever hold a candle to Nebraska sushi…read more Specifically, the Cowboy Roll. This is not just a roll. This is art. It is wrapped in rice, topped with sirloin steak, and set on fire...flavors that I have been dreaming about. Grey Whale Sushi is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. I have laughed here. I have cried here. I have done hundreds of sake bombs here. I have made so many memories I will never forget. It is the first place I go the second my feet touch Nebraska soil. I miss Grey Whale Sushi so much.....the Cowboy Roll, the Crab Rangoon, every single bite. I think about it constantly and can't wait for the moment I am back.

If I could give this place zero stars, I would…read more I ordered through DoorDash and got the same roll I order all the time. I've never had an issue until today. When my order arrived, the food was cold, which may have been more of a DoorDash issue since the delivery took quite a while. However, the bigger problem was the roll itself. The fish tasted terrible--so bad that I spit it out. I've had this roll many times before and know what it should taste like, and this was definitely not right. On top of that, I was missing a crab rangoon. When I tried to resolve it through DoorDash, they only offered a partial refund, so I called the restaurant directly. The employee I spoke with was argumentative from the start. When I explained that the roll was cold, soggy, and tasted like bad fish, he had excuse after excuse for why it was that way. The reality is that the food was not edible, and I had to spend more money to get something else to eat. As for the missing crab rangoon, he insisted that he personally packed my order and knew it was in the bag. He repeatedly told me he put it in there and suggested the DoorDash driver must have taken it. I told him I didn't care who put it in the bag--the point is that it wasn't in my order when it arrived. Instead of trying to help or make it right, he argued with me and basically accused someone else of stealing it. Mistakes happen, but poor customer service and refusing to take concerns seriously are what earned this review. I won't be ordering from here again.

I really wanted to like this place. Service was slow, barely cordial, and not very helpful. I was…read moreone of two tables that afternoon, so 3 total customers, but the food still took 30 minutes to come out after I ordered. Since the food was so bland (see below) I asked for soy sauce. That took another 10 minutes to arrive. I ordered the Naruto Ramen, which they describe as "Pork broth, rice noodle, chashu chicken, beans sprouts, green onions, corn and bok choy. I estimate there was .5 of an ounce of chicken, which was just a plain, unseasoned single slice of white meat. It was definitely not chashu chicken, which is pressed, rolled, seasoned and steamed or simmered. There were about 4 bean sprouts, 3 tiny slices of onion, and no bok choy. There was about an ounce of corn and about a half a package worth of ramen. The broth was the biggest disappointment. It had almost no flavor at all....no salt, no seasoning, no meat flavor. There was nothing savory or satisfying to it at all. The bowl was about room temperature. The broth tasted almost like lukewarm water had been poured into the bowl to clean some leftovers. The prices are shockingly high for this kind of food. A ramen bar is supposed to be fast, reasonably priced, and satisfying. The one bright spot of my meal were the tiny spring rolls they offered that afternoon as a special for half off. They were warm and crispy at least. Some sort of sauce would have been pleasant to accompany it. It's a nice location and offers outdoor seating. It's a pleasant environment. I wish it were better food....even mediocre food. Want WAY better tasting ramen downtown? Go to Snack Korner and make your own customized meal at their DIY ramen bar.

The atmosphere of the restaurant was a little odd, but endearing. The lighting at our table was…read morebright fluorescent compared to the dim soft lighting of the rest of the restaurant, so the entire time we ate, it felt like we were under an interrogation spotlight because our light was the only one that was so bright. The ramen was just okay. The chicken was extremely dry but at least the broth was flavorful. The ramen is definitely nothing special and I don't think I'd get it again. The only thing worth getting are the bao buns. The bao is so pillowy and soft, the bread is melt in your mouth, and the meat is super juicy and flavorful. Overall still a fun experience but definitely not a first choice if you're craving ramen.